Wakefield 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 21 Show data context 163 Show data context 6 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 192 Show data context 376 Show data context 286 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 227 Show data context 1,686 Show data context 616 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 684 Show data context 1,004 Show data context 1,194 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 446 Show data context 428 Show data context 432 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 203 Show data context 254 Show data context 288 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 849 Show data context 1,207 Show data context 1,388 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 210 Show data context 182 Show data context 203 Show data context
Own account workers 307 Show data context 601 Show data context 849 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 565 Show data context 524 Show data context 389 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 312 Show data context 391 Show data context 490 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 1,506 Show data context 2,046 Show data context 1,821 Show data context
Routine occupations 1,632 Show data context 2,141 Show data context 2,786 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 525 Show data context 946 Show data context 1,534 Show data context
Full-time students 519 Show data context 752 Show data context 748 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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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Wakefield 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: 01st June 2026