Abbey Wood Ward : NS Socio-economic Classification (4-way)

NS Socio-economic Classification (4-way)

Data cube chart.

Year Higher managerial, administrative & professional occupations Intermediate occupations Routine & manual occupations Never worked & long-term unemployed
1971 349 Show data context 251 Show data context 245 Show data context 110 Show data context
1981 344 Show data context 209 Show data context 236 Show data context 86 Show data context
1991 302 Show data context 129 Show data context 168 Show data context 3 Show data context
2001 2,011 Show data context 1,580 Show data context 2,862 Show data context 1,386 Show data context
2011 4,260 Show data context 2,293 Show data context 3,879 Show data context 2,545 Show data context
2021 3,232 Show data context 2,815 Show data context 4,297 Show data context 3,062 Show data context
Date Source
1971 UK Data Service, Census 1971 data (Table SAS23: "SEG and economic position (10% Sample): Economically Active residents")
1981 UK Data Service, Census 1981 data (SAS50: "Socio-Economic group and economic positions (10% Sample): Economically active residents")
1991 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table S92 "SEG and economic position (10% sample): Economically active residents)
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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nCube definition


Numbers of Families living in different Classes of House, as reported by. the early Irish censuses. Class I housing was the best while Class IV were mud huts, but that the Class of Accommodation was lowered if many families were living in the same house.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Abbey Wood Ward through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | NS Socio-economic Classification (4-way), A Vision of Ireland through Time.

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Date accessed: 03rd June 2026