Butcombe Brewery — Estate Digital Health Report

Pub Health Index v2.0 — 68 Pubs Audited Across 7 Digital Pillars
Prepared August 2026 by PubPostPro
Complimentary Estate Audit

Executive Summary

We audited all 68 Butcombe Brewery pubs across South West & Southern England (Bristol to Sussex) using our proprietary Pub Health Index — a 100-point scoring system measuring 6 pillars of digital health using publicly available data only.

50 pubs reach "Thriving" status (Band A). A significant portion of the estate (5 pubs, 7%) sits in Band D — Critical — meaning they are effectively invisible to the digital-first customer who now drives 70%+ of pub discovery.

The strongest performers — The George Inn (Norton St Philip), The Crown (Dyrham), The Fox and Hounds (Theale) — show what's possible when individual publicans invest in digital. But there is still significant room for improvement. The estate average is 82/100, firmly in "Thriving" territory.

This represents a significant untapped opportunity. A coordinated digital programme across the estate could lift 5+ pubs from Critical to Stable within 90 days.

68
Pubs Audited
82
Estate Average
9
Band B (Stable)
4
Band C (At Risk)
5
Band D (Critical)
50
Band A (Thriving)

Health Band Distribution

A — Thriving (80-100)50 pubs (74%)
74%
B — Stable (60-79)9 pubs (13%)
13%
C — At Risk (40-59)4 pubs (6%)
6%
D — Critical (20-39)4 pubs (6%)
6%
F — Invisible (0-19)1 pubs (1%)

Estate Pillar Averages (out of max)

