// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Swansea?
Swansea, United Kingdom, scores 67.4% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #51 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
67.4%
Rank
#51 / 386
Criteria present
43 / 86
Evidence coverage
86%
Swansea's smart city score by area
4 present · 6 partial · 3 absent · 2 not assessed
7 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
7 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
5 present · 6 partial · 0 absent
9 present · 4 partial · 0 absent
6 present · 2 partial · 0 absent
5 present · 5 partial · 1 absent · 3 not assessed
Where Swansea is strong
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
Where the gaps are
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The City and County of Swansea publishes data on data.gov.uk, which is described as the 'National Data Library', and also contributes to DataMapWales, a shared data platform for public sector data in Wales.
https://data.gov.uk/search?filters%5Bpublisher%5D=City%20and%20County%20of%20SwanseaDigital Government Services · Citizen reporting / 311 channel
Swansea provides an online 'Report It' service where citizens can report various issues such as abandoned vehicles, anti-social behaviour on council estates, fraud, missed collections, litter in the street, and fly-tipping.
https://www.swansea.gov.uk/reportitPublic Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network
Swansea has a public bus network, with First Bus operating nearly 100 routes across South and West Wales, and Adventure Travel also listing bus services for Swansea. Additionally, a rail network exists in Wales, managed by Transport for Wales.
https://www.swansea.gov.uk/busesPublic Transport & Real-Time Information · Open schedule data (GTFS)
Traveline Cymru's Data team provides freely available TransXchange files, which include timetable and mapping data for individual services in Wales, to stakeholders for use in third-party systems. They also refer to the Traveline Data website for access to …
https://www.traveline.cymru/data-information-for-stakeholders/About this assessment
Swansea 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.