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Its companies score 442 points above the UK benchmark across Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG. Innovation is its strongest pillar, ranked 1st nationally, while Scaling is its relatively weakest, though it still ranks 10th of 360 authorities.",[88,89,90],"Cambridge's composite score of 1,442 is built from four pillars: Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG, weighted 30%, 30%, 30% and 10% respectively.","Each pillar score is an average across Cambridge's 9,625 active companies, with corporate groups counted once. That averaging means the score reflects how active local companies are on each measure, not the total size of the local economy, which allows fair comparison between authorities of very different scales.","The UK as a whole scores 1,000 on the benchmark, so Cambridge's composite of 1,442 places it 442 points clear of the national average. The likely range of 1,396 to 1,488 shows how much the score could move with a slightly different mix of companies; because that range is narrow enough to rely on, the composite score is published.",{"innovation":92,"scaling":93,"investment":94,"esg":95},"Innovation covers patents, academic spinouts, R&D grant value, innovative sectors and IS-8 sectors. Cambridge ranks 1st of 361 authorities on this pillar, with a score of 1,713, putting it 713 points above the UK benchmark and ahead of every other local authority in the country. Its companies outperform 99.7% of all authorities on this measure.","Scaling measures whether companies are scaleups, their headcount growth over recent years, and whether they have attended an accelerator. Cambridge ranks 10th of 360 authorities here, with a score of 1,095, placing it 95 points above the UK benchmark. This is its relatively weakest pillar, though it remains firmly in the top 5% nationally.","Investment covers equity raisers, the amount of equity raised, and first-time raisers, all over the last five years. Cambridge ranks 2nd of 360 authorities on this pillar, with a score of 1,585, some 585 points above the UK benchmark. Its companies are among the most equity-active in the country.","ESG captures clean energy activity, other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and a not-for-profit proxy. Cambridge ranks 4th of 361 authorities, with a score of 1,245, which is 245 points above the UK benchmark. Its companies outperform 98.9% of all local authorities on this pillar.","The chart below places Cambridge's composite score of 1,442 alongside its Cambridgeshire neighbours, where the county scores 1,149 and the closest rival, South Cambridgeshire, reaches 1,398.",[98,101,104,107,110,113],{"question":99,"answer":100},"What is Cambridge's score in the UK Local Growth Index?","Cambridge has a composite score of 1,442, the highest of any local authority in the UK. That puts it 442 points above the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"question":102,"answer":103},"How does Cambridge rank nationally?","Cambridge ranks 1st of 361 local authorities in the UK Local Growth Index. It also ranks 1st within Cambridgeshire and 1st within the East of England region.",{"question":105,"answer":106},"What drives Cambridge's high Local Growth Index score?","Innovation is Cambridge's strongest pillar, where it ranks 1st nationally with a score of 1,713, followed closely by Investment at 1,585 and ranked 2nd nationally. ESG and Scaling are also above the UK benchmark, ranked 4th and 10th respectively.",{"question":108,"answer":109},"How does Cambridge compare to the rest of Cambridgeshire?","Cambridge scores 293 points above the Cambridgeshire county average of 1,149 and ranks 1st of the 6 authorities in the county. The next closest authority in the county is South Cambridgeshire, with a score of 1,398.",{"question":111,"answer":112},"How many companies are counted in Cambridge's score?","The index covers 9,625 active companies in Cambridge, with corporate groups counted once rather than as separate registered entities.",{"question":114,"answer":115},"What does the likely range mean for Cambridge's score?","The likely range of 1,396 to 1,488 shows how much Cambridge's composite score could move with a slightly different mix of companies. Because this range is narrow enough to rely on, the score is published.","Cambridge ranks 1st of 361 UK local authorities in the Local Growth Index with a composite score of 1,442, highest in the UK and 442 points above the benchmark.",{"source":118,"cached":21,"generatedAt":119},"claude:claude-sonnet-4-6","2026-10-20 10:29:50",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]