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Across all four pillars, its companies score below the national average, with Investment the weakest area and Scaling the relative strength. It ranks 31st of 32 authorities in Greater London and 32nd of 33 in the London region.",[107,108,109],"The composite score combines four pillars: Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG, weighted at 30%, 30%, 30% and 10% respectively.","Each score is an average across the authority's active companies, with corporate groups counted once. That means a place with 21,190 active companies is measured on the same basis as a much larger or smaller authority, making the index a fair comparison between places of very different sizes.","The UK as a whole scores 1,000, so Barking and Dagenham's 923 sits below that national benchmark across the board. The likely range of 916 to 930 shows how much the score could shift with a slightly different mix of companies in scope; a score is only published when that range is narrow enough to rely on.",{"innovation":111,"scaling":112,"investment":113,"esg":114},"Innovation covers patents, academic spinouts, R&D grant value, innovative sectors and IS-8 sector membership. Barking and Dagenham ranks 344th of 361 authorities on this pillar, scoring 919, which is 81 points below the UK benchmark, suggesting its companies are less active across these innovation signals than the national average.","Scaling measures whether companies are 20% scaleups, their headcount growth rate and whether they have attended an accelerator. At 954, this is Barking and Dagenham's highest pillar score, sitting 46 points below the UK average and ranking 326th of 360. Relative to its other pillars, employee-base growth is the area where its companies perform closest to the national level.","Investment captures equity raisers, the amount of equity raised and first-time raisers over the last five years. A score of 896, placing Barking and Dagenham 356th of 360 authorities and 104 points below the UK benchmark, points to limited equity financing activity among its companies compared with most of the country.","ESG covers clean energy activity, other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and not-for-profit proxy. Ranking 357th of 361 and scoring 920, which is 80 points below the UK benchmark, Barking and Dagenham's companies show relatively low engagement with these environmental and social measures.","The chart below places Barking and Dagenham's composite score alongside its neighbouring authorities in Greater London.",[117,120,123,126,129,132],{"question":118,"answer":119},"What is Barking and Dagenham's score on the UK Local Growth Index?","Barking and Dagenham scores 923, which is 77 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000. It ranks 357th of 361 local authorities nationally.",{"question":121,"answer":122},"How does Barking and Dagenham compare with the rest of London?","It ranks 31st of 32 authorities in Greater London, scoring 98 points below the Greater London average of 1,021, and 110 points below the London region average of 1,033.",{"question":124,"answer":125},"Which pillar is strongest for Barking and Dagenham?","Scaling is its highest-scoring pillar at 954, ranking 326th of 360 authorities. Even so, this remains 46 points below the UK average.",{"question":127,"answer":128},"Which pillar is weakest for Barking and Dagenham?","Investment is the weakest, at 896, placing Barking and Dagenham 356th of 360 authorities and 104 points below the UK benchmark.",{"question":130,"answer":131},"How many companies are counted in Barking and Dagenham's score?","The index covers 21,190 active companies in Barking and Dagenham, with corporate groups counted once rather than as separate registered entities.",{"question":133,"answer":134},"What does the likely range mean for Barking and Dagenham's score?","The likely range of 916 to 930 shows how much the composite score could move if the mix of companies in scope shifted slightly. A score is only published when this range is narrow enough to be reliable.","Barking and Dagenham scores 923 on the UK Local Growth Index, ranking 357th of 361 authorities and 77 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"source":137,"cached":21,"generatedAt":138},"claude:claude-sonnet-4-6","2026-10-20 10:36:44",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]