Tower Hamlets 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 572 Show data context 4,621 Show data context 355 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 4,699 Show data context 23,659 Show data context 12,337 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 11,561 Show data context 42,733 Show data context 40,139 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 15,235 Show data context 30,876 Show data context 35,784 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 6,631 Show data context 8,704 Show data context 7,912 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 3,253 Show data context 3,153 Show data context 4,004 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 10,318 Show data context 18,306 Show data context 19,767 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 2,324 Show data context 2,950 Show data context 3,176 Show data context
Own account workers 3,897 Show data context 8,465 Show data context 14,793 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 4,882 Show data context 6,182 Show data context 4,480 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 1,190 Show data context 3,288 Show data context 4,421 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 13,522 Show data context 17,919 Show data context 19,896 Show data context
Routine occupations 9,142 Show data context 12,707 Show data context 18,175 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 19,809 Show data context 26,453 Show data context 34,587 Show data context
Full-time students 16,851 Show data context 29,269 Show data context 33,077 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, Tower Hamlets District 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: 16th March 2026