NS-SeC (Occupation types, Affluence)

England

Wales

gethttps://crystalroof.co.uk/customer-api/work-and-travel/ns-sec-occupation-types-affluence/postcode/v1/{location}

Description

This method returns Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents aged 16 years and over by National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

The National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC) indicates a person's socio-economic position based on their occupation and other job characteristics.

It is an Office for National Statistics standard classification. NS-SEC categories are assigned based on a person's occupation, whether employed, self-employed, or supervising other employees.

Full-time students are recorded in the "full-time students" category regardless of whether they are economically active.

The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

Parameters

Name	Description
location path string	Postcode, coordinates in the lat,long format or UPRN in the uprn12345678 format. Examples Value
area_type query enum	Area types used in Census 2021. The method returns results based on the inclusion of the postcode/coordinate/UPRN within the designated geographical area. For instance, when using 'oa' as a parameter, the returned results will be for the Output Area that contains the specified postcode/coordinate/UPRN. oa - Output area (OA), the smallest geographical area used in the census, comprises 40-25 households and a population of 100-625 persons. lsoa - Lower layer Super Output Area (LSOA), a small geographical area used in the census, comprises 400-1200 households and a population of 1000-3000 persons. Lower layer Super Output Areas (LSOAs) are made up of groups of OAs, usually four or five. msoa - Middle layer Super Output Area (MSOA), a small geographical area used in the census, comprises 2,000-6,000 households and a population of 5,000 and 15,000 persons. MSOAs are made up of groups of LSOAs, usually four or five. MSOAs fit within local authorities. lad - Local Authority District. There are a total of 296 districts in England made up of 36 metropolitan boroughs, 32 London boroughs, 164 two-tier non-metropolitan districts and 62 unitary authorities, City of London district and Isles of Scilly district. In Wales, there are 22 local authorities, which are named principal areas.. region - nine regions of England (London, the North East, North West, Yorkshire, East Midlands, West Midlands, South East, East of England and the South West) and Wales as a whole. country - constituent countries of the UK: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Value
api_key query enum	Your API key. DEMO key allows you to test the method in the W6 0 postcode sector, or in the [[51.492, -0.25], [51.502, -0.225]] rectangle. Value

Request URL:

https://crystalroof.co.uk/customer-api/work-and-travel/ns-sec-occupation-types-affluence/postcode/v1/{location}?api_key=DEMO

Possible responses with examples

Code

Description

200

Success

401

Unauthorized

402

Payment Required

403

Forbidden

429

Too Many Requests

500

Internal Server Error