Exeter Architect Digital Visibility Index — Q3-2026

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

6 of the firms below are missing at least one pillar: Speed & CWV (61 of 63), Content & trust (58 of 63). 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: Exeter Historic Building Trust, TFQ Architects, Morten Construction Solutions, Fieldstone Architecture, Capcad Architecture, Heighway Field Associates. See the methodology.

The PYC Exeter Architect Digital Visibility Index ranks 63 exeter 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, 8% of the 61 exeter architects measured on Speed & Core Web Vitals score below 50 on mobile (PYC Exeter 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 70 of them (58.3%); 89 distinct domains appear in total.

this index (70)   directories, national chains and firms not indexed (50)

Ranking well but not currently indexed:

• hmad.co.uk — 5 top-10 slots, best #1
• mybuilder.com — 3 top-10 slots, best #1
• facebook.com — 3 top-10 slots, best #1
• me.uk — 3 top-10 slots, best #4
• atkinsonarchitects.co.uk — 2 top-10 slots, best #4

41.7% 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

#	Exeter Architect	Score	Spd	Tech	Local	Vis	AI	Cont
1	Living Space Architects	82	79	100	88	53	100	53
2	Tom Spriggs Architect	81	81	100	92	60	80	53
3	New Space Architecture Limited	72	53	88	98	67	60	53
4	Hilton Barnfield Architects	71	56	100	89	78	20	70
5	Co Create Architects - RIBA Chartered Architects Exeter	69	56	100	98	45	40	53
6	ARP Architects Ltd.	68	36	100	88	50	80	41
7	Barc Architects	67	64	88	86	54	40	53
8	MJM Architecture	67	69	75	87	42	40	85
9	ET Architect	61	85	100	81	25	0	45
10	Poynton Bradbury Architects	61	68	100	67	28	0	96
11	Gray + Gray architects	60	59	88	76	25	40	58
12	KTA - Architects in Exeter and Plymouth, Devon	60	64	100	87	33	20	16
13	LHC Design	60	80	88	79	29	0	62
14	NPS Property Consultants	60	76	100	78	0	0	87
15	Stephen Varney Associates Architects - Exeter	60	40	100	88	46	20	42
16	GJR Architects Ltd	59	64	88	81	34	20	41
17	PMR Architecture	59	64	100	63	43	20	37
18	Salmon Planning Company - West Somerset, Devon & Cornwall	59	72	100	81	0	0	83
19	Maria Escribano Architects Ltd	57	65	75	86	21	20	58
20	Acorus Rural Property Services Ltd	56	58	100	80	0	0	87
21	Grainge Architects	56	50	100	84	33	0	41
22	Axiom Architects	55	100	63	59	30	0	60
23	Bailey Partnership (Group) Ltd	55	74	100	67	0	0	70
24	MRM Design Studio Ltd	55	66	88	88	29	0	25
25	Thomas Souster - Architect	55	58	100	86	4	20	30
26	BBH Chartered Architects Ltd	54	61	100	76	8	0	49
27	Group Emmett Design Architects	53	51	75	83	17	20	55
28	Hann Design Studio	53	83	75	83	4	0	45
29	L+ Architects	53	65	100	67	0	0	62
30	Mark Muir Architect	53	67	88	88	8	0	30
31	Smithers Purslow	53	81	88	63	0	0	70
32	The Threshing Barn	52	85	100	56	0	0	33
33	Burley Partnership Ltd	51	62	100	67	0	0	49
34	Dunn Marino Associates	51	86	43	82	33	20	10
35	inacoustic	51	64	100	67	0	0	50
36	LDA Design (Exeter)	51	75	88	63	0	0	62
37	16A Architecture	50	58	88	79	0	0	53
38	Design Engine Architects	50	80	75	71	0	0	45
39	Expedite Design Services Ltd	50	58	100	63	0	0	62
40	Bennellick Architectural Design	49	61	75	76	4	0	58
41	Florian Winkler	48	67	75	59	0	0	75
42	Avalon Planning & Heritage	47	52	75	67	8	0	70
43	Citizen Architects	47	56	100	59	0	0	35
