// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Wakefield?
Wakefield, United Kingdom, scores 66.9% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #107 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
66.9%
Rank
#107 / 388
Criteria present
52 / 86
Evidence coverage
73.3%
Wakefield's smart city score by area
7 present · 3 partial · 3 absent · 2 not assessed
7 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
8 present · 2 partial · 2 absent · 1 not assessed
6 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 2 not assessed
9 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
6 present · 0 partial · 1 absent · 1 not assessed
9 present · 0 partial · 1 absent · 4 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
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
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 an online payment service for Council Tax bills using 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/Funding Wakefield can bid for
121 open calls — grants, tenders and innovation competitions Wakefield is eligible for, including UK-wide schemes any place can apply to. Every entry links to its source.
- This citygrantCloses 14 Sept 2026Wakefield Council Culture Grants Small - Round 4
Wakefield Council
£2kApply → - 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 - This citygrantCloses 16 Sept 2026Prosper Wakefield District Small Grants
Prosper Wakefield District
up to £5k12 month project - 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
Showing 12 of 121 — see them all in the explorer.
About this assessment
Wakefield 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.