Saffron Walden Audley Ward : NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way)

NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way)

Data cube chart.

NS Socio-economic Classfication (15 way) 2001 2011 2021
Employers in large establishments 9 Show data context 102 Show data context 9 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 140 Show data context 347 Show data context 250 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 206 Show data context 779 Show data context 483 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 331 Show data context 492 Show data context 628 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 201 Show data context 205 Show data context 196 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 76 Show data context 82 Show data context 98 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 252 Show data context 358 Show data context 373 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 72 Show data context 76 Show data context 86 Show data context
Own account workers 139 Show data context 222 Show data context 303 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 98 Show data context 120 Show data context 80 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 36 Show data context 64 Show data context 67 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 285 Show data context 361 Show data context 364 Show data context
Routine occupations 179 Show data context 200 Show data context 264 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 25 Show data context 84 Show data context 151 Show data context
Full-time students 131 Show data context 190 Show data context 193 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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Number of persons with or without a university degree or equivalent qualification.


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Date accessed: 05th June 2026