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Security report for bradleyhall.co.uk

Bradley Hall · Real Estate · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

67/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Bradley Hall is a well-established real estate business specializing in commercial and residential property services in the North East of the UK. The company offers a broad range of services including estate agency, lettings, auctions, planning, surveying, and property management. Their website reflects a professional brand with over 30 years of experience, targeting property buyers, sellers, and renters. Technically, the website is built on WordPress using Elementor and integrates modern tools such as Google Maps API, Google Analytics, and Hotjar for enhanced user experience and analytics. Security posture is good with HTTPS and reCAPTCHA implemented, though some security headers and explicit policies are missing. Privacy and cookie policies are present and GDPR compliant. The WHOIS data is unavailable or inconsistent, which raises some concerns about domain registration transparency but does not directly undermine the website's legitimacy. Overall, the site is professional, user-friendly, and trustworthy with room for improvement in security documentation and WHOIS transparency.

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

4 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. 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

  3. 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

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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
27
Security headers
65
Email security
75
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
67

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

Bradley Hall holds a strong market position as a leading property expert in the North East UK, leveraging a comprehensive service portfolio that caters to both residential and commercial clients. Their business model focuses on end-to-end property services, including sales, lettings, auctions, and advisory roles. The company targets a broad customer base including homeowners, investors, and commercial entities. The website's integration of advanced search filters and valuation forms indicates a focus on lead generation and customer engagement. Their social media presence and SEO optimization suggest active marketing efforts. The lack of visible parent or subsidiary companies implies an independent medium-sized enterprise. The absence of explicit financial or registration data limits deeper business intelligence insights.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and use of Google reCAPTCHA on forms to prevent spam. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options reduces defense-in-depth. No explicit security or incident response policies are published, which is a gap in compliance and transparency. There is no evidence of exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries in the HTML content. The lack of a security.txt file or vulnerability disclosure policy limits external security engagement. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a commercial website but could be enhanced by adding formal policies, improving headers, and publishing incident response contacts.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and verify security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance browser security.
  2. Publish explicit security and incident response policies on the website to improve transparency and compliance.
  3. Investigate and resolve the WHOIS data inconsistency or privacy issue to improve domain trustworthiness.
  4. Add a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure and improve security culture.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to meet higher standards and improve user inclusivity.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Bradley Hall
Description
The North East's leading property experts with over 30 years experience. Whether your next move is commercial or residential make it with us
Key services
Residential Estate Agency, Commercial Agency, Auctions, Planning & Design, Land and Development, Valuation Advisory, Lease Advisory and Rent Reviews, Building Surveying, Property Management, New Homes
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Elementor, PHP, jQuery, Google Maps API, Font Awesome, Flatpickr, AddToAny, Contact Form 7, PropertyHive plugin, Search Filter Pro, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Hotjar
Frameworks
Elementor
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA on forms
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Hotjar
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Hotjar
Marketing tools
AddToAny social sharing
Transparency
basic

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 interactive forms
  2. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected
  3. WHOIS data is missing or inaccessible, which is unusual and reduces trust
  4. Strong SEO and marketing integration present
  5. No explicit security policy or incident response information found
  6. Privacy and cookie policies are present and appear compliant
  7. No suspicious or malicious external domains detected
  8. No adult or NSFW content detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress platform with Elementor page builder, leveraging a variety of plugins for property management, search filtering, and user interaction. Integration with Google Maps API and analytics tools like Google Analytics and Hotjar indicates a mature digital infrastructure. The site uses standard web technologies including jQuery and Font Awesome for UI elements. Performance is moderate with some optimization opportunities. Mobile responsiveness is good, and SEO is well addressed via Yoast SEO plugin and proper meta tags. Technical risks include potential plugin vulnerabilities if not regularly updated and missing security headers. The infrastructure appears stable but would benefit from enhanced security configurations and performance tuning.
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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