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Its companies score closest to the UK average on Scaling, while ESG is a clear strength, placing the district in the top 10% nationally. Investment is the most notable gap, sitting 66 points below the UK.",[95,96,97],"North Norfolk's composite score is built from four pillars: Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG, weighted at 30%, 30%, 30% and 10% respectively.","The index measures the characteristics of active companies in each authority, with corporate groups counted once. Because the score is an average across those companies rather than a total, it reflects how active local businesses are, not how large the local economy is, making it a fair comparison between authorities of very different sizes.","A score of 1,000 represents the UK as a whole, so North Norfolk's composite of 978 places it just below that baseline. The likely range of 956 to 1,000 shows how much the score could shift with a slightly different mix of companies; a score is only published when that range is narrow enough to rely on.",{"innovation":99,"scaling":100,"investment":101,"esg":102},"Innovation covers patents, academic spinouts, R&D grant value, innovative sector tags and IS-8 sector membership. North Norfolk ranks 219th of 361 authorities on this pillar, scoring 40 points below the UK benchmark, suggesting its companies are less active on these innovation measures than the national average.","Scaling captures whether companies are high-growth scaleups, their three-year headcount growth rates, and accelerator participation. At 997, North Norfolk is only 3 points below the UK benchmark and ranks 180th of 360 authorities, placing it squarely in the middle of the national distribution on this dimension.","Investment reflects equity-raising activity, the amount of equity raised and the presence of first-time raisers over the last five years. A score of 934 puts North Norfolk 66 points below the UK and represents the district's widest gap against the benchmark, ranking 216th of 360 authorities.","ESG measures clean energy activity, other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and not-for-profit proxy status. North Norfolk ranks 34th of 361 authorities on ESG, scoring 103 points above the UK benchmark, and outperforms 90.6% of all authorities on this pillar.","The chart below compares North Norfolk's composite score with its neighbours across Norfolk and the East of England.",[105,108,111,114,117,120],{"question":106,"answer":107},"What is North Norfolk's Local Growth Index score?","North Norfolk has a composite score of 978, placing it 22 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000 and 170th of 361 local authorities.",{"question":109,"answer":110},"How does North Norfolk compare to the rest of Norfolk?","North Norfolk scores 18 points below the county average of 996 and ranks 4th of the 7 authorities in Norfolk.",{"question":112,"answer":113},"How does North Norfolk compare to the East of England region?","North Norfolk's composite of 978 is 13 points below the East of England average of 991, and the district ranks 18th of 45 authorities in the region.",{"question":115,"answer":116},"Which pillar is North Norfolk strongest on?","ESG is North Norfolk's strongest pillar, with a score of 1,103, which is 103 points above the UK benchmark and places the district 34th of 361 authorities nationally.",{"question":118,"answer":119},"Which pillar is North Norfolk weakest on?","Investment is the weakest pillar, scoring 934, which is 66 points below the UK benchmark. This covers equity raised and equity-raising activity among local companies over the last five years.",{"question":121,"answer":122},"How many companies are included in North Norfolk's score?","The score covers 3,849 active companies in North Norfolk, with corporate groups counted once rather than as each of their individual registered entities.","North Norfolk scores 978 on the UK Local Growth Index, 22 points below the UK benchmark, ranking 170th of 361 authorities. ESG is its strongest pillar.",{"source":125,"cached":21,"generatedAt":126},"claude:claude-sonnet-4-6","2026-10-20 10:51:41",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]