[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"authority-stockton-on-tees":3},{"authority":4,"scoredCount":14,"pillars":15,"ranks":53,"averages":61,"peers":64,"rankLine":82,"countyIsDistinct":21,"content":83,"contentMeta":115,"dataFrom":118,"dataTo":119,"dataChangedAt":120},{"slug":5,"name":6,"county":7,"regionName":8,"region":9,"councilName":10,"activeCompanies":11,"score":12,"halfRange":13},"stockton-on-tees","Stockton-on-Tees","North Yorkshire","North East","north-east","Stockton-on-Tees Council",9840,973,13,361,[16,27,37,44],{"key":17,"name":18,"colourVar":19,"compositeWeight":20,"shown":21,"score":22,"halfRange":23,"rank":24,"rankOf":14,"outperforms":25,"topPercent":26},"innovation","Innovation","--pillar-innovation",0.3,true,956,17,240,33.5,75,{"key":28,"name":29,"colourVar":30,"compositeWeight":20,"shown":21,"score":31,"halfRange":32,"rank":33,"rankOf":34,"outperforms":35,"topPercent":36},"scaling","Scaling","--pillar-scaling",1014,24,95,360,73.6,33,{"key":38,"name":39,"colourVar":40,"compositeWeight":20,"shown":21,"score":41,"halfRange":32,"rank":42,"rankOf":34,"outperforms":43,"topPercent":26},"investment","Investment","--pillar-investment",941,191,46.9,{"key":45,"name":46,"colourVar":47,"compositeWeight":48,"shown":21,"score":49,"halfRange":50,"rank":51,"rankOf":14,"outperforms":52,"topPercent":26},"esg","ESG","--pillar-esg",0.1,998,19,224,38,{"national":54,"region":55,"county":58},196,{"rank":56,"of":57},8,12,{"rank":59,"of":60},4,5,{"county":62,"region":63},989,994,[65,70,74,77,78],{"slug":66,"name":67,"score":68,"isCurrent":69},"york","York",1035,false,{"slug":71,"name":72,"score":73,"isCurrent":69},"redcar-and-cleveland","Redcar and Cleveland",990,{"slug":75,"name":7,"score":76,"isCurrent":69},"north-yorkshire",987,{"slug":5,"name":6,"score":12,"isCurrent":21},{"slug":79,"name":80,"score":81,"isCurrent":69},"middlesbrough","Middlesbrough",959,"196th of 361 authorities nationally",{"heroSummary":84,"intro":85,"pillarCommentary":89,"compareSummary":94,"faqs":95,"metaDescription":114},"Stockton-on-Tees scores 973 on the UK Local Growth Index, placing it 196th of 361 local authorities and 27 points below the UK benchmark. Its strongest result is on Scaling, where it sits in the top third of all authorities. Innovation and Investment are the areas holding its overall score back.",[86,87,88],"The composite score for Stockton-on-Tees is built from four pillars: Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG, weighted at 30%, 30%, 30% and 10% respectively.","Each score is averaged across the authority's active companies, with corporate groups counted once. That approach means a smaller authority with highly active companies can outscore a larger one, making this a fair comparison across authorities of very different sizes.","The UK benchmark is set at 1,000, so a score of 973 places Stockton-on-Tees just below the national average. The likely range for this score is 960 to 986, which shows how much the score could move with a slightly different mix of companies; a score is only published when that range is narrow enough to rely on.",{"innovation":90,"scaling":91,"investment":92,"esg":93},"Innovation captures patents, academic spinouts, R&D grant value, innovative sector tags and IS-8 sector membership. Stockton-on-Tees scores 956 on this pillar, 44 points below the UK benchmark, ranking 240th of 361 authorities and outperforming only 33.5% of them. That gap points to relatively limited activity across the innovation signals among its companies.","Scaling covers whether companies are scaleups, their headcount growth over the latest four years, and accelerator attendance. At 1,014, Stockton-on-Tees sits 14 points above the UK benchmark and ranks 95th of 360 authorities, outperforming 73.6% of all authorities. Companies here are adding staff at a noticeably faster rate than the UK average, making Scaling the authority's standout pillar.","Investment measures equity raisers, the value of equity raised, and first-time raisers, all within the last five years. Stockton-on-Tees scores 941, placing it 59 points below the UK benchmark and 191st of 360 authorities. Access to equity finance among local companies is below the national level, though the authority sits close to the midpoint of all authorities on this pillar.","ESG covers clean energy activity, other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and not-for-profit proxy status. Stockton-on-Tees scores 998, just 2 points below the UK benchmark, ranking 224th of 361 authorities. While it outperforms 38% of authorities, the score is broadly in line with the UK average on this dimension.","The chart below compares Stockton-on-Tees's composite score of 973 against its North Yorkshire neighbours, including the county's next-highest scorer, York, at 1,035.",[96,99,102,105,108,111],{"question":97,"answer":98},"What is Stockton-on-Tees's score on the UK Local Growth Index?","Stockton-on-Tees scores 973, placing it 196th of 361 local authorities and 27 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"question":100,"answer":101},"How does Stockton-on-Tees compare to the rest of the North East?","Stockton-on-Tees ranks 8th of 12 authorities in the North East and scores 21 points below the regional average of 994.",{"question":103,"answer":104},"Which pillar is Stockton-on-Tees strongest on?","Scaling is its strongest pillar, with a score of 1,014 that sits 14 points above the UK benchmark and ranks 95th of 360 authorities nationally.",{"question":106,"answer":107},"Where is Stockton-on-Tees weakest on the index?","Innovation is the lowest-scoring pillar at 956, which is 44 points below the UK benchmark and ranks 240th of 361 authorities.",{"question":109,"answer":110},"How many companies are counted in the Stockton-on-Tees score?","The score is based on 9,840 active companies, with corporate groups counted once rather than as each of their individual registered entities.",{"question":112,"answer":113},"How does Stockton-on-Tees rank within North Yorkshire?","It ranks 4th of 5 authorities in North Yorkshire, scoring 16 points below the county average of 989.","Stockton-on-Tees scores 973 on the UK Local Growth Index, ranking 196th of 361 authorities. Scaling is its strongest pillar at 1,014, above the UK benchmark.",{"source":116,"cached":21,"generatedAt":117},"claude:claude-sonnet-4-6","2026-10-20 10:53:52",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]