Iver Ward : NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way)

NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way)

Data cube chart.

NS Socio-economic Classfication (15 way) 2001 2011 2021
Employers in large establishments 34 Show data context 207 Show data context 10 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 336 Show data context 795 Show data context 504 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 424 Show data context 1,838 Show data context 1,033 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 771 Show data context 1,056 Show data context 1,259 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 559 Show data context 545 Show data context 488 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 274 Show data context 237 Show data context 254 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 831 Show data context 1,153 Show data context 1,159 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 222 Show data context 257 Show data context 286 Show data context
Own account workers 429 Show data context 670 Show data context 896 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 295 Show data context 259 Show data context 205 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 178 Show data context 271 Show data context 251 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 519 Show data context 709 Show data context 685 Show data context
Routine occupations 365 Show data context 585 Show data context 764 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 100 Show data context 249 Show data context 570 Show data context
Full-time students 284 Show data context 542 Show data context 437 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))

This website exists to help people doing personal research projects on particular areas within a locality. So long as you are using our data for only a small number of units, you are not making money out of what you are doing, and you are not systematically re-publishing our data, you do not need to request permission from us, but you do need to acknowledge us as your source with the wording:

"This work is based on data provided through www.VisionofBritain.org.uk and uses historical material which is copyright of the Great Britain Historical GIS Project and the University of Portsmouth".

Where the above statement is included in a web page or similar online resource, the reference to "www.VisionofBritain.org.uk" must be a working hyperlink.

nCube definition


This system of four "Levels" appears in the census Small Area Statistics for 2001, 2011 and 2021/2, and the full definitions of the levels include a wide range of broadly equivalent qualifications.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Iver Ward through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/13495920/cube/NS_SEC_15WAY

Date accessed: 06th June 2026