Halifax 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 137 Show data context 1,049 Show data context 37 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 1,168 Show data context 3,352 Show data context 1,779 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 2,007 Show data context 10,184 Show data context 4,418 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 4,812 Show data context 6,559 Show data context 7,661 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 2,361 Show data context 2,184 Show data context 2,330 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 1,371 Show data context 1,441 Show data context 1,462 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 5,115 Show data context 7,756 Show data context 8,090 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 1,213 Show data context 1,248 Show data context 1,307 Show data context
Own account workers 2,044 Show data context 3,685 Show data context 5,118 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 2,848 Show data context 2,468 Show data context 1,711 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 1,536 Show data context 2,053 Show data context 2,134 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 8,448 Show data context 10,634 Show data context 9,058 Show data context
Routine occupations 7,505 Show data context 9,296 Show data context 11,324 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 3,602 Show data context 5,691 Show data context 8,880 Show data context
Full-time students 3,183 Show data context 4,662 Show data context 4,650 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, Halifax 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: 05th June 2026