Leigh 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 18 Show data context 237 Show data context 11 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 232 Show data context 905 Show data context 533 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 411 Show data context 2,175 Show data context 1,064 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 1,071 Show data context 1,492 Show data context 1,584 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 539 Show data context 460 Show data context 460 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 248 Show data context 223 Show data context 229 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 773 Show data context 1,216 Show data context 1,058 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 156 Show data context 195 Show data context 192 Show data context
Own account workers 426 Show data context 681 Show data context 874 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 264 Show data context 238 Show data context 158 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 92 Show data context 126 Show data context 113 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 549 Show data context 694 Show data context 685 Show data context
Routine occupations 319 Show data context 403 Show data context 446 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 136 Show data context 199 Show data context 403 Show data context
Full-time students 244 Show data context 329 Show data context 326 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


Number of persons entitled and registered to vote.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Leigh 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/13509074/cube/NS_SEC_15WAY

Date accessed: 06th June 2026