Town 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 3 Show data context 110 Show data context 2 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 153 Show data context 570 Show data context 287 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 370 Show data context 1,267 Show data context 854 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 489 Show data context 881 Show data context 980 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 256 Show data context 281 Show data context 291 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 125 Show data context 105 Show data context 166 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 408 Show data context 570 Show data context 665 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 89 Show data context 69 Show data context 107 Show data context
Own account workers 157 Show data context 283 Show data context 529 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 113 Show data context 108 Show data context 131 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 48 Show data context 116 Show data context 115 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 237 Show data context 465 Show data context 512 Show data context
Routine occupations 125 Show data context 260 Show data context 445 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 61 Show data context 170 Show data context 431 Show data context
Full-time students 273 Show data context 751 Show data context 704 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, Town 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: 01st June 2026