Furze Platt 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 3 Show data context 174 Show data context 13 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 362 Show data context 608 Show data context 447 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 359 Show data context 1,296 Show data context 807 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 585 Show data context 859 Show data context 887 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 341 Show data context 310 Show data context 307 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 198 Show data context 127 Show data context 131 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 598 Show data context 754 Show data context 759 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 109 Show data context 100 Show data context 132 Show data context
Own account workers 224 Show data context 390 Show data context 535 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 239 Show data context 187 Show data context 120 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 130 Show data context 163 Show data context 171 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 526 Show data context 610 Show data context 585 Show data context
Routine occupations 292 Show data context 404 Show data context 496 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 138 Show data context 252 Show data context 432 Show data context
Full-time students 257 Show data context 335 Show data context 351 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, Furze Platt 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: 05th June 2026