March 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 18 Show data context 242 Show data context 5 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 211 Show data context 600 Show data context 439 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 402 Show data context 2,420 Show data context 822 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 852 Show data context 1,276 Show data context 1,668 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 624 Show data context 662 Show data context 752 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 379 Show data context 482 Show data context 570 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 1,117 Show data context 1,972 Show data context 2,162 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 276 Show data context 351 Show data context 354 Show data context
Own account workers 624 Show data context 1,090 Show data context 1,496 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 751 Show data context 814 Show data context 610 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 434 Show data context 618 Show data context 710 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 1,889 Show data context 2,890 Show data context 2,697 Show data context
Routine occupations 1,598 Show data context 2,180 Show data context 2,938 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 306 Show data context 714 Show data context 1,468 Show data context
Full-time students 450 Show data context 737 Show data context 672 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, March 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