Phillipshobbies
phillipshobbies.co.uk
Phillips Hobbies is a UK-based online model shop specializing in diecast models, model railway sets, and plastic model kits from brands including Hornby, Bachmann, Oxford Rail, and Preiser. The store serves hobbyists with a curated selection of model scenery, figures, buildings, and accessories for scale modeling enthusiasts.
Products
5,865
Collections
174
Pages
13
Blog Posts
17
CommerceRank Score
Overall store health assessment based on 5 key factors
81/100
Top Recommendations
- Improve PageSpeed performance to 70+ for better conversions
PageSpeed Performance Analysis
Mobile performance from Google PageSpeed • 23 Feb 2026
Overall Ranking
#2 / 16375
Faster than 100% of stores
Toys & Games Ranking
#10 / 293
Top 3% in category
Category Avg Performance
59
-2 below avg
Category Avg LCP
1.6s
Faster than avg
Performance
Accessibility
SEO
Core Web Vitals
1.4s
Largest Contentful Paint
0.000
Cumulative Layout Shift
100ms
Interaction to Next Paint
Additional Metrics
1.0s
First Contentful Paint
478ms
Time to First Byte
4.8s
Speed Index
Store Audit
Actionable insights compared to 465 Toys & Games stores
#9 in Toys & Games
Top 2% of stores
178% above average
5,865 products vs 2,106 avg
Faster than 97% of Toys & Games stores
PageSpeed score: 57/100
Category Benchmarks
Compared to 465 stores in Toys & Games
178% above average
avg
112% above average
avg
7% below average
avg
39% below average
avg
Theme & Design
Tech Stack
Platform
shopify
Reviews Platform
TrustPilot
Payment / Finance
Business Profile
Store maturity and operational indicators
Stable
NaN+ year
Since Invalid Date
Top 10% largest catalog
Top 2% by catalog size
low
Basic content (13 pages)
Tech Stack Maturity
Advanced stack
Business Sophistication
Established
Store Timeline & History
Feb 2026
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About Phillipshobbies
Phillipshobbies is a toys & games ecommerce store built on shopify and operating in ES. The store currently offers 5,865 products organized across 174 collections, making it larger than average for the toys & games category.
Theme and Design
Phillipshobbies uses the Canopy theme from the Shopify Theme Store. This theme choice provides the foundation for their online presence.
Performance Analysis
Based on Google PageSpeed Insights, Phillipshobbies achieves a performance score of 57/100 on mobile devices. This moderate score suggests there may be opportunities to improve load times and user experience through optimization. The store also scores 95/100 for accessibility and 92/100 for SEO optimization.
Tech Stack
Beyond the core Shopify platform, Phillipshobbies uses TrustPilot for customer reviews and offers PayPal, Klarna for payment flexibility.
Competitive Positioning
Within the Toys & Games category, Phillipshobbies ranks #9 out of 465 stores we track. This places them in the top 2% of toys & games stores by product catalog size.
Last scanned
Feb 22, 2026
