Malvern Hills District :
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 179 Show data context 1,660 Show data context 106 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 2,028 Show data context 5,453 Show data context 3,573 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 3,437 Show data context 12,964 Show data context 7,261 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 5,895 Show data context 8,317 Show data context 10,151 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 3,077 Show data context 3,078 Show data context 3,440 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 1,277 Show data context 1,569 Show data context 1,698 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 3,928 Show data context 6,116 Show data context 7,475 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 1,867 Show data context 1,883 Show data context 1,927 Show data context
Own account workers 3,502 Show data context 5,435 Show data context 7,777 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 2,204 Show data context 1,837 Show data context 1,671 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 1,068 Show data context 1,460 Show data context 1,745 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 5,378 Show data context 6,858 Show data context 7,110 Show data context
Routine occupations 3,751 Show data context 4,484 Show data context 5,933 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 893 Show data context 1,667 Show data context 3,846 Show data context
Full-time students 3,038 Show data context 3,695 Show data context 3,330 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, Malvern Hills through time | Social Structure Statistics | NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10168429/cube/NS_SEC_15WAY

Date accessed: 16th November 2025