Solihull 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 218 Show data context 2,412 Show data context 108 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 3,610 Show data context 8,617 Show data context 4,822 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 4,930 Show data context 18,295 Show data context 11,525 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 8,627 Show data context 11,839 Show data context 14,163 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 4,828 Show data context 4,283 Show data context 4,052 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 2,560 Show data context 2,173 Show data context 2,362 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 8,574 Show data context 11,785 Show data context 11,878 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 1,677 Show data context 1,767 Show data context 1,806 Show data context
Own account workers 2,886 Show data context 4,681 Show data context 6,344 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 2,833 Show data context 2,216 Show data context 1,752 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 1,523 Show data context 2,287 Show data context 2,347 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 7,011 Show data context 8,979 Show data context 8,778 Show data context
Routine occupations 4,026 Show data context 5,255 Show data context 6,990 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 1,244 Show data context 2,559 Show data context 6,129 Show data context
Full-time students 4,008 Show data context 5,468 Show data context 4,979 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 1831 census provided information at parish-level on the number of males aged over 20 in each of nine occupational categories. Here we group those nine into four to identify the main sectors: "Agriculture" combines large- and small-scale farmers with agricultural labourers. "Manufacturing" focuses on new factory-based industries. "Retail and handicrafts" covers those in small businesses who sold products they made themselves. "Other" covers "capitalists" and professionals, labourers outside agriculture, servants ...


and "others".


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Solihull 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: 07th June 2026