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City assessment

How smart is Canterbury?

Canterbury, United Kingdom, scores 69.8% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #210 of 386 by smart reach and #159 on the evidence alone, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Each criterion counts in full where the evidence shows it present, half where partial and nothing where absent, weighted by its category. 6 of 86 are not yet assessed and count as nothing until a finding is made either way. Last assessed 24 Oct 2026.

Smart reach rank

#210 / 386

Smart score

69.8%

Evidenced rank

#159 / 387

Criteria present

46 / 86

Evidence coverage

86%

Canterbury's smart city score by area

Data, Digital & Smart Foundation79%

9 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed

Mobility & Transport76%

7 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed

Environment, Energy & Climate65%

7 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 1 not yet assessed

Infrastructure, Water & Waste58%

4 present · 5 partial · 2 absent

Health, Education, Safety & Inclusion73%

8 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 1 not yet assessed

Economy, Innovation & Employment78%

6 present · 1 partial · 1 absent

Governance, Resilience & Operating Model61%

5 present · 7 partial · 0 absent · 2 not yet assessed

Where Canterbury is strong

  • ▸Digital Government Services
  • ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
  • ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
  • ▸Housing & Urban Planning
  • ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation

Where the evidence shows gaps

  • ▸Climate Action & Emissions · 2 absent
  • ▸Water & Sanitation · 1 absent, 3 partial
  • ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy · 1 absent, 2 partial
  • ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience · 3 partial
  • ▸Innovation & Economic Development · 1 absent, 1 partial

Not yet assessed

6 of 86 criteria have no finding yet, either way. They count as nothing in the score until one is made, and they are not gaps.

  • Governance & Smart-City Operating Model2 of 4
  • Energy & Smart Grid1 of 4
  • Inclusion & Civic Participation1 of 3
  • Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles1 of 4
  • Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin1 of 3

Evidence highlights

Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal

Canterbury City Council operates an official open data portal, identified as a 'BETA Site' and managed by an 'Open Data application' at opendata.canterbury.gov.uk.

https://opendata.canterbury.gov.uk/api/search/v1/

Open Data & Transparency · Clear open licensing

Canterbury City Council publishes datasets on data.gov.uk under the Open Government Licence.

https://data-canterbury.opendata.arcgis.com/pages/license-and-attribution

Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access

The Canterbury City Council open data site provides programmatic API access, with endpoints like `/api/search/v1/` returning JSON data and an OpenAPI definition available.

https://opendata.canterbury.gov.uk/api/search/v1/

Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure · Public Wi-Fi network

Free Wi-Fi is being implemented in Canterbury to welcome visitors and boost businesses, as reported by the Canterbury Newsroom.

https://news.canterbury.gov.uk/news/article/213/free-wi-fi-set-to-welcome-back-visitors-and-boost-businesses

Funding Canterbury can bid for

63 open calls: grants, tenders and innovation competitions Canterbury is eligible for, including UK-wide schemes any place can apply to. Every entry links to its source.

Showing 12 of 63; see them all in the explorer.

About this assessment

Canterbury was assessed against the 86 criteria of the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework on 24 Oct 2026 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, or left not yet assessed, and every finding links to where it was found. Cities are re-assessed in runs, not continuously: the latest finished on 24 Oct 2026.

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