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Its strongest result is on Scaling, where it sits in the top third of authorities nationally. Investment and ESG are the areas where Brentwood trails the UK most noticeably.",[103,104,105],"Brentwood'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 area, with corporate groups counted once. Because scores are averaged across those companies rather than summed, a small authority with highly active firms can rank above a much larger one, making this a fair comparison between authorities of very different sizes.","The UK as a whole scores 1,000, so Brentwood's score of 964 places it modestly below the national average. Each score is published alongside a likely range, which shows how much the result could shift with a slightly different mix of companies; Brentwood's composite range of 950 to 978 is narrow enough to rely on.",{"innovation":107,"scaling":108,"investment":109,"esg":110},"Innovation captures patents, academic spinouts, R&D grant value, innovative sector tags and IS-8 sector presence. Brentwood ranks 248th of 361 authorities on this pillar, scoring 953, which is 47 points below the UK benchmark, suggesting its companies are less active across these innovation signals than the national average.","Scaling covers whether companies qualify as scaleups, their headcount growth over the latest four years of accounts, and accelerator attendance. At 1,013, Brentwood is 13 points above the UK benchmark and ranks 99th of 360 authorities, outperforming 72.5% of all authorities: companies here are adding staff at a slightly faster rate than the UK norm.","Investment measures equity raisers, the value of equity raised in the last five years, and first-time raisers. Brentwood scores 927, some 73 points below the UK benchmark and ranking 259th of 360 authorities, indicating that equity activity among its companies is relatively limited compared with the national picture.","The ESG pillar covers clean energy activity, other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and not-for-profit proxy status. Brentwood ranks 316th of 361 authorities here, scoring 958, which is 42 points below the UK benchmark: this is Brentwood's weakest pillar relative to peers, with its companies showing lower levels of these characteristics than most authorities nationally.","The chart below places Brentwood's composite score alongside its neighbours in Essex, where it ranks 5th of 14 authorities, sitting 8 points above the county score of 956 and 27 points below the East of England regional score of 991.",[113,116,119,122,125,128],{"question":114,"answer":115},"What is Brentwood's UK Local Growth Index score?","Brentwood scores 964 on the UK Local Growth Index, placing it 242nd of 361 local authorities and 36 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"question":117,"answer":118},"How does Brentwood compare with the rest of Essex?","Brentwood ranks 5th of 14 authorities in Essex and scores 8 points above the county average of 956.",{"question":120,"answer":121},"Which pillar is Brentwood strongest on?","Scaling is Brentwood's strongest pillar. It scores 1,013, placing it 99th of 360 authorities and 13 points above the UK benchmark.",{"question":123,"answer":124},"How many active companies are counted in Brentwood's score?","The index counts 7,639 active companies in Brentwood, with corporate groups counted once rather than as individual registered entities.",{"question":126,"answer":127},"What does the UK Local Growth Index actually measure?","The index measures the characteristics of a place's companies across four pillars: Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG. It is not a measure of economic output or GDP.",{"question":129,"answer":130},"Why is Brentwood's ESG score relatively low?","Brentwood ranks 316th of 361 authorities on ESG, scoring 42 points below the UK benchmark. The ESG pillar reflects signals such as clean energy activity, environmental accolades, and social and governance characteristics among local companies.","Brentwood scores 964 on the UK Local Growth Index, ranking 242nd of 361 authorities. Scaling is its strongest pillar at 1,013, above the UK benchmark.",{"source":133,"cached":21,"generatedAt":134},"claude:claude-sonnet-4-6","2026-10-20 10:39:03",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]