Westhoughton North and Hunger Hill 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 293 Show data context 5 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 305 Show data context 876 Show data context 438 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 410 Show data context 2,340 Show data context 936 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 1,012 Show data context 1,472 Show data context 1,679 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 535 Show data context 544 Show data context 574 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 284 Show data context 324 Show data context 335 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 1,021 Show data context 1,611 Show data context 1,575 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 250 Show data context 257 Show data context 255 Show data context
Own account workers 361 Show data context 709 Show data context 907 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 398 Show data context 363 Show data context 274 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 290 Show data context 381 Show data context 370 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 987 Show data context 1,344 Show data context 1,230 Show data context
Routine occupations 697 Show data context 986 Show data context 1,336 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 124 Show data context 255 Show data context 759 Show data context
Full-time students 472 Show data context 573 Show data context 537 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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This simple four-way classification of ethnicity can be presented for four recent censuses.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Westhoughton North and Hunger Hill 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: 04th June 2026