Bamford 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 44 Show data context 251 Show data context 21 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 311 Show data context 758 Show data context 436 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 475 Show data context 1,812 Show data context 887 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 922 Show data context 1,176 Show data context 1,320 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 458 Show data context 419 Show data context 416 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 214 Show data context 217 Show data context 189 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 648 Show data context 979 Show data context 1,016 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 285 Show data context 318 Show data context 287 Show data context
Own account workers 314 Show data context 487 Show data context 708 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 270 Show data context 211 Show data context 153 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 109 Show data context 160 Show data context 160 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 592 Show data context 782 Show data context 774 Show data context
Routine occupations 511 Show data context 604 Show data context 792 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 236 Show data context 465 Show data context 833 Show data context
Full-time students 427 Show data context 522 Show data context 570 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, Bamford 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