the West 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 15 Show data context 138 Show data context 6 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 186 Show data context 423 Show data context 224 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 284 Show data context 920 Show data context 502 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 497 Show data context 590 Show data context 621 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 252 Show data context 226 Show data context 192 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 114 Show data context 104 Show data context 151 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 533 Show data context 685 Show data context 632 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 90 Show data context 92 Show data context 105 Show data context
Own account workers 152 Show data context 195 Show data context 271 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 154 Show data context 113 Show data context 103 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 88 Show data context 76 Show data context 89 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 485 Show data context 501 Show data context 471 Show data context
Routine occupations 284 Show data context 347 Show data context 588 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 85 Show data context 184 Show data context 353 Show data context
Full-time students 263 Show data context 277 Show data context 258 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, the West 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: 05th June 2026