Orpington 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 18 Show data context 191 Show data context 8 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 297 Show data context 745 Show data context 545 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 400 Show data context 1,855 Show data context 1,228 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 818 Show data context 1,161 Show data context 1,418 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 523 Show data context 433 Show data context 425 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 257 Show data context 261 Show data context 271 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 938 Show data context 1,344 Show data context 1,350 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 165 Show data context 157 Show data context 170 Show data context
Own account workers 380 Show data context 587 Show data context 873 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 265 Show data context 275 Show data context 172 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 128 Show data context 198 Show data context 213 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 759 Show data context 966 Show data context 920 Show data context
Routine occupations 419 Show data context 552 Show data context 740 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 217 Show data context 379 Show data context 687 Show data context
Full-time students 381 Show data context 553 Show data context 589 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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Number of persons with or without a university degree or equivalent qualification.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Orpington 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: 06th June 2026