// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is St Albans?
St Albans, United Kingdom, scores 24.5% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #208 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
24.5%
Rank
#208 / 213
Criteria present
16 / 82
Evidence coverage
29.3%
St Albans's smart city score by area
2 present · 1 partial · 7 absent · 11 not assessed
3 present · 3 partial · 6 absent · 4 not assessed
4 present · 2 partial · 5 absent · 6 not assessed
7 present · 2 partial · 3 absent · 8 not assessed
0 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 8 not assessed
Where St Albans is strong
- ▸Digital Government / e-Services
- ▸Real-time Public Transit Intelligence
- ▸Resilience & Climate Adaptation
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency Response
- ▸EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure
Where the gaps are
- ▸Digital Twin
- ▸Integrated Multimodal Mobility (MaaS)
- ▸Pervasive IoT Sensing
- ▸Open Data by Default
- ▸Interoperability & Open Standards
Evidence highlights
Real-time Public Transit Intelligence · Real-time arrivals / GTFS-RT
The Arriva Bus App allows users to check live bus arrival times for services, including those operating in Hertfordshire where St Albans is located.
https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/Real-time Public Transit Intelligence · Demand-responsive transit
HertsLynx is a demand-responsive bus service operating in Hertfordshire, which includes the St Albans area.
https://www.intalink.org.uk/hertslynxSmart Water & Waste · Smart water / leak detection
Affinity Water, the water supplier for St Albans, provides information about smart meters on its official website.
https://www.affinitywater.co.uk/smart-metersAir-Quality & Climate Monitoring · Air-quality monitoring network
St Albans has an Air Quality Management Area (AQMA ref=276), which indicates the presence of an air quality monitoring network.
https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/aqma/details?aqma_ref=276About this assessment
St Albans 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.