Alex Tart Architects, Bath — Bath Architect Digital Visibility Score
Digital Visibility Score: 51 / 100 · Rank 34 of 80
Digital Visibility Score51/100Rank 34 of 80 · top 42%Problems found2No structured data on the homepageOne page from the first4Closest: listed building architect Bath at #15Furthest behind-15.5Local presence: 63 against a sector median of 78.5
Measured 31 August 2026 via the PYC Bath Architect Digital Visibility Index. Every figure is objective and reproducible from the methodology. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Pillar breakdown vs sector median
Section titled “Pillar breakdown vs sector median”| Pillar | Score | Median | vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speed & CWV | 62 | 63 | −1 |
| Technical | 75 | 88 | −13 |
| Local presence | 63 | 78.5 | −15.5 |
| Visibility | 33 | 0 | +33 |
| AI search presence | 0 | 0 | level |
| Content & trust | 58 | 37 | +21 |
| Speed & CWV | -1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Technical | -13 | |
| Local presence | -15.5 | |
| Visibility | +33 | |
| AI search presence | 0 | |
| Content & trust | +21 |
Problems found
Section titled “Problems found”- Worth fixingNo structured data on the homepageNothing tells a search engine or an assistant what this business is, where it is, or what it does — in machine-readable terms.
- Worth fixingVery little published contentThe homepage carries 337 words and the site links to no blog, news or insights section. There is little here for a search engine to match, or for an assistant to quote.
Where this firm ranks
Section titled “Where this firm ranks”| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| architects Bath | #19 |
| architect Bath | #22 |
| architectural services Bath | #17 |
| house extension architect Bath | not in top 100 |
| planning application architect Bath | #6 |
| listed building architect Bath | #15 |
| residential architects Bath | #5 |
| commercial architects Bath | #31 |
| self build architect Bath | #15 |
| loft conversion architect Bath | not in top 100 |
| barn conversion architect Bath | not in top 100 |
| conservation architect Bath | not in top 100 |
The gap to the leader
Section titled “The gap to the leader”| Speed & CWV | 62 | |
|---|---|---|
| Technical | 75 | |
| Local presence | 63 | |
| Visibility | 33 | |
| AI search presence | 0 | |
| Content & trust | 58 |
this firm sector median leader
Alex Tart Architects, Bath trails Designscape Architects by 169 points across 5 pillars, but 57% of that is AI search presence and Speed & CWV alone. It already matches or beats the leader on Content & trust.
Closest to the first page
Section titled “Closest to the first page”| listed building architect Bath | #15 | |
| self build architect Bath | #15 | |
| architectural services Bath | #17 | |
| architects Bath | #19 |
4 positions sit between #11 and #20 — one page away, and the cheapest ranking work available to this firm.
AI search presence
Section titled “AI search presence”| ✗ | Who are the best architects in Bath? | |
| ✗ | Which architect in Bath would you recommend for a house extension? | |
| ✗ | Top rated architectural practices in Bath | |
| ✗ | I need an architect in Bath - who should I contact? | |
| ✗ | Conservation architects in Bath |
Why this score
Section titled “Why this score”| Pillar | Score | Made up of |
|---|---|---|
| Content & trust | 58 | about page: yes · team page: no · credentials: yes · blog or news: no · homepage: 337 words · last changed: 0 days ago |
| Visibility | 33 | ranks for 8 of 12 keywords · average position 16.3 · local 3-pack: 0 |
| Local presence | 63 | 0 reviews · 0 new in 90 days |
| Technical | 75 | HTTPS: yes · page allows indexing: yes · robots.txt allows crawling: yes · sitemap: yes · structured data: no |
Key findings
Section titled “Key findings”- Technical: 75/100, below the sector median of 88.
- Local presence: 63/100, below the sector median of 78.5.
How this compares to the leader
Section titled “How this compares to the leader”Designscape Architects leads the index with 80/100. The largest gaps are: AI search presence (0 vs 60); Speed & CWV (62 vs 99); Local presence (63 vs 90).
Top fixes (ranked by impact)
Section titled “Top fixes (ranked by impact)”- Publish structured, citable content and entity schema so AI engines surface the business for core local queries.
- Build local landing pages for the core keyword basket to lift organic and local-pack appearance.
- Add about/team pages, and refresh stale content.
Firms ranked near this one
Section titled “Firms ranked near this one”| Firm | Rank | Score | Why it is here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flawless | #32 | 52/100 | 2 places above you |
| Paragon Structures | #36 | 51/100 | 2 places below you |
| Dimension 22 Ltd | #31 | 52/100 | 3 places above you |
| Sims Hilditch | #37 | 51/100 | 3 places below you |
Context (not scored)
Section titled “Context (not scored)”| Companies House | No confident match on the registered name |
|---|---|
| Real-user speed (CrUX) | Too little traffic to appear in Chrome’s public dataset |
| Lighthouse (lab, mobile) | Performance 61 · accessibility 85 · best practices 96 · SEO 85 — biggest losses: LCP breakdown; Avoid multiple page redirects; Largest Contentful Paint |
| Google profile detail | claimed · has a description · hours listed |
| Backlinks | 75 referring domains · 112 links · rank 111 |
| Site structure | 1 pages crawled · 57 internal links per page · reachable in: contact 1 click, services 1 click · 0% of links use a generic anchor · 33 sitemap pages not reachable by following links |
| Sitemap | 33 URLs listed · declared in robots.txt · newest entry 236 days old · 5 of 5 sampled URLs resolve |
Where to get this fixed
Section titled “Where to get this fixed”Alex Tart Architects, Bath’s lowest-scoring pillars among those we publish remediation guidance for:
- AI search presence (0/100) — read generative engine optimisation on getting named by the answer engines this pillar measures. Background on analysing this pillar: ai search presence.
- Visibility (33/100) — read topical authority on why ranking breadth across a sector beats chasing single terms. Background on analysing this pillar: visibility.
How this is measured: see the index methodology, and the statistical methods behind each pillar. This index is published by PYC; if you want this score moved, start here.