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Its strongest result is on Scaling, where it sits in the top quarter of all authorities. Investment is the area where it trails the UK most noticeably.",[94,95,96],"Solihull's composite score is built from four pillars: Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG, weighted at 30%, 30%, 30% and 10% respectively, and covers 13,738 active companies with corporate groups counted once.","Because each score is averaged across a place's companies rather than summed, the index reflects how active local businesses are on each measure, not how large the local economy is. That makes it a fair comparison between authorities of very different sizes.","A score of 1,000 represents the UK as a whole, so Solihull's 979 places it slightly below the national level. The likely range shown alongside each score indicates how much it could move with a slightly different mix of companies; a score is only published when that range is narrow enough to rely on.",{"innovation":98,"scaling":99,"investment":100,"esg":101},"Innovation tracks patents, academic spinouts, R&D grant value, innovative sector tags and IS-8 sector classifications. Solihull ranks 131st of 361 authorities on this pillar, scoring 987, which is 13 points below the UK benchmark, suggesting its companies are broadly in line with the national picture on innovation activity.","Scaling measures whether companies are high-growth scaleups, their headcount growth rate over recent years, and accelerator participation. At 1,016, Solihull ranks 89th of 360 authorities on Scaling, 16 points above the UK benchmark, outperforming 75.3% of all authorities. This is its strongest pillar and places it in the top quarter nationally.","Investment covers whether companies have raised equity in the last five years, how much they raised, and whether they did so for the first time. Solihull's Investment score of 930 ranks 239th of 360 authorities, sitting 70 points below the UK benchmark. This is the clearest gap in the authority's profile relative to the national level.","The ESG pillar captures clean energy activity, other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and not-for-profit status. Solihull scores 993 on ESG, 7 points below the UK benchmark, ranking 237th of 361 authorities. The score is close to the national level, though it outperforms only 34.3% of authorities on this pillar.","The chart below compares Solihull's composite score and pillar scores with those of neighbouring local authorities in the West Midlands.",[104,107,110,113,116,119],{"question":105,"answer":106},"What is Solihull's UK Local Growth Index score?","Solihull scores 979 on the UK Local Growth Index, placing it 162nd of 361 local authorities. That puts it 21 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"question":108,"answer":109},"How does Solihull compare with other West Midlands authorities?","Solihull ranks 1st of 7 authorities in its county, scoring 25 points above the county score of 954. Within the wider West Midlands region it ranks 11th of 30, sitting 14 points above the regional score of 965.",{"question":111,"answer":112},"Which pillar is Solihull strongest on?","Scaling is Solihull's strongest pillar, with a score of 1,016, which is 16 points above the UK benchmark. It ranks 89th of 360 authorities on this measure, placing it in the top quarter nationally.",{"question":114,"answer":115},"Where does Solihull score lowest?","Investment is Solihull's lowest-scoring pillar at 930, which is 70 points below the UK benchmark. It ranks 239th of 360 authorities on this measure.",{"question":117,"answer":118},"What does the UK Local Growth Index actually measure for Solihull?","The index measures the characteristics of Solihull's business economy, covering 13,738 active companies with corporate groups counted once. It does not measure economic output or GDP.",{"question":120,"answer":121},"How reliable is Solihull's Local Growth Index score?","The composite score of 979 comes with a likely range of 968 to 990, indicating that it is narrow enough to rely on. Individual pillar scores are also published, as each has a sufficiently tight likely range.","Solihull scores 979 on the UK Local Growth Index, ranking 162nd of 361 authorities. Strong on Scaling, with Investment its lowest pillar.",{"source":124,"cached":20,"generatedAt":125},"claude:claude-sonnet-4-6","2026-10-20 10:51:04",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]