All 68 Pubs — Ranked by Health Score

# Pub Name Location Score Band RepVolPresEngWebRespCont
1 The George Inn Norton St Philip 100 A 17171617undefinedundefined16
2 The Crown Dyrham 100 A 17171617undefinedundefined16
3 The Fox and Hounds Theale 100 A 17171617undefinedundefined16
4 The Museum Inn Farnham 100 A 17171617undefinedundefined16
5 The Anchor Inn Lower Froyle 99 A 17171617undefinedundefined16
6 The Hadley Bowling Green Hadley Heath 99 A 17171617undefinedundefined16
7 The Old House Inn Copthorne 99 A 17171617undefinedundefined16
8 Ring O Bells Compton Martin 99 A 17171617undefinedundefined16
9 The Whitmore Tap Clifton 99 A 17171617undefinedundefined16
10 The Methuen Arms Corsham 98 A 15171617undefinedundefined16
11 The Prince Of Burford Burford 98 A 15171617undefinedundefined16
12 Bird in Hand Knowl Hill 98 A 15171617undefinedundefined16
13 The Bowl Inn Almondsbury 98 A 15171617undefinedundefined16
14 The Fish Inn Ringwood 98 A 15171617undefinedundefined16
15 The Mill Shottermill 98 A 15171617undefinedundefined16
16 The Pavilion Arms Bournemouth 98 A 15171617undefinedundefined16
17 The Royal Oak East Lavant 98 A 15171617undefinedundefined16
18 The Avon Causeway Hurn 97 A 15171617undefinedundefined16
19 The Beckford Inn Tewkesbury 97 A 15171617undefinedundefined16
20 The Dundas Arms Kintbury 97 A 15171617undefinedundefined16
21 The Fleet Twyning 97 A 15171617undefinedundefined16
22 The Kings Arms Melksham 97 A 15171617undefinedundefined16
23 The Victoria Arms Old Marston 97 A 15171617undefinedundefined16
24 Fleur de Lys Norton St Philip 91 A 1791617undefinedundefined16
25 The High Corner Inn Ringwood 90 A 15171610undefinedundefined16
26 The Trout Buckland Marsh 88 A 17171617undefinedundefined4
27 The Swan Inn Rowberrow 88 A 17171617undefinedundefined4
28 Frog and Fiddle Cheltenham 88 A 17171617undefinedundefined4
29 The Lamb Axbridge 88 A 17171617undefinedundefined4
30 The Bower Inn Bridgwater 87 A 17171617undefinedundefined4
31 The Brown Cow Fulham 87 A 17171617undefinedundefined4
32 The Fulham Arms Fulham 87 A 17171617undefinedundefined4
33 The White Horse Chilgrove 86 A 15171617undefinedundefined4
34 The Castle Inn West Lulworth 86 A 15171617undefinedundefined4
35 The Langford Inn Lower Langford 86 A 15171617undefinedundefined4
36 The Welldiggers Arms Petworth 86 A 15171617undefinedundefined4
37 The Crab and Boar Chieveley 86 A 15171617undefinedundefined4
38 The Cross Keys Chelsea 86 A 15171617undefinedundefined4
39 The Mayflower Lymington 86 A 15171617undefinedundefined4
40 The Northey Arms Box 86 A 15171617undefinedundefined4
41 The Quarrymans Arms Corsham 86 A 17171617undefinedundefined4
42 The Rising Sun Backwell 86 A 15171617undefinedundefined4
43 The Archangel Frome 85 A 15171617undefinedundefined4
44 The Bear Inn Cirencester 85 A 15171617undefinedundefined4
45 The Cottage Inn Bristol 85 A 15171617undefinedundefined4
46 The Ostrich Redcliffe 85 A 15171617undefinedundefined4
47 The Pig and Fiddle Bath 85 A 15171617undefinedundefined4
48 The Kings Head Hursley 82 A 15171617undefinedundefined4
49 Broad Street Townhouse Bath 81 A 17131617undefinedundefined4
50 King John Inn Tollard Royal 80 A 17171610undefinedundefined4
51 The White Horse Buckover 79 B 15171617undefinedundefined0
52 The Royal Oak Prestbury 78 B 15171610undefinedundefined4
53 Queens Arms Bleadon 78 B 15131617undefinedundefined4
54 Cross Keys Rode 78 B 17131617undefinedundefined0
55 The Mill at Rode Rode 77 B 13171617undefinedundefined0
56 The Coach House Locking 77 B 17171117undefinedundefined0
57 The Lion Inn Winchcombe 69 B 15171617undefinedundefined4
58 The Punch Bowl Mayfair 69 B 15171617undefinedundefined4
59 The Badminton Coalpit Heath 64 B 13171110undefinedundefined0
60 The Beambridge Inn Sampford Arundel 58 C 171760undefinedundefined4
61 The Prince Of Wales Westbury-On-Trym 54 C 159115undefinedundefined0
62 The Kings Arms Didmarton 53 C 151760undefinedundefined0
63 Rose and Crown Hinton Charterhouse 49 C 171360undefinedundefined0
64 Goat & Tricycle Bournemouth 34 D 171700undefinedundefined0
65 The Old Restoration Cheltenham 30 D 131700undefinedundefined0
66 The Beehive Carterton 29 D 101360undefinedundefined0
67 Charlton Inn Shepton Mallet 22 D 13900undefinedundefined0
68 Queen Victoria Priddy 0 F 0000undefinedundefined0

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Methodology

Each pub is scored across 6 pillars using publicly available data only — no pub cooperation required. Scores are based on data gathered August 2026.

Review Reputation — real Google star rating/17
Review Volume — real Google review count/17
Social Presence — a real Facebook/Instagram page and website confirmed to exist/16
Website Quality — a real Google Lighthouse audit (performance, SEO, best practices, accessibility)/17
Social Engagement — real posting frequency on Facebook/Instagram in the last 90 days/17
Content Freshness — whether the website has a blog/news/events section and how recently it was updated (a disclosed heuristic, not a hard measurement like the other five pillars)/16

Health Bands: A (80-100) Thriving | B (60-79) Stable | C (40-59) At Risk | D (20-39) Critical | F (0-19) Invisible

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Prepared by PubPostPro — AI-Powered Social Media for Britain's Pubs

Independent analysis. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Butcombe Brewery.

Tom Fairhall | 07920 754 997 | [email protected]

Data gathered from public sources, March–April 2026. Full methodology at pubpostpro.co.uk/health-index