Hine Solicitors — Cheltenham Law Firm Digital Visibility Score
Hine Solicitors — PYC Cheltenham Law Firm Digital Visibility Index, Q3-2026
Digital Visibility Score: 59 / 100 · Rank 5 of 8
Measured 27 August 2026 via the PYC Cheltenham Law Firm 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 | 81 | 77 | +4 |
| Technical | 100 | 75.5 | +24.5 |
| Local presence | 72 | 76 | −4 |
| Visibility | 33 | 38 | −5 |
| AI search presence | 0 | 30 | −30 |
| Content & trust | 33 | 50 | −17 |
| Speed & CWV | +4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Technical | +24.5 | |
| Local presence | -4 | |
| Visibility | -5 | |
| AI search presence | -30 | |
| Content & trust | -17 |
Where this firm ranks
Section titled “Where this firm ranks”| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| law firms Cheltenham | #9 |
| best law firm Cheltenham | #11 |
| commercial solicitors Cheltenham | not in top 100 |
| corporate law Cheltenham | #31 |
| employment law Cheltenham | #61 |
| dispute resolution Cheltenham | #41 |
| commercial property solicitors Cheltenham | not in top 100 |
| litigation solicitors Cheltenham | #17 |
| business legal advice Cheltenham | #38 |
| law firms Montpellier | not in top 100 |
| law firms Pittville | #38 |
| solicitors Montpellier | not in top 100 |
The gap to the leader
Section titled “The gap to the leader”| Speed & CWV | 81 | |
|---|---|---|
| Technical | 100 | |
| Local presence | 72 | |
| Visibility | 33 | |
| AI search presence | 0 | |
| Content & trust | 33 |
this firm sector median leader
Hine Solicitors trails BPE Solicitors by 120 points across 4 pillars, but 78% of that is AI search presence and Content & trust alone. It already matches or beats the leader on Speed & CWV, Technical.
Closest to the first page
Section titled “Closest to the first page”| best law firm Cheltenham | #11 | |
| litigation solicitors Cheltenham | #17 |
2 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 law firms in Cheltenham? | |
| ✗ | Which law firm in Cheltenham would you recommend for commercial work? | |
| ✗ | Top rated employment law solicitors in Cheltenham | |
| ✗ | I need a commercial solicitor in Cheltenham - who should I contact? | |
| ✗ | Best law firms in Montpellier, Cheltenham |
Local presence
Section titled “Local presence”| Rating | 4.4 / 5 |
|---|---|
| Reviews | 46 |
| Locations | 1 |
| Reviews in last 90 days | 0 |
| Address matches website | yes |
Key findings
Section titled “Key findings”- AI search presence: 0/100, below the sector median of 30.
- Content & trust: 33/100, below the sector median of 50.
How this compares to the leader
Section titled “How this compares to the leader”BPE Solicitors leads the index with 70/100. The largest gaps are: AI search presence (0 vs 60); Content & trust (33 vs 67); Visibility (33 vs 58).
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 the credentials that matter in this sector (SRA, Law Society), and refresh stale content.
Where to get this fixed
Section titled “Where to get this fixed”Hine Solicitors’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.