Portishead 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 28 Show data context 594 Show data context 25 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 555 Show data context 2,182 Show data context 1,359 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 746 Show data context 4,836 Show data context 2,708 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 1,502 Show data context 3,003 Show data context 3,803 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 976 Show data context 1,171 Show data context 1,184 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 532 Show data context 662 Show data context 665 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 1,421 Show data context 2,511 Show data context 2,736 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 233 Show data context 343 Show data context 426 Show data context
Own account workers 541 Show data context 1,134 Show data context 1,719 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 564 Show data context 581 Show data context 477 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 275 Show data context 526 Show data context 483 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 1,209 Show data context 1,942 Show data context 2,059 Show data context
Routine occupations 841 Show data context 1,235 Show data context 1,736 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 118 Show data context 295 Show data context 909 Show data context
Full-time students 521 Show data context 802 Show data context 1,021 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, Portishead 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