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It ranks 8th of 8 authorities in Leicestershire, sitting 40 points below the county score of 969. All four pillars come in below the UK benchmark, with Investment the furthest behind.",[95,96,97],"The composite score draws on four pillars: Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG, weighted 30%, 30%, 30% and 10% respectively.","Each score is calculated as an average across the authority's active companies, with corporate groups counted once. That averaging means a smaller authority with highly active companies can outscore a larger one, making this a fair comparison between authorities of very different sizes.","A score of 1,000 represents the UK as a whole, so Oadby and Wigston's 929 sits below the national average across all four pillars. The likely range of 911 to 947 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":99,"scaling":100,"investment":101,"esg":102},"Innovation captures patents, academic spinouts, R&D grant value, innovative sector tags and IS-8 sector presence. Oadby and Wigston scores 933 on this pillar, 67 points below the UK benchmark, ranking 314th of 361 authorities. It is the authority's strongest pillar, though it still outperforms only 13.0% of authorities nationally.","Scaling measures scaleup status, headcount growth and accelerator attendance. At 953, the Scaling score is 47 points below the UK benchmark and ranks 329th of 360 authorities. That gap is the narrowest of any pillar here, suggesting local companies are closer to the national norm on workforce growth and high-growth signals than on other dimensions.","Investment covers equity raisers, the amount of equity raised and first-time raisers, all within the last five years. Oadby and Wigston's score of 899 is 101 points below the UK benchmark, ranking 354th of 360 authorities and outperforming only 1.7% of authorities. This is the weakest area and the one with the largest gap to the UK average.","The ESG pillar reflects clean energy activity, other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and not-for-profit proxy status. Oadby and Wigston scores 935, placing it 349th of 361 authorities and 65 points below the UK benchmark, with relatively limited ESG-related signals across its company base.","The chart below sets Oadby and Wigston's composite score against neighbouring authorities in Leicestershire.",[105,108,111,114,117,120],{"question":106,"answer":107},"What is Oadby and Wigston's Local Growth Index score?","Oadby and Wigston scores 929, which is 71 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000. It ranks 352nd of 361 local authorities.",{"question":109,"answer":110},"How does Oadby and Wigston compare to other authorities in Leicestershire?","It ranks 8th of 8 authorities in Leicestershire, scoring 40 points below the county average of 969.",{"question":112,"answer":113},"Which pillar is strongest for Oadby and Wigston?","Innovation is the strongest pillar, scoring 933, though this is still 67 points below the UK benchmark and ranks 314th of 361 authorities.",{"question":115,"answer":116},"Where does Oadby and Wigston perform weakest?","Investment is the weakest pillar, scoring 899 and ranking 354th of 360 authorities, 101 points below the UK benchmark. Very few authorities score lower on this dimension.",{"question":118,"answer":119},"How many companies are counted in Oadby and Wigston's score?","The index covers 3,530 active companies in Oadby and Wigston, with corporate groups counted once rather than as separate registered entities.",{"question":121,"answer":122},"What does the Local Growth Index actually measure?","It measures the characteristics of a local authority's companies across Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG. It is not a measure of economic output or GDP.","Oadby and Wigston scores 929 on the UK Local Growth Index, ranking 352nd of 361 authorities and 71 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"source":125,"cached":21,"generatedAt":126},"claude:claude-sonnet-4-6","2026-10-20 11:06:25",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]