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Innovation is its strongest pillar, sitting 14 points above the UK benchmark, while ESG is the weakest, ranking 279th nationally. Overall, Dacorum sits 10 points above Hertfordshire and 3 points above the East of England.",[108,109,110],"Dacorum's composite score of 994 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 authority, with corporate groups counted once. Because scores are averaged across those companies rather than summed, a smaller authority with highly active businesses can rank alongside a much larger one, making this a fair comparison across authorities of very different sizes.","A score of 1,000 represents the UK as a whole, so Dacorum's 994 places it marginally below the national average. Each score also comes with a likely range showing how much it could shift with a slightly different mix of companies; a score is only published when that range is narrow enough to rely on, and Dacorum's range of 982 to 1,006 meets that threshold.",{"innovation":112,"scaling":113,"investment":114,"esg":115},"Innovation covers patents, academic spinouts, R&D grant value, innovative sector tags and IS-8 sector tags. Dacorum scores 1,014 here, 14 points above the UK benchmark, ranking 79th of 361 authorities and placing it in the top 25% nationally. Its companies outperform 78.1% of all local authorities on this pillar, pointing to a meaningful concentration of innovative activity relative to peers.","The Scaling pillar captures scaleup status, headcount growth and accelerator participation. Dacorum's score of 999 is effectively level with the UK benchmark, sitting just 1 point below it, and ranks 171st of 360 authorities. It outperforms 52.5% of authorities, suggesting its companies are broadly in line with national norms for workforce growth and high-growth signals.","Investment measures equity raisers, the value of equity raised and first-time raisers. Dacorum's score of 975 is 25 points below the UK benchmark, yet it ranks 91st of 360 authorities and outperforms 74.7% of them. That apparent contrast reflects how investment activity is distributed nationally: a score below 1,000 can still represent a relatively strong position when many authorities score considerably lower.","The ESG pillar covers clean energy activity, other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and not-for-profit proxy status. Dacorum scores 980 here, 20 points below the UK benchmark, and ranks 279th of 361 authorities, outperforming only 22.7% of local authorities. This is the area where Dacorum's companies show the least activity relative to the national picture.","The chart below shows how Dacorum's composite score and pillar scores compare with its neighbours in Hertfordshire.",[118,121,124,127,130,133],{"question":119,"answer":120},"What is Dacorum's overall score on the UK Local Growth Index?","Dacorum scores 994, placing it 115th of 361 local authorities and 6 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"question":122,"answer":123},"How does Dacorum compare with the rest of Hertfordshire?","Dacorum ranks 3rd of 10 authorities in Hertfordshire and scores 10 points above the county average of 984.",{"question":125,"answer":126},"Which pillar is Dacorum strongest on?","Innovation is Dacorum's strongest pillar, with a score of 1,014, ranking 79th of 361 authorities and sitting 14 points above the UK benchmark.",{"question":128,"answer":129},"Where does Dacorum rank in the East of England?","Dacorum ranks 11th of 45 authorities in the East of England, scoring 3 points above the regional average of 991.",{"question":131,"answer":132},"What does the UK Local Growth Index actually measure?","The index measures the characteristics of active companies in each local authority, across Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG pillars. It is not a measure of economic output or GDP.",{"question":134,"answer":135},"How many companies are counted in Dacorum's score?","The score is based on 11,834 active companies in Dacorum, with corporate groups counted once rather than as individual registered entities.","Dacorum scores 994 on the UK Local Growth Index, ranking 115th of 361 local authorities, 10 points above Hertfordshire and 3 points above the East of England.",{"source":138,"cached":21,"generatedAt":139},"claude:claude-sonnet-4-6","2026-10-20 10:47:01",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]