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It stands out most on Innovation, at 1,002; its biggest opportunity is ESG, at 998.",[105,106,107],"Surrey Heath's scores are built from the area's 6,563 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 Surrey Heath's 989 puts it 11 points below the UK. Its likely range, 972–1,006, 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":109,"scaling":110,"investment":111,"esg":112},"Innovation is Surrey Heath's strongest pillar relative to other authorities, scoring 1,002 (2 points above the UK) and outperforming 70.6% of authorities nationally. 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.","Surrey Heath sits in the upper half nationally on Scaling, ahead of 58.9% 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.","Surrey Heath sits in the upper half nationally on Investment, ahead of 64.2% 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 Surrey Heath's clearest opportunity, scoring 998 (2 points below the UK). It currently outperforms 38.5% of authorities. 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.","Surrey Heath scores 14 points below the South East score, and 13 points below the Surrey score.",[115,118,121,124,127,130],{"question":116,"answer":117},"What is Surrey Heath's Local Growth Score?","Surrey Heath has a Local Growth Score of 989, ranking 132nd of 361 authorities nationally. The UK as a whole scores 1,000. Its pillar scores are Innovation 1,002, Scaling 1,003, Investment 959, ESG 998.",{"question":119,"answer":120},"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":122,"answer":123},"What is Surrey Heath's strongest economic pillar?","Relative to other authorities, Innovation is Surrey Heath's strongest pillar at 1,002, placing Surrey Heath in the top 33% of UK local authorities on that pillar.",{"question":125,"answer":126},"Where does Surrey Heath have the most room to improve?","ESG is Surrey Heath's weakest pillar relative to other authorities, at 998, 2 points below the UK benchmark. It is the clearest opportunity for local economic development.",{"question":128,"answer":129},"How does Surrey Heath compare to the rest of Surrey?","Surrey Heath ranks 7th of the 11 authorities in Surrey, scoring 13 points below the county score. The next-highest-scoring authority in the county is Guildford, on 1,087.",{"question":131,"answer":132},"How many active companies are based in Surrey Heath?","Surrey Heath has 6,563 active, non-dormant companies with their head office there. Every measure in the Local Growth Index is averaged across these companies.","Surrey Heath scores 989 on the UK Local Growth Index, where the UK is 1,000, ranking 132nd of 361 local authorities. Powered by Beauhurst data.",{"source":135,"cached":21,"generatedAt":136},"template","2026-10-20 10:48:35",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]