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Its standout result is on Investment, where it places 11th nationally, well clear of the UK average. ESG is the weakest pillar, sitting below the UK benchmark.",[108,109,110],"The composite score draws on four pillars: Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG, weighted at 30%, 30%, 30% and 10% respectively.","Each score is averaged across active companies in the authority, with corporate groups counted once. That averaging means a place with relatively few but highly active companies can score just as strongly as a much larger economy, making the index a fair comparison between authorities of very different sizes.","The UK as a whole scores 1,000, so Hackney's composite of 1,057 places it clearly above that benchmark. Every score also comes with a likely range showing how much it could shift with a slightly different mix of companies; a score is only published when that range is narrow enough to rely on.",{"innovation":112,"scaling":113,"investment":114,"esg":115},"Innovation captures patents, academic spinout status, R&D grant value, innovative sector tagging and IS-8 sector presence. Hackney ranks 40th of 361 authorities on this pillar, 47 points above the UK benchmark, placing it in the top 20% nationally and ahead of 88.9% of authorities.","Scaling measures whether companies are 20% scaleups, their headcount growth over recent years and accelerator attendance. At 980, Hackney's score sits 20 points below the UK benchmark, ranking 252nd of 360 authorities. On this dimension, the picture is weaker than the composite suggests.","Investment covers whether companies raised equity in the last five years, how much they raised and whether a deal was their first ever. Hackney ranks 11th of 360 on this pillar, 181 points above the UK benchmark, and outperforms 96.9% of authorities. This is its strongest result by a clear margin.","ESG reflects clean energy activity, other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and not-for-profit proxy status. Hackney ranks 337th of 361 on this pillar, 53 points below the UK benchmark, outperforming only 6.6% of authorities. This is its lowest-scoring dimension.","The chart below places Hackney's composite score alongside its neighbours in Greater London, where it ranks 9th of 32 authorities, 36 points above the county score of 1,021.",[118,121,124,127,130,133],{"question":119,"answer":120},"What is Hackney's Local Growth Index score?","Hackney scores 1,057 on the UK Local Growth Index, placing it 25th of 361 local authorities and 57 points above the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"question":122,"answer":123},"How does Hackney compare to the rest of London?","Hackney ranks 9th of 32 authorities in Greater London, scoring 36 points above the county average of 1,021 and 24 points above the regional average of 1,033.",{"question":125,"answer":126},"Which pillar is Hackney strongest on?","Investment is Hackney's strongest pillar. It ranks 11th of 360 authorities on this measure, 181 points above the UK benchmark, reflecting strong equity-raising activity among its companies.",{"question":128,"answer":129},"Which pillar is Hackney weakest on?","ESG is Hackney's weakest pillar, with a score of 947, which is 53 points below the UK benchmark. It ranks 337th of 361 authorities on this dimension.",{"question":131,"answer":132},"How many companies are counted in Hackney's score?","The index covers 100,738 active companies in Hackney, with corporate groups counted once rather than as each of their registered entities.",{"question":134,"answer":135},"What does the Local Growth Index actually measure?","It measures the characteristics of a place's business economy across Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG pillars. It is not a measure of economic output or GDP; it reflects how active local companies are across those four dimensions.","Hackney ranks 25th of 361 UK local authorities on the Local Growth Index, scoring 1,057, with Investment its standout pillar at 11th nationally.",{"source":138,"cached":21,"generatedAt":139},"claude:claude-sonnet-4-6","2026-10-20 10:33:52",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]