Town 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 63 Show data context 2 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 67 Show data context 246 Show data context 83 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 167 Show data context 829 Show data context 299 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 387 Show data context 593 Show data context 507 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 169 Show data context 152 Show data context 121 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 78 Show data context 84 Show data context 72 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 286 Show data context 459 Show data context 431 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 74 Show data context 73 Show data context 66 Show data context
Own account workers 101 Show data context 152 Show data context 205 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 191 Show data context 162 Show data context 111 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 71 Show data context 101 Show data context 92 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 451 Show data context 541 Show data context 472 Show data context
Routine occupations 421 Show data context 569 Show data context 707 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 126 Show data context 296 Show data context 512 Show data context
Full-time students 483 Show data context 1,071 Show data context 1,348 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, Town 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: 07th June 2026