Bishops Stortford 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 67 Show data context 945 Show data context 36 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 1,514 Show data context 3,339 Show data context 2,158 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 2,216 Show data context 7,057 Show data context 4,072 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 3,340 Show data context 4,195 Show data context 5,186 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 2,183 Show data context 1,897 Show data context 1,709 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 1,041 Show data context 965 Show data context 1,086 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 2,918 Show data context 4,116 Show data context 4,618 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 518 Show data context 506 Show data context 569 Show data context
Own account workers 1,203 Show data context 1,803 Show data context 2,702 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 1,066 Show data context 890 Show data context 692 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 449 Show data context 707 Show data context 789 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 2,294 Show data context 3,079 Show data context 3,205 Show data context
Routine occupations 1,380 Show data context 1,870 Show data context 2,631 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 285 Show data context 638 Show data context 1,497 Show data context
Full-time students 1,356 Show data context 1,999 Show data context 1,888 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, Bishops Stortford 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