44	Exeter Historic Building Trust	47	100	50	63	0	0	—
45	Gale & Snowden Architects Ltd.	47	64	88	68	0	0	33
46	Louise Crossman Architects	47	68	75	63	21	0	25
47	Montage	46	56	88	59	0	0	55
48	The Cave Co-operative	45	59	88	63	0	0	30
49	Woods Design Services	45	87	29	77	21	0	28
50	Clifton Emery design	44	62	43	67	13	0	80
51	Leaver Consultancy Limited	44	98	57	63	0	0	8
52	Project Services Limited	44	100	14	76	0	40	0
53	Pea Green Studio Ltd - Commercial & Residential Interiors	43	43	100	67	0	0	10
54	StudioExe Architects	43	70	75	59	0	0	17
55	TFQ Architects	43	84	33	77	0	0	—
56	Barrie Simons & Associates	42	56	63	73	8	0	25
57	Robinson Jary Architecture	42	82	43	63	0	0	40
58	Croft Surveyors	41	34	75	67	0	0	60
59	Morten Construction Solutions	40	84	33	61	0	0	—
60	Fieldstone Architecture	35	60	33	63	0	0	—
61	Matthew Farmer	35	33	75	59	0	0	12
62	Capcad Architecture	22	—	0	77	0	0	—
63	Heighway Field Associates	18	—	14	59	0	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
Living Space Architects	6	5	8	6	20	1	4	30	4	64	2	2
Tom Spriggs Architect	8	3	14	3	7	3	5	14	1			20
New Space Architecture Limited	1	1	3	2	3		1	6	7	18	1
Hilton Barnfield Architects	2	2	10	8	5	8	2	7	10		11	7
Co Create Architects - RIBA Chartered Architects Exeter	18	15	25		33	44	12	10	74		18	43
ARP Architects Ltd.	34	21	24	4	40	34	29	44	37	3	3	25
Barc Architects	4	4	11	24		17	3	2	8		40
MJM Architecture	15	27	15	20		66	19		13	54	12	59
ET Architect	31	24				68	24	48		19
Poynton Bradbury Architects												3
Gray + Gray architects	38	30	36				21	71	11
KTA - Architects in Exeter and Plymouth, Devon	3	40		59		36	7	3		73	42
LHC Design	23	12	58		52		69	65	70
NPS Property Consultants
Stephen Varney Associates Architects - Exeter	46	37	26	5	2	53	27		25	25	50	40
GJR Architects Ltd	9	9	5			24	8	4				6
PMR Architecture	10	11	4		35	5	6	1	2			9
Salmon Planning Company - West Somerset, Devon & Cornwall
Maria Escribano Architects Ltd	16	7					11		52		73
Acorus Rural Property Services Ltd
Grainge Architects	7	8	30			75	38	34			25	67
Axiom Architects	5	6						5
Bailey Partnership (Group) Ltd
MRM Design Studio Ltd	19	17	13			35	13	15	23
Thomas Souster - Architect	50
BBH Chartered Architects Ltd						16						32
Group Emmett Design Architects	75	62					45	40
Hann Design Studio										17
L+ Architects
Mark Muir Architect	24						18
Smithers Purslow
The Threshing Barn
Burley Partnership Ltd
Dunn Marino Associates	28	26	44		44	39	31	20				29
inacoustic
LDA Design (Exeter)
16A Architecture
Design Engine Architects
Expedite Design Services Ltd
Bennellick Architectural Design			39
Florian Winkler
Avalon Planning & Heritage						60						47
Citizen Architects
Exeter Historic Building Trust
Gale & Snowden Architects Ltd.
Louise Crossman Architects	37	14					14	28			15
Montage
The Cave Co-operative
Woods Design Services	63	49	28				60		49
Clifton Emery design			22				33		16
Leaver Consultancy Limited
Project Services Limited
Pea Green Studio Ltd - Commercial & Residential Interiors
StudioExe Architects
TFQ Architects
Barrie Simons & Associates	48					27
Robinson Jary Architecture
Croft Surveyors
Morten Construction Solutions
Fieldstone Architecture
Matthew Farmer
Capcad Architecture
Heighway Field Associates

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. 6 of 63 appear in all three.

