Website Stats · Original research

Chandleries Website Statistics 2026

We ran automated homepage audits on 6 UK chandleries websites — checking page speed, mobile UX, on-page SEO, structured data, contact conversion and more. Here's what we found.

Avg score

54/100

Avg page speed

576ms

Sites analysed

6

Score distribution

Good (80–100)1 sites (17%)
Okay (60–79)2 sites (33%)
Poor (0–59)3 sites (50%)

How many pass the basics

HTTPS enabled100%
Mobile viewport83%
Structured data (schema)33%
Contact form on homepage67%
Open Graph share image33%
Analytics installed67%

Most common mistakes

  • No Open Graph image — links look blank on WhatsApp/Facebook67% of sites
  • No structured data (schema.org)67% of sites
  • N inline style attributes — no consistent design system67% of sites
  • No theme-color meta — plain browser chrome on mobile67% of sites
  • No custom web fonts — default system fonts feel dated50% of sites
  • No HN heading33% of sites
  • Only N% of images have alt text33% of sites
  • No favicon33% of sites
  • Little to no accessibility markup (aria attributes)33% of sites
  • No analytics detected — flying blind on visitor data33% of sites

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

Ashley Scott
Studio Lead
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