Kempston 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 32 Show data context 244 Show data context 7 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 385 Show data context 776 Show data context 526 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 531 Show data context 2,614 Show data context 1,191 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 1,307 Show data context 1,599 Show data context 2,295 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 735 Show data context 620 Show data context 802 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 508 Show data context 395 Show data context 441 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 1,635 Show data context 2,072 Show data context 2,277 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 292 Show data context 255 Show data context 286 Show data context
Own account workers 546 Show data context 959 Show data context 1,479 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 899 Show data context 601 Show data context 512 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 463 Show data context 546 Show data context 598 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 2,098 Show data context 2,417 Show data context 2,339 Show data context
Routine occupations 1,522 Show data context 2,096 Show data context 3,074 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 452 Show data context 763 Show data context 1,352 Show data context
Full-time students 889 Show data context 1,083 Show data context 1,078 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, Kempston 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