Chippenham 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 39 Show data context 719 Show data context 9 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 1,209 Show data context 2,608 Show data context 1,359 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 1,465 Show data context 5,675 Show data context 3,425 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 2,416 Show data context 3,290 Show data context 4,230 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 1,523 Show data context 1,449 Show data context 1,337 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 953 Show data context 936 Show data context 1,035 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 2,423 Show data context 3,615 Show data context 3,798 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 391 Show data context 390 Show data context 434 Show data context
Own account workers 996 Show data context 1,462 Show data context 2,221 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 1,439 Show data context 1,111 Show data context 834 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 678 Show data context 925 Show data context 961 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 3,092 Show data context 3,926 Show data context 3,732 Show data context
Routine occupations 2,062 Show data context 2,615 Show data context 3,382 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 356 Show data context 779 Show data context 1,560 Show data context
Full-time students 1,082 Show data context 1,726 Show data context 1,560 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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Number of persons leaving school with or without basic qualifications. How this was calculated varies between censuses: In 1951 it reflects whether they stayed at school to age 15. In 2001-21 whether or not they left school with qualifications.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Chippenham 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