Whitechapel 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 31 Show data context 315 Show data context 18 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 242 Show data context 1,744 Show data context 689 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 776 Show data context 2,738 Show data context 3,009 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 983 Show data context 2,060 Show data context 2,047 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 346 Show data context 509 Show data context 467 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 160 Show data context 169 Show data context 196 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 504 Show data context 933 Show data context 1,004 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 169 Show data context 151 Show data context 152 Show data context
Own account workers 209 Show data context 432 Show data context 697 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 269 Show data context 329 Show data context 255 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 60 Show data context 152 Show data context 243 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 667 Show data context 924 Show data context 1,041 Show data context
Routine occupations 453 Show data context 513 Show data context 879 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 1,393 Show data context 1,506 Show data context 2,009 Show data context
Full-time students 1,198 Show data context 1,892 Show data context 2,985 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, Whitechapel 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