Visible in	Firms	Which
All three channels	6	Living Space Architects, Tom Spriggs Architect, New Space Architecture Limited, Hilton Barnfield Architects, Co Create Architects - RIBA Chartered Architects Exeter, Barc Architects
Organic + local pack	0	—
Organic + AI	6	ARP Architects Ltd., KTA - Architects in Exeter and Plymouth, Devon, Stephen Varney Associates Architects - Exeter, GJR Architects Ltd, PMR Architecture, Maria Escribano Architects Ltd
Local pack + AI	0	—
Organic only	3	Poynton Bradbury Architects, Grainge Architects, Axiom Architects
Local pack only	0	—
AI only	6	MJM Architecture, Gray + Gray architects, Thomas Souster - Architect, Group Emmett Design Architects, Dunn Marino Associates, Project Services Limited
None of the three	42	ET Architect, LHC Design, NPS Property Consultants, Salmon Planning Company - West Somerset, Devon & Cornwall, Acorus Rural Property Services Ltd, Bailey Partnership (Group) Ltd, MRM Design Studio Ltd, BBH Chartered Architects Ltd, Hann Design Studio, L+ Architects, Mark Muir Architect, Smithers Purslow, The Threshing Barn, Burley Partnership Ltd, inacoustic, LDA Design (Exeter), 16A Architecture, Design Engine Architects, Expedite Design Services Ltd, Bennellick Architectural Design, Florian Winkler, Avalon Planning & Heritage, Citizen Architects, Exeter Historic Building Trust, Gale & Snowden Architects Ltd., Louise Crossman Architects, Montage, The Cave Co-operative, Woods Design Services, Clifton Emery design, Leaver Consultancy Limited, Pea Green Studio Ltd - Commercial & Residential Interiors, StudioExe Architects, TFQ Architects, Barrie Simons & Associates, Robinson Jary Architecture, Croft Surveyors, Morten Construction Solutions, Fieldstone Architecture, Matthew Farmer, Capcad Architecture, Heighway Field Associates

6 of 63 firms are visible in all three channels. 42 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 ↑

Hilton Barnfield Architects is the widest split: search surfaces it far more readily than AI engines name it (visibility 78, AI 20) — search without brand. 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.

Hilton Barnfield Architects	Hilton Barnfield Architects — barn conversion architect Exeter		#11
Barc Architects	Barc Architects — architectural services Exeter		#11
Gray + Gray architects	Gray + Gray architects — self build architect Exeter		#11
PMR Architecture	PMR Architecture — architect Exeter		#11
Maria Escribano Architects Ltd	Maria Escribano Architects Ltd — residential architects Exeter		#11
Co Create Architects - RIBA Chartered Architects Exeter	Co Create Architects - RIBA Chartered Architects Exeter — residential architects Exeter		#12
MJM Architecture	MJM Architecture — barn conversion architect Exeter		#12
LHC Design	LHC Design — architect Exeter		#12
MJM Architecture	MJM Architecture — self build architect Exeter		#13
MRM Design Studio Ltd	MRM Design Studio Ltd — architectural services Exeter		#13

37 winnable positions across 19 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 3.6 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 70 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: Co Create Architects - RIBA Chartered Architects Exeter (70). Highest rating: 24 firms tied at 5.

What the keyword basket is asking

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

commercial		9 of 12
navigational		3 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 50.718, -3.534. 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 6 of the 63 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, 50.773, -3.619 — Hilton Barnfield Architects, Co Create Architects - RIBA Chartered Architects Exeter, Barc Architects	3Nnorth, 50.773, -3.534 — Hilton Barnfield Architects, Barc Architects, Co Create Architects - RIBA Chartered Architects Exeter	3NEnorth-east, 50.773, -3.449 — New Space Architecture Limited, Hilton Barnfield Architects, Co Create Architects - RIBA Chartered Architects Exeter
3Wwest, 50.718, -3.619 — Co Create Architects - RIBA Chartered Architects Exeter, Hilton Barnfield Architects, Barc Architects	3·centre, 50.718, -3.534 — MRM Design Studio Ltd, MJM Architecture, Barc Architects	3Eeast, 50.718, -3.449 — New Space Architecture Limited, Hilton Barnfield Architects, Co Create Architects - RIBA Chartered Architects Exeter
3SWsouth-west, 50.664, -3.619 — Co Create Architects - RIBA Chartered Architects Exeter, Hilton Barnfield Architects, New Space Architecture Limited	3Ssouth, 50.664, -3.534 — Co Create Architects - RIBA Chartered Architects Exeter, Hilton Barnfield Architects, New Space Architecture Limited	2SEsouth-east, 50.664, -3.449 — New Space Architecture Limited, Co Create Architects - RIBA Chartered Architects Exeter

3.7 miles between points

none 1 firm 2 3 of the pack

What the register says this cohort is

Companies House matched 13 of 63 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 10.9 years, ranging from 4.2 to 29.8. Recorded alongside the measurement and carrying no weight in any score.

SIC	Registered activity	Firms
71111	Architectural activities	12
71112	Not labelled here	1
96090	Other service activities	1

Which exeter architect has the best website?

Living Space Architects tops the Q3-2026 index with a Digital Visibility Score of 82/100. 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/

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