Southwark.gov.uk - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
75% 
Page structure
68% 
Link structure
77% 
Server
34% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.53 s
File size
61.70 kB
Words
1142
Media files
10
Number of links
75 internal / 18 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home - Southwark Council
The length of the page title is perfect. (242 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The meta description is missing.
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.southwark.gov.uk/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
(Somewhat important)
No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
(Somewhat important)
The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

NameValue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
HandheldFriendlytrue
application-nameSouthwark Council
apple-mobile-web-app-titleSouthwark Council
msapplication-TileColor#256F8A
theme-color#256F8A
msapplication-TileImage/graphics/shortcutIcons/apple-touch-icon-144x144.png
titleHome - Southwark Council
langen
og:localeen_GB
og:typewebsite
og:titleHome
og:urlhttps://www.southwark.gov.uk/
og:site_nameSouthwark Council
X-UA-CompatibleIE=edge
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Placeholders texts or images were found.
  • Filler text: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog Select text view option Re...
There are 2 text duplicates on this page:
  • Duplicate: Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how...
This page contains 1142 words. That's ok.
30.2% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
17 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
The average number of words per sentence of 15.77 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
This page loads 5 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 23 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
5 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

URLAlt attributeTitle
...onFeature/201833/SWK Champion Banner.jpgWe're working together for a brighter future.
...sel/homeCarousel-1400px-by700px-shim.pngVictory community park
...sel/homeCarousel-1400px-by700px-shim.pngEndometriosis Friendly Employer
...sel/homeCarousel-1400px-by700px-shim.pngOpen Water Swimming
...sel/homeCarousel-1400px-by700px-shim.pngHot plate, Burgess Park
/graphics/signIcons-white/manNotes.pngNo alt attribute provided
/graphics/signIcons-white/tools.pngNo alt attribute provided
/graphics/signIcons-white/mapPin.pngNo alt attribute provided
/graphics/signIcons-white/books.pngNo alt attribute provided
...phics/logo-mysouthwark-white-cropped.pngNo alt attribute provided

