// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Liverpool?
Liverpool, United Kingdom, scores 71.9% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #10 of 75 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
71.9%
Rank
#10 / 75
Criteria present
57 / 86
Evidence coverage
76.7%
Liverpool's smart city score by area
10 present · 1 partial · 3 absent · 1 not assessed
8 present · 0 partial · 4 absent
9 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
8 present · 2 partial · 1 absent
8 present · 2 partial · 2 absent · 1 not assessed
6 present · 1 partial · 1 absent
8 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 2 not assessed
Where Liverpool is strong
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
Where the gaps are
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Liverpool City Council publishes datasets on the UK's national open data portal, data.gov.uk.
https://www.data.gov.uk/search?q=publisher%3Aliverpool-city-councilOpen Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
Liverpool City Council provides information on spending and performance, and publishes datasets on the national open data portal.
https://liverpool.gov.uk/council/spending-and-performance/Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure · Fibre / high-speed broadband coverage
The Liverpool City Region has a full-fibre network called LCR Connect.
https://www.liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk/lcr-connect/Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure · City IoT / sensor network
Liverpool has a community for The Things Network, an IoT data network, and a facility called Sensor City.
https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/liverpool/About this assessment
Liverpool was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned 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.