// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Wells?
Wells, United Kingdom, scores 65.4% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #61 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
65.4%
Rank
#61 / 386
Criteria present
46 / 86
Evidence coverage
75.6%
Wells's smart city score by area
7 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 5 not assessed
4 present · 4 partial · 1 absent · 3 not assessed
12 present · 1 partial · 0 absent
5 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 3 not assessed
7 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
4 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 1 not assessed
7 present · 3 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
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
- ▸Water & Sanitation
- ▸Inclusion & Civic Participation
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
Somerset Council publishes expenditure data over £500, covering budget and procurement. Additionally, the Bus Open Data Service (BODS) provides freely available timetable, vehicle location, and fares data for local bus services across England, including Wells.
https://www.somerset.gov.uk/finance-performance-and-legal/find-council-spend-over-500/Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal
Somerset Council, which serves Wells, operates a unified online portal (somerset.gov.uk) where residents can discover and access various council services, including paying Council Tax, managing bins, finding planning applications, and reporting issues.
https://www.somerset.gov.uk/Digital Government Services · Online payments for taxes & fees
Residents can make online payments for local taxes such as Council Tax and Business rates, as well as other fees like Housing and Benefits and Licensing, through the Somerset Council website.
https://www.somerset.gov.uk/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/About this assessment
Wells 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.