Atherton 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 42 Show data context 352 Show data context 6 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 330 Show data context 956 Show data context 625 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 483 Show data context 3,526 Show data context 1,284 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 1,305 Show data context 2,097 Show data context 2,518 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 684 Show data context 887 Show data context 904 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 384 Show data context 542 Show data context 533 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 1,620 Show data context 2,626 Show data context 2,868 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 414 Show data context 406 Show data context 401 Show data context
Own account workers 802 Show data context 1,455 Show data context 1,893 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 846 Show data context 801 Show data context 569 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 538 Show data context 760 Show data context 858 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 2,319 Show data context 3,269 Show data context 2,931 Show data context
Routine occupations 2,152 Show data context 2,876 Show data context 3,339 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 565 Show data context 1,230 Show data context 2,299 Show data context
Full-time students 841 Show data context 1,093 Show data context 1,103 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, Atherton 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: 05th June 2026