Cheltenham Architect Digital Visibility Index — Q3-2026

Not every firm could be measured on every pillar (Q3-2026)

11 of the firms below are missing at least one pillar: Speed & CWV (51 of 59), Content & trust (53 of 59). Where a pillar could not be measured for a firm it is excluded from that firm’s score and its remaining weights are renormalised, rather than scored zero — so those firms are ranked on less evidence than the rest, and their position should be read with that in mind. Affected: WBC Group (Western Building Consultants), Stanley Partnership, Trower Davies Architectural Consultants, Plinth Architecture, LANZA Architects Ltd, Tecbüro AT Ltd, Civic-Planning & Design & Energy & Carbon Groups, Greet Building Services Ltd, House Doctor, Horace Brown Ltd, ZIELE Ltd. See the methodology.

The PYC Cheltenham Architect Digital Visibility Index ranks 59 cheltenham architects on how well they perform online — website speed, technical SEO, local presence, search visibility, AI search presence and content & trust — each scored 0–100 to a single Digital Visibility Score. Measured 1 September 2026 to the published methodology.

As of Q3-2026, 6% of the 51 cheltenham architects measured on Speed & Core Web Vitals score below 50 on mobile (PYC Cheltenham Architect Digital Visibility Index, measured 1 September 2026).

Who owns the first page

Across 12 keywords there are 120 first-page organic slots. The firms in this index hold 65 of them (54.2%); 71 distinct domains appear in total.

this index (65)   directories, national chains and firms not indexed (55)

Ranking well but not currently indexed:

• kodaarchitects.com — 13 top-10 slots, best #1
• ashleighclarkearchitects.com — 8 top-10 slots, best #1
• find-my-architect.com — 7 top-10 slots, best #6
• ckarchitecturalgloucestershire.co.uk — 4 top-10 slots, best #1
• houzz.co.uk — 4 top-10 slots, best #4

45.8% of the first page belongs to businesses outside this index — directories, national chains and local firms not tracked here. These firms are not mainly competing with each other.

The league table

#	Cheltenham Architect	Score	Spd	Tech	Local	Vis	AI	Cont
1	RE-Design Architects	74	58	100	88	49	80	53
2	RRA Architects	74	54	100	90	36	80	74
3	PSK Architect	72	58	100	88	57	60	53
4	Arkipad	70	58	100	92	52	60	30
5	CROE Architects	70	59	100	86	64	40	49
6	Mekkara Architectural Consultants	68	67	88	88	29	60	63
7	extendArchitecture	67	64	75	81	50	60	60
8	Coombes Everitt Architects Limited	66	66	100	67	45	60	33
9	Sutton Cox Architects Limited	66	59	100	63	33	80	45
10	Edge Design Workshop - Architects	64	44	100	79	38	60	49
11	Charles Mullineux Design Ltd - Architects	62	53	100	81	25	40	55
12	Apex Architecture Ltd	61	61	100	86	46	0	49
13	PRAiA studio	58	90	100	86	0	0	30
14	Lewis Critchley Architects	57	59	100	67	8	40	49
15	WBC Group (Western Building Consultants)	57	—	100	67	33	0	70
16	Jackson Architects Ltd	56	62	100	80	25	0	42
17	BHB Architects Cheltenham	55	40	75	81	14	40	80
18	Falconer & Gilbert Scott Architects	54	96	88	79	8	0	0
19	Port Architects Limited	54	100	50	79	39	0	20
20	Cheltenham CAD Services Ltd T/A Hoch Bau Architecture + Engineering	53	84	75	79	0	0	50
21	Elite Builders Cheltenham	53	72	75	81	8	0	60
22	SMAC Architecture	53	97	75	88	0	0	10
23	Easton Bevins	52	69	88	73	0	0	63
24	Ecological Survey & Assessment Ltd	52	61	100	67	0	0	66
25	Journeyman Draughting & Design	52	100	75	79	4	0	10
26	VJM Design House Ltd	52	79	75	76	13	20	15
27	Void Projects	52	88	43	82	27	0	49
28	Cotswold Architecture + Design | Contemporary Architecture & Extension Specialists	51	63	75	90	7	0	45
29	Guilor Ralph	51	87	88	63	0	0	33
30	Blueprint Architecture	50	54	100	63	0	0	70
31	Stantec	50	74	88	78	0	0	20
32	Architecture Consultant in Cheltenham Gloucestershire	49	65	100	67	0	0	24
33	Hodsons Limited	49	95	75	59	0	0	35
34	Moon design	49	62	88	67	21	0	28
35	Stanley Partnership	48	—	100	63	0	20	30
36	Studio Werc Architects	48	62	63	86	3	0	50
37	Trower Davies Architectural Consultants	48	—	100	67	0	0	53
38	ChappellSmith Limited	46	81	75	59	0	0	25
39	Mark Le Grand & Co	46	59	100	59	0	0	20
40	Partnership Design | Architectural Designer	46	56	75	83	0	0	30
41	UDi Design Consultancy	46	81	75	67	0	0	10
42	shen carter studio	45	53	88	67	0	0	35
43	Smith Hotchen Partnership	45	60	75	67	0	0	45
44	Gooding Group Architects & Surveyors	44	61	75	67	0	0	30
45	Hanscomb Intercontinental	44	61	63	67	0	0	55
46	Plinth Architecture	44	85	33	79	0	0	—
47	LANZA Architects Ltd	43	—	63	63	0	20	65
48	Magri Williams Architects	43	71	57	86	0	0	0
49	CPLC Associates Ltd	40	88	14	80	0	20	8
50	Howard Architectural Services	40	58	43	59	42	0	20
51	Peter A Marshall Architect Limited	40	57	50	76	0	0	30
52	Tecbüro AT Ltd	40	—	75	67	0	0	35
53	Planet Building Design Ltd	36	100	14	55	0	0	24
54	Conault Design	35	99	14	59	0	0	3
55	Civic-Planning & Design & Energy & Carbon Groups	32	81	0	59	4	0	—
56	Greet Building Services Ltd	22	33	0	67	0	0	—
57	House Doctor	18	—	0	63	0	0	—
58	Horace Brown Ltd	17	—	0	59	0	0	—
59	ZIELE Ltd	17	—	0	59	0	0	—

