Besses 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 15 Show data context 110 Show data context 5 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 145 Show data context 391 Show data context 232 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 215 Show data context 1,438 Show data context 645 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 645 Show data context 901 Show data context 1,136 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 328 Show data context 342 Show data context 355 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 209 Show data context 195 Show data context 179 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 791 Show data context 1,116 Show data context 1,145 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 110 Show data context 143 Show data context 143 Show data context
Own account workers 284 Show data context 499 Show data context 658 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 398 Show data context 356 Show data context 250 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 178 Show data context 257 Show data context 271 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 908 Show data context 1,308 Show data context 1,115 Show data context
Routine occupations 806 Show data context 997 Show data context 1,080 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 269 Show data context 490 Show data context 845 Show data context
Full-time students 318 Show data context 576 Show data context 624 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))

This website exists to help people doing personal research projects on particular areas within a locality. So long as you are using our data for only a small number of units, you are not making money out of what you are doing, and you are not systematically re-publishing our data, you do not need to request permission from us, but you do need to acknowledge us as your source with the wording:

"This work is based on data provided through www.VisionofBritain.org.uk and uses historical material which is copyright of the Great Britain Historical GIS Project and the University of Portsmouth".

Where the above statement is included in a web page or similar online resource, the reference to "www.VisionofBritain.org.uk" must be a working hyperlink.

nCube definition


All persons of working age (14 or above in 1931), categorised by gender and the system of 32 occupational 'Orders' used by the 1931 Census of Population. This includes the 'Unoccupied and Retired' who constitute Order 32.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Besses Ward through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/13471241/cube/NS_SEC_15WAY

Date accessed: 08th June 2026