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Its strongest relative performance comes on Investment, where it ranks 124th nationally and outperforms 65.6% of authorities. All four pillars are published with ranges narrow enough to rely on.",[106,107,108],"The composite score for Sevenoaks is built from four pillars: Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG, weighted at 30%, 30%, 30% and 10% respectively, and covers 10,536 active companies with corporate groups counted once.","Each score is averaged across a local authority's companies rather than totalled, so a smaller authority with active, high-growth businesses can score as highly as a much larger one. That averaging is what makes comparisons between authorities of very different sizes meaningful.","The UK as a whole scores 1,000 on this index, so Sevenoaks at 974 sits a short distance below that benchmark. The likely range of 961 to 987 shows how much the score could shift with a slightly different mix of companies, and a score is only published when that range is narrow enough to rely on.",{"innovation":110,"scaling":111,"investment":112,"esg":113},"Innovation captures patents, academic spinouts, R&D grant value, innovative sector tags and IS-8 sector membership. Sevenoaks scores 963 on this pillar, placing it 210th of 361 authorities and 37 points below the UK benchmark, outperforming 41.8% of authorities.","Scaling measures scaleup status, headcount growth and accelerator attendance. At 994, Sevenoaks sits just 6 points below the UK benchmark on this pillar, ranking 195th of 360 authorities, and its companies are growing their workforces at a rate close to the national average.","Investment covers equity raisers, equity raised and first-time raisers over the last five years. This is Sevenoaks's strongest pillar: a score of 961 places it 124th of 360 authorities, ahead of 65.6% of the country, though it still sits 39 points below the UK benchmark.","The ESG pillar reflects clean energy activity, other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and not-for-profit proxies. Sevenoaks scores 982 here, ranking 274th of 361 authorities and outperforming 24.1% of authorities, making this its weakest pillar relative to peers.","The chart below places Sevenoaks's composite score alongside its neighbours in Kent, where it ranks 6th of 13 authorities and scores 7 points above the county average of 967.",[116,119,122,125,128,131],{"question":117,"answer":118},"What is Sevenoaks's score on the UK Local Growth Index?","Sevenoaks scores 974, placing it 193rd of 361 local authorities and 26 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"question":120,"answer":121},"How does Sevenoaks compare to the rest of Kent?","Sevenoaks ranks 6th of 13 authorities in Kent and scores 7 points above the county average of 967.",{"question":123,"answer":124},"How does Sevenoaks compare to the South East region?","Within the South East, Sevenoaks ranks 45th of 64 authorities and sits 29 points below the regional average of 1,003.",{"question":126,"answer":127},"Which pillar is Sevenoaks strongest on?","Investment is Sevenoaks's highest-ranking pillar, where it places 124th of 360 authorities and outperforms 65.6% of local authorities nationally.",{"question":129,"answer":130},"What does the likely range mean for Sevenoaks's score?","The likely range of 961 to 987 shows how much the composite score could shift with a slightly different mix of companies. A score is only published when that range is narrow enough to rely on.",{"question":132,"answer":133},"How many companies are included in the Sevenoaks score?","The score covers 10,536 active companies, with corporate groups counted once rather than as individual registered entities.","Sevenoaks scores 974 on the UK Local Growth Index, ranking 193rd of 361 authorities. See how its Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG scores compare.",{"source":136,"cached":21,"generatedAt":137},"claude:claude-sonnet-4-6","2026-10-20 10:53:34",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]