// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Wells?
Wells, United Kingdom, scores 73.5% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #51 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
73.5%
Rank
#51 / 388
Criteria present
56 / 86
Evidence coverage
80.2%
Wells's smart city score by area
8 present · 1 partial · 5 absent · 1 not assessed
8 present · 1 partial · 3 absent
12 present · 1 partial · 0 absent
5 present · 5 partial · 1 absent
10 present · 2 partial · 1 absent
5 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 1 not assessed
8 present · 2 partial · 2 absent · 2 not assessed
Where Wells is strong
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Health & Digital Health
Where the gaps are
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Somerset Council, which includes Wells, maintains an 'Open data' section on its website to publish data electronically for public re-use and to increase transparency.
https://www.somerset.gov.uk/finance-performance-and-legal/open-data/Open Data & Transparency · Clear open licensing
All open data published by Somerset Council is explicitly released under the Open Government Licence, with usage indicating acceptance of its terms and conditions.
https://www.somerset.gov.uk/finance-performance-and-legal/open-data/Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
Somerset Council publishes several datasets, including 'Our spend over £500', 'Business Rates', and 'Land and buildings owned by the Council', which cover aspects of budget, procurement, and property information.
https://www.somerset.gov.uk/finance-performance-and-legal/open-data/Digital Government Services · Citizen reporting / 311 channel
Somerset Council provides an online portal for citizens to report various issues, such as problems on the road, missed waste collections, and fly-tipping, and allows users to check on the status of problems they have already reported using a reference number.
https://www.somerset.gov.uk/contact-us/Funding Wells can bid for
118 open calls — grants, tenders and innovation competitions Wells 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
Showing 12 of 118 — see them all in the explorer.
About this assessment
Wells 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.