Bradford 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 502 Show data context 2,551 Show data context 139 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 2,916 Show data context 8,141 Show data context 4,089 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 4,653 Show data context 28,386 Show data context 10,636 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 13,075 Show data context 18,100 Show data context 21,446 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 6,791 Show data context 6,283 Show data context 6,704 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 4,185 Show data context 4,003 Show data context 4,227 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 16,482 Show data context 24,192 Show data context 26,044 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 3,795 Show data context 4,633 Show data context 4,591 Show data context
Own account workers 6,211 Show data context 12,840 Show data context 17,223 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 8,743 Show data context 7,629 Show data context 5,725 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 4,705 Show data context 6,783 Show data context 6,852 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 24,453 Show data context 31,745 Show data context 28,558 Show data context
Routine occupations 23,245 Show data context 31,529 Show data context 40,063 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 20,561 Show data context 32,792 Show data context 46,570 Show data context
Full-time students 18,041 Show data context 25,110 Show data context 26,218 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, Bradford 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: 06th June 2026