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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
93% 
Page quality
60% 
Page structure
79% 
Link structure
88% 
Server
87% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.68 s
File size
44.90 kB
Words
430
Media files
11
Number of links
81 internal / 17 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Bristol City Council
The page title is too short. (169 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
About Bristol City Council services, including council tax, bins and recycling and schools. Postal address: City Hall, PO Box 3399, Bristol BS1 9NE
The length of the meta description is perfect. (899 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
No canonical link is specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-gb
Server location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The following language is defined by HTML: en-gb
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
descriptionAbout Bristol City Council services, including council tax, bins and recycling and schools. Postal address: City Hall, PO Box 3399, Bristol BS1 9NE
langen-gb
twitter:cardsummary_large_image
twitter:description{loadmoduleid 660} Pay online Find your bin colle
twitter:siteEmpty
twitter:titleHomepage
fb:app_idEmpty
og:description{loadmoduleid 660} Pay online
og:imagehttps://www.bristol.gov.uk/images/General/Logos/BCC_colour-png.png
og:site_nameBristol City Council
og:titleHomepage
og:typearticle
og:urlhttps://www.bristol.gov.uk/
X-UA-CompatibleIE=edge
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Only 1 paragraph/s was/were found on this page.
There are only 430 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
25.3% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 9.5 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 9 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
This page is optimized perfectly for social networks.
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
.../Logos/BCC-logo-spot-white-text-dots.pngBristol City Council
...ge hero images/hero_image_background.jpgIllustration of a Bristol street
...l/Promos/Be_creative_BMAG.jpg?1753107366Be creative exhibition open Tuesday to Sunday
...Promos/Fostering_Bristol_August_2025.jpgYour next great role is waiting. Become a foster carer with Bristol City Council.
/images/General/Promos/Dovercourt_Road2.jpgDovercourt Road
.../Promos/BD17600_Smokefree.jpg?1753108106Go smoke free to boost wellbeing
.../Promos/City_view_housing.png?1753108360Bristol city view
/images/General/Promos/YHH.jpgChild having fun at a holiday hub.
/images/General/Promos/Love_Parks.jpgThree kids walking along a path in a wood.
/images/General/Promos/Carers.jpgA young man and older woman stand side by side smiling at the camera.
.../Logos/BCC-logo-spot-white-text-dots.pngBristol City Council

