// CITY_ASSESSMENT

How smart is Coventry?

Coventry, United Kingdom, scores 54.8% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #100 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Smart score

54.8%

Rank

#100 / 213

Criteria present

40 / 82

Evidence coverage

59.8%

Coventry's smart city score by area

Data & Digital Foundation53%

7 present · 2 partial · 6 absent · 6 not assessed

Mobility77%

11 present · 1 partial · 3 absent · 1 not assessed

Environment & Resources70%

6 present · 2 partial · 2 absent · 7 not assessed

Governance & People81%

11 present · 4 partial · 1 absent · 4 not assessed

Economy & Method63%

5 present · 0 partial · 3 absent

Where Coventry is strong

  • Real-time Public Transit Intelligence
  • Digital Government / e-Services
  • Integrated Multimodal Mobility (MaaS)
  • EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure
  • Public Safety & Emergency Response

Where the gaps are

  • Smart Energy & Buildings
  • City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange
  • Pervasive IoT Sensing
  • Smart Traffic & Adaptive Signals
  • Interoperability & Open Standards

Evidence highlights

Open Data by Default · Official open data portal

Coventry City Council has an official open data page on its website and a presence on GitHub for open source initiatives.

https://www.coventry.gov.uk/opendata

Open Data by Default · High-value dataset coverage

Coventry provides access to high-value datasets including planning data and performance data, with transport data also available via a national portal.

https://www.coventry.gov.uk/opendata

City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange · Data sharing / exchange

Coventry operates an open data portal, which serves as a mechanism for sharing data from city agencies.

https://www.coventry.gov.uk/opendata

Pervasive IoT Sensing · Deployed sensor networks

Coventry has an air quality monitoring program, indicating the deployment of environmental sensors.

https://www.coventry.gov.uk/pollution-1/air-quality/3

About this assessment

Coventry 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.