// 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

Data, Digital & Smart Foundation75%

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

Mobility & Transport67%

8 present · 0 partial · 4 absent

Environment, Energy & Climate100%

9 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed

Infrastructure, Water & Waste82%

8 present · 2 partial · 1 absent

Health, Education, Safety & Inclusion75%

8 present · 2 partial · 2 absent · 1 not assessed

Economy, Innovation & Employment81%

6 present · 1 partial · 1 absent

Governance, Resilience & Operating Model79%

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-council

Open 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.