// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Kingston upon Hull?
Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom, scores 30.4% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #199 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
30.4%
Rank
#199 / 213
Criteria present
20 / 82
Evidence coverage
36.6%
Kingston upon Hull's smart city score by area
7 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 13 not assessed
3 present · 1 partial · 4 absent · 8 not assessed
4 present · 4 partial · 2 absent · 7 not assessed
4 present · 3 partial · 8 absent · 5 not assessed
2 present · 1 partial · 3 absent · 2 not assessed
Where Kingston upon Hull is strong
- ▸City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange
- ▸Real-time Public Transit Intelligence
- ▸Air-Quality & Climate Monitoring
- ▸Digital Twin
- ▸Resilience & Climate Adaptation
Where the gaps are
- ▸Integrated Multimodal Mobility (MaaS)
- ▸Data Governance, Privacy & Ethics
- ▸Open Data by Default
- ▸Pervasive IoT Sensing
- ▸Interoperability & Open Standards
Evidence highlights
Open Data by Default · Official open data portal
Kingston upon Hull has an official open data portal available at data.hull.gov.uk.
https://data.hull.gov.uk/City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange · Central data platform / urban OS
Kingston upon Hull has deployed the UK's first purpose-built smart city operating system.
https://www.traffictechnologytoday.com/news/data-analytics-and-management/uks-first-purpose-built-smart-city-operating-system-deployed-in-hull.htmlPervasive IoT Sensing · Deployed sensor networks
Yorkshire Water, which serves the Hull area, offers smart meters for businesses, indicating the deployment of utility sensor networks.
https://www.yorkshirewater.com/business/smart-meters/Digital Twin · 3D city model / digital twin
Kingston upon Hull is involved in a digital twin proof of concept for the Humber Estuary industrial cluster, and the University of Hull has a 'floodtwin' project.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/digital-twin-of-an-industrial-cluster-a-proof-of-concept-on-the-humber-estuaryAbout this assessment
Kingston upon Hull 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.