Bath 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 108 Show data context 1,588 Show data context 136 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 2,278 Show data context 7,688 Show data context 3,455 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 4,885 Show data context 14,980 Show data context 9,702 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 7,702 Show data context 10,183 Show data context 11,588 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 3,404 Show data context 3,156 Show data context 2,947 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 1,659 Show data context 1,641 Show data context 1,575 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 4,737 Show data context 6,387 Show data context 6,574 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 1,323 Show data context 1,192 Show data context 1,269 Show data context
Own account workers 2,899 Show data context 4,175 Show data context 5,911 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 2,452 Show data context 2,047 Show data context 1,573 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 816 Show data context 1,141 Show data context 1,318 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 5,940 Show data context 6,837 Show data context 6,378 Show data context
Routine occupations 3,834 Show data context 4,751 Show data context 6,269 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 1,122 Show data context 1,879 Show data context 3,502 Show data context
Full-time students 9,399 Show data context 15,196 Show data context 18,256 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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nCube definition


Number of Rooms per Private Households, listing numbers of rooms from 1 to "10 and upwards". This classification system was used by the 1911 Census of Population.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Bath 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: 05th June 2026