Heath 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 9 Show data context 117 Show data context 7 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 163 Show data context 341 Show data context 235 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 180 Show data context 1,006 Show data context 511 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 429 Show data context 635 Show data context 749 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 250 Show data context 235 Show data context 237 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 186 Show data context 136 Show data context 136 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 578 Show data context 821 Show data context 737 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 82 Show data context 78 Show data context 84 Show data context
Own account workers 205 Show data context 327 Show data context 400 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 182 Show data context 126 Show data context 104 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 118 Show data context 180 Show data context 146 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 495 Show data context 481 Show data context 470 Show data context
Routine occupations 230 Show data context 296 Show data context 353 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 43 Show data context 106 Show data context 232 Show data context
Full-time students 226 Show data context 327 Show data context 285 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, Heath 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