Leigh 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 45 Show data context 515 Show data context 13 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 579 Show data context 1,389 Show data context 946 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 846 Show data context 5,425 Show data context 1,978 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 2,399 Show data context 3,268 Show data context 4,240 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 1,222 Show data context 1,361 Show data context 1,509 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 754 Show data context 796 Show data context 948 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 2,812 Show data context 4,291 Show data context 4,684 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 640 Show data context 659 Show data context 717 Show data context
Own account workers 1,202 Show data context 2,070 Show data context 2,897 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 1,565 Show data context 1,504 Show data context 1,116 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 864 Show data context 1,252 Show data context 1,366 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 4,561 Show data context 5,632 Show data context 5,274 Show data context
Routine occupations 4,029 Show data context 5,209 Show data context 6,152 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 971 Show data context 1,992 Show data context 4,021 Show data context
Full-time students 1,399 Show data context 1,940 Show data context 1,921 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, Leigh 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