CITYMIRROR

BY DATACORRIDOR

City assessment

How smart is Swansea?

Swansea, United Kingdom, scores 79.9% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #96 of 386 by smart reach and #53 on the evidence alone, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Each criterion counts in full where the evidence shows it present, half where partial and nothing where absent, weighted by its category. 1 of 86 are not yet assessed and count as nothing until a finding is made either way. Last assessed 24 Oct 2026.

Smart reach rank

#96 / 386

Smart score

79.9%

Evidenced rank

#53 / 387

Criteria present

55 / 86

Evidence coverage

96.5%

Swansea's smart city score by area

Data, Digital & Smart Foundation67%

6 present · 8 partial · 1 absent

Mobility & Transport88%

9 present · 3 partial · 0 absent

Environment, Energy & Climate77%

7 present · 6 partial · 0 absent

Infrastructure, Water & Waste75%

6 present · 5 partial · 0 absent

Health, Education, Safety & Inclusion92%

11 present · 2 partial · 0 absent

Economy, Innovation & Employment93%

7 present · 1 partial · 0 absent

Governance, Resilience & Operating Model76%

9 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 1 not yet assessed

Where Swansea is strong

  • ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
  • ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
  • ▸Health & Digital Health
  • ▸Education & Digital Skills
  • ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation

Where the evidence shows gaps

  • ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure · 4 partial
  • ▸Climate Action & Emissions · 3 partial
  • ▸Water & Sanitation · 4 partial
  • ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model · 3 partial
  • ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat · 1 absent

Not yet assessed

1 of 86 criteria have no finding yet, either way. They count as nothing in the score until one is made, and they are not gaps.

  • Critical Infrastructure Resilience1 of 3

Evidence highlights

Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published

Swansea City Council publishes several environmental datasets, including wildlife sites, air quality management zones, contaminated land, tree preservation orders, and water sampling locations, on data.gov.uk.

https://datamap.gov.wales/maps/active-travel-network-maps/

Digital 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/reportit

Public 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/

Active & Shared Mobility · Cycling network / lanes

All local authorities in Wales, including Swansea, are required to produce Active Travel Network Maps (ATNMs) which detail walking and cycling networks in their local area.

https://datamap.gov.wales/maps/active-travel-network-maps/

Funding Swansea can bid for

63 open calls: grants, tenders and innovation competitions Swansea is eligible for, including UK-wide schemes any place can apply to. Every entry links to its source.

Showing 12 of 63; see them all in the explorer.

About this assessment

Swansea was assessed against the 86 criteria of the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework on 24 Oct 2026 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, or left not yet assessed, and every finding links to where it was found. Cities are re-assessed in runs, not continuously: the latest finished on 24 Oct 2026.

Explore Swansea on the live mapCompare Swansea with peersSmart cities in United KingdomAll rankings