Handside 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 3 Show data context 175 Show data context 2 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 268 Show data context 733 Show data context 434 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 459 Show data context 1,313 Show data context 896 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 638 Show data context 874 Show data context 1,018 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 344 Show data context 300 Show data context 304 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 139 Show data context 139 Show data context 150 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 457 Show data context 677 Show data context 742 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 75 Show data context 83 Show data context 85 Show data context
Own account workers 159 Show data context 298 Show data context 413 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 126 Show data context 109 Show data context 100 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 65 Show data context 112 Show data context 116 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 352 Show data context 410 Show data context 491 Show data context
Routine occupations 190 Show data context 261 Show data context 334 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 54 Show data context 130 Show data context 354 Show data context
Full-time students 229 Show data context 332 Show data context 311 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, Handside 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: 04th June 2026