Lawrence Hill Ward : Standard Industrial Classification (2007)

Standard Industrial Classification (2007)

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2021 Industrial Classification 2011 2021
A: Agriculture, forestry & fishing 5 Show data context 20 Show data context
B: Mining & quarrying 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
C: Manufacturing 243 Show data context 301 Show data context
D: Electricity, gas, steam etc 8 Show data context 60 Show data context
E: Water, sewerage & waste mgt 23 Show data context 39 Show data context
F: Construction 207 Show data context 342 Show data context
G: Wholesale & retail trade 1,018 Show data context 1,131 Show data context
H: Transport & storage 465 Show data context 703 Show data context
I: Accommodation & catering 687 Show data context 682 Show data context
J: Information & communication 234 Show data context 529 Show data context
K: Financial & insurance 338 Show data context 319 Show data context
L: Real estate activities. 86 Show data context 77 Show data context
M: Professional, scientific & technical 382 Show data context 626 Show data context
N: Administrative & support 537 Show data context 654 Show data context
O: Public administration & defence 286 Show data context 378 Show data context
P: Education 489 Show data context 716 Show data context
Q: Human health & social work 789 Show data context 1,362 Show data context
R, S, T, U: Other services 263 Show data context 376 Show data context
Date Source
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table KS605UK - Industry)
2021 Office for National Statistics, ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" ("Industry (current)" (19 way))

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Housing density, simplified to under 1 person per room, 1 to 1.5, and over 1.5. Data for these categories can be computed for districts in England and Wales for all censuses from 1931 onwards, but for Scotland they can only be computed for 1971 on.


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Date accessed: 07th June 2026