Woking 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 151 Show data context 1,808 Show data context 102 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 2,876 Show data context 7,258 Show data context 3,846 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 4,456 Show data context 13,507 Show data context 8,945 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 5,710 Show data context 8,605 Show data context 9,296 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 3,737 Show data context 3,359 Show data context 2,834 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 1,847 Show data context 1,543 Show data context 1,553 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 5,159 Show data context 7,065 Show data context 7,133 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 909 Show data context 983 Show data context 1,092 Show data context
Own account workers 2,349 Show data context 3,788 Show data context 5,463 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 1,946 Show data context 1,729 Show data context 1,301 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 852 Show data context 1,237 Show data context 1,325 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 4,611 Show data context 5,912 Show data context 5,717 Show data context
Routine occupations 2,547 Show data context 3,401 Show data context 4,580 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 1,082 Show data context 2,208 Show data context 3,842 Show data context
Full-time students 2,411 Show data context 3,473 Show data context 3,337 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, Woking 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