// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Wrexham?
Wrexham, United Kingdom, scores 71.9% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #26 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
71.9%
Rank
#26 / 386
Criteria present
52 / 86
Evidence coverage
82.6%
Wrexham's smart city score by area
9 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 3 not assessed
8 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 1 not assessed
6 present · 6 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
6 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
10 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 1 not assessed
6 present · 2 partial · 0 absent
7 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 4 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/About this assessment
Wrexham 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.