Durham 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 105 Show data context 759 Show data context 26 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 873 Show data context 3,572 Show data context 1,252 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 2,179 Show data context 6,921 Show data context 4,252 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 3,693 Show data context 4,684 Show data context 5,084 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 1,206 Show data context 1,201 Show data context 1,126 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 922 Show data context 1,036 Show data context 948 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 2,701 Show data context 3,704 Show data context 3,581 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 405 Show data context 508 Show data context 517 Show data context
Own account workers 641 Show data context 1,184 Show data context 1,627 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 1,090 Show data context 941 Show data context 697 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 476 Show data context 718 Show data context 725 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 2,458 Show data context 3,400 Show data context 2,997 Show data context
Routine occupations 2,189 Show data context 2,969 Show data context 3,288 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 965 Show data context 1,352 Show data context 2,714 Show data context
Full-time students 9,765 Show data context 13,109 Show data context 15,702 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, Durham 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