Hitchin Priory 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 6 Show data context 157 Show data context 8 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 212 Show data context 596 Show data context 436 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 303 Show data context 1,083 Show data context 839 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 467 Show data context 733 Show data context 930 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 246 Show data context 239 Show data context 251 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 64 Show data context 111 Show data context 143 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 281 Show data context 504 Show data context 545 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 72 Show data context 81 Show data context 112 Show data context
Own account workers 130 Show data context 242 Show data context 337 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 67 Show data context 83 Show data context 75 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 32 Show data context 65 Show data context 63 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 175 Show data context 266 Show data context 308 Show data context
Routine occupations 98 Show data context 137 Show data context 232 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 35 Show data context 98 Show data context 244 Show data context
Full-time students 156 Show data context 209 Show data context 230 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, Hitchin Priory 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: 03rd June 2026