Preston Built-up Area : 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 116 Show data context 720 Show data context 20 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 1,035 Show data context 3,456 Show data context 1,207 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 2,100 Show data context 9,621 Show data context 3,852 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 4,229 Show data context 5,953 Show data context 7,021 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 2,108 Show data context 2,228 Show data context 2,102 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 1,186 Show data context 1,440 Show data context 1,388 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 5,517 Show data context 8,179 Show data context 8,284 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 937 Show data context 1,133 Show data context 1,050 Show data context
Own account workers 1,633 Show data context 3,034 Show data context 4,175 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 2,837 Show data context 2,591 Show data context 1,909 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 1,624 Show data context 2,171 Show data context 2,076 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 7,543 Show data context 10,711 Show data context 9,141 Show data context
Routine occupations 7,025 Show data context 10,096 Show data context 12,687 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 3,901 Show data context 5,857 Show data context 8,799 Show data context
Full-time students 7,668 Show data context 12,319 Show data context 11,829 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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Number of persons with or without a university degree or equivalent qualification.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Preston 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