Colchester 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 187 Show data context 2,137 Show data context 81 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 2,291 Show data context 6,246 Show data context 3,727 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 3,435 Show data context 18,639 Show data context 9,039 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 7,575 Show data context 11,025 Show data context 14,505 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 4,310 Show data context 4,103 Show data context 4,530 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 3,042 Show data context 3,511 Show data context 3,160 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 7,647 Show data context 11,259 Show data context 11,966 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 1,322 Show data context 1,356 Show data context 1,622 Show data context
Own account workers 2,880 Show data context 4,886 Show data context 8,099 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 3,793 Show data context 3,135 Show data context 2,659 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 1,493 Show data context 2,142 Show data context 2,665 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 8,837 Show data context 12,366 Show data context 12,836 Show data context
Routine occupations 5,665 Show data context 7,388 Show data context 10,587 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 1,886 Show data context 3,606 Show data context 6,922 Show data context
Full-time students 7,082 Show data context 11,476 Show data context 12,225 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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This data matrix presents simplified version of the 1881 occupational data, using the 24 'Orders' used in the published reports for 1881, plus an 'Unknown' category. Many of these categories combine 'Workers and Dealers' in different commodities, so it is impossible to distinguish workers in manufacturing and services.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Colchester 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