Which keywords are contested, and which are open?

Every firm against every keyword, shaded by position. Darker is stronger; blank means outside the top 100. Read down a column for a contested term, across a row for a firm's reach.

	architects	architect	architectural services	house extension architect	planning application archit…	listed building architect	residential architects	commercial architects	self build architect	loft conversion architect	barn conversion architect	conservation architect
RE-Design Architects	7	5	1	7	2	27	15	17	7	90		11
RRA Architects	5	6	21				5	20			16	9
PSK Architect	3	1	2	3	4	20	2	1	5	24	70	29
Arkipad	6	3	39	2	51	3	1	44	3			6
CROE Architects	18	12	3	4	7	7	3	2	1	2	9	10
Mekkara Architectural Consultants	38	38	34	19	12			57		10
extendArchitecture	25	30	9	6	15	32	13	19	10	17	24	28
Coombes Everitt Architects Limited	2	2	12			5	7	7	14		5	22
Sutton Cox Architects Limited	22	28	18			35	19	16	20			2
Edge Design Workshop - Architects	1	19	24	23	61		8	5	45			69
Charles Mullineux Design Ltd - Architects	11	8				9	16	40		13
Apex Architecture Ltd	30	13	45	8	16	6	53	11	18	9	3
PRAiA studio
Lewis Critchley Architects	45						47
WBC Group (Western Building Consultants)	27	27	7			43	10	8	13		13
Jackson Architects Ltd	37	41	59			29	56	74
BHB Architects Cheltenham						59					26	8
Falconer & Gilbert Scott Architects	23											3
Port Architects Limited	20	21	27	14	17	21	23	4	25
Cheltenham CAD Services Ltd T/A Hoch Bau Architecture + Engineering
Elite Builders Cheltenham				58						35
SMAC Architecture
Easton Bevins
Ecological Survey & Assessment Ltd
Journeyman Draughting & Design					38
VJM Design House Ltd	48						43			26
Void Projects	26	26	25				29	27	32
Cotswold Architecture + Design | Contemporary Architecture & Extension Specialists				46
Guilor Ralph
Blueprint Architecture
Stantec
Architecture Consultant in Cheltenham Gloucestershire
Hodsons Limited
Moon design	17	22	29				24	29
Stanley Partnership
Studio Werc Architects
Trower Davies Architectural Consultants
ChappellSmith Limited
Mark Le Grand & Co
Partnership Design | Architectural Designer
UDi Design Consultancy
shen carter studio
Smith Hotchen Partnership
Gooding Group Architects & Surveyors
Hanscomb Intercontinental
Plinth Architecture
LANZA Architects Ltd
Magri Williams Architects
CPLC Associates Ltd
Howard Architectural Services	41	32	4	22	10	47	50	50	42			67
Peter A Marshall Architect Limited
Tecbüro AT Ltd
Planet Building Design Ltd
Conault Design
Civic-Planning & Design & Energy & Carbon Groups					44
Greet Building Services Ltd
House Doctor
Horace Brown Ltd
ZIELE Ltd

1–3 4–10 11–20 21+ absent

Where each firm is visible

Where each firm is visible: ranked in the organic top 10 for at least one keyword, present in the local 3-pack, or named in at least one AI answer. 5 of 59 appear in all three.

