// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Wrexham?
Wrexham, United Kingdom, scores 76.5% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #38 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
76.5%
Rank
#38 / 388
Criteria present
56 / 86
Evidence coverage
87.2%
Wrexham's smart city score by area
10 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 2 not assessed
9 present · 2 partial · 1 absent
6 present · 6 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
7 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
10 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 1 not assessed
7 present · 1 partial · 0 absent
7 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
Where Wrexham is strong
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Health & Digital Health
Where the gaps are
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid
- ▸Inclusion & Civic Participation
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Wrexham County Borough Council provides a 'Data and research' section on its website, guiding users to data resources. Additionally, DataMapWales and StatsWales serve as official Welsh government platforms for public sector data, including a data catalogue …
https://www.wrexham.gov.uk/service/data-and-researchOpen Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
StatsWales, a Welsh government portal, provides statistics and data about Wales across various topics including 'Environment, energy and agriculture', 'Finance and tax', and 'Transport', which are considered high-value datasets relevant to Wrexham.
https://statswales.gov.wales/Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
StatsWales, an official Welsh government data portal, explicitly offers 'API access' for its statistics and data about Wales.
https://statswales.gov.wales/Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal
Wrexham County Borough Council operates a 'MyAccount' portal where residents can self-serve and keep track of requests, indicating a unified online services portal.
https://myaccount.wrexham.gov.uk/Funding Wrexham can bid for
121 open calls — grants, tenders and innovation competitions Wrexham 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
Wrexham 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.