Downham 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 37 Show data context 146 Show data context 9 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 183 Show data context 457 Show data context 359 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 278 Show data context 1,970 Show data context 807 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 762 Show data context 1,189 Show data context 1,628 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 558 Show data context 452 Show data context 417 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 376 Show data context 329 Show data context 333 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 1,158 Show data context 1,593 Show data context 1,498 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 199 Show data context 226 Show data context 287 Show data context
Own account workers 519 Show data context 776 Show data context 1,377 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 593 Show data context 426 Show data context 371 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 256 Show data context 331 Show data context 377 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 1,508 Show data context 1,851 Show data context 1,813 Show data context
Routine occupations 1,033 Show data context 1,279 Show data context 1,740 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 825 Show data context 1,176 Show data context 1,805 Show data context
Full-time students 696 Show data context 1,174 Show data context 1,337 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 gave numbers of males aged over 20 in each of nine occupational categories and, of course, the total number of males aged over 20. No other information on age structure was reported, so this statistic is only of interest for calculating proportions in the different occupational groups.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Downham 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