Lancaster Built-up Area : 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 69 Show data context 520 Show data context 27 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 584 Show data context 3,141 Show data context 1,044 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 1,776 Show data context 7,300 Show data context 4,045 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 3,645 Show data context 5,115 Show data context 5,662 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 1,304 Show data context 1,343 Show data context 1,286 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 680 Show data context 842 Show data context 866 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 2,727 Show data context 3,834 Show data context 3,901 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 581 Show data context 538 Show data context 594 Show data context
Own account workers 1,065 Show data context 1,759 Show data context 2,482 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 1,575 Show data context 1,307 Show data context 1,040 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 771 Show data context 979 Show data context 1,116 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 4,094 Show data context 4,893 Show data context 4,891 Show data context
Routine occupations 3,442 Show data context 3,925 Show data context 5,087 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 1,285 Show data context 1,635 Show data context 3,228 Show data context
Full-time students 6,025 Show data context 7,147 Show data context 8,588 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, Lancaster Built-up Area 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: 08th June 2026