Longbenton and Benton 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 74 Show data context 2 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 72 Show data context 599 Show data context 213 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 119 Show data context 1,359 Show data context 865 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 359 Show data context 953 Show data context 1,113 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 173 Show data context 228 Show data context 244 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 99 Show data context 178 Show data context 205 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 521 Show data context 1,135 Show data context 1,194 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 79 Show data context 104 Show data context 129 Show data context
Own account workers 123 Show data context 271 Show data context 407 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 253 Show data context 260 Show data context 199 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 165 Show data context 234 Show data context 227 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 789 Show data context 1,191 Show data context 1,074 Show data context
Routine occupations 797 Show data context 1,122 Show data context 1,175 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 296 Show data context 436 Show data context 907 Show data context
Full-time students 226 Show data context 450 Show data context 419 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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Total number of persons in employment across all industrial sectors.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Longbenton and Benton 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