Visible in	Firms	Which
All three channels	5	RE-Design Architects, RRA Architects, PSK Architect, Arkipad, BHB Architects Cheltenham
Organic + local pack	1	Port Architects Limited
Organic + AI	7	CROE Architects, Mekkara Architectural Consultants, extendArchitecture, Coombes Everitt Architects Limited, Sutton Cox Architects Limited, Edge Design Workshop - Architects, Charles Mullineux Design Ltd - Architects
Local pack + AI	0	—
Organic only	4	Apex Architecture Ltd, WBC Group (Western Building Consultants), Falconer & Gilbert Scott Architects, Howard Architectural Services
Local pack only	3	Void Projects, Cotswold Architecture + Design | Contemporary Architecture & Extension Specialists, Studio Werc Architects
AI only	5	Lewis Critchley Architects, VJM Design House Ltd, Stanley Partnership, LANZA Architects Ltd, CPLC Associates Ltd
None of the three	34	PRAiA studio, Jackson Architects Ltd, Cheltenham CAD Services Ltd T/A Hoch Bau Architecture + Engineering, Elite Builders Cheltenham, SMAC Architecture, Easton Bevins, Ecological Survey & Assessment Ltd, Journeyman Draughting & Design, Guilor Ralph, Blueprint Architecture, Stantec, Architecture Consultant in Cheltenham Gloucestershire, Hodsons Limited, Moon design, Trower Davies Architectural Consultants, ChappellSmith Limited, Mark Le Grand & Co, Partnership Design | Architectural Designer, UDi Design Consultancy, shen carter studio, Smith Hotchen Partnership, Gooding Group Architects & Surveyors, Hanscomb Intercontinental, Plinth Architecture, Magri Williams Architects, Peter A Marshall Architect Limited, Tecbüro AT Ltd, Planet Building Design Ltd, Conault Design, Civic-Planning & Design & Energy & Carbon Groups, Greet Building Services Ltd, House Doctor, Horace Brown Ltd, ZIELE Ltd

5 of 59 firms are visible in all three channels. 34 appear in none of them.

Search visibility against AI presence

Search visibility against AI search presence. The dashed diagonal is parity; a firm far from it is strong in one channel and weak in the other.

horizontal: search visibility →   vertical: AI presence ↑

Sutton Cox Architects Limited is the widest split: AI engines name it far more readily than search surfaces it (AI 80, visibility 33) — brand without search. Those are different problems behind a similar overall score.

Closest to the first page

Ranked between #11 and #20 — one page from the first, ordered by how close.

RE-Design Architects	RE-Design Architects — conservation architect Cheltenham		#11
Charles Mullineux Design Ltd - Architects	Charles Mullineux Design Ltd - Architects — architects Cheltenham		#11
Apex Architecture Ltd	Apex Architecture Ltd — commercial architects Cheltenham		#11
CROE Architects	CROE Architects — architect Cheltenham		#12
Mekkara Architectural Consultants	Mekkara Architectural Consultants — planning application architect Cheltenham		#12
Coombes Everitt Architects Limited	Coombes Everitt Architects Limited — architectural services Cheltenham		#12
extendArchitecture	extendArchitecture — residential architects Cheltenham		#13
Charles Mullineux Design Ltd - Architects	Charles Mullineux Design Ltd - Architects — loft conversion architect Cheltenham		#13
Apex Architecture Ltd	Apex Architecture Ltd — architect Cheltenham		#13
WBC Group (Western Building Consultants)	WBC Group (Western Building Consultants) — self build architect Cheltenham		#13

34 winnable positions across 14 firms sit between #11 and #20 — one page off, and closer than any keyword the index does not already measure.

