# Free Website Audit Report Generator (UK): Check Your Score in 8 Seconds

Source: https://pagescore.co.uk/blog/free-website-audit.html
Author: John Hitchens
Updated: April 2026

A free website audit report generator is the fastest way to find out whether your site is doing its job. In under ten seconds, a proper audit checks how fast your pages load, whether your SEO is set up, if the site works on mobile, whether it is secure, and if it is accessible. Five dimensions, automated, no cost.

Most UK small business owners never run one, then wonder six months later why Google sends no traffic.

## What a website audit actually checks

PageScore groups signals into five categories:

### 1. Speed
Load time, page size, HTTP requests, LCP, time to interactive. Google uses these directly for ranking. Humans bounce from slow sites.

### 2. SEO
Title tag, meta description, single H1, canonical URL, sitemap, robots.txt, structured data, image alt text. The on-page basics every page needs to rank.

### 3. Mobile
Viewport meta tag, responsive layout, tap-target size, readable text. Over 65% of UK web traffic is mobile. Not optional.

### 4. Security
HTTPS, HSTS, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, Referrer-Policy, Content-Security-Policy headers. Certificate validity. Missing headers are the most common finding.

### 5. Accessibility
Alt text, form labels, colour contrast, heading order, keyboard navigation. Increasingly a legal requirement under the UK Equality Act.

All five weighted = overall score out of 100.

## The 5 scores that matter most

- **LCP:** under 2.5s good, over 4s poor
- **CLS:** under 0.1 good, over 0.25 bad
- **SEO title/meta:** unique, keyword-targeted — 20-40% ranking lift on its own
- **HTTPS + headers:** HTTPS table stakes, HSTS/CSP easy wins
- **Mobile viewport:** if mobile-first index can't read you, rankings cap before you start

## How to run a free website audit in 8 seconds

1. Go to https://pagescore.co.uk
2. Paste your URL into the scan box
3. Click Scan Now
4. Wait 8 seconds
5. Read your overall score and five sub-scores
6. Skim the headlines list for critical issues

No email required. No signup. No drip sequence. Just the numbers.

## Free audit vs paid audit

A free audit gives you numbers. A paid audit gives you the plan.

Free: see your scores and basic headlines.
Paid (£29 at PageScore): 20-page PDF with every issue ranked by impact, the exact fix for each, a 14-day action plan, and priority order. Delivered in 2 minutes.

## Complete manual audit checklist

### Technical
- HTTPS
- Valid certificate
- HSTS header
- X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff
- X-Frame-Options set
- Content-Security-Policy set
- Referrer-Policy set
- robots.txt present and not blocking
- XML sitemap submitted
- No broken homepage links
- Canonical URL on every page

### On-page SEO
- Unique title under 60 chars per page
- Unique meta description under 160 chars per page
- Exactly one H1 per page
- H1 contains primary keyword
- H2/H3 logical order
- Alt text on every image
- Short lowercase keyword URLs
- Descriptive internal link anchors

### Speed
- Page size under 2 MB mobile
- Under 50 requests
- LCP under 2.5s mobile
- CLS under 0.1
- Caching enabled
- Images compressed and lazy loaded
- CDN set up

### Mobile
- Viewport meta tag correct
- No horizontal scroll
- Tap targets 48x48px+
- Readable without zoom
- Easy mobile forms

### Accessibility
- WCAG AA contrast (4.5:1)
- All images alt-tagged
- Form labels present
- Logical heading order
- Keyboard navigable

## What to do after you have your score

1. Write it down — this is your baseline
2. Look at the lowest sub-score first — biggest gains from weakest area
3. Fix easy things first — missing headers, metas, canonicals add 15-30 points in under 15 min
4. Re-run the scan and confirm
5. Tackle hard stuff — Core Web Vitals, caching, CDN, database cleaning

Most small business sites go from 50 to 80 in a focused afternoon.

## How often to audit

- Monthly quick scan
- Full audit on: new page/section launch, hosting migration, theme change, major plugin install, ranking drops

## Free tools to compare

- PageScore (https://pagescore.co.uk) — instant, no signup, UK-focused, £29 optional report
- Google PageSpeed Insights — Core Web Vitals source of truth
- GTmetrix — waterfall chart, requires signup
- WebPageTest — power user choice
- HubSpot Website Grader — demands email, 4 categories only

Start with PageScore. Cross-check with PageSpeed Insights.

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