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 19 Show data context 307 Show data context 15 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 564 Show data context 1,648 Show data context 696 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 1,091 Show data context 2,464 Show data context 1,744 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 1,328 Show data context 1,721 Show data context 1,598 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 585 Show data context 555 Show data context 446 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 281 Show data context 188 Show data context 196 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 764 Show data context 891 Show data context 778 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 111 Show data context 132 Show data context 105 Show data context
Own account workers 298 Show data context 483 Show data context 754 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 172 Show data context 211 Show data context 131 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 66 Show data context 83 Show data context 118 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 469 Show data context 539 Show data context 545 Show data context
Routine occupations 255 Show data context 337 Show data context 508 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 253 Show data context 337 Show data context 514 Show data context
Full-time students 461 Show data context 569 Show data context 487 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, 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: 03rd August 2026