Portswood Ward : NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way)

NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way)

Data cube chart.

NS Socio-economic Classfication (15 way) 2001 2011 2021
Employers in large establishments 6 Show data context 150 Show data context 3 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 205 Show data context 1,184 Show data context 260 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 1,037 Show data context 1,600 Show data context 1,376 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 1,027 Show data context 1,152 Show data context 1,296 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 365 Show data context 292 Show data context 274 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 194 Show data context 156 Show data context 164 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 677 Show data context 794 Show data context 896 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 121 Show data context 146 Show data context 147 Show data context
Own account workers 279 Show data context 453 Show data context 710 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 266 Show data context 254 Show data context 171 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 88 Show data context 145 Show data context 168 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 650 Show data context 847 Show data context 926 Show data context
Routine occupations 514 Show data context 746 Show data context 1,037 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 314 Show data context 408 Show data context 881 Show data context
Full-time students 3,285 Show data context 3,765 Show data context 3,075 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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Area in Acres as given in the Census reports.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Portswood 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: 02nd June 2026