Wigan Central 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 24 Show data context 202 Show data context 8 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 234 Show data context 713 Show data context 365 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 427 Show data context 2,021 Show data context 877 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 965 Show data context 1,381 Show data context 1,554 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 401 Show data context 388 Show data context 419 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 229 Show data context 252 Show data context 238 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 761 Show data context 1,143 Show data context 1,215 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 198 Show data context 232 Show data context 230 Show data context
Own account workers 272 Show data context 542 Show data context 664 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 303 Show data context 298 Show data context 214 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 178 Show data context 260 Show data context 336 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 868 Show data context 1,343 Show data context 1,137 Show data context
Routine occupations 677 Show data context 1,110 Show data context 1,459 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 211 Show data context 434 Show data context 962 Show data context
Full-time students 422 Show data context 537 Show data context 519 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, Wigan Central 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