College Ward : NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way)

NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way)

Data cube chart.

NS Socio-economic Classfication (15 way) 2001 2011 2021
Employers in large establishments 9 Show data context 120 Show data context 5 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 153 Show data context 449 Show data context 239 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 246 Show data context 1,000 Show data context 557 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 471 Show data context 706 Show data context 747 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 155 Show data context 169 Show data context 180 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 84 Show data context 125 Show data context 103 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 234 Show data context 388 Show data context 438 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 93 Show data context 79 Show data context 85 Show data context
Own account workers 108 Show data context 153 Show data context 217 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 73 Show data context 80 Show data context 62 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 42 Show data context 46 Show data context 52 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 177 Show data context 257 Show data context 232 Show data context
Routine occupations 91 Show data context 122 Show data context 201 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 83 Show data context 70 Show data context 241 Show data context
Full-time students 196 Show data context 206 Show data context 236 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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Number of persons with or without a university degree or equivalent qualification.


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Date accessed: 05th June 2026