Heath 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 9 Show data context 240 Show data context 10 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 291 Show data context 1,460 Show data context 509 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 757 Show data context 2,619 Show data context 1,738 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 1,245 Show data context 1,841 Show data context 2,054 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 410 Show data context 414 Show data context 415 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 338 Show data context 364 Show data context 314 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 1,025 Show data context 1,395 Show data context 1,399 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 176 Show data context 183 Show data context 181 Show data context
Own account workers 296 Show data context 513 Show data context 649 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 243 Show data context 230 Show data context 157 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 159 Show data context 230 Show data context 231 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 598 Show data context 787 Show data context 726 Show data context
Routine occupations 322 Show data context 453 Show data context 598 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 161 Show data context 321 Show data context 509 Show data context
Full-time students 924 Show data context 675 Show data context 695 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, Heath 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