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It leads its county, placing 1st of 7 authorities in Norfolk, and ranks 3rd of 45 in the East of England. Its strongest result is on Investment, where it sits in the top 10% of all authorities nationally.",[94,95,96],"The composite score for South Norfolk is built from four pillars: Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG, weighted at 30%, 30%, 30% and 10% respectively.","Each score is averaged across all active companies in the authority, with corporate groups counted once. That approach means a smaller authority with highly active companies can score above a larger one, making the index a fair comparison across authorities of very different sizes.","The UK as a whole scores 1,000, so South Norfolk's composite of 1,045 places it clearly above the national baseline. The likely range of 1,018 to 1,072 shows how much the score could shift with a slightly different mix of companies; because that range is narrow enough to rely on, the score is published.",{"innovation":98,"scaling":99,"investment":100,"esg":101},"Innovation captures patents, academic spinouts, R&D grant values, innovative sector tags and IS-8 sector classifications. South Norfolk ranks 41st of 361 on this pillar, scoring 47 points above the UK benchmark, and outperforms 88.6% of all authorities, placing it in the top 20% nationally.","Scaling measures whether companies are 20% scaleups, their headcount growth over recent years and accelerator attendance. South Norfolk ranks 76th of 360, scoring 20 points above the UK benchmark. It outperforms 78.9% of authorities, though this is its relatively lowest pillar, sitting in the top 25% rather than the top 10% seen elsewhere.","Investment covers whether companies have raised equity in the last five years, how much they raised and whether they are first-time equity raisers. This is South Norfolk's strongest pillar: it ranks 25th of 360, scoring 49 points above the UK benchmark and outperforming 93.1% of all authorities, placing it firmly in the top 10% nationally.","ESG reflects clean energy activity, other green activities, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and not-for-profit proxy status. South Norfolk scores 99 points above the UK benchmark on this pillar, ranking 39th of 361 and outperforming 89.2% of authorities, placing it in the top 20% nationally.","The chart below shows how South Norfolk's composite score of 1,045 compares with its neighbours across Norfolk, where it leads the county ahead of runner-up Norwich at 1,017.",[104,107,110,113,116,119],{"question":105,"answer":106},"How does South Norfolk rank in the UK Local Growth Index?","South Norfolk ranks 29th of 361 local authorities, scoring 45 points above the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"question":108,"answer":109},"How does South Norfolk compare with the rest of Norfolk?","South Norfolk ranks 1st of 7 authorities in Norfolk, scoring 49 points above the county average of 996. The next highest-ranked authority in the county is Norwich, which scores 1,017.",{"question":111,"answer":112},"How does South Norfolk compare with the East of England region?","South Norfolk ranks 3rd of 45 authorities in the East of England, scoring 54 points above the regional average of 991.",{"question":114,"answer":115},"What is South Norfolk's strongest pillar in the index?","Investment is South Norfolk's strongest pillar, where it ranks 25th of 360 authorities and scores 49 points above the UK benchmark, placing it in the top 10% nationally.",{"question":117,"answer":118},"What does the Local Growth Index actually measure?","The index measures the characteristics of companies in each local authority across four pillars: Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG. It does not measure economic output or GDP.",{"question":120,"answer":121},"How many companies are counted in South Norfolk's score?","The score is based on 6,206 active companies, with corporate groups counted once rather than as each of their registered entities.","South Norfolk ranks 29th of 361 UK local authorities in the Local Growth Index, scoring 45 points above the UK benchmark and 1st in Norfolk.",{"source":124,"cached":21,"generatedAt":125},"claude:claude-sonnet-4-6","2026-10-20 10:34:14",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]