// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Peterborough?
Peterborough, United Kingdom, scores 46.8% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #56 of 75 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
46.8%
Rank
#56 / 75
Criteria present
31 / 86
Evidence coverage
57%
Peterborough's smart city score by area
8 present · 3 partial · 3 absent · 1 not assessed
4 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 5 not assessed
4 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 6 not assessed
2 present · 4 partial · 3 absent · 2 not assessed
4 present · 1 partial · 5 absent · 3 not assessed
5 present · 1 partial · 2 absent
4 present · 4 partial · 4 absent · 2 not assessed
Where Peterborough is strong
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
Where the gaps are
- ▸Inclusion & Civic Participation
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Water & Sanitation
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Peterborough has at least two official open data portals, one for Peterborough City Council (UK) and another for the City of Peterborough (Canada).
https://opendata.cambridgeshireinsight.org.uk/organization/peterborough-city-councilOpen Data & Transparency · Clear open licensing
An open data portal for Peterborough includes a "terms-of-use" page, indicating that licensing information for datasets is provided.
https://data-ptbo.opendata.arcgis.com/pages/terms-of-useOpen Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
An open data portal for Peterborough is built on ArcGIS Open Data, which provides programmatic API access to datasets, as evidenced by ArcGIS developer documentation.
https://data-ptbo.opendata.arcgis.com/Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure · Public Wi-Fi network
Peterborough, as part of Cambridgeshire, has public access Wi-Fi available through the CambWifi initiative.
https://www.connectingcambridgeshire.co.uk/public-access-wifi/cambwifi/About this assessment
Peterborough was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-06-30 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.