Thurston 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 9 Show data context 159 Show data context 5 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 162 Show data context 406 Show data context 311 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 220 Show data context 1,017 Show data context 527 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 458 Show data context 648 Show data context 821 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 275 Show data context 238 Show data context 263 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 115 Show data context 131 Show data context 145 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 353 Show data context 555 Show data context 628 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 125 Show data context 133 Show data context 131 Show data context
Own account workers 209 Show data context 329 Show data context 501 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 182 Show data context 173 Show data context 120 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 90 Show data context 126 Show data context 126 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 421 Show data context 476 Show data context 467 Show data context
Routine occupations 289 Show data context 346 Show data context 483 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 26 Show data context 65 Show data context 195 Show data context
Full-time students 199 Show data context 232 Show data context 206 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, Thurston 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