Reputation: reviews against rating

Google review volume (log scale) against average rating. Bubble size is review count. The rating axis starts at 3.9 so the cluster is readable; 3 firms rated below that sit on the floor, drawn hollow and named.

horizontal: reviews (log) →   vertical: rating ↑

Review volume spans 1 to 29 and ratings 1 to 5, yet the Local pillar separates these firms by only 37 points — the raw figures discriminate where the score does not. Most reviews: SMAC Architecture (29). Highest rating: 24 firms tied at 5.

What the keyword basket is asking

Search intent across the measured keyword basket, classified by DataForSEO.

commercial		8 of 12
navigational		3 of 12
transactional		1 of 12

Local pack coverage across the city

Local 3-pack for “architects near me” searched from 9 points on a 3×3 grid across a 7.5-mile square centred on 51.900, -2.080. North is up; each cell names its position and carries its coordinates and the firms found there. Each cell counts how many indexed firms hold a pack slot at that location; a chain counts wherever any of its branches appears. 9 of 9 points contain at least one indexed firm, and 8 of the 59 indexed firms appear somewhere on the grid.

N ↑

Indexed firms holding a local pack slot, by grid position from north-west to south-east

3NWnorth-west, 51.954, -2.167 — PSK Architect, RE-Design Architects, Cotswold Architecture + Design | Contemporary Architecture & Extension Specialists	3Nnorth, 51.954, -2.080 — Arkipad, RE-Design Architects, RRA Architects	3NEnorth-east, 51.954, -1.993 — Arkipad, RRA Architects, Studio Werc Architects
3Wwest, 51.900, -2.167 — PSK Architect, Cotswold Architecture + Design | Contemporary Architecture & Extension Specialists, RE-Design Architects	3·centre, 51.900, -2.080 — RRA Architects, Arkipad, Magri Williams Architects	3Eeast, 51.900, -1.993 — RRA Architects, Cotswold Architecture + Design | Contemporary Architecture & Extension Specialists, Arkipad
3SWsouth-west, 51.846, -2.167 — PSK Architect, Cotswold Architecture + Design | Contemporary Architecture & Extension Specialists, SMAC Architecture	3Ssouth, 51.846, -2.080 — Cotswold Architecture + Design | Contemporary Architecture & Extension Specialists, Arkipad, RRA Architects	3SEsouth-east, 51.846, -1.993 — Cotswold Architecture + Design | Contemporary Architecture & Extension Specialists, Arkipad, RRA Architects

3.7 miles between points

none 1 firm 2 3 of the pack

What the register says this cohort is

Companies House matched 14 of 59 businesses on an exact name with a corroborating registered address. Firms are seeded by trading name, which is how a business presents itself rather than what it is registered to do — so the mix below is often broader than the index title suggests. A company may register several SIC codes, so these counts sum to more than the number of firms. Median company age is 15 years, ranging from 5.8 to 43.2. Recorded alongside the measurement and carrying no weight in any score.

SIC	Registered activity	Firms
71111	Architectural activities	9
41100	Development of building projects	2
68100	Buying and selling of own real estate	1
71129	Other engineering activities	1
73110	Not labelled here	1
82990	Not labelled here	1
74902	Not labelled here	1
41202	Construction of domestic buildings	1

Which cheltenham architect has the best website?

RE-Design Architects tops the Q3-2026 index with a Digital Visibility Score of 74/100. Each firm has a full diagnostic scorecard linked from the table above.

How this is measured

Every score follows the same six-pillar methodology: Speed & Core Web Vitals (20%), Technical foundation (20%), Local presence (20%), Visibility (15%), AI search presence (15%) and Content & trust (10%). Each pillar links to the knowledge-base article that explains what it measures; the statistical methods behind the scoring are written up separately. Download the full dataset: JSON · CSV.

Who publishes this

The index is compiled and published by PYC, a search consultancy run by Phil Yarrow. It exists because the questions it answers — who is actually visible in a local market, and by how much — were being answered with opinion. The collection and scoring code is open source, so any figure here can be recomputed rather than taken on trust.

Related reading on the practice behind the measurements: topical authority, generative engine optimisation, and case studies from comparable service businesses.

Using this data

This dataset is published under CC BY 4.0. You may reuse it, including commercially and in AI-generated answers, provided you credit Phil Yarrow (PYC) by name and link back. That credit is a condition of use, not a courtesy.

Phil Yarrow (PYC) — Local Digital Visibility Index. https://hub.pyc.agency/indices/

That one credit covers every dataset on this site — one figure or all of them. When quoting this particular dataset precisely, the fuller form is:

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