// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Stoke-on-Trent?
Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom, scores 62.6% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #140 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
62.6%
Rank
#140 / 388
Criteria present
44 / 86
Evidence coverage
72.1%
Stoke-on-Trent's smart city score by area
9 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
4 present · 3 partial · 5 absent
7 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
6 present · 2 partial · 3 absent
10 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 1 not assessed
5 present · 2 partial · 1 absent
3 present · 6 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
Where Stoke-on-Trent is strong
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Health & Digital Health
Where the gaps are
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The UK government operates data.gov.uk, described as 'The home of UK public data', which serves as a national open data portal publishing various datasets.
https://data.gov.uk/Open Data & Transparency · Clear open licensing
The planning datasets published by Stoke-on-Trent Council are explicitly provided under the Open Government Licence.
https://www.stoke.gov.uk/info/20005/planning_and_building/794/planning_datasetsOpen Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
The national data.gov.uk portal lists categories such as 'Transport', 'Environment', and 'Government' (including finance), indicating the availability of high-value datasets. Additionally, specific road traffic statistics are published on gov.uk, and planni…
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/road-traffic-statistics-traOpen Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
The planning.data.gov.uk platform explicitly offers a 'Map API' for accessing planning and housing data in England, indicating programmatic access to some datasets.
https://www.planning.data.gov.uk/Funding Stoke-on-Trent can bid for
121 open calls — grants, tenders and innovation competitions Stoke-on-Trent 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
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About this assessment
Stoke-on-Trent 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.