Cowpen 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 21 Show data context 0 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 40 Show data context 54 Show data context 47 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 38 Show data context 350 Show data context 97 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 138 Show data context 184 Show data context 246 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 88 Show data context 94 Show data context 106 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 54 Show data context 72 Show data context 88 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 209 Show data context 343 Show data context 381 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 47 Show data context 43 Show data context 36 Show data context
Own account workers 85 Show data context 145 Show data context 166 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 212 Show data context 179 Show data context 105 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 92 Show data context 129 Show data context 146 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 529 Show data context 700 Show data context 581 Show data context
Routine occupations 660 Show data context 686 Show data context 630 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 214 Show data context 300 Show data context 476 Show data context
Full-time students 145 Show data context 188 Show data context 146 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, Cowpen 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: 04th June 2026