Harpenden West 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 26 Show data context 333 Show data context 15 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 496 Show data context 1,234 Show data context 761 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 764 Show data context 1,718 Show data context 1,410 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 723 Show data context 1,143 Show data context 1,156 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 473 Show data context 431 Show data context 350 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 159 Show data context 144 Show data context 154 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 363 Show data context 532 Show data context 611 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 93 Show data context 104 Show data context 136 Show data context
Own account workers 185 Show data context 297 Show data context 482 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 68 Show data context 84 Show data context 64 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 18 Show data context 38 Show data context 53 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 214 Show data context 227 Show data context 291 Show data context
Routine occupations 126 Show data context 142 Show data context 169 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 66 Show data context 107 Show data context 223 Show data context
Full-time students 279 Show data context 327 Show data context 371 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, Harpenden West 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