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Its strongest result is on Scaling, where it ranks 27th nationally, well inside the top 10% of authorities. Investment is the one area where it sits below the UK benchmark.",[103,104,105],"The composite score combines four pillars: Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG, weighted at 30%, 30%, 30% and 10% respectively.","Each score is averaged across the authority's active companies, with corporate groups counted once. That averaging is what makes the index a fair comparison between authorities of very different sizes: a large local economy does not automatically outscore a smaller one.","The UK as a whole scores 1,000, so Antrim and Newtownabbey's composite of 1,012 puts it modestly ahead of that national baseline. Every score is published alongside a likely range, which shows how much it could shift with a slightly different mix of companies; a score is only published when that range is narrow enough to be reliable.",{"innovation":107,"scaling":108,"investment":109,"esg":110},"Innovation covers patents, academic spinouts, R&D grant value, innovative sector tags and IS-8 sector tags. At 1,007, Antrim and Newtownabbey sits 7 points above the UK benchmark and ranks 94th of 361 authorities, placing it in the top third nationally. Its companies are broadly in line with the UK on innovation activity, with a slight edge.","Scaling captures scaleup status, headcount growth and accelerator participation. Antrim and Newtownabbey ranks 27th of 360 authorities here, 52 points above the UK benchmark and in the top 10% nationally. It outperforms 92.5% of authorities, meaning its companies are adding staff and hitting high-growth thresholds at a notably stronger rate than the UK average.","Investment looks at whether companies have raised equity in the last five years, how much they raised, and whether a deal was their first ever. At 968, Antrim and Newtownabbey is 32 points below the UK benchmark, ranking 106th of 360. Equity activity among local companies is somewhat below the national level, making this the area where the authority trails the UK most clearly.","The ESG pillar covers clean energy activity, other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and not-for-profit proxy status. Antrim and Newtownabbey scores 1,036, putting it 36 points above the UK benchmark and 116th of 361 authorities. Although this is the authority's lowest-ranked pillar, it still sits ahead of roughly two-thirds of authorities nationally.","The chart below shows how Antrim and Newtownabbey's composite score compares with its neighbouring authorities across Northern Ireland.",[113,116,119,122,125,128],{"question":114,"answer":115},"How does Antrim and Newtownabbey rank on the UK Local Growth Index?","It ranks 71st of 361 local authorities in the UK, scoring 1,012 against the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"question":117,"answer":118},"Which pillar is strongest for Antrim and Newtownabbey?","Scaling is the strongest pillar, with a score of 1,052 and a national rank of 27th of 360 authorities. The area sits 52 points above the UK benchmark on this measure and outperforms 92.5% of authorities.",{"question":120,"answer":121},"Where does Antrim and Newtownabbey sit on investment activity?","Its Investment score of 968 is 32 points below the UK benchmark, ranking 106th of 360 authorities. Equity-raising activity among its companies is below the national level.",{"question":123,"answer":124},"How does Antrim and Newtownabbey compare with the rest of Northern Ireland?","It ranks 3rd of 11 authorities in Northern Ireland, level with the regional score of 1,012.",{"question":126,"answer":127},"How many companies are counted in Antrim and Newtownabbey's score?","The index covers 3,898 active companies in the area, with corporate groups counted once rather than as individual registered entities.",{"question":129,"answer":130},"What does the UK Local Growth Index actually measure?","It measures the characteristics of a local authority's business economy across innovation, scaling, investment and ESG activity. It is not a measure of economic output or GDP; it reflects how active local companies are across those four dimensions.","Antrim and Newtownabbey scores 1,012 on the UK Local Growth Index, ranking 71st of 361 authorities and 12 points above the UK benchmark.",{"source":133,"cached":20,"generatedAt":134},"claude:claude-sonnet-4-6","2026-10-20 10:35:54",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]