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Grainge Architects — Exeter Architect Digital Visibility Score

Digital Visibility Score: 56 / 100 · Rank 21 of 63

Digital Visibility Score56/100Rank 21 of 63 · top 32%Problems found2Very little published contentFurthest behind-14Speed & CWV: 50 against a sector median of 64

Measured 1 September 2026 via the PYC Exeter 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”
Each pillar scored 0–100 against the sector median for this index. The final column is this firm's distance from that median.
PillarScoreMedianvs median
Speed & CWV5064−14
Technical10088+12
Local presence8476+8
Visibility334+29
AI search presence00level
Content & trust4149.5−8.5
Pillar performance against the sector median. Bars right of centre are above the median, left are below.
Speed & CWV-14
Technical+12
Local presence+8
Visibility+29
AI search presence0
Content & trust-8.5

Problems found

Section titled “Problems found”
These are specific, checkable faults on the site — not opinions about it.
  • Worth fixingVery little published contentThe homepage carries 198 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.
  • Worth knowingThe site has not changed in a long timeThe homepage last reported a change 2.9 years ago.

Where this firm ranks

Section titled “Where this firm ranks”
Ranks for 8 of 12 keywords, average position 35.5, in the local 3-pack for 0 keywords.
KeywordPosition
architects Exeter#7
architect Exeter#8
architectural services Exeter#30
house extension architect Exeternot in top 100
planning application architect Exeternot in top 100
listed building architect Exeter#75
residential architects Exeter#38
commercial architects Exeter#34
self build architect Exeternot in top 100
loft conversion architect Exeternot in top 100
barn conversion architect Exeter#25
conservation architect Exeter#67

The gap to the leader

Section titled “The gap to the leader”
This firm against the sector median and the index leader, Living Space Architects, on every pillar.
Speed & CWV50
Technical100
Local presence84
Visibility33
AI search presence0
Content & trust41

this firm sector median leader

Grainge Architects trails Living Space Architects by 165 points across 5 pillars, but 78% of that is AI search presence and Speed & CWV alone. It already matches or beats the leader on Technical.

AI search presence

Section titled “AI search presence”
Named in 0 of 5 AI answers. A domain citation is stronger evidence than a name mention.
✗Who are the best architects in Exeter?
✗Which architect in Exeter would you recommend for a house extension?
✗Top rated architectural practices in Exeter
✗I need an architect in Exeter - who should I contact?
✗Conservation architects in Exeter

Local presence

Section titled “Local presence”
Google Business Profile.
Rating5 / 5
Reviews4
Locations1
Reviews in last 90 days0
Address matches websiteyes

Why this score

Section titled “Why this score”
What each score is made of. Every input here is in the open dataset, so the arithmetic can be checked rather than taken on trust.
PillarScoreMade up of
Content & trust41about page: no · team page: yes · credentials: yes · blog or news: no · homepage: 198 words · last changed: 1051 days ago
Visibility33ranks for 8 of 12 keywords · average position 35.5 · local 3-pack: 0
Local presence844 reviews · rated 5 · 0 new in 90 days
Technical100HTTPS: yes · page allows indexing: yes · robots.txt allows crawling: yes · sitemap: yes · structured data: yes

Key findings

Section titled “Key findings”
  • Speed & CWV: 50/100, below the sector median of 64.

How this compares to the leader

Section titled “How this compares to the leader”

Living Space Architects leads the index with 82/100. The largest gaps are: AI search presence (0 vs 100); Speed & CWV (50 vs 79); Visibility (33 vs 53).

Top fixes (ranked by impact)

Section titled “Top fixes (ranked by impact)”
  1. Publish structured, citable content and entity schema so AI engines surface the business for core local queries.
  2. Build local landing pages for the core keyword basket to lift organic and local-pack appearance.
  3. Add about/team pages, and refresh stale content.

Firms ranked near this one

Section titled “Firms ranked near this one”
The firms nearest Grainge Architects in this ranking, beyond the two either side.
FirmRankScoreWhy it is here
Maria Escribano Architects Ltd#1957/1002 places above you
Bailey Partnership (Group) Ltd#2355/1002 places below you
Salmon Planning Company - West Somerset, Devon & Cornwall#1859/1003 places above you
MRM Design Studio Ltd#2455/1003 places below you

Context (not scored)

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Recorded alongside the measurement to make it easier to judge, but carrying no weight in the Digital Visibility Score. See the methodology.
Companies HouseCompany 03275169 · 29.8 years old · active · SIC 71111
Real-user speed (CrUX)Too little traffic to appear in Chrome’s public dataset
Google profile detail11 photos · claimed · has a description · hours listed
Backlinks147 referring domains · 238 links · rank 136 · 3 broken
Site structure1 pages crawled · 24 internal links per page · 0% of links use a generic anchor · 100 sitemap pages not reachable by following links
Sitemap100 URLs listed · declared in robots.txt · newest entry 40 days old · 5 of 5 sampled URLs resolve

Where to get this fixed

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Grainge Architects’s lowest-scoring pillars among those we publish remediation guidance for:

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.