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Its score sits 30 points below the Essex average and 65 points below the East of England average. All four pillars are below the UK benchmark, with Innovation the weakest and Investment the least weak.",[105,106,107],"The composite score combines four pillars: Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG, weighted at 30%, 30%, 30% and 10% respectively.","Each score is averaged across a place's active companies, with corporate groups counted once. That means a smaller authority with highly active companies can outrank a larger one, making this a fair comparison between authorities of very different sizes.","The UK as a whole scores 1,000 on the benchmark, so Castle Point's score of 926 places its companies below the national average across the measures the index tracks. The likely range of 912 to 940 shows how much the score could shift with a slightly different mix of companies; a score is only published when that range is narrow enough to rely on.",{"innovation":109,"scaling":110,"investment":111,"esg":112},"Innovation is measured through granted patent families filed in the last 20 years, academic spinout status, R&D grant value, innovative sector tags and IS-8 sector tags. Castle Point ranks 349th of 361 authorities on this pillar, 83 points below the UK benchmark, making it the area's weakest pillar and suggesting limited activity across these innovation signals among its companies.","The Scaling pillar measures whether companies are 20% scaleups, their annualised three-year headcount growth rate and whether they have attended an accelerator. Castle Point ranks 340th of 360 on Scaling, 53 points below the UK, indicating that employee growth and high-growth activity among its companies trails the national average.","Investment covers whether companies raised equity in the last five years, how much they raised and whether their first equity deal ever was within that window. At 326th of 360, this is Castle Point's strongest-ranked pillar, though it remains 91 points below the UK benchmark, pointing to relatively low equity-raising activity compared with most authorities.","The ESG pillar captures clean energy and other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and not-for-profit proxy status. Castle Point ranks 343rd of 361 on ESG, 56 points below the UK benchmark, sitting between its Scaling and Innovation scores.","The chart below compares Castle Point's composite score with neighbouring authorities in Essex.",[115,118,121,124,127,130],{"question":116,"answer":117},"What is Castle Point's score on the UK Local Growth Index?","Castle Point scores 926, placing it 354th of 361 local authorities and 74 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"question":119,"answer":120},"How does Castle Point compare with the rest of Essex?","Castle Point ranks 14th of 14 authorities in Essex and scores 30 points below the Essex average of 956.",{"question":122,"answer":123},"How does Castle Point compare with the East of England region?","Castle Point ranks 44th of 45 authorities in the East of England and scores 65 points below the regional average of 991.",{"question":125,"answer":126},"Which pillar is Castle Point's strongest?","Investment is Castle Point's highest-ranked pillar, at 326th of 360 authorities, though it remains 91 points below the UK benchmark.",{"question":128,"answer":129},"Which pillar is Castle Point's weakest?","Innovation is the weakest pillar, ranked 349th of 361 authorities and 83 points below the UK benchmark. It covers patents, academic spinouts, R&D grant value, innovative sector tags and IS-8 sector tags.",{"question":131,"answer":132},"How many companies are counted in Castle Point's score?","The index covers 6,006 active companies in Castle Point, with corporate groups counted once rather than as separate registered entities.","Castle Point scores 926 on the UK Local Growth Index, ranking 354th of 361 authorities and 74 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"source":135,"cached":21,"generatedAt":136},"claude:claude-sonnet-4-6","2026-10-20 10:40:35",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]