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It stands out most on ESG, at 1,081; its biggest opportunity is Innovation, at 947.",[93,94,95],"Hastings's scores are built from the area's 4,248 active companies, each measured on the same 16 characteristics.","The Local Growth Index scores every UK local authority on four pillars (Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG) using company-level data from the Beauhurst platform. Each measure is averaged across the area's companies, so a score reflects how active the typical local company is rather than how large the local economy is.","Every score is set against a fixed UK benchmark of 1,000, the score of the UK as a whole, so Hastings's 964 puts it 36 points below the UK. Its likely range, 946–982, 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":97,"scaling":98,"investment":99,"esg":100},"Innovation is Hastings's clearest opportunity, scoring 947 (53 points below the UK). It currently outperforms 24.7% of authorities. The Innovation pillar measures how rooted local companies are in research and new technology: granted patents filed in the last 20 years, university spinouts, R&D grant funding won in the last five years, and the share of companies in innovative sectors or the eight IS-8 growth sectors.","Hastings sits in the lower half nationally on Scaling, ahead of 31.1% of authorities. The Scaling pillar looks past the startup phase: how many local companies are scaleups, how fast established companies are adding staff, and how many have attended an accelerator.","Hastings sits in the lower half nationally on Investment, ahead of 26.4% of authorities. The Investment pillar captures equity finance: how many local companies raised equity in the last five years, how much they raised, and how many raised for the first time.","ESG is Hastings's strongest pillar relative to other authorities, scoring 1,081 (81 points above the UK) and outperforming 83.7% of authorities nationally. The ESG pillar tracks clean energy and other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and the share of companies set up on a not-for-profit basis.","Hastings scores 39 points below the South East score, and 23 points below the East Sussex score.",[103,106,109,112,115,118],{"question":104,"answer":105},"What is Hastings's Local Growth Score?","Hastings has a Local Growth Score of 964, ranking 239th of 361 authorities nationally. The UK as a whole scores 1,000. Its pillar scores are Innovation 947, Scaling 981, Investment 925, ESG 1,081.",{"question":107,"answer":108},"How is the Local Growth Score calculated?","Each company is measured on 16 characteristics, which are averaged across the area and compared with a fixed UK baseline. The results are combined into four pillar scores, and a composite weighted 30% each to Innovation, Scaling and Investment and 10% to ESG, on a scale where the UK scores 1,000.",{"question":110,"answer":111},"What is Hastings's strongest economic pillar?","Relative to other authorities, ESG is Hastings's strongest pillar at 1,081, placing Hastings in the top 20% of UK local authorities on that pillar.",{"question":113,"answer":114},"Where does Hastings have the most room to improve?","Innovation is Hastings's weakest pillar relative to other authorities, at 947, 53 points below the UK benchmark. It is the clearest opportunity for local economic development.",{"question":116,"answer":117},"How does Hastings compare to the rest of East Sussex?","Hastings ranks 4th of the 6 authorities in East Sussex, scoring 23 points below the county score. The next-highest-scoring authority in the county is Lewes, on 1,017.",{"question":119,"answer":120},"How many active companies are based in Hastings?","Hastings has 4,248 active, non-dormant companies with their head office there. Every measure in the Local Growth Index is averaged across these companies.","Hastings scores 964 on the UK Local Growth Index, where the UK is 1,000, ranking 239th of 361 local authorities. Powered by Beauhurst data.",{"source":123,"cached":21,"generatedAt":124},"template","2026-10-20 10:56:55",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]