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City assessment

How smart is Winchester?

Winchester, United Kingdom, scores 73.9% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #187 of 386 by smart reach and #115 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. 9 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

#187 / 386

Smart score

73.9%

Evidenced rank

#115 / 387

Criteria present

53 / 86

Evidence coverage

84.9%

Winchester's smart city score by area

Data, Digital & Smart Foundation68%

8 present · 4 partial · 2 absent · 1 not yet assessed

Mobility & Transport72%

6 present · 5 partial · 1 absent

Environment, Energy & Climate96%

12 present · 1 partial · 0 absent

Infrastructure, Water & Waste53%

4 present · 4 partial · 1 absent · 2 not yet assessed

Health, Education, Safety & Inclusion86%

10 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed

Economy, Innovation & Employment85%

6 present · 2 partial · 0 absent

Governance, Resilience & Operating Model58%

7 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 5 not yet assessed

Where Winchester is strong

  • ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
  • ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
  • ▸Climate Action & Emissions
  • ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
  • ▸Health & Digital Health

Where the evidence shows gaps

  • ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · 1 absent, 1 partial
  • ▸Active & Shared Mobility · 1 absent, 2 partial
  • ▸Digital Government Services · 1 absent, 1 partial
  • ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy · 1 absent, 1 partial
  • ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles · 3 partial

Not yet assessed

9 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.

  • Governance & Smart-City Operating Model3 of 4
  • Climate Adaptation & Heat1 of 3
  • Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure1 of 4
  • Critical Infrastructure Resilience1 of 3
  • Housing & Urban Planning1 of 3
  • Inclusion & Civic Participation1 of 3
  • Water & Sanitation1 of 4

Evidence highlights

Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal

Winchester City Council maintains an 'Open Data' section on its website.

https://www.winchester.gov.uk/about/open-data

Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published

The City of Winchester publishes budget data, including budget highlights and a Budget in Brief, on the OpenGov platform. Additionally, transport datasets for bus services operating in Winchester are available in machine-readable formats (TXC, GTFS) from op…

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/find-and-use-bus-open-data

Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access

The Winchester VA open data portal provides programmatic API access, specifically mentioning 'HTML ArcGIS GeoServices REST API' for datasets like 'City of Winchester Property Search' and 'City of Winchester Tax Parcel Mapping'.

https://opendata.winchesterva.gov/

Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Open schedule data (GTFS)

The Bus Open Data Service (BODS) provides freely available timetable data for every local bus service in England, which includes Winchester, allowing users to browse and download open data published by operators.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/find-and-use-bus-open-data

Funding Winchester can bid for

63 open calls: grants, tenders and innovation competitions Winchester 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

Winchester 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.

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