Swinton and Wardley 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 30 Show data context 122 Show data context 0 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 153 Show data context 398 Show data context 261 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 232 Show data context 1,661 Show data context 629 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 707 Show data context 995 Show data context 1,212 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 375 Show data context 392 Show data context 384 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 273 Show data context 274 Show data context 261 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 1,133 Show data context 1,645 Show data context 1,527 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 131 Show data context 138 Show data context 155 Show data context
Own account workers 321 Show data context 540 Show data context 670 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 470 Show data context 338 Show data context 258 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 296 Show data context 352 Show data context 380 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 1,258 Show data context 1,580 Show data context 1,342 Show data context
Routine occupations 1,009 Show data context 1,204 Show data context 1,516 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 287 Show data context 535 Show data context 984 Show data context
Full-time students 425 Show data context 568 Show data context 615 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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nCube definition


This nCube holds the overall total of the three occupational categories. Note that in most cases in 1801 this exactly matches the total population, but there are some large exceptions.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Swinton and Wardley 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