British Upper Middle Class
The Upper Middle class in Britain traditionally consists of the educated professionals who were born into higher income backgrounds. This stratum, in England, traditionally uses Received Pronunciation natively. A typical Mosaic geodemographic type for this group would be cultural leadership. It is also usually assumed that this class is most predominant in the Home Counties of South East England and the more affluent boroughs of London. This class in British society is particularly associated with having been educated at privately funded independent boarding and day schools, referred to as public schools in British English.
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