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Its score is level with the Hertfordshire average and 7 points below the East of England average. Across its four pillars, investment is the relative standout, ranking 118th nationally.",[106,107,108],"The composite score for East Hertfordshire is built from four pillars: Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG, weighted at 30%, 30%, 30% and 10% respectively, and covers 11,547 active companies with corporate groups counted once.","Each score is an average across a local authority's companies, which means authorities of very different sizes can be compared on equal terms: a large economy with many ordinary companies can score lower than a smaller one whose companies are more active on the measures the index tracks.","The UK benchmark is set at 1,000, so a score of 984 places East Hertfordshire just below that national reference point. The likely range for the composite, 972 to 996, shows how much the score might shift with a slightly different mix of companies; a score is only published when that range is narrow enough to be meaningful.",{"innovation":110,"scaling":111,"investment":112,"esg":113},"Innovation captures patents, academic spinouts, R&D grant value, innovative sector tagging and IS-8 sector membership. East Hertfordshire scores 980 on this pillar, 20 points below the UK benchmark, ranking 156th of 361 authorities. That places it in the top half nationally, though it outperforms 56.8% of authorities rather than sitting in the leading tier.","Scaling measures whether companies qualify as scaleups, their headcount growth over a three-year window, and accelerator attendance. East Hertfordshire's score of 998 is just 2 points below the UK benchmark, ranking 174th of 360 authorities. Growth in employee numbers across local companies is broadly in line with the national picture.","Investment covers equity raisers, the value of equity raised, and first-time raisers, all within the last five years. At 963, East Hertfordshire is 37 points below the UK benchmark on this pillar, yet it ranks 118th of 360 authorities and outperforms 67.2% of them. That apparent gap reflects how the distribution of investment scores is skewed nationally by a relatively small number of high-performing authorities.","ESG tracks clean energy activity, other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and not-for-profit proxy status. East Hertfordshire scores 1,012, placing it 12 points above the UK benchmark and making this the only pillar on which it exceeds 1,000. It ranks 178th of 361 authorities, outperforming just over half.","The chart below shows how East Hertfordshire's composite score of 984 sits alongside its neighbouring authorities in Hertfordshire.",[116,119,122,125,128,131],{"question":117,"answer":118},"What is East Hertfordshire's UK Local Growth Index score?","East Hertfordshire scores 984 on the UK Local Growth Index, placing it 149th of 361 local authorities and 16 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"question":120,"answer":121},"How does East Hertfordshire compare with the rest of Hertfordshire?","East Hertfordshire's composite score of 984 is level with the Hertfordshire county average. It ranks 6th of the 10 authorities in the county.",{"question":123,"answer":124},"How does East Hertfordshire rank in the East of England?","East Hertfordshire ranks 15th of 45 authorities in the East of England region and sits 7 points below the regional average of 991.",{"question":126,"answer":127},"Which pillar is East Hertfordshire strongest on?","Investment is its highest-ranking pillar, placing 118th of 360 authorities nationally. East Hertfordshire outperforms 67.2% of authorities on this measure, which covers equity raisers, equity raised and first-time raisers over the last five years.",{"question":129,"answer":130},"What does the UK Local Growth Index actually measure?","It measures characteristics of a local authority's business economy, including innovation, scaling, investment and ESG activity, averaged across active companies with corporate groups counted once. It is not a measure of economic output or GDP.",{"question":132,"answer":133},"How many companies are counted in East Hertfordshire's score?","The score covers 11,547 active companies, with each corporate group counted once rather than as individual registered entities.","East Hertfordshire scores 984 on the UK Local Growth Index, ranking 149th of 361 local authorities and 16 points below the UK benchmark.",{"source":136,"cached":21,"generatedAt":137},"claude:claude-sonnet-4-6","2026-10-20 10:50:09",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]