Harwich Built-up Area : NS Socio-economic Classification: Totals

NS Socio-economic Classification: Totals

Data cube chart.

Year Occupied Unoccupied
1971 564 Show data context 88 Show data context
1981 646 Show data context 63 Show data context
1991 534 Show data context 7 Show data context
2001 8,892 Show data context 927 Show data context
2011 14,085 Show data context 1,514 Show data context
2021 13,820 Show data context 2,240 Show data context
Date Source
1971 UK Data Service, Census 1971 data (Table SAS23: "SEG and economic position (10% Sample): Economically Active residents")
1981 UK Data Service, Census 1981 data (SAS50: "Socio-Economic group and economic positions (10% Sample): Economically active residents")
1991 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table S92 "SEG and economic position (10% sample): Economically active residents)
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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Age and sex structure data, using 5-year bands up to age 85 but with the under 1s separate from the 1 to 4s. This system was used by certain Scottish census reports.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Harwich Built-up Area through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | NS Socio-economic Classification: Totals, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 05th June 2026