Lavender 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 42 Show data context 586 Show data context 38 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 952 Show data context 2,925 Show data context 1,207 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 1,754 Show data context 4,073 Show data context 3,261 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 2,043 Show data context 3,036 Show data context 2,611 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 893 Show data context 824 Show data context 580 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 318 Show data context 213 Show data context 245 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 761 Show data context 1,103 Show data context 840 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 118 Show data context 186 Show data context 142 Show data context
Own account workers 358 Show data context 528 Show data context 725 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 203 Show data context 204 Show data context 145 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 58 Show data context 89 Show data context 111 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 406 Show data context 534 Show data context 437 Show data context
Routine occupations 252 Show data context 343 Show data context 421 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 225 Show data context 302 Show data context 392 Show data context
Full-time students 433 Show data context 497 Show data context 559 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 leaving school with or without basic qualifications. How this was calculated varies between censuses: In 1951 it reflects whether they stayed at school to age 15. In 2001-21 whether or not they left school with qualifications.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Lavender 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: 08th June 2026