City 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 9 Show data context 85 Show data context 5 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 46 Show data context 1,258 Show data context 215 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 163 Show data context 1,639 Show data context 1,793 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 237 Show data context 1,190 Show data context 1,554 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 124 Show data context 310 Show data context 297 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 41 Show data context 139 Show data context 186 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 168 Show data context 814 Show data context 959 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 47 Show data context 80 Show data context 103 Show data context
Own account workers 63 Show data context 186 Show data context 321 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 77 Show data context 234 Show data context 158 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 35 Show data context 119 Show data context 169 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 242 Show data context 733 Show data context 741 Show data context
Routine occupations 160 Show data context 421 Show data context 785 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 276 Show data context 580 Show data context 699 Show data context
Full-time students 2,482 Show data context 12,859 Show data context 12,645 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. Here we group those nine into four to identify the main sectors: "Agriculture" combines large- and small-scale farmers with agricultural labourers. "Manufacturing" focuses on new factory-based industries. "Retail and handicrafts" covers those in small businesses who sold products they made themselves. "Other" covers "capitalists" and professionals, labourers outside agriculture, servants ...


and "others".


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, City 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