Dunstable 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 15 Show data context 89 Show data context 2 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 134 Show data context 284 Show data context 165 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 171 Show data context 808 Show data context 352 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 396 Show data context 473 Show data context 544 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 225 Show data context 228 Show data context 229 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 91 Show data context 107 Show data context 128 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 386 Show data context 556 Show data context 582 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 91 Show data context 96 Show data context 89 Show data context
Own account workers 179 Show data context 299 Show data context 423 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 154 Show data context 142 Show data context 125 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 75 Show data context 117 Show data context 144 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 325 Show data context 412 Show data context 536 Show data context
Routine occupations 209 Show data context 364 Show data context 637 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 41 Show data context 133 Show data context 289 Show data context
Full-time students 142 Show data context 250 Show data context 201 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, Dunstable 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: 08th June 2026