// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Carlisle?
Carlisle, United Kingdom, scores 71.1% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #30 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
71.1%
Rank
#30 / 386
Criteria present
51 / 86
Evidence coverage
81.4%
Carlisle's smart city score by area
10 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
6 present · 4 partial · 1 absent · 1 not assessed
6 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
5 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
8 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 1 not assessed
8 present · 0 partial · 0 absent
8 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 3 not assessed
Where Carlisle is strong
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
Where the gaps are
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Cumberland Council, which serves Carlisle, maintains an 'Open data' page where it publishes council data in an open format for reuse, including specific datasets available for download.
https://www.cumberland.gov.uk/your-council/legal-and-financial-information/open-dataDigital Government Services · Unified online services portal
Cumberland Council, which serves Carlisle, provides a website where residents can access various municipal services such as checking bin collection days, searching planning applications, reporting street problems, and paying council tax and business rates.
https://www.cumberland.gov.uk/Digital Government Services · Online payments for taxes & fees
Cumberland Council offers online payment options for local taxes, including business rates and council tax, as well as housing benefit overpayments, sundry invoices, and notice fines.
https://www.cumberland.gov.uk/Digital Government Services · Citizen reporting / 311 channel
Cumberland Council provides online channels for citizens to report issues such as problems with streets or roads, missed bin collections, and dog fouling.
https://www.cumberland.gov.uk/About this assessment
Carlisle was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-10 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, and every finding links to where it was found. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.