Website Stats · Original research

Opticians Website Statistics 2026

We ran automated homepage audits on 10 UK opticians websites — checking page speed, mobile UX, on-page SEO, structured data, contact conversion and more. Here's what we found.

Avg score

49/100

Avg page speed

549ms

Sites analysed

10

Score distribution

Good (80–100)0 sites (0%)
Okay (60–79)4 sites (40%)
Poor (0–59)6 sites (60%)

How many pass the basics

HTTPS enabled100%
Mobile viewport80%
Structured data (schema)70%
Contact form on homepage10%
Open Graph share image40%
Analytics installed70%

Most common mistakes

  • No contact form found on homepage90% of sites
  • No theme-color meta — plain browser chrome on mobile70% of sites
  • No Open Graph image — links look blank on WhatsApp/Facebook60% of sites
  • No custom web fonts — default system fonts feel dated60% of sites
  • Only N% of images have alt text60% of sites
  • No meta description — Google writes its own50% of sites
  • No cookie consent banner detected — UK GDPR risk50% of sites
  • N inline style attributes — no consistent design system40% of sites
  • No responsive images (srcset) — blurry or slow on mobile40% of sites
  • N HN headings — should be one30% of sites

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Methodology: automated homepage audits by RIOT London, July 2026.

Ashley Scott
Studio Lead
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