6 Best SEO Agencies in Leeds (2026)
We reviewed SEO agencies in Leeds and ranked them on search engine optimisation, published review scores and evidence of real client work. Most sit in the city centre and the South Bank corridor around the station, Sovereign Street and Leeds Dock, with one further out in Calverley. Every agency below shows this service on its own site.
Reviewed by Davis Paipa, Founder, Shoptank. Agency data verified 2026-09-17.
| # | Agency | Best for | Location | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Journey Further | AI and organic search together | Leeds, United Kingdom | Not published |
| 2 | Modo25 | Ecommerce SEO with AI reporting | Leeds, United Kingdom | Not published |
| 3 | ICS-digital | Multi-market international SEO | Leeds, United Kingdom | Not published |
| 4 | topflight | SEO as the primary specialism | Leeds, United Kingdom | Not published |
| 5 | Swype Creative | Branding and SEO for SMEs | Leeds, United Kingdom | Not published |
| 6 | HUB | SEO inside an integrated retainer | Calverley, Leeds, United Kingdom | Not published |
Journey Further
Journey Further is a marketing agency with a flagship office at Leeds Dock and further offices in Manchester, London and New York. Founded in 2017, it groups search, PR and paid media under practices it calls marketing science, organic media and paid media.
Its organic media service page names generative engine optimisation and answer engine optimisation directly, and describes a proprietary discovery system that scores brand visibility across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews. Its careers page names the Leeds Dock office as the company's flagship location.
You want AI visibility work run alongside SEO and paid media by one team rather than bought as a bolt-on.
- Names GEO and AEO as distinct disciplines on its own service page rather than only in blog content
- Publishes a named methodology for measuring AI visibility rather than only claiming to offer it
- Four offices give access to a larger specialist bench than a single-city shop
- Leeds is the flagship office but the agency also runs Manchester and London, so confirm which team would handle your account
- No project minimum or pricing is published
Modo25
Modo25 is a Leeds performance marketing agency registered on Neville Street in the city centre. Alongside paid media and conversion work it sells organic search services including technical SEO, digital PR and a dedicated AI search offering.
It runs a dedicated AI search page describing a four-phase method covering discovery, entity building, technical and content optimisation, and ongoing refinement, aimed at five named surfaces, with monthly reporting on AI citations. It is one of only two agencies here with AI search written up as a concretely described named service.
You run an ecommerce or retail brand and want AI visibility reported alongside existing paid search and SEO metrics.
- Publishes a step-by-step AI search method naming five target surfaces rather than a generic pitch
- Registered office confirmed in Leeds city centre on the companies register, with a local phone number
- Backs its reporting with an in-house data platform rather than manual reporting alone
- No street address appears on the live site itself, only a Leeds phone number and the register filing
- No case study results specific to the AI search service, and no founding year, are published
ICS-digital
ICS-digital is a Leeds headquartered agency on Park Lane, describing itself as having 20 years of SEO experience and operating across dozens of countries. Its core business is technical and local SEO, digital PR, link building and content, with translation and paid media alongside.
Its services page lists 12 named SEO disciplines, the largest single-discipline search list in this market. Its blog covers AI Overviews and answer-engine retrieval, but only in blog content rather than as a sold service, so it is tagged SEO only.
You need multi-market multilingual SEO and digital PR delivered at scale rather than a boutique AI visibility engagement.
- 20 years of stated SEO experience with a 12-item service list built around search rather than folded into general marketing
- Confirmed Leeds head office address on its own site
- Named international and multilingual capability across dozens of countries
- AI search content exists only in blog posts, not as a named service, so treat any GEO claim as unproven until a service page exists
- No founding year, project minimum or pricing is published
topflight
topflight is a Leeds headquartered agency at Yorkshire House on Greek Street with a second office in York. It describes SEO, spanning technical audits, content, digital PR, link building, local and ecommerce work, as its main line of business.
Its site positions SEO as the core of the business, backed by eight distinct sub-service pages covering technical, local and ecommerce SEO and link building, rather than one generic SEO page. No GEO or AEO service is published.
You want an agency where SEO is the primary specialism rather than one line among many, and AI search is not yet a requirement.
- SEO is the agency's core specialism with eight dedicated sub-service pages
- Confirmed Leeds head office address, registered as a limited company
- Runs a second office in York for some regional depth
- No GEO, AEO or AI search service is published on the site
- No founding year, project minimum or pricing is published
Swype Creative
Swype is a Leeds headquartered creative and digital agency at Park Row with a second office in Sheffield. It sells SEO and SEO audits alongside brand identity, web design, paid social and ecommerce builds.
Its site confirms a Leeds head office and lists SEO as one of seven core services, with more than 350 completed projects claimed and a dedicated operations director role, indicating an established multi-person team rather than a freelance setup. It does not describe GEO or AEO.
You want SEO delivered as part of a combined brand and website project rather than as a standalone search specialism.
- Confirmed Leeds head office address with a second office in Sheffield
- Evidence of a real multi-person team across several service departments
- Combines SEO with brand and web build for a buyer who wants fewer suppliers
- SEO is one of seven listed services rather than the core specialism, and the site gives little detail on method
- No GEO or AEO service, founding year or published pricing
HUB
HUB is a full-service marketing agency at Holly Park Mills in Calverley on the western edge of Leeds, operating since 2007. It groups SEO under a performance and digital practice alongside paid search, web build, social and digital PR, with separate brand strategy and creative divisions.
Its SEO page frames the service around measurable rankings, traffic and return, and sits inside a broader strategy and performance structure rather than being the agency's sole focus. No GEO, AEO or AI search content was found on the site.
You want SEO handled as one part of an integrated brand and performance retainer rather than a specialist search engagement.
- Operating since 2007, a longer track record than the other agencies here
- SEO sits inside a named performance practice with its own dedicated page rather than a single line item
- Broad in-house capability across strategy, creative and media planning for buyers wanting one supplier
- No GEO, AEO or AI search service is published on the site
- The office is in Calverley on the western fringe rather than the central cluster, and no pricing is published
How we ranked these agencies
- Depth of SEO experience, not general marketing
- Third-party review score on Clutch, GoodFirms or G2 where published
- Named services and a clear, public description of the offer
- Company longevity and team size
- Fit for enterprise versus small and mid-size brands
- Pricing transparency
- Evidence of real, named client work
Every agency listed is real and operating. Founding years, ratings and services come from the agency website or a third-party review platform, verified 2026-09-17. Where a figure is not published, the page says so rather than estimating.
Why work with a SEO agency in Leeds
Three of the seven sell GEO as a named, concretely described service, and one of those sells GEO without selling traditional SEO at all, so it appears in the GEO listing here but not the SEO one. Only one names AEO directly, which is why Leeds has no AEO page.
One of the city's best-known SEO names, founded in Leeds in 2005, is no longer an independent Leeds agency. It joined a global media network in 2021 and merged into a three-city brand in 2025, which thins the pool of independently run Leeds search specialists.
Several agencies here pair a genuine Leeds office with a larger London, Manchester or Sheffield one. Confirm which office and which team would actually run your account before signing.
Nobody in this market publishes pricing. Across all seven, cost is quote-only after a discovery call or audit, so budget comparison means seven separate conversations.
None of the seven publish day rates, retainer minimums or project price bands on their own sites. Pricing across the group is quote-only after a discovery call or audit.
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