// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is St Asaph?
St Asaph, United Kingdom, scores 66.9% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #106 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
66.9%
Rank
#106 / 388
Criteria present
48 / 86
Evidence coverage
77.9%
St Asaph's smart city score by area
5 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
7 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 3 not assessed
7 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 3 not assessed
6 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
11 present · 1 partial · 1 absent
6 present · 2 partial · 0 absent
6 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
Where St Asaph is strong
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
Where the gaps are
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Digital Government Services
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
St Asaph, being located in Wales and the UK, has access to DataMapWales, which serves as a source for public sector data in Wales, and data.gov.uk, which is the home of UK public data.
https://datamap.gov.wales/Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
The national UK data portal, data.gov.uk, provides collections of high-quality data including categories such as Environment (nature, climate, floods, mapping) and Transport (roads, driving, public transport, shipping).
https://data.gov.uk/Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network
Public transport, specifically bus services, are available in Wales, and users can plan journeys and view timetables for specific locations through services like Traveline Cymru and Arriva Bus Wales.
https://www.traveline.cymru/Active & Shared Mobility · Cycling network / lanes
Denbighshire, which includes St Asaph, is required to produce Active Travel Network Maps for walking and cycling networks, and a cycling map is listed under visitor maps for the area.
https://datamap.gov.wales/maps/active-travel-network-maps/Funding St Asaph can bid for
120 open calls — grants, tenders and innovation competitions St Asaph 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
- This cityprogrammeCloses 17 Sept 2026Free Business Training Workshops for Denbighshire Businesses
Cadwyn Clwyd
£03 month projectEnds 17 Sept 2026 - 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 →
Showing 12 of 120 — see them all in the explorer.
About this assessment
St Asaph 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.