Town 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 163 Show data context 7 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 216 Show data context 577 Show data context 263 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 304 Show data context 2,272 Show data context 677 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 1,177 Show data context 1,479 Show data context 1,652 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 526 Show data context 548 Show data context 503 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 230 Show data context 245 Show data context 300 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 1,003 Show data context 1,298 Show data context 1,463 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 292 Show data context 341 Show data context 423 Show data context
Own account workers 504 Show data context 917 Show data context 1,353 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 714 Show data context 674 Show data context 546 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 327 Show data context 555 Show data context 567 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 1,828 Show data context 2,615 Show data context 2,070 Show data context
Routine occupations 1,649 Show data context 3,121 Show data context 4,954 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 962 Show data context 1,883 Show data context 2,609 Show data context
Full-time students 720 Show data context 1,098 Show data context 1,060 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, Town 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: 03rd June 2026