Hitchin 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 801 Show data context 36 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 1,049 Show data context 3,335 Show data context 1,870 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 1,893 Show data context 6,468 Show data context 4,437 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 3,083 Show data context 4,397 Show data context 5,152 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 1,558 Show data context 1,385 Show data context 1,373 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 687 Show data context 686 Show data context 715 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 2,257 Show data context 3,368 Show data context 3,217 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 447 Show data context 439 Show data context 446 Show data context
Own account workers 968 Show data context 1,564 Show data context 2,211 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 942 Show data context 763 Show data context 540 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 467 Show data context 621 Show data context 616 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 2,219 Show data context 2,697 Show data context 2,543 Show data context
Routine occupations 1,548 Show data context 1,891 Show data context 2,240 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 423 Show data context 891 Show data context 1,478 Show data context
Full-time students 1,276 Show data context 1,632 Show data context 1,472 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, Hitchin Built-up Area through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/13515013/cube/NS_SEC_15WAY

Date accessed: 06th June 2026