// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Oxford?
Oxford, United Kingdom, scores 38.1% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #173 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
38.1%
Rank
#173 / 213
Criteria present
26 / 82
Evidence coverage
46.3%
Oxford's smart city score by area
5 present · 4 partial · 9 absent · 3 not assessed
5 present · 1 partial · 4 absent · 6 not assessed
6 present · 4 partial · 6 absent · 1 not assessed
6 present · 2 partial · 4 absent · 8 not assessed
4 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 2 not assessed
Where Oxford is strong
- ▸Digital Twin
- ▸Innovation Ecosystem
- ▸Air-Quality & Climate Monitoring
- ▸Resilience & Climate Adaptation
- ▸Pervasive IoT Sensing
Where the gaps are
- ▸Open Data by Default
- ▸Data Governance, Privacy & Ethics
- ▸Interoperability & Open Standards
- ▸City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange
- ▸Smart Water & Waste
Evidence highlights
Pervasive IoT Sensing · IoT connectivity
Oxford has an active community for The Things Network, which provides LoRaWAN IoT connectivity.
https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/oxford/Digital Twin · 3D city model / digital twin
Oxford has a 3D city model available through the VU.CITY platform.
https://www.vu.city/cities/oxfordReal-time Public Transit Intelligence · Real-time arrivals / GTFS-RT
Oxford has real-time bus information, as indicated by 'oxontime.com' and bus company apps for Oxford Bus Company and Stagecoach.
https://bustimes.org/operators/oxford-bus-company/mapReal-time Public Transit Intelligence · Open transit data
Oxfordshire County Council provides open data through its data portal, and transport-related data for Oxfordshire is searchable on data.gov.uk.
https://data.oxfordshire.gov.uk/About this assessment
Oxford 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.