Colne Valley 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 22 Show data context 339 Show data context 28 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 348 Show data context 1,096 Show data context 691 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 510 Show data context 3,035 Show data context 1,363 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 1,322 Show data context 2,030 Show data context 2,340 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 594 Show data context 661 Show data context 715 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 310 Show data context 344 Show data context 388 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 1,045 Show data context 1,582 Show data context 1,714 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 389 Show data context 370 Show data context 352 Show data context
Own account workers 626 Show data context 1,117 Show data context 1,370 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 706 Show data context 554 Show data context 352 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 381 Show data context 529 Show data context 555 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 1,344 Show data context 1,732 Show data context 1,431 Show data context
Routine occupations 1,458 Show data context 1,506 Show data context 1,722 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 231 Show data context 415 Show data context 718 Show data context
Full-time students 644 Show data context 730 Show data context 775 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, Colne Valley 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: 09th June 2026