Barnstaple 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 61 Show data context 341 Show data context 21 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 297 Show data context 1,006 Show data context 725 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 508 Show data context 4,027 Show data context 1,337 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 1,664 Show data context 2,304 Show data context 2,979 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 892 Show data context 1,064 Show data context 1,066 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 496 Show data context 659 Show data context 697 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 1,502 Show data context 2,393 Show data context 2,963 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 484 Show data context 447 Show data context 520 Show data context
Own account workers 880 Show data context 1,598 Show data context 2,350 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 1,284 Show data context 1,114 Show data context 865 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 524 Show data context 808 Show data context 935 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 3,195 Show data context 4,042 Show data context 4,265 Show data context
Routine occupations 2,565 Show data context 3,082 Show data context 3,970 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 609 Show data context 726 Show data context 1,744 Show data context
Full-time students 748 Show data context 1,236 Show data context 1,118 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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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Barnstaple 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: 08th June 2026