Is that rating actually good?
Star ratings cluster near the top: half the rated profiles we track in this market show 5.0 or higher, and 88 in 100 show at least 4.8. So the question is not whether a rating sounds good, but where it sits in the real distribution. Check any rating and review count against the 110,486 rated profiles we track, as of 2026-07-17.
Is that rating actually good?
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The distribution by trade
| Trade | Profiles | Median rating | At 4.8 or higher | Median reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All trades | 110,486 | 5.0 | 88% | 10 |
| Builder | 17,386 | 5.0 | 91% | 17 |
| Electrician | 6,793 | 5.0 | 92% | 23 |
| Roofer | 6,505 | 5.0 | 86% | 22 |
| Plumber | 6,183 | 5.0 | 90% | 30 |
| Carpenter | 4,862 | 5.0 | 89% | 11 |
| Cleaner | 3,919 | 5.0 | 89% | 16 |
| Painter Decorator | 3,828 | 5.0 | 88% | 7 |
| Gardener Landscaper | 2,950 | 5.0 | 94% | 46 |
| HVAC | 2,592 | 5.0 | 92% | 59 |
| Decorator | 1,983 | 5.0 | 94% | 48 |
| Window Company | 1,490 | 5.0 | 93% | 88 |
| Security Systems | 1,406 | 5.0 | 92% | 19 |
| Architect | 1,213 | 5.0 | 92% | 5 |
| Plasterer | 1,207 | 5.0 | 85% | 4 |
| Locksmith | 1,033 | 5.0 | 94% | 27 |
| Moving Company | 990 | 5.0 | 95% | 57 |
| Flooring | 985 | 5.0 | 91% | 47 |
| Bricklayer | 948 | 5.0 | 81% | 4 |
| Driveway Paving | 905 | 5.0 | 77% | 5 |
| Handyman Low Ticket | 828 | 5.0 | 90% | 25 |
| Handyman | 779 | 5.0 | 83% | 4 |
| Landscaper | 729 | 5.0 | 82% | 4 |
| Bathroom Fitter | 726 | 5.0 | 87% | 3 |
| Heating Engineer | 708 | 5.0 | 86% | 5 |
| Flooring Contractor | 655 | 5.0 | 86% | 3 |
| Gardener | 497 | 5.0 | 79% | 4 |
| Damp Proofing | 404 | 5.0 | 85% | 34 |
| Drainage Contractor | 399 | 5.0 | 86% | 4 |
| Fencing Contractor | 397 | 5.0 | 82% | 3 |
| Blinds Shutters | 356 | 5.0 | 93% | 12 |
| Pest Control | 348 | 5.0 | 92% | 60 |
| Tree Surgeon | 323 | 5.0 | 89% | 3 |
| Interior Designer | 320 | 5.0 | 98% | 8 |
| Guttering | 284 | 5.0 | 74% | 3 |
| Removals | 280 | 5.0 | 87% | 4 |
| Concreter | 244 | 5.0 | 82% | 3 |
| Asbestos Removal | 161 | 5.0 | 94% | 21 |
Counts and percentiles from the publicly visible profiles we track, as of 2026-07-17. Trades appear only with at least 150 rated profiles behind them.
What to do with the number
This places a number against the distribution of the public profiles we track. It says nothing about any named business: an average can be earned, inflated or simply old, so check the review dates and what recent customers actually wrote before any money moves. Check the business by name, see how we check reviews, or browse traders ranked by the strength of their evidence, not just the stars.
Common questions
Is 4.6 a good rating for a trader?
A 4.6 average sits in the bottom tenth of the 110,486 profiles we track here: at least 9 in 10 show a higher average. Read the recent reviews and weigh what they actually say.
Why is almost every rating close to 5 stars?
Across the 110,486 rated profiles we track in this market, 88 in 100 show an average of 4.8 or higher and the median profile shows 5.0. Happy customers review more readily than unhappy ones, and long-running businesses accumulate goodwill, so near-perfect averages are the norm rather than the exception. That is why the review count, the dates and the content separate businesses better than the star value.
How many reviews should a business have?
There is no required number, but context helps: the median rated profile we track here shows 10 reviews, and 48 in 100 show fewer than 10. Below 10 reviews an average tells you very little, because one or two reviews can move it a long way.
The rating is high but the last review is old. Does it still count?
Quiet recent histories are the norm here: only 37 in 100 of the rated profiles we track have any review from the last 12 months, and the median profile's newest review is about 21 months old. An old newest review proves nothing on its own, but the average describes an earlier period, so read the dated reviews and look for newer evidence. A recent, steady trickle of reviews is a real differentiator.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the publicly visible trader profiles we track in this market, counts and percentiles only, as of 2026-07-17. Counts and percentiles come from the publicly visible profiles we track, as of the dataset date shown, and reflect only the sources we hold for each market. A rating we do not track is not a rating that does not exist.
Counts and percentiles come from the publicly visible profiles we track, as of the dataset date shown, and reflect only the sources we hold for each market. A rating we do not track is not a rating that does not exist.
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