// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Wakefield?
Wakefield, United Kingdom, scores 32.3% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #192 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
32.3%
Rank
#192 / 213
Criteria present
21 / 82
Evidence coverage
36.6%
Wakefield's smart city score by area
4 present · 4 partial · 2 absent · 11 not assessed
4 present · 0 partial · 4 absent · 8 not assessed
7 present · 3 partial · 4 absent · 3 not assessed
6 present · 1 partial · 6 absent · 7 not assessed
0 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 7 not assessed
Where Wakefield is strong
- ▸Air-Quality & Climate Monitoring
- ▸Pervasive IoT Sensing
- ▸Integrated Multimodal Mobility (MaaS)
- ▸Smart Water & Waste
- ▸Digital Government / e-Services
Where the gaps are
- ▸Innovation Ecosystem
- ▸Smart Traffic & Adaptive Signals
- ▸Resilience & Climate Adaptation
- ▸Data Governance, Privacy & Ethics
- ▸Open Data by Default
Evidence highlights
Open Data by Default · Official open data portal
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council publishes datasets on the Data Mill North open data portal.
https://datamillnorth.org/dataset?q=Wakefield+Metropolitan+District+CouncilCity Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange · Data sharing / exchange
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council shares data through Data Mill North, an open data portal.
https://datamillnorth.org/dataset/?publisher=wakefield-metropolitan-district-councilSmart Water & Waste · Recycling & circular economy
Wakefield Council provides information on bins, recycling, and environmental health, indicating the presence of recycling programs.
https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/bins-recycling-and-environmental-health/Smart Water & Waste · Water/waste open data
Wakefield Council publishes datasets on Data Mill North, an open data portal.
https://datamillnorth.org/dataset/?publisher=wakefield-councilAbout this assessment
Wakefield 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.