// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Leeds?
Leeds, United Kingdom, scores 89.8% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #1 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
89.8%
Rank
#1 / 388
Criteria present
73 / 86
Evidence coverage
94.2%
Leeds's smart city score by area
14 present · 1 partial · 0 absent
10 present · 0 partial · 2 absent
13 present · 0 partial · 0 absent
11 present · 0 partial · 0 absent
9 present · 3 partial · 1 absent
7 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
9 present · 4 partial · 1 absent
Where Leeds is strong
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
Where the gaps are
- ▸Inclusion & Civic Participation
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Leeds City Council operates Data Mill North, an official open data portal where it publishes machine-readable datasets, including property lets and council spending records.
https://datamillnorth.org/Open Data & Transparency · Clear open licensing
Datasets published by Leeds City Council, such as the Leeds Inspired API and content on data.gov.uk, are explicitly licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.
https://data.gov.uk/search?q=transport&publisher=leeds-city-councilOpen Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
Leeds publishes high-value datasets including council spending, bus open data (transport), live roadworks (transport), and environmental service requests.
https://datamillnorth.org/dataset/council-spendingOpen Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
Leeds provides programmatic API access to some datasets, specifically mentioning the 'Leeds Inspired API' with an associated URL `api.leedsinspired.co.uk`.
https://datamillnorth.org/dataset/leeds-inspired-apiFunding Leeds can bid for
119 open calls — grants, tenders and innovation competitions Leeds is eligible for, including UK-wide schemes any place can apply to. Every entry links to its source.
- NationalgrantCloses 15 Sept 2026Help The Homeless Grant Scheme
Help the Homeless
up to £5kApply → - NationalcompetitionCloses 16 Sept 2026Accelerating adoption of quantum enabled sensing and PNT
Innovate UK
up to £14.3m24 month projectEnds 30 Nov 2028 - NationalgrantCloses 16 Sept 2026Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure 2: Energy Efficiency
Innovate UK, Department for Transport (DfT)
- NationalgrantCloses 16 Sept 2026Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure 2: Electric Power
Innovate UK, Department for Transport
- Nationalinnovation-callCloses 16 Sept 2026Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure Two (ZEVI 2): Alternative Fuels
Innovate UK, Department for Transport
- Nationalinnovation-callCloses 16 Sept 2026Quantum computing applications for large scale impact: CR&D
Innovate UK
up to £13m - NationalgrantCloses 16 Sept 2026Healthy Heart Grants 2026
Heart Research UK
- NationalgrantCloses 17 Sept 2026Researcher Challenges Grants 2026
British Council
- NationalgrantCloses 18 Sept 2026Coastal Communities Fund Grant Scheme 2026
Moray Council
£10k–£50kApply → - NationalgrantCloses 18 Sept 2026Lowland Peat Water Implementation Grant
Environment Agency
- NationalgrantCloses 18 Sept 2026Second Year Of Moray Coastal Community Fund Opens For Bids
Moray Council
£10k–£50kApply → - NationalgrantCloses 18 Sept 2026Moray Council’s Coastal Community Fund
Moray Council
£10k–£50k
Showing 12 of 119 — see them all in the explorer.
About this assessment
Leeds was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-09-04 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.