the West 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 94 Show data context 8 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 130 Show data context 512 Show data context 230 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 303 Show data context 959 Show data context 634 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 480 Show data context 639 Show data context 808 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 190 Show data context 201 Show data context 235 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 75 Show data context 119 Show data context 107 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 215 Show data context 407 Show data context 445 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 77 Show data context 79 Show data context 106 Show data context
Own account workers 227 Show data context 319 Show data context 449 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 159 Show data context 136 Show data context 114 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 76 Show data context 89 Show data context 123 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 333 Show data context 437 Show data context 519 Show data context
Routine occupations 232 Show data context 268 Show data context 363 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 61 Show data context 94 Show data context 213 Show data context
Full-time students 191 Show data context 336 Show data context 234 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, the West 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: 10th June 2026