Digital Visibility Score: 56 / 100 · Rank 10 of 29
Measured 1 September 2026 via the PYC Swindon Architect Digital Visibility Index. Every figure is objective and reproducible from the methodology . Spotted an error? Request a correction .
Each pillar scored 0–100 against the sector median for this index. The final column is this firm's distance from that median.
Pillar performance against the sector median. Bars right of centre are above the median, left are below.
Speed & CWV -17 Technical +25 Local presence +1 Visibility +27 AI search presence 0 Content & trust +23
These are specific, checkable faults on the site — not opinions about it.
Worth knowing The site has not changed in a long time The homepage last reported a change 14.1 years ago.
Ranks for 6 of 12 keywords, average position 8, in the local 3-pack for 0 keywords.
Keyword Position architects Swindon #9 architect Swindon #7 architectural services Swindon #14 house extension architect Swindon not in top 100 planning application architect Swindon #3 listed building architect Swindon not in top 100 residential architects Swindon #9 commercial architects Swindon #6 self build architect Swindon not in top 100 loft conversion architect Swindon not in top 100 barn conversion architect Swindon not in top 100 conservation architect Swindon not in top 100
This firm against the sector median and the index leader, Oc Architects, on every pillar.
Speed & CWV 49 Technical 100 Local presence 78 Visibility 34 AI search presence 0 Content & trust 53
DPDS Consulting Group trails Oc Architects by 137 points across 3 pillars, but 86% of that is AI search presence and Visibility alone. It already matches or beats the leader on Technical, Local presence, Content & trust.
Ranked between #11 and #20 — one page from the first, ordered by how close.
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1 position sits between #11 and #20 — one page away, and the cheapest ranking work available to this firm.
Named in 0 of 5 AI answers. A domain citation is stronger evidence than a name mention.
✗ Who are the best architects in Swindon? ✗ Which architect in Swindon would you recommend for a house extension? ✗ Top rated architectural practices in Swindon ✗ I need an architect in Swindon - who should I contact? ✗ Conservation architects in Swindon
Google Business Profile.
Rating 5 / 5 Reviews 2 Locations 1 Reviews in last 90 days 1 Address matches website yes
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.
Pillar Score Made up of Content & trust 53 about page: yes · team page: no · credentials: no · blog or news: yes · homepage: 2,020 words · last changed: 5145 days ago Visibility 34 ranks for 6 of 12 keywords · average position 8 · local 3-pack: 0 Local presence 78 2 reviews · rated 5 · 1 new in 90 days Technical 100 HTTPS: yes · page allows indexing: yes · robots.txt allows crawling: yes · sitemap: yes · structured data: yes
Speed & CWV: 49/100, below the sector median of 66.
Oc Architects leads the index with 74/100. The largest gaps are: AI search presence (0 vs 80); Visibility (34 vs 72); Speed & CWV (49 vs 68).
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.
Cut mobile LCP below 2.5s (optimise images and remove render-blocking resources) — the biggest score and ranking lever.
The firms nearest DPDS Consulting Group in this ranking, beyond the two either side.
Recorded alongside the measurement to make it easier to judge, but carrying no weight in the Digital Visibility Score. See the methodology .
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 51 · accessibility 92 · best practices 78 · SEO 100 — biggest losses: Network dependency tree; Use efficient cache lifetimes; Avoid multiple page redirects Google profile detail 4 photos · claimed · no description · hours listed Backlinks 98 referring domains · 169 links · rank 119 · 99 broken Site structure 1 pages crawled · 46 internal links per page · reachable in: contact 1 click, about 1 click, services 1 click · 0% of links use a generic anchor · 40 sitemap pages not reachable by following links Sitemap 40 URLs listed · declared in robots.txt · newest entry 508 days old · 5 of 5 sampled URLs resolve
DPDS Consulting Group’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 .