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It stands out most on Scaling, at 1,008; its biggest opportunity is Innovation, at 954.",[86,87,88],"Ipswich's scores are built from the area's 8,753 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 Ipswich's 977 puts it 23 points below the UK. Its likely range, 963–991, 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":90,"scaling":91,"investment":92,"esg":93},"Innovation is Ipswich's clearest opportunity, scoring 954 (46 points below the UK). It currently outperforms 32.7% 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 Ipswich's strongest pillar relative to other authorities, scoring 1,008 (8 points above the UK) and outperforming 65.0% 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.","Ipswich sits in the upper half nationally on Investment, ahead of 63.3% 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.","Ipswich sits in the lower half nationally on ESG, ahead of 45.7% 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.","Ipswich scores 14 points below the East of England score, and 3 points above the Suffolk score.",[96,99,102,105,108,111],{"question":97,"answer":98},"What is Ipswich's Local Growth Score?","Ipswich has a Local Growth Score of 977, ranking 174th of 361 authorities nationally. The UK as a whole scores 1,000. Its pillar scores are Innovation 954, Scaling 1,008, Investment 958, ESG 1,006.",{"question":100,"answer":101},"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":103,"answer":104},"What is Ipswich's strongest economic pillar?","Relative to other authorities, Scaling is Ipswich's strongest pillar at 1,008, placing Ipswich in the top 50% of UK local authorities on that pillar.",{"question":106,"answer":107},"Where does Ipswich have the most room to improve?","Innovation is Ipswich's weakest pillar relative to other authorities, at 954, 46 points below the UK benchmark. It is the clearest opportunity for local economic development.",{"question":109,"answer":110},"How does Ipswich compare to the rest of Suffolk?","Ipswich ranks 3rd of the 5 authorities in Suffolk, scoring 3 points above the county score. The next-highest-scoring authority in the county is Mid Suffolk, on 991.",{"question":112,"answer":113},"How many active companies are based in Ipswich?","Ipswich has 8,753 active, non-dormant companies with their head office there. Every measure in the Local Growth Index is averaged across these companies.","Ipswich scores 977 on the UK Local Growth Index, where the UK is 1,000, ranking 174th of 361 local authorities. Powered by Beauhurst data.",{"source":116,"cached":21,"generatedAt":117},"template","2026-10-20 10:52:05",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]