Melksham South 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 6 Show data context 64 Show data context 1 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 94 Show data context 215 Show data context 143 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 124 Show data context 659 Show data context 282 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 290 Show data context 368 Show data context 445 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 193 Show data context 176 Show data context 192 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 123 Show data context 115 Show data context 113 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 313 Show data context 446 Show data context 528 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 72 Show data context 75 Show data context 71 Show data context
Own account workers 139 Show data context 240 Show data context 355 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 224 Show data context 169 Show data context 134 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 87 Show data context 126 Show data context 151 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 504 Show data context 626 Show data context 541 Show data context
Routine occupations 396 Show data context 437 Show data context 643 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 50 Show data context 111 Show data context 216 Show data context
Full-time students 163 Show data context 191 Show data context 116 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, Melksham South 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: 01st June 2026