[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"authority-newcastle-upon-tyne":3},{"authority":4,"scoredCount":14,"pillars":15,"ranks":51,"averages":57,"peers":60,"rankLine":79,"countyIsDistinct":21,"content":80,"contentMeta":112,"dataFrom":115,"dataTo":116,"dataChangedAt":117},{"slug":5,"name":6,"county":7,"regionName":8,"region":9,"councilName":10,"activeCompanies":11,"score":12,"halfRange":13},"newcastle-upon-tyne","Newcastle upon Tyne","Tyne and Wear","North East","north-east","Newcastle upon Tyne Council",15572,1059,16,361,[16,26,35,43],{"key":17,"name":18,"colourVar":19,"compositeWeight":20,"shown":21,"score":22,"halfRange":23,"rank":23,"rankOf":14,"outperforms":24,"topPercent":25},"innovation","Innovation","--pillar-innovation",0.3,true,1074,24,93.4,10,{"key":27,"name":28,"colourVar":29,"compositeWeight":20,"shown":21,"score":30,"halfRange":31,"rank":32,"rankOf":33,"outperforms":34,"topPercent":25},"scaling","Scaling","--pillar-scaling",1046,20,33,360,90.8,{"key":36,"name":37,"colourVar":38,"compositeWeight":20,"shown":21,"score":39,"halfRange":40,"rank":41,"rankOf":33,"outperforms":42,"topPercent":25},"investment","Investment","--pillar-investment",1062,30,22,93.9,{"key":44,"name":45,"colourVar":46,"compositeWeight":47,"shown":21,"score":48,"halfRange":13,"rank":49,"rankOf":14,"outperforms":50,"topPercent":32},"esg","ESG","--pillar-esg",0.1,1045,102,71.7,{"national":23,"region":52,"county":55},{"rank":53,"of":54},1,12,{"rank":53,"of":56},5,{"county":58,"region":59},1011,994,[61,62,67,71,75],{"slug":5,"name":6,"score":12,"isCurrent":21},{"slug":63,"name":64,"score":65,"isCurrent":66},"gateshead","Gateshead",1000,false,{"slug":68,"name":69,"score":70,"isCurrent":66},"north-tyneside","North Tyneside",995,{"slug":72,"name":73,"score":74,"isCurrent":66},"sunderland","Sunderland",984,{"slug":76,"name":77,"score":78,"isCurrent":66},"south-tyneside","South Tyneside",956,"24th of 361 authorities nationally",{"heroSummary":81,"intro":82,"pillarCommentary":86,"compareSummary":91,"faqs":92,"metaDescription":111},"Newcastle upon Tyne ranks 24th of 361 local authorities in the UK Local Growth Index, scoring 59 points above the UK benchmark. It places first in Tyne and Wear and first in the North East, sitting ahead of the county average by 48 points and the regional average by 65 points. All four pillars sit above the UK benchmark, with Investment leading at 22nd nationally.",[83,84,85],"Newcastle upon Tyne'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 authority, with corporate groups counted once. Because the score is an average across those companies rather than a total, it reflects how active local companies are rather than the size of the local economy, which makes it a fair comparison between authorities with very different numbers of businesses.","The UK benchmark is set at 1,000, so any score above that means companies in this authority show stronger characteristics than the national average across those measures. Newcastle upon Tyne's likely range runs from 1,043 to 1,075, which 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":87,"scaling":88,"investment":89,"esg":90},"Innovation covers granted patent families filed in the last 20 years, university spinout status, R&D grant values from Innovate UK and other programmes, classification in innovative sectors, and IS-8 sector membership. Newcastle upon Tyne ranks 24th of 361 authorities on this pillar, scoring 74 points above the UK benchmark and placing in the top 10% nationally, outperforming 93.4% of all authorities.","The Scaling pillar captures scaleup status, headcount growth over a three-year period, and accelerator participation. Newcastle upon Tyne ranks 33rd of 360 authorities, scoring 46 points above the UK benchmark. It sits in the top 10% nationally, outperforming 90.8% of authorities, which indicates its companies are adding staff at a noticeably faster rate than the UK average.","Investment measures whether companies raised equity in the last five years, how much they raised, and whether a raise was their first ever. Newcastle upon Tyne's strongest pillar, it ranks 22nd of 360 authorities, scoring 62 points above the UK benchmark and outperforming 93.9% of all authorities, placing firmly in the top 10% nationally.","ESG looks at clean energy activity, other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and not-for-profit proxy status. Newcastle upon Tyne ranks 102nd of 361 authorities on this pillar, scoring 45 points above the UK benchmark. While that still places it above the national average, it outperforms 71.7% of authorities, making it the relative softer spot in an otherwise strong overall profile.","The chart below shows how Newcastle upon Tyne's composite score compares with its neighbours across Tyne and Wear.",[93,96,99,102,105,108],{"question":94,"answer":95},"How does Newcastle upon Tyne rank in the UK Local Growth Index?","Newcastle upon Tyne ranks 24th of 361 local authorities, scoring 59 points above the UK benchmark of 1,000. It is the highest-ranked authority in both Tyne and Wear and the North East.",{"question":97,"answer":98},"What is Newcastle upon Tyne's strongest pillar in the index?","Investment is its strongest pillar, ranking 22nd of 360 authorities and scoring 62 points above the UK benchmark. It outperforms 93.9% of all authorities on this measure.",{"question":100,"answer":101},"How does Newcastle upon Tyne compare with the rest of Tyne and Wear?","Newcastle upon Tyne ranks first in Tyne and Wear, scoring 48 points above the county average of 1,011. The next-highest authority in the county is Gateshead, which scores 1,000.",{"question":103,"answer":104},"What does the UK benchmark of 1,000 mean?","The UK as a whole scores 1,000, so any authority above that figure shows stronger company characteristics than the national average. Newcastle upon Tyne's composite score of 1,059 places it 59 points above that benchmark.",{"question":106,"answer":107},"What does the likely range mean for Newcastle upon Tyne's score?","The likely range of 1,043 to 1,075 shows how much the composite score could move with a slightly different mix of companies in the authority. A score is only published when that range is narrow enough to rely on.",{"question":109,"answer":110},"How does Newcastle upon Tyne perform on Innovation?","Newcastle upon Tyne ranks 24th of 361 authorities on Innovation, scoring 74 points above the UK benchmark and placing in the top 10% nationally. It outperforms 93.4% of all authorities on this pillar.","Newcastle upon Tyne ranks 24th of 361 UK local authorities in the Local Growth Index, scoring 59 points above the UK benchmark across all four pillars.",{"source":113,"cached":21,"generatedAt":114},"claude:claude-sonnet-4-6","2026-10-20 10:33:33",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]