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Innovation is its strongest pillar, sitting just above the UK average, while Scaling and ESG weigh on the overall result. The score places West Suffolk 5th of 5 authorities in Suffolk and 27th of 45 in the East of England.",[86,87,88],"The composite score draws equally on Innovation, Scaling and Investment, each weighted at 30%, with ESG contributing the remaining 10%.","Each pillar is averaged across the area's active companies, with corporate groups counted once. That averaging means a place with fewer but more active companies can score just as highly as a larger economy, making the index a fair comparison between authorities of very different sizes.","The UK as a whole scores 1,000, so West Suffolk's 968 places it modestly below that national baseline. The likely range of 960 to 976 shows how much the score could shift with a slightly different mix of companies; because that range is narrow enough to rely on, the score is published.",{"innovation":90,"scaling":91,"investment":92,"esg":93},"Innovation covers patents, academic spinouts, R&D grant value, innovative sector tags and IS-8 sector membership. West Suffolk ranks 95th of 361 authorities on this pillar, scoring 1,005 and sitting 5 points above the UK benchmark, outperforming 73.7% of authorities. It is the area's clearest relative strength.","Scaling captures whether companies meet the scaleup threshold, their headcount growth over recent years, and accelerator participation. West Suffolk ranks 321st of 360 on this pillar, scoring 955, which is 45 points below the UK benchmark, and outperforms only 10.8% of authorities. This is the pillar where the area faces the most ground to close relative to the national picture.","Investment looks at whether companies have raised equity in the last five years, how much they raised, and whether they were raising for the first time. West Suffolk ranks 153rd of 360 and scores 952, placing it 48 points below the UK benchmark while still outperforming 57.5% of authorities, a broadly mid-table position.","ESG covers clean energy activity, other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and not-for-profit status. West Suffolk ranks 334th of 361 on this pillar, scoring 948 and sitting 52 points below the UK benchmark, outperforming just 7.5% of authorities. Although ESG carries the lightest composite weight at 10%, its low score contributes to the overall result.","The chart below sets West Suffolk's pillar scores against those of its neighbouring authorities in Suffolk.",[96,99,102,105,108,111],{"question":97,"answer":98},"What is West Suffolk's score on the UK Local Growth Index?","West Suffolk scores 968 on the UK Local Growth Index, 32 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000. Its likely range of 960 to 976 is narrow enough for the score to be published with confidence.",{"question":100,"answer":101},"How does West Suffolk rank nationally?","West Suffolk ranks 223rd of 361 local authorities on the composite index.",{"question":103,"answer":104},"Which pillar is West Suffolk strongest on?","Innovation is West Suffolk's strongest pillar, scoring 1,005 and ranking 95th of 361 authorities, 5 points above the UK benchmark.",{"question":106,"answer":107},"How does West Suffolk compare with the rest of Suffolk?","West Suffolk ranks 5th of the 5 authorities in Suffolk and scores 6 points below the Suffolk county score of 974.",{"question":109,"answer":110},"What does the UK Local Growth Index measure?","The index measures the characteristics of a local authority's business economy across four pillars: Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG. It reflects how active local companies are, not the size of the local economy.",{"question":112,"answer":113},"How many companies are counted in West Suffolk's score?","The score is based on 26,510 active companies, with corporate groups counted once rather than as individual registered entities.","West Suffolk scores 968 on the UK Local Growth Index, ranking 223rd of 361 authorities. Innovation leads; Scaling and ESG sit well below the UK benchmark.",{"source":116,"cached":21,"generatedAt":117},"claude:claude-sonnet-4-6","2026-10-20 10:55:38",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]