Handsworth 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 24 Show data context 42 Show data context 4 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 51 Show data context 227 Show data context 64 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 136 Show data context 767 Show data context 252 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 393 Show data context 525 Show data context 543 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 154 Show data context 140 Show data context 125 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 88 Show data context 102 Show data context 83 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 422 Show data context 621 Show data context 621 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 164 Show data context 197 Show data context 183 Show data context
Own account workers 167 Show data context 388 Show data context 585 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 273 Show data context 230 Show data context 157 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 101 Show data context 197 Show data context 142 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 1,035 Show data context 1,213 Show data context 1,026 Show data context
Routine occupations 824 Show data context 1,224 Show data context 1,511 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 1,465 Show data context 1,867 Show data context 2,453 Show data context
Full-time students 1,055 Show data context 1,183 Show data context 1,243 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, Handsworth 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: 07th June 2026