Plains 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 7 Show data context 167 Show data context 12 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 182 Show data context 470 Show data context 310 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 251 Show data context 1,354 Show data context 779 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 674 Show data context 900 Show data context 1,152 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 344 Show data context 273 Show data context 333 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 186 Show data context 181 Show data context 232 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 700 Show data context 957 Show data context 1,029 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 139 Show data context 142 Show data context 149 Show data context
Own account workers 243 Show data context 394 Show data context 506 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 243 Show data context 218 Show data context 153 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 152 Show data context 210 Show data context 215 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 598 Show data context 680 Show data context 720 Show data context
Routine occupations 423 Show data context 516 Show data context 676 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 103 Show data context 167 Show data context 363 Show data context
Full-time students 327 Show data context 353 Show data context 345 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 National Statistics Socio-economic Classfication has been used by the census since 2001 "to measure the employment relations and conditions of occupations", replacing the earlier system of Socio-Economic Groups.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Plains 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: 06th June 2026