Highbury 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 58 Show data context 392 Show data context 43 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 539 Show data context 2,213 Show data context 939 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 1,386 Show data context 3,174 Show data context 2,582 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 1,705 Show data context 2,423 Show data context 2,264 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 572 Show data context 568 Show data context 475 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 250 Show data context 183 Show data context 182 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 573 Show data context 844 Show data context 811 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 146 Show data context 167 Show data context 183 Show data context
Own account workers 366 Show data context 574 Show data context 788 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 210 Show data context 199 Show data context 143 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 56 Show data context 103 Show data context 147 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 511 Show data context 668 Show data context 627 Show data context
Routine occupations 408 Show data context 488 Show data context 680 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 544 Show data context 635 Show data context 879 Show data context
Full-time students 630 Show data context 833 Show data context 897 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 1831 census provided information at parish-level on the number of males aged over 20 in each of nine occupational categories. Here we group those nine into four to identify the main sectors: "Agriculture" combines large- and small-scale farmers with agricultural labourers. "Manufacturing" focuses on new factory-based industries. "Retail and handicrafts" covers those in small businesses who sold products they made themselves. "Other" covers "capitalists" and professionals, labourers outside agriculture, servants ...


and "others".


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Highbury 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: 06th June 2026