// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Winchester?
Winchester, United Kingdom, scores 71.6% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #65 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
71.6%
Rank
#65 / 388
Criteria present
51 / 86
Evidence coverage
82.6%
Winchester's smart city score by area
8 present · 4 partial · 1 absent · 2 not assessed
6 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
10 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
4 present · 4 partial · 2 absent · 1 not assessed
10 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
6 present · 2 partial · 0 absent
7 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 4 not assessed
Where Winchester is strong
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
Where the gaps are
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Water & Sanitation
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
- ▸Digital Government Services
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-dataOpen 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-dataOpen 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/Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal
Winchester City Council offers an online portal called "Your Winchester" where residents can report issues and apply online for many council services, with the ability to register an account to track progress.
https://www.winchester.gov.uk/Funding Winchester can bid for
119 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.
- 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
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About this assessment
Winchester 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.