Highfields and Western 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 6 Show data context 109 Show data context 2 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 133 Show data context 266 Show data context 141 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 145 Show data context 933 Show data context 308 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 404 Show data context 530 Show data context 602 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 245 Show data context 229 Show data context 223 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 151 Show data context 174 Show data context 148 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 515 Show data context 644 Show data context 601 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 73 Show data context 65 Show data context 85 Show data context
Own account workers 146 Show data context 251 Show data context 327 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 344 Show data context 270 Show data context 186 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 146 Show data context 205 Show data context 194 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 793 Show data context 998 Show data context 888 Show data context
Routine occupations 713 Show data context 825 Show data context 1,077 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 217 Show data context 359 Show data context 497 Show data context
Full-time students 308 Show data context 403 Show data context 322 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, Highfields and Western 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: 05th June 2026