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Security report for bakewellhorner.co.uk

Bakewell & Horner · Real Estate · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

61/100

Risk levelMedium

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

Bakewell & Horner is a well-established estate agency based in Wallasey, UK, specializing in residential and commercial property sales, lettings, and management services. The company boasts over 80 years of experience and holds multiple industry accreditations including PropertyMark, ARLA, and is Rightmove qualified. Their market position is strengthened by recent awards such as the Best Estate Agent Guide 2025 and British Property Awards 2025, reflecting a strong local reputation and customer trust. The website targets local residents and property owners in the Wirral region, offering services such as instant property valuations and comprehensive property management. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies including Bootstrap, jQuery, Owl Carousel, and AOS for animations. It integrates Google Analytics and Facebook Meta Pixel for analytics and marketing purposes, with a cookie consent mechanism in place. The site is mobile-optimized and provides a good user experience with clear navigation and professional design. However, some security best practices such as implementation of security headers are missing, and no security.txt or explicit security policy is found. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS with a good SSL configuration and manages user consent for analytics and advertising cookies. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The WHOIS lookup for the domain www.bakewellhorner.co.uk failed due to domain naming rules, indicating the domain may be an alias or subdomain, which slightly impacts trust from a domain registration standpoint. Nonetheless, the website content and business information strongly indicate legitimacy. Overall, the website demonstrates a solid business presence with good technical implementation and privacy compliance. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, adding a security.txt file for vulnerability disclosure, and clarifying domain registration …

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1
    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

  3. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • High

      Missing X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

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  • Security score drift

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
42
Security headers
20
Email security
70
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
61

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Bakewell & Horner operates as a small, local estate agency with a focus on the Wirral region. Their competitive advantage lies in their long-standing presence, professional accreditations, and award-winning service. The business model centers on property sales, lettings, and management, supplemented by instant valuation tools to attract potential clients. Revenue streams likely include sales commissions, letting fees, and management charges. The target customer segments are local homeowners, landlords, tenants, and commercial property clients. The company leverages partnerships with platforms like PropertyFile and instant valuations to enhance service delivery. Growth indicators include recent awards and a strong digital presence. The partnership ecosystem includes property management platforms and valuation services, supporting a comprehensive client experience.

Security posture

The website exhibits a moderate to good security maturity level. HTTPS is enforced with a strong SSL configuration, and user consent for cookies and tracking is managed appropriately. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options represents a gap in defense-in-depth. No explicit security or incident response policies are published, and no security.txt file is present, limiting transparency for vulnerability reporting. The WHOIS data inconsistency regarding domain registration is a minor concern but does not directly impact site security. Overall, the site shows awareness of privacy compliance but could improve in formalizing security policies and technical controls to enhance resilience and trust.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Referrer-Policy to mitigate common web attacks.
  2. Publish a security.txt file to provide clear vulnerability disclosure and incident response contact information.
  3. Clarify domain registration details and ensure WHOIS information is consistent with the website to improve trustworthiness.
  4. Enhance privacy policy details to explicitly cover data protection practices and compliance with GDPR and related regulations.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools to minimize privacy risks and ensure compliance with user consent.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Bakewell & Horner
Description
Bakewell & Horner is a well-established estate agency serving the Wirral region, located in Wallasey. They specialise in residential property sales, lettings, and comprehensive property management services. The agency is Rightmove Qualified and regulated by PropertyMark and ARLA, maintaining high industry standards.
Key services
Residential property sales, Property lettings, Property management, Commercial property services, Instant property valuations
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap, jQuery, Owl Carousel, AOS (Animate On Scroll), Google Fonts, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Meta Pixel
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Consent management for analytics and advertising storage
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Facebook Meta Pixel
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Meta Pixel
Marketing tools
Facebook Meta Pixel
Transparency
good

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and professional design.
  2. No WAF or security challenge detected.
  3. WHOIS data is unavailable due to domain registration error; domain may be a subdomain or alias.
  4. Strong business trust indicators including awards, accreditations, and customer testimonials.
  5. Privacy and cookie policies are present with consent mechanisms.
  6. Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools.
  7. No explicit security headers detected; opportunity for improvement.
  8. No contact emails explicitly found in HTML; phone number and physical address clearly provided.
  9. No terms of service page detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern front-end stack using Bootstrap for responsive design, jQuery for DOM manipulation, Owl Carousel for sliders, and AOS for scroll animations. Google Fonts are used for typography. Analytics and marketing integrations include Google Analytics via Google Tag Manager and Facebook Meta Pixel. The site loads asynchronously external scripts to optimize performance. The HTML structure is valid and semantic, supporting accessibility at a basic level. Mobile optimization is good with responsive layouts. However, the site lacks advanced CMS indicators and does not expose hosting provider details. Performance is moderate, with potential improvements in caching and security header implementation to reduce risk and improve user experience.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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