Abbey 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 73 Show data context 4 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 86 Show data context 272 Show data context 176 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 144 Show data context 769 Show data context 448 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 353 Show data context 499 Show data context 760 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 134 Show data context 169 Show data context 187 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 85 Show data context 101 Show data context 112 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 251 Show data context 368 Show data context 486 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 60 Show data context 68 Show data context 110 Show data context
Own account workers 115 Show data context 191 Show data context 331 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 93 Show data context 102 Show data context 97 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 50 Show data context 72 Show data context 72 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 208 Show data context 370 Show data context 395 Show data context
Routine occupations 154 Show data context 215 Show data context 335 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 44 Show data context 76 Show data context 250 Show data context
Full-time students 117 Show data context 140 Show data context 140 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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Numbers of the two sexes tend to be balanced. Military bases led to higher proportions of men, while large numbers of domestic servants created concentrations of women.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Abbey 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 April 2026