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That puts it 7 points below the UK benchmark, 2 points below West Sussex and 10 points below the South East region. Its strongest relative position is on Investment, where it ranks 99th nationally.",[93,94,95],"The composite score is built from four pillars: Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG, weighted at 30%, 30%, 30% and 10% respectively.","Each pillar score is an average across Mid Sussex's 10,348 active companies, with corporate groups counted once. Because the scores are averages, they reflect how active local companies are rather than the size of the local economy, which makes comparison between authorities of very different sizes fair.","The UK as a whole scores 1,000, so Mid Sussex at 993 sits just below that benchmark across all four pillars combined. Each score also comes with a likely range showing how much it could move with a slightly different mix of companies; a score is only published when that range is narrow enough to rely on.",{"innovation":97,"scaling":98,"investment":99,"esg":100},"Innovation measures patents, academic spinouts, R&D grant value, innovative sector tags and IS-8 sector coverage. Mid Sussex scores 999 on this pillar, ranking 112th of 361 authorities and sitting just 1 point below the UK benchmark, placing it in the top third nationally.","Scaling covers whether companies qualify as scaleups, headcount growth rates and accelerator attendance. Mid Sussex scores 1,001 here, 1 point above the UK benchmark, ranking 154th of 360 authorities and outperforming just over half of all authorities on this dimension.","Investment looks at equity raisers, the value of equity raised and first-time raisers, all within the last five years. At 971, Mid Sussex is 29 points below the UK benchmark, yet it still ranks 99th of 360 authorities, outperforming 72.5% of all authorities, making this its strongest relative pillar position.","ESG captures clean energy activity, other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and not-for-profit proxy status. Mid Sussex scores 1,016, placing it 16 points above the UK benchmark and ranking 165th of 361 authorities.","The chart below sets Mid Sussex's composite score of 993 alongside its West Sussex neighbours, including Horsham on 1,020.",[103,106,109,112,115,118],{"question":104,"answer":105},"What is Mid Sussex's Local Growth Index score?","Mid Sussex scores 993 on the UK Local Growth Index, placing it 120th of 361 local authorities. That is 7 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"question":107,"answer":108},"How does Mid Sussex compare to the rest of West Sussex?","Mid Sussex ranks 4th of 7 authorities in West Sussex, scoring 2 points below the county score of 995.",{"question":110,"answer":111},"Which pillar is Mid Sussex's strongest?","Investment is Mid Sussex's strongest pillar by national rank, placing 99th of 360 authorities. It outperforms 72.5% of all authorities on that measure, even though its score of 971 is 29 points below the UK benchmark.",{"question":113,"answer":114},"How does Mid Sussex perform on Innovation?","Mid Sussex scores 999 on Innovation, just 1 point below the UK benchmark, and ranks in the top third of all 361 authorities at 112th nationally.",{"question":116,"answer":117},"What does the Local Growth Index actually measure for Mid Sussex?","The index measures the characteristics of Mid Sussex's active companies, with corporate groups counted once, across Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG. It reflects how active local companies are, not the size of the local economy.",{"question":119,"answer":120},"How does Mid Sussex compare to the South East region?","Mid Sussex scores 10 points below the South East regional score of 1,003, ranking 33rd of 64 authorities in the region.","Mid Sussex scores 993 on the UK Local Growth Index, ranking 120th of 361 authorities and 7 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"source":123,"cached":21,"generatedAt":124},"claude:claude-sonnet-4-6","2026-10-20 10:47:23",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]