// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Plymouth?
Plymouth, United Kingdom, scores 85.3% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #9 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
85.3%
Rank
#9 / 388
Criteria present
67 / 86
Evidence coverage
91.9%
Plymouth's smart city score by area
11 present · 2 partial · 2 absent
11 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
12 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
4 present · 4 partial · 1 absent · 2 not assessed
12 present · 1 partial · 0 absent
8 present · 0 partial · 0 absent
9 present · 5 partial · 0 absent
Where Plymouth is strong
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
Where the gaps are
- ▸Water & Sanitation
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Plymouth operates an official open data portal called 'DATA Plymouth', accessible via dataplymouth.co.uk, which is linked from the main plymouth.gov.uk website for viewing open data.
https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/open-dataOpen Data & Transparency · Clear open licensing
All data listed on the Plymouth City Council's open data page is explicitly licensed under the Open Government Licence and Ordnance Survey Open Government Licence requirements.
https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/open-dataOpen Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
Plymouth's data portal includes categories such as 'Environment and green space' and 'Getting around' (implying transport), and specific examples like 'Article 4 direction area', 'Conservation Areas', 'Tree Preservation Orders', and 'Transport Statistics in…
https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/open-dataDigital Government Services · Digital identity / single sign-on
Residents can use a 'My Plymouth Account' with a single login to access and manage various council services, including Council Tax and benefits information, functioning as a digital identity.
https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/myplymouthaccountFunding Plymouth can bid for
118 open calls — grants, tenders and innovation competitions Plymouth 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 118 — see them all in the explorer.
About this assessment
Plymouth was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-09-03 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.