// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Wakefield?
Wakefield, United Kingdom, scores 61.7% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #90 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
61.7%
Rank
#90 / 386
Criteria present
46 / 86
Evidence coverage
69.8%
Wakefield's smart city score by area
7 present · 2 partial · 3 absent · 3 not assessed
7 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
6 present · 4 partial · 2 absent · 1 not assessed
5 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 3 not assessed
7 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
6 present · 0 partial · 1 absent · 1 not assessed
8 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
Where Wakefield is strong
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience
Where the gaps are
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
- ▸Water & Sanitation
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council publishes datasets on Data Mill North, which functions as an open data portal. For example, 'Environmental Service Requests' from Wakefield Council are available on this platform.
https://datamillnorth.org/publisher/wakefield-metropolitan-district-councilDigital Government Services · Unified online services portal
Wakefield Council provides a 'MyAccount' portal where residents can access and manage various municipal services, including reporting issues like abandoned vehicles, fly-tipping, missed bins, and requesting services such as bulky waste collection or pest tr…
https://myaccount.wakefield.gov.uk/Digital Government Services · Online payments for taxes & fees
Wakefield Council offers a secure online payment service for Council Tax and other council bills, allowing payments via debit or credit cards.
https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/council-tax/how-to-pay-your-council-taxDigital Government Services · Citizen reporting / 311 channel
Wakefield Council provides an online portal ('MyAccount') and dedicated pages for citizens to report a wide range of issues, including dangerous dogs, lost dogs, stray dogs, dog fouling, abandoned vehicles, fly-tipping, graffiti, missed bins, and flood or d…
https://myaccount.wakefield.gov.uk/About this assessment
Wakefield 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.