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It stands out most on Scaling, at 1,010; its biggest opportunity is ESG, at 992.",[87,88,89],"Wakefield's scores are built from the area's 14,212 active companies, each measured on the same 16 characteristics.","The Local Growth Index scores every UK local authority on four pillars (Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG) using company-level data from the Beauhurst platform. Each measure is averaged across the area's companies, so a score reflects how active the typical local company is rather than how large the local economy is.","Every score is set against a fixed UK benchmark of 1,000, the score of the UK as a whole, so Wakefield's 970 puts it 30 points below the UK. Its likely range, 959–981, 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":91,"scaling":92,"investment":93,"esg":94},"Wakefield sits in the lower half nationally on Innovation, ahead of 36.0% of authorities. The Innovation pillar measures how rooted local companies are in research and new technology: granted patents filed in the last 20 years, university spinouts, R&D grant funding won in the last five years, and the share of companies in innovative sectors or the eight IS-8 growth sectors.","Scaling is Wakefield's strongest pillar relative to other authorities, scoring 1,010 (10 points above the UK) and outperforming 69.7% of authorities nationally. The Scaling pillar looks past the startup phase: how many local companies are scaleups, how fast established companies are adding staff, and how many have attended an accelerator.","Wakefield sits in the lower half nationally on Investment, ahead of 38.9% of authorities. The Investment pillar captures equity finance: how many local companies raised equity in the last five years, how much they raised, and how many raised for the first time.","ESG is Wakefield's clearest opportunity, scoring 992 (8 points below the UK). It currently outperforms 32.4% of authorities. The ESG pillar tracks clean energy and other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and the share of companies set up on a not-for-profit basis.","Wakefield scores 6 points below the Yorkshire and The Humber score, and 4 points below the West Yorkshire score.",[97,100,103,106,109,112],{"question":98,"answer":99},"What is Wakefield's Local Growth Score?","Wakefield has a Local Growth Score of 970, ranking 213th of 361 authorities nationally. The UK as a whole scores 1,000. Its pillar scores are Innovation 957, Scaling 1,010, Investment 934, ESG 992.",{"question":101,"answer":102},"How is the Local Growth Score calculated?","Each company is measured on 16 characteristics, which are averaged across the area and compared with a fixed UK baseline. The results are combined into four pillar scores, and a composite weighted 30% each to Innovation, Scaling and Investment and 10% to ESG, on a scale where the UK scores 1,000.",{"question":104,"answer":105},"What is Wakefield's strongest economic pillar?","Relative to other authorities, Scaling is Wakefield's strongest pillar at 1,010, placing Wakefield in the top 33% of UK local authorities on that pillar.",{"question":107,"answer":108},"Where does Wakefield have the most room to improve?","ESG is Wakefield's weakest pillar relative to other authorities, at 992, 8 points below the UK benchmark. It is the clearest opportunity for local economic development.",{"question":110,"answer":111},"How does Wakefield compare to the rest of West Yorkshire?","Wakefield ranks 2nd of the 5 authorities in West Yorkshire, scoring 4 points below the county score. The next-highest-scoring authority in the county is Leeds, on 1,009.",{"question":113,"answer":114},"How many active companies are based in Wakefield?","Wakefield has 14,212 active, non-dormant companies with their head office there. Every measure in the Local Growth Index is averaged across these companies.","Wakefield scores 970 on the UK Local Growth Index, where the UK is 1,000, ranking 213th of 361 local authorities. Powered by Beauhurst data.",{"source":117,"cached":21,"generatedAt":118},"template","2026-10-20 10:54:59",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]