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
The H1 heading is empty
Headings
(Important)
There are 33 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.
Some headings do not have any content.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Empty heading
H2 bristol.gov.uk
H2 Consultations and engagements
H2 Council news
H2 SEND Local Offer
H2 Empty heading
H2 Empty heading
H2 Empty heading
H2 Social links
H3 We've changed our homepage
H3 Empty heading
H3 Be creative this summer
H3 Your next great role
H3 Bins and recycling
H3 Council Tax
H3 Streets and travel
H3 Parking
H3 Schools, learning and early years
H3 Benefits and financial help
H3 Housing
H3 Social care and health
H3 Planning and building regulations
H3 Libraries and archives
H3 Information for businesses
H3 Museums, parks, sports and culture
H3 Births, deaths, marriages and citizenship
H3 Council, democracy and policies
H3 Pests, pollution, noise and food
H3 People and communities
H3 Crime and emergencies
H3 Jobs and training
H3 Your Holiday Hub
H3 Love Parks Week
H3 Support for young adult carers
H4 Improving Concorde Way
H4 Kick the habit with SmokeFree Bristol
H4 Bristol celebrates major strides in decarbonisation
H4 Follow us:
Some internal links have dynamic parameters. All internal URLs, which are not marked as nofollow, should not contain dynamic parameters.
The number of internal links is ok.
Every linktext is unique.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are 17 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.bristol.gov.uk/Anchor Skip to content
A-TITLE Skip to content
https://www.bristol.gov.uk/Anchor Skip to navigation
A-TITLE Skip to navigation
https://www.bristol.gov.uk/Subdomain bristol.gov.uk
IMG-ALT Bristol City Council
/your-accountsYour accounts
https://digital.bristol.gov.uk...External Subdomain Tell us what you like and don't like about it
/pay-council-bills-fines-and-i...Pay online
/residents/bins-and-recycling/...Find your bin collection day
/residents/streets-travel/bris...Bristol's Clean Air Zone
/residents/bins-and-recycling/...Book a visit to a Reuse and Recycling Centre
/residents/schools-learning-an...Dates for school terms and holidays
/residents/streets-travel/repo...Report a street issue
https://www.bristolmuseums.org...External Subdomain Be creative this summer
/foster-with-bristol-city-councilYour next great role
/residents/bins-and-recyclingBins and recycling
/residents/bins-and-recycling/...Report a missed collection
/residents/bins-and-recycling/...Order a new bin or box
/residents/council-taxCouncil Tax
/residents/council-tax/paymentsPay your council tax
/residents/council-tax/payment...Your online council tax account
/residents/streets-travelStreets and travel
/residents/streets-travel/bris...Clean Air Zone: vehicle checker
/residents/streets-travel/road...Roadworks, temporary closures and restrictions
/residents/parkingParking
/residents/parking/parking-fin...Pay a parking fine
/residents/parking/residents-p...Residents' parking
/residents/schools-learning-an...Schools, learning and early years
/residents/schools-learning-an...School admissions
/residents/schools-learning-an...Alternative learning provision
/residents/benefits-and-financ...Benefits and financial help
/residents/benefits-and-financ...Manage your housing benefit online
/residents/council-tax/discoun...Council tax reduction scheme
/residents/housingHousing
/residents/housing/council-ten...Check your rent balance
/residents/housing/council-ten...Report a repair
/residents/social-care-and-healthSocial care and health
/residents/social-care-and-hea...Adult care referral
/residents/social-care-and-hea...Report suspected abuse
/residents/planning-and-buildi...Planning and building regulations
/residents/planning-and-buildi...Planning applications
/residents/planning-and-buildi...Local plan review
/residents/libraries-and-archivesLibraries and archives
/residents/libraries-and-archi...Find a library
/residents/libraries-and-archi...Central library
/businessInformation for businesses
/business/licences-and-permitsLicences and permits
/business/business-ratesBusiness rates
/residents/museums-parks-sport...Museums, parks, sports and culture
/residents/museums-parks-sport...Parks and estates
/residents/museums-parks-sport...Find and apply for an allotment
/residents/births-deaths-marri...Births, deaths, marriages and citizenship
/residents/births-deaths-marri...Planning your ceremony
/residents/births-deaths-marri...Register a birth
/councilCouncil, democracy and policies
/council/how-council-decisions...Council meetings
/council/councillors-and-the-l...Find your councillor
/residents/pests-pollution-noi...Pests, pollution, noise and food
/residents/pests-pollution-noi...Make a complaint about noise
/residents/pests-pollution-noi...Pest control
/residents/people-and-communitiesPeople and communities
/residents/people-and-communit...Volunteering in Bristol
/residents/people-and-communit...My neighbourhood search
/residents/crime-and-emergenciesCrime and emergencies
/residents/crime-and-emergenci...Anti-social behaviour
/residents/crime-and-emergenci...CCTV in Bristol
/residents/jobs-and-trainingJobs and training
/residents/jobs-and-training/j...Jobs with the council
/residents/jobs-and-training/e...Jobs in education
/ask/find-consultation-engagem...Improving Concorde Way
/ask/find-consultation-engagem...School Organisation Strategy Consultation
/ask/find-consultation-engagem...Craydon Road housing development: planning update
/ask/find-consultation-engagementAll consultations and engagements
https://subscribe.emailblaster...External Subdomain Sign up to our consultations and engagements newsletter
https://news.bristol.gov.uk/pr...External Subdomain Kick the habit with SmokeFree Bristol
https://news.bristol.gov.uk/pr...External Subdomain Bristol celebrates major strides in decarbonisation
https://news.bristol.gov.uk/External Subdomain All council news
https://subscribe.emailblaster...External Subdomain Sign up to our newsletter
/bristol-local-offer/parents-a...Special schools and specialist provision
/bristol-local-offer/parents-a...Carer's Wellbeing Grant
/bristol-local-offerAll SEND information and support
https://eequ.org/bristolyourho...External IMG-ALT Child having fun at a holiday hub.
https://eequ.org/bristolyourho...External Your Holiday Hub
/residents/museums-parks-sport...IMG-ALT Three kids walking along a path in a wood.
/residents/museums-parks-sport...Love Parks Week
https://www.carersbsg.org.uk/y...External Subdomain IMG-ALT A young man and older woman stand side by side smiling at the camera.
https://www.carersbsg.org.uk/y...External Subdomain Support for young adult carers
https://digital.bristol.gov.uk...New window External Subdomain Tell us about a problem with a form, page or online account
/contactContact
/contact/complaints-and-feedbackComplaints and feedback
/council/about-our-website/coo...Cookies
/council/about-our-website/pri...Privacy
/council/about-our-website/web...Accessibility
https://www.bristol.gov.uk/IMG-ALT Bristol City Council
A-TITLE Go to the https://bristol.gov.uk homepage
http://www.facebook.com/Bristo...New window External Subdomain Facebook
http://www.twitter.com/bristol...New window External Subdomain Twitter
http://www.youtube.com/bristol...New window External Subdomain Youtube
https://nextdoor.co.uk/agency-...New window External Nextdoor
https://www.instagram.com/bris...New window External Subdomain Instagram
/council/about-our-website/cop...Copyright © 2025 Bristol City Council

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.bristol.gov.uk/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.68 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.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (45 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateWed, 23 Jul 2025 06:08:35 GMT
content-typetext/html; charset=utf-8
content-length10351
set-cookie94 Characters
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
referrer-policystrict-origin-when-cross-origin
cross-origin-opener-policysame-origin
expiresWed, 17 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT
cache-controlno-store, no-cache, must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0
pragmano-cache
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
last-modifiedWed, 23 Jul 2025 06:08:35 GMT
varyAccept-Encoding
content-encodinggzip
x-xss-protection1; mode=block
strict-transport-securitymax-age=31536000; includeSubDomains
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http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 855 referring domains.
This page has 63,290 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 669 different ip addresses.

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Disallow: /cli/
Disallow: /components/
Disallow: /includes/
Disallow: /installation/
Disallow: /language/
Disallow: /layouts/
Disallow: /libraries/
Disallow: /logs/
Disallow: /modules/
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Bristol City Council
About Bristol City Council services, including council tax, bins and recycling and schools. Postal address: City Hall, PO Box 3399, Bristol BS1 9NE

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Council news54%Check
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