// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Southend-on-Sea?
Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom, scores 58.4% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #117 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
58.4%
Rank
#117 / 386
Criteria present
34 / 86
Evidence coverage
77.9%
Southend-on-Sea's smart city score by area
7 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
4 present · 2 partial · 2 absent · 4 not assessed
4 present · 7 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
3 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
10 present · 3 partial · 0 absent
2 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
4 present · 10 partial · 0 absent
Where Southend-on-Sea is strong
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
Where the gaps are
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Water & Sanitation
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council publishes data on data.gov.uk, which is identified as the 'National Data Library' and serves as a government-run open data portal.
https://data.gov.uk/search?q=southend&publisher=southend-on-sea-borough-councilOpen Data & Transparency · Clear open licensing
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council publishes its 'Procurement Card expenditure transactions' data under the Open Government Licence.
https://www.southend.gov.uk/downloads/file/6737/transport-dataOpen Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council publishes 'Procurement Card expenditure transactions', which is a high-value dataset related to procurement and budget.
https://www.southend.gov.uk/downloads/file/6737/transport-dataDigital Government Services · Unified online services portal
Southend-on-Sea City Council offers a unified online portal called 'MySouthend' for accessing online forms and services, as indicated on their main website.
https://www.southend.gov.uk/mysouthendAbout this assessment
Southend-on-Sea 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.