Grays 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 91 Show data context 550 Show data context 14 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 592 Show data context 1,472 Show data context 1,018 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 901 Show data context 5,637 Show data context 2,028 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 2,556 Show data context 3,262 Show data context 3,867 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 1,757 Show data context 1,553 Show data context 1,584 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 972 Show data context 822 Show data context 902 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 3,327 Show data context 4,426 Show data context 4,462 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 549 Show data context 553 Show data context 702 Show data context
Own account workers 1,129 Show data context 1,988 Show data context 3,135 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 1,724 Show data context 1,311 Show data context 1,024 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 797 Show data context 1,087 Show data context 1,079 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 3,833 Show data context 4,602 Show data context 4,360 Show data context
Routine occupations 2,552 Show data context 4,193 Show data context 5,442 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 788 Show data context 1,636 Show data context 2,905 Show data context
Full-time students 1,147 Show data context 1,811 Show data context 2,316 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 Rooms per Private Households, listing numbers of rooms from 1 to "10 and upwards". This classification system was used by the 1911 Census of Population.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Grays 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: 07th June 2026