Hexham East Ward : NS Socio-economic Classification: Totals

NS Socio-economic Classification: Totals

Data cube chart.

Year Occupied Unoccupied
1971 141 Show data context 37 Show data context
1981 169 Show data context 16 Show data context
1991 174 Show data context 4 Show data context
2001 1,884 Show data context 257 Show data context
2011 3,327 Show data context 287 Show data context
2021 3,139 Show data context 486 Show data context
Date Source
1971 UK Data Service, Census 1971 data (Table SAS23: "SEG and economic position (10% Sample): Economically Active residents")
1981 UK Data Service, Census 1981 data (SAS50: "Socio-Economic group and economic positions (10% Sample): Economically active residents")
1991 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table S92 "SEG and economic position (10% sample): Economically active residents)
2001 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table UV031, NS-Sec (21 way))
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table QS607UK - NS-SeC)
2021 Office for National Statistics, ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" (National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (17 way))

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nCube definition


Here we see how people own, rent or otherwise occupy their homes. This classification is based on that used in the Census Small Area statistics from 1981 onwards. It is based on counts of households, rather than of persons within households.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Hexham East Ward through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | NS Socio-economic Classification: Totals, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 04th June 2026