// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Lancaster?
Lancaster, United Kingdom, scores 64.8% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #68 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
64.8%
Rank
#68 / 386
Criteria present
44 / 86
Evidence coverage
79.1%
Lancaster's smart city score by area
8 present · 5 partial · 1 absent · 1 not assessed
7 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 1 not assessed
5 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 5 not assessed
4 present · 6 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
9 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
5 present · 3 partial · 0 absent
6 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
Where Lancaster is strong
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience
- ▸Digital Government Services
Where the gaps are
- ▸Water & Sanitation
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The City of Lancaster, PA, operates an 'Open Data' portal providing public access to various information, including an 'Open Data Policy' and 'BuildingBlocks: Property-Based Data Maps'.
https://www.cityoflancasterpa.gov/open-data/Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal
Lancaster City Council provides a 'My Account' portal where residents can access services such as checking recycling bin deliveries, subscribing to garden waste, booking bulky item collections, ordering bins, and reporting issues. Lancashire County Council …
http://lancashire.gov.uk/Digital Government Services · Online payments for taxes & fees
Lancashire County Council allows residents to pay invoices and penalty charge notices (PCNs) online. Lancaster City Council's 'My Account' portal includes services like 'Subscribe to Garden Waste' which would involve online payment.
http://lancashire.gov.uk/Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure · Fibre / high-speed broadband coverage
Lancaster City Council and Cooperative Network Infrastructure have launched a new local optical fibre network providing gigabit broadband capability to connect Lancaster, Morecambe, and Heysham.
https://www.lancaster.gov.uk/news/2024/oct/new-local-fibre-network-launchedAbout this assessment
Lancaster 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.