West Downs Ward : NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way)

NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way)

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NS Socio-economic Classfication (15 way) 2001 2011 2021
Employers in large establishments 18 Show data context 90 Show data context 4 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 80 Show data context 207 Show data context 154 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 114 Show data context 487 Show data context 212 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 227 Show data context 274 Show data context 337 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 176 Show data context 158 Show data context 172 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 82 Show data context 55 Show data context 72 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 189 Show data context 336 Show data context 356 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 71 Show data context 89 Show data context 81 Show data context
Own account workers 126 Show data context 197 Show data context 286 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 93 Show data context 69 Show data context 47 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 58 Show data context 54 Show data context 58 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 180 Show data context 218 Show data context 206 Show data context
Routine occupations 90 Show data context 165 Show data context 195 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 29 Show data context 53 Show data context 135 Show data context
Full-time students 98 Show data context 119 Show data context 103 Show data context
Date Source
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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The 1831 census provided information at parish-level on the number of males aged over 20 in each of nine occupational categories (plus numbers of male servants under 20, and female servants). These are the most detailed Census parish-level occupational data ever published. Information on the precise occupations of workers in retail trade and handicrafts was also published at county-level.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, West Downs Ward through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 08th June 2026