Tower Hamlets 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 0 Show data context 27 Show data context 1 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 9 Show data context 90 Show data context 34 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 30 Show data context 432 Show data context 106 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 158 Show data context 243 Show data context 337 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 88 Show data context 104 Show data context 123 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 63 Show data context 85 Show data context 87 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 205 Show data context 349 Show data context 358 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 32 Show data context 51 Show data context 49 Show data context
Own account workers 90 Show data context 174 Show data context 234 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 199 Show data context 196 Show data context 151 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 71 Show data context 113 Show data context 114 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 437 Show data context 672 Show data context 674 Show data context
Routine occupations 355 Show data context 510 Show data context 620 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 130 Show data context 263 Show data context 401 Show data context
Full-time students 103 Show data context 178 Show data context 202 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, Tower Hamlets 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