Bedford 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 155 Show data context 1,323 Show data context 74 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 1,962 Show data context 4,991 Show data context 2,714 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 3,551 Show data context 12,288 Show data context 6,795 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 6,571 Show data context 8,202 Show data context 10,095 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 3,213 Show data context 2,604 Show data context 2,877 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 1,899 Show data context 1,482 Show data context 1,766 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 5,942 Show data context 7,777 Show data context 8,770 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 1,130 Show data context 1,232 Show data context 1,370 Show data context
Own account workers 2,143 Show data context 3,698 Show data context 6,284 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 2,843 Show data context 2,308 Show data context 2,039 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 1,276 Show data context 1,771 Show data context 2,077 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 6,865 Show data context 8,714 Show data context 8,707 Show data context
Routine occupations 5,297 Show data context 7,782 Show data context 11,868 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 2,660 Show data context 4,351 Show data context 7,124 Show data context
Full-time students 5,271 Show data context 6,756 Show data context 5,504 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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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Bedford 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