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City assessment

How smart is Salford?

Salford, United Kingdom, scores 83.4% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #65 of 386 by smart reach and #29 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. 3 of 86 are not yet assessed and count as nothing until a finding is made either way. Last assessed 23 Oct 2026.

Smart reach rank

#65 / 386

Smart score

83.4%

Evidenced rank

#29 / 387

Criteria present

67 / 86

Evidence coverage

87.2%

Salford's smart city score by area

Data, Digital & Smart Foundation85%

12 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 1 not yet assessed

Mobility & Transport72%

8 present · 1 partial · 3 absent

Environment, Energy & Climate93%

12 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed

Infrastructure, Water & Waste83%

9 present · 0 partial · 2 absent

Health, Education, Safety & Inclusion85%

10 present · 2 partial · 1 absent

Economy, Innovation & Employment95%

7 present · 1 partial · 0 absent

Governance, Resilience & Operating Model76%

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

Where Salford is strong

  • ▸Open Data & Transparency
  • ▸Digital Government Services
  • ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
  • ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
  • ▸Climate Action & Emissions

Where the evidence shows gaps

  • ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles · 2 absent, 1 partial
  • ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy · 2 absent
  • ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · 1 absent
  • ▸Inclusion & Civic Participation · 1 absent
  • ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat · 1 absent

Not yet assessed

3 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.

  • Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure1 of 4
  • Energy & Smart Grid1 of 4
  • Governance & Smart-City Operating Model1 of 4

Evidence highlights

Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal

Salford City Council maintains an active open data portal, as indicated by "Salford Open Data" on dataportals.org, and publishes datasets on data.gov.uk and through a specialized mapping portal.

https://data.gov.uk/search?q=salford&filters%5Bpublisher%5D=Salford+City+Council

Open Data & Transparency · Clear open licensing

Data published by Salford City Council on data.gov.uk is explicitly available under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

https://data.gov.uk/search?q=salford&filters%5Bpublisher%5D=Salford+City+Council

Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published

Salford City Council publishes high-value datasets including environment data ("Environment view", "air quality monitoring sites"), transport data ("highway status data"), and information related to budget/procurement/governance ("Senior Salaries", "Organis…

https://open-data.org.uk/publisher?name=Salford City Council

Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access

Several datasets published by Salford City Council, such as "Planning & Building Control Applications" and "LLPG Public view", are available via "service endpoints", indicating programmatic API access.

https://open-data.org.uk/publisher?name=Salford City Council

Funding Salford can bid for

63 open calls: grants, tenders and innovation competitions Salford 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

Salford was assessed against the 86 criteria of the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework on 23 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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