[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"authority-liverpool":3},{"authority":4,"scoredCount":14,"pillars":15,"ranks":55,"averages":62,"peers":65,"rankLine":83,"countyIsDistinct":21,"content":84,"contentMeta":116,"dataFrom":119,"dataTo":120,"dataChangedAt":121},{"slug":5,"name":6,"county":7,"regionName":8,"region":9,"councilName":10,"activeCompanies":11,"score":12,"halfRange":13},"liverpool","Liverpool","Merseyside","North West","north-west","Liverpool Council",32825,971,8,361,[16,27,37,46],{"key":17,"name":18,"colourVar":19,"compositeWeight":20,"shown":21,"score":22,"halfRange":23,"rank":24,"rankOf":14,"outperforms":25,"topPercent":26},"innovation","Innovation","--pillar-innovation",0.3,true,969,11,191,47.1,75,{"key":28,"name":29,"colourVar":30,"compositeWeight":20,"shown":21,"score":31,"halfRange":32,"rank":33,"rankOf":34,"outperforms":35,"topPercent":36},"scaling","Scaling","--pillar-scaling",975,12,272,360,24.4,100,{"key":38,"name":39,"colourVar":40,"compositeWeight":20,"shown":21,"score":41,"halfRange":42,"rank":43,"rankOf":34,"outperforms":44,"topPercent":45},"investment","Investment","--pillar-investment",963,15,117,67.5,33,{"key":47,"name":48,"colourVar":49,"compositeWeight":50,"shown":21,"score":51,"halfRange":52,"rank":53,"rankOf":14,"outperforms":54,"topPercent":26},"esg","ESG","--pillar-esg",0.1,989,9,250,30.7,{"national":56,"region":57,"county":59},205,{"rank":32,"of":58},35,{"rank":60,"of":61},1,5,{"county":63,"region":64},961,973,[66,67,72,75,79],{"slug":5,"name":6,"score":12,"isCurrent":21},{"slug":68,"name":69,"score":70,"isCurrent":71},"knowsley","Knowsley",962,false,{"slug":73,"name":74,"score":70,"isCurrent":71},"st-helens","St. Helens",{"slug":76,"name":77,"score":78,"isCurrent":71},"wirral","Wirral",955,{"slug":80,"name":81,"score":82,"isCurrent":71},"sefton","Sefton",938,"205th of 361 authorities nationally",{"heroSummary":85,"intro":86,"pillarCommentary":90,"compareSummary":95,"faqs":96,"metaDescription":115},"Liverpool scores 971 on the UK Local Growth Index, placing it 205th of 361 authorities and 29 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000. Its strongest relative position is on Investment, where it ranks 117th nationally and outperforms more than two thirds of all authorities. Scaling is the area where it sits furthest behind the UK average, ranking 272nd of 360.",[87,88,89],"Liverpool's composite score of 971 is built from four pillars: Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG, weighted 30%, 30%, 30% and 10% respectively, covering 32,825 active companies with corporate groups counted once.","Each score is an average across a local authority's companies, which means a smaller authority with highly active businesses can outscore a larger one. That makes the index a fair comparison between authorities of very different sizes.","The UK as a whole scores 1,000, so Liverpool's 971 sits 29 points below that national reference point. The likely range of 963 to 979 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":91,"scaling":92,"investment":93,"esg":94},"Innovation measures patents, academic spinouts, R&D grant value, innovative sector tags and IS-8 sector tags. Liverpool ranks 191st of 361 authorities on this pillar, scoring 969 and sitting 31 points below the UK benchmark, outperforming just under half of all authorities.","Scaling covers whether companies qualify as scaleups, headcount growth rates and accelerator attendance. At 272nd of 360, this is Liverpool's weakest pillar relative to the rest of the UK, with its score of 975 falling 25 points below the benchmark and placing it in the bottom quarter of all authorities.","Investment captures equity raisers, the value of equity raised and first-time raisers over the last five years. Liverpool ranks 117th of 360 on this pillar, its highest national rank across all four pillars, and outperforms 67.5% of authorities, though its score of 963 still sits 37 points below the UK average.","The ESG pillar measures clean energy activity, other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and not-for-profit proxy status. Liverpool scores 989 here, just 11 points below the UK benchmark, though it ranks 250th of 361 authorities on this measure, outperforming around 30% of the country.","The chart below places Liverpool's composite score alongside its Merseyside neighbours, where it ranks 1st of 5 authorities in the county, scoring 10 points above the county average of 961.",[97,100,103,106,109,112],{"question":98,"answer":99},"What is Liverpool's score on the UK Local Growth Index?","Liverpool scores 971 on the composite index, placing it 205th of 361 local authorities and 29 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"question":101,"answer":102},"How does Liverpool compare to other Merseyside authorities?","Liverpool ranks 1st of the 5 authorities in Merseyside, scoring 10 points above the county average of 961. The next closest authority in the county is Knowsley, which scores 962.",{"question":104,"answer":105},"How does Liverpool compare to the North West region?","Liverpool ranks 12th of 35 authorities in the North West and scores 2 points below the regional average of 973.",{"question":107,"answer":108},"Which pillar is Liverpool's strongest?","Investment is Liverpool's strongest pillar relative to other authorities. It ranks 117th of 360 on Investment, outperforming 67.5% of all authorities, making it the highest national rank Liverpool holds across the four pillars.",{"question":110,"answer":111},"Where does Liverpool rank on Scaling?","Scaling is Liverpool's weakest pillar, ranking 272nd of 360 authorities. Its score of 975 is 25 points below the UK benchmark, and it outperforms only 24.4% of authorities on this measure.",{"question":113,"answer":114},"How many companies are included in Liverpool's Local Growth Index score?","The score covers 32,825 active companies, with corporate groups counted once rather than as each of their individual registered entities.","Liverpool scores 971 on the UK Local Growth Index, ranking 205th of 361 authorities. Strongest on Investment, 117th nationally. Covers 32,825 active companies.",{"source":117,"cached":21,"generatedAt":118},"claude:claude-sonnet-4-6","2026-10-20 10:54:15",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]