Oldham Built-up Area : Socio-Economic Group

Socio-Economic Group

Data cube chart.

Socio-Economic Groups 1971 1981 1991
SEG 1: Employers & managers - large establishments 66 Show data context 85 Show data context 61 Show data context
SEG 2: Employers & managers - small establishments 211 Show data context 197 Show data context 207 Show data context
SEG 3: Professional workers - self-employed 16 Show data context 12 Show data context 9 Show data context
SEG 4: Professional workers - employees 73 Show data context 41 Show data context 51 Show data context
SEG 5: Intermediate non-manual workers 195 Show data context 259 Show data context 261 Show data context
SEG 6: Junior non-manual workers 798 Show data context 680 Show data context 481 Show data context
SEG 7: Personal service workers 197 Show data context 214 Show data context 160 Show data context
SEG 8: Foremen & supervisors - manual 129 Show data context 128 Show data context 83 Show data context
SEG 9: Skilled manual workers 1,177 Show data context 918 Show data context 594 Show data context
SEG 10: Semi-skilled manual workers 1,156 Show data context 1,163 Show data context 651 Show data context
SEG 11: Unskilled manual workers 544 Show data context 526 Show data context 248 Show data context
SEG 12: Own account workers (other than professional) 187 Show data context 175 Show data context 191 Show data context
SEG 13: Farmers - employers & managers 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
SEG 14: Farmers - own account 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
SEG 15: Agricultural workers 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context
SEG 16: Members of armed forces 8 Show data context 8 Show data context 4 Show data context
SEG 17: Indefinite 288 Show data context 417 Show data context 39 Show data context
Date Source
1971 UK Data Service, Census 1971 data (Table SAS23: "SEG and economic position (10% Sample): Economically Active residents")
1981 UK Data Service, Census 1981 data (SAS50: "Socio-Economic group and economic positions (10% Sample): Economically active residents")
1991 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table S92 "SEG and economic position (10% sample): Economically active residents)

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Total number of houses.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Oldham Built-up Area through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | Socio-Economic Group, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 10th April 2026