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Southwark Council
Too many H1 headings
The H1 heading is too short (17 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Southwark Council
H1 Cookies policy
H1 Review your privacy settings
H2 Quick links
Some internal links have dynamic parameters. All internal URLs, which are not marked as nofollow, should not contain dynamic parameters.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are 18 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.southwark.gov.uk/Anchor Skip to Content
A-TITLE Skip to Content, accesskey S
/terms-and-disclaimer/accessib...Accessibility Statement
A-TITLE Accessibility Statement, accesskey 0
/servicesSkip to navigation
A-TITLE Skip to navigation, accesskey 2
/searchSearch
A-TITLE Search, accesskey 4
https://www.southwark.gov.uk/Anchor Skip to Base of page
A-TITLE Skip to Base of page, accesskey 5
/disclaimerTerms and conditions
A-TITLE Terms and conditions, accesskey 8
/important-information/emergen...Contact us
A-TITLE Contact us, accesskey 9
https://www.southwark.gov.uk/Southwark Council southwark.gov.uk
A-TITLE Go to the homepage
https://www.southwark.gov.uk/Anchor Show Accessibility
https://www.southwark.gov.uk/Anchor Show My account
/allservicesServices
/searchText duplicate Search
/?displaypref=defaultRegular text size, white backgroundAa
A-TITLE Active view:Regular text size, white background
/?displaypref=largeLarge text size on white backgroundAa
A-TITLE Large text size on white background
/?displaypref=contrastRegular text size with high contrast version on dark backgroundAa
A-TITLE Regular text size with high contrast version on dark background
/?displaypref=large-contrastLarge text size with high contrast version on dark backgroundAa
A-TITLE Large text size with high contrast version on dark background
https://app-eu.readspeaker.com...Nofollow External Subdomain Listen
A-TITLE Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker
/mysouthwarkSign in
/mysouthwark/SignUpRegister
/housingHousing
/housingText duplicate Housing
/housing/rentRent
/housing/safety-in-the-homeSafety in the home
/home-owners-servicesHome owners services
/home-owners-services/private-...Property licensing
/housingAll services in Housing
/parkingParking
/parkingText duplicate Parking
https://pcnevidence.southwarkp...External Subdomain Pay a parking fine
/parking/parking-permitsParking permits
https://paybyphone.co.uk/External Pay for parking
/parking/guide-to-parkingGuide to parking
/parkingAll services in Parking
/council-taxCouncil Tax
/council-taxText duplicate Council Tax
https://forms.southwark.gov.uk...External Subdomain Pay Council Tax
/ieg4forms/6/coaplusSubdomain Register or tell us about a change of address
/ieg4forms/5/direct-debit-liveSubdomain Set up a Direct Debit
https://my.southwark.gov.uk/External Subdomain View my account
/council-taxAll services in Council Tax
/planning-and-building-controlPlanning and building control
/planning-and-building-controlText duplicate Planning and building control
/planning-and-building-control...Search for planning applications
/planning-and-building-control...Planning policy and guidance
/planning-and-building-control...Building control
/planning-and-building-control...Apply for planning permission
/planning-and-building-controlAll services in Planning and building control
/make-a-paymentSubdomain Make a payment
https://www.southwark.gov.uk/newsSubdomain News
/benefits-and-support/cost-of-...Subdomain Cost of Living support
/bins/lookupSubdomain Bin collection date
https://jobs.southwark.gov.uk/External Subdomain Search and apply for a job
https://forms.southwark.gov.uk...External Subdomain Complete saved eform
https://southwark.spydus.co.uk...External Subdomain Join the library
https://southwark.spydus.co.uk...External Subdomain Search, renew or reserve books
/bins-and-recycling/general-ho...Subdomain Report a missed bin collection
/council-and-democracy/maps-of...Subdomain Maps
http://report.southwark.gov.uk/External Subdomain Report dumped rubbish
/planning-and-building-control...Subdomain Text duplicate Apply for planning permission
/news/2024/sep/victory-communi...Read more about Victory Community Park
/news/2024/sep/southwark-counc...Read more about Endometriosis Friendly Employer
/news/2024/aug/london-s-newest...Read more about Cold water swimming
/news/2024/aug/outdoor-cooking...Read more about Outdoor cooking
https://www.southwark.gov.uk/newsNews Desk
https://www.southwark.gov.uk/Subdomain Text duplicate Southwark Council southwark.gov.uk
A-TITLE Go to southwark.gov.uk
/terms-and-disclaimerTerms and disclaimer
/terms-and-disclaimer/corporat...Corporate data privacy notice
/important-information/emergen...Emergency contacts
/council-and-democracy/complai...Feedback and complaints
/council-and-democracy/key-doc...Modern slavery
/terms-and-disclaimer/accessib...Accessibility
https://forms.southwark.gov.uk...External Subdomain Complete a saved form
/council-taxText duplicate Council Tax
/bins-and-recyclingBins and recycling
/jobs-and-careersJobs and careers
/parkingText duplicate Parking
/allservicesSubdomain All other services
https://www.flickr.com/photos/...External Subdomain Visit Southwark council's Flickr account
https://twitter.com/lb_southwarkExternal Visit Southwark council's Twitter account
https://www.youtube.com/user/s...External Subdomain Visit Southwark council's YouTube channel
https://www.facebook.com/south...External Subdomain Visit Southwark council's Facebook page
https://www.instagram.com/sout...External Subdomain Visit Southwark council's Instagram account
/council-and-democracy/consult...E-newsletter sign up
https://www.southwark.gov.uk/newsText duplicate News Desk
https://www.web-labs.co.uk/pro...External Subdomain CMS by Web-Labs
https://www.web-labs.co.uk/sol...External Subdomain Web Design by Web-Labs Design
https://www.southwark.gov.uk/Anchor Top
https://www.southwark.gov.uk/Anchor Review your privacy settings
/terms-and-disclaimer/corporat...Subdomain our corporate data privacy notice
https://www.southwark.gov.uk/Anchor Show necessary cookies
https://www.southwark.gov.uk/Anchor Show Marketing cookies
https://www.southwark.gov.uk/Anchor Show Statistics cookies
/mysouthwarkSubdomain YES - I'D LIKE TO CREATE AN ACCOUNT

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.southwark.gov.uk/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The HTML page should be transferred using GZip compression.
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.53 seconds is longer than the recommended limit of 0.4 seconds. A high response time unnecessarily slows down search engine crawling and results in bad user experience as well.
This page loads 5 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
This page only loads 1 CSS files. That's ok.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (62 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateSat, 12 Oct 2024 13:18:23 GMT
content-typetext/html; charset=utf-8
content-length63218
connectionkeep-alive
set-cookie94 Characters
cache-controlprivate
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/1.1

External factors

Blacklists
(Nice to have)
This website is not classified "for adult only".
This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 3,545 referring domains.
This page has 1,139,037 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 2,239 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

User-agent: *
Disallow: /test/
Disallow: /test

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Most important keywords

Following keywords were found. You can check the keyword optimization of this page for each keyword.

KeywordResultRecheck
Southwark75%Check
Southwark Council71%Check
Council66%Check
Council Tax53%Check
Southwark residents transforming47%Check
gov46%Check
view43%Check
books41%Check
account39%Check
Services39%Check
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