// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Southampton?
Southampton, United Kingdom, scores 58.8% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #111 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
58.8%
Rank
#111 / 386
Criteria present
29 / 86
Evidence coverage
82.6%
Southampton's smart city score by area
5 present · 7 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
4 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
4 present · 9 partial · 0 absent
1 present · 8 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
7 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
5 present · 3 partial · 0 absent
3 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 6 not assessed
Where Southampton is strong
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
Where the gaps are
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Southampton City Council publishes council data on its own website, including expenditure and procurement information, and is also listed as a publisher on the national data.gov.uk portal.
https://www.southampton.gov.uk/council-democracy/council-data/Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
The URL `https://directory.southampton.gov.uk/api/services` provides a JSON response listing various services, such as '0-25 Service - Special Educational Needs Team', indicating programmatic API access to information from Southampton's government.
https://directory.southampton.gov.uk/api/servicesDigital Government Services · Unified online services portal
Southampton City Council's website serves as a central portal, offering access to various municipal services such as paying the council, finding parking, booking tip visits, managing council tax accounts, and applying for parking permits and planning applic…
https://www.southampton.gov.uk/Digital Government Services · Online payments for taxes & fees
The Southampton City Council website enables residents to make online payments for council services, manage their Council Tax account, and top up Itchen Bridge payments.
https://www.southampton.gov.uk/About this assessment
Southampton 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.