Bristol 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 529 Show data context 5,205 Show data context 308 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 6,461 Show data context 31,790 Show data context 11,478 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 17,810 Show data context 59,249 Show data context 45,496 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 27,823 Show data context 41,363 Show data context 52,367 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 12,091 Show data context 11,802 Show data context 11,721 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 6,663 Show data context 6,084 Show data context 7,007 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 24,566 Show data context 33,334 Show data context 34,904 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 4,318 Show data context 4,424 Show data context 4,732 Show data context
Own account workers 9,116 Show data context 15,865 Show data context 24,262 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 10,773 Show data context 9,363 Show data context 7,247 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 5,062 Show data context 7,630 Show data context 7,675 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 28,253 Show data context 37,735 Show data context 33,386 Show data context
Routine occupations 21,318 Show data context 29,546 Show data context 38,805 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 8,033 Show data context 15,030 Show data context 23,423 Show data context
Full-time students 29,565 Show data context 38,103 Show data context 48,432 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, Bristol 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