Website Stats · Original research

Opticians Website Statistics 2026

We ran automated homepage audits on 12 UK opticians websites — checking page speed, mobile UX, on-page SEO, structured data, contact conversion and more. Here's what we found.

Avg score

44/100

Avg page speed

705ms

Sites analysed

12

Score distribution

Good (80–100)0 sites (0%)
Okay (60–79)4 sites (33%)
Poor (0–59)8 sites (67%)

How many pass the basics

HTTPS enabled100%
Mobile viewport75%
Structured data (schema)58%
Contact form on homepage17%
Open Graph share image33%
Analytics installed58%

Most common mistakes

  • No contact form found on homepage83% of sites
  • No theme-color meta — plain browser chrome on mobile75% of sites
  • No Open Graph image — links look blank on WhatsApp/Facebook67% of sites
  • No meta description — Google writes its own58% of sites
  • No custom web fonts — default system fonts feel dated58% of sites
  • Only N% of images have alt text58% of sites
  • No cookie consent banner detected — UK GDPR risk50% of sites
  • No structured data (schema.org)42% of sites
  • No analytics detected — flying blind on visitor data42% of sites
  • No responsive images (srcset) — blurry or slow on mobile42% of sites

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

Ashley Scott
Studio Lead
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