// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Lichfield?
Lichfield, United Kingdom, scores 15.3% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #213 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
15.3%
Rank
#213 / 213
Criteria present
8 / 82
Evidence coverage
20.7%
Lichfield's smart city score by area
1 present · 2 partial · 3 absent · 15 not assessed
2 present · 0 partial · 3 absent · 11 not assessed
1 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 12 not assessed
3 present · 4 partial · 4 absent · 9 not assessed
1 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 7 not assessed
Where Lichfield is strong
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency Response
- ▸Air-Quality & Climate Monitoring
- ▸Interoperability & Open Standards
- ▸Real-time Public Transit Intelligence
- ▸EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure
Where the gaps are
- ▸Open Data by Default
- ▸Smart Energy & Buildings
- ▸City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange
- ▸Smart Water & Waste
- ▸Digital Government / e-Services
Evidence highlights
Interoperability & Open Standards · Open data standards
Lichfield District Council is listed on data.gov.uk, the UK's official open data portal, indicating the adoption of open data principles and likely open standards for data publication.
https://data.gov.uk/search?q=Lichfield+District+CouncilAir-Quality & Climate Monitoring · Air-quality monitoring network
Lichfield District Council publishes air quality monitoring reports, indicating the presence of an air quality monitoring network.
https://www.lichfielddc.gov.uk/downloads/download/47/air-quality-monitoring-reportsReal-time Public Transit Intelligence · Real-time arrivals / GTFS-RT
Traveline, a national public transport information service covering the UK, offers live departures and real-time updates, which would include services in Lichfield. Trainline also provides live train times for UK rail services, including those serving Lichf…
https://www.traveline.info/EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure · Transport decarbonisation plan
Staffordshire County Council, which covers Lichfield, has an official webpage dedicated to Climate Change, indicating the presence of climate-related plans that would typically include transport decarbonisation.
https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/environment/Climate-Change/Climate-Change.aspxAbout this assessment
Lichfield was assessed against the 82 criteria of the DC20 smart city framework on 2026-07-01 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 — see how smart cities are measured. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.