// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Wrexham?
Wrexham, United Kingdom, scores 35.8% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #183 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
35.8%
Rank
#183 / 213
Criteria present
23 / 82
Evidence coverage
45.1%
Wrexham's smart city score by area
3 present · 6 partial · 1 absent · 11 not assessed
4 present · 2 partial · 5 absent · 5 not assessed
5 present · 2 partial · 5 absent · 5 not assessed
8 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 9 not assessed
3 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 2 not assessed
Where Wrexham is strong
- ▸Digital Inclusion & Literacy
- ▸EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure
- ▸Pervasive IoT Sensing
- ▸Real-time Public Transit Intelligence
- ▸Air-Quality & Climate Monitoring
Where the gaps are
- ▸Integrated Multimodal Mobility (MaaS)
- ▸Open Data by Default
- ▸Smart Energy & Buildings
- ▸Data Governance, Privacy & Ethics
- ▸Digital Twin
Evidence highlights
Pervasive IoT Sensing · Deployed sensor networks
SP Energy Networks plans to use new technology in Wrexham to support a smarter, flexible grid, and Welsh Water has a metering programme, indicating utility sensor deployments.
https://www.spenergynetworks.co.uk/news/article/sp-energy-networks-to-use-new-technology-in-wrexham-to-support-a-smarter-flexible-gridAir-Quality & Climate Monitoring · Air-quality monitoring network
Wrexham has an air quality monitoring network, including at least one station (UKA00440) listed on the UK-AIR network, and the Wrexham Council provides information on air quality services.
https://www.wrexham.gov.uk/service/air-qualityAir-Quality & Climate Monitoring · Real-time AQ open data
Real-time air quality data for Wrexham is available through official government portals like airquality.gov.wales and uk-air.defra.gov.uk.
https://airquality.gov.wales/Digital Government / e-Services · Online transactional services
Wrexham Council provides online transactional public services, such as the ability to pay for services online.
https://www.wrexham.gov.uk/service/pay-itAbout this assessment
Wrexham 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.