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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
82% 
Page structure
75% 
Link structure
82% 
Server
71% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.62 s
File size
122.10 kB
Words
775
Media files
19
Number of links
123 internal / 21 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
UoE | University of Essex
The length of the page title is perfect. (228 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
At Essex we're a bunch of risk-takers and opinion-makers, stereotype-breakers and world-shakers. Study at our Colchester Campus, Southend Campus, Loughton Campus today.
The meta description is too long: 1097 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.essex.ac.uk/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
This page contains 775 words. That's ok.
27.5% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
3 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 11.44 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
Multiple viewport tags are given. There should only be one.
This page loads 7 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" 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 16 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
/-/media/homepage/home_video.jpgView of the Silberrad Student Centre from across the lake. Image has been heavily saturated with red and purple for artistic effect.
...en&hash=77E9E0C4F9C16E379932E5011316BDA4The Copse AccommodationThe Copse Exterior
...=1&hash=D931C99CB082F95B79848927289E7FF3Picture of student room, yellow, black and green bedding
...en&hash=676DEC60D366C5F7CF44EAF640799211People at Open Day
...=1&hash=CA547D180AC0A0185B1943BE7136D0D4University of Essex June Open Day
...=1&hash=DA2435DF48DE88D7B0369A426E7C5FFBStudents in a study pod in Essex Business School.
...=1&hash=05218886F770E83D8070A06A595174F5Nursing students in a seminar.
...=1&hash=0566526D304EB2864B72BC82C13364C5Students smiling by the lake.
...=1&hash=02FD2F520FA743B1E308547955640A70Student wearing a hijab in Essex Business School
...=1&hash=E6F37ABF6FBD64156FB774F433B46605A student laying on the grass and smiling.
...=1&hash=F3A7B6DE74FE155D470BCD6AB8759E43Students gathered round a computer.
Video URLWidthHeight
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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
There is no H1 heading specified.
Headings
(Important)
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.
Some headings do not have any content.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 Clearing priority hotline
H2 Clearing 2025
H2 Why choose Essex
H2 Live with us Accommodation Guaranteed, affordable accommodation for new students
H2 Open Days
H2 Empty heading
H3 Your Life. Your Home. Your Essex.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 21 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.essex.ac.uk/No Text
https://www.essex.ac.uk/Anchor Skip to content
https://weare.essex.ac.uk/External Subdomain We Are Essex
https://www.essex.ac.uk/clearingClearing 2025
https://www.essex.ac.uk/subjectsCourse Finder
/undergraduateUndergraduate study
/postgraduatePostgraduate study
/fees-and-fundingFees and Funding
/short-coursesSummer Schools, Short Courses and CPD
/internationalInternational students
/scholarshipsScholarships and bursaries
/study-abroadSubdomain Study abroad
https://online.essex.ac.uk/External Subdomain Study online
/apprenticeshipsApprenticeships
https://www.essex.ac.uk/lifeOur campuses
/life/accommodationAccommodation
/life/cost-of-living-supportSupport with the cost of living
/life/religion-and-faithFaith
/life/student-supportStudent support
/life/careersCareers and employability
https://www.essex.ac.uk/sportEssex Sport
https://www.essex.ac.uk/life/chatChat with our students
https://www.essex.ac.uk/sportHome
/sport/membershipMembership
/sport/facilitiesFacilities and Sports
https://www.essex.ac.uk/arenaEssex Sport Arena
/sport/performance-sportPerformance sport and scholarships
https://www.essexrebels.co.uk/External Subdomain Essex Rebels
/sport/fitness-classesFitness classes
/sport/childrens-activitiesChildren's activities and holiday clubs
https://www.essex.ac.uk/welcomeWelcome to Essex
/welcome/before-you-arriveBefore you arrive
/welcome/information-for-familiesInformation for families
/welcome/international-studentsInformation for International students
https://www.essexstudent.com/w...External Subdomain Meet the Essex SU
https://www.essex.ac.uk/researchOur research
/research/areasResearch groups and areas
/research-projectsResearch Projects
/centres-and-institutesOur centres and institutes
/research/showcaseResearch showcase
/research/media-requestsMedia requests
/research/recognition/ref-resultsResearch Excellence Framework (REF)
/blog/categories/researchSubdomain Research blog
https://www.essex.ac.uk/searchSubdomain Anchor Find a supervisor or explore our research
https://www.essex.ac.uk/businessBusiness expertise
/business/expertise/knowledge-...Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
/business/knowledge-gatewayKnowledge Gateway
/business/recruit-our-students...Recruit our students and graduates
/business/educationTraining, Apprenticeships and CPD
https://www.essex.ac.uk/clearingSubdomain Text duplicate Clearing 2025
https://www.essex.ac.uk/aboutAbout us
/governance-and-strategyGovernance and strategy
https://www.essex.ac.uk/visit-usVisit us
/life/accommodationStudent accommodation
/graduationGraduation
/departmentsDepartments
/visit-us/open-daysOpen Days
/centres-and-institutesCentres and Institutes
https://www.essex.ac.uk/newsNews
https://www.essex.ac.uk/eventsEvents
https://www.essex.ac.uk/blogBlog
https://www.essex.ac.uk/alumniAlumni
https://www.essex.ac.uk/donatePhilanthropy
/schools-and-collegesSchools and colleges
/sustainabilitySustainability
https://www.essex.ac.uk/globalGlobal Essex
/about/contactContact us
https://www.essex.ac.uk/jobsJobs
https://www.essex.ac.uk/studentStudents
https://www.essex.ac.uk/staffStaff
https://www.essex.ac.uk/Anchor Courses
https://www.essex.ac.uk/Anchor Research
https://www.essex.ac.uk/Anchor People
https://www.essex.ac.uk/Anchor Something else
https://www.essex.ac.uk/subjectsBrowse courses by subject
/postgraduate/research/doctora...View doctoral training partnerships
/postgraduate/research/opportu...Browse postgraduate research opportunities
https://www.essex.ac.uk/studentStudent Directory
https://www.essex.ac.uk/staffStaff Directory
https://www.essex.ac.uk/subjectsText duplicate Browse courses by subject
/postgraduate/research/doctora...Text duplicate View doctoral training partnerships
/postgraduate/research/opportu...Text duplicate Browse postgraduate research opportunities
https://www.essex.ac.uk/studentText duplicate Student Directory
https://www.essex.ac.uk/staffText duplicate Staff Directory
https://www.essex.ac.uk/clearingSign up now
https://www1.essex.ac.uk/clear...External Subdomain Already have your results? Apply now
https://www.essex.ac.uk/clearingSubdomain Anchor Still waiting for results? Sign-up for Clearing guidance
https://www.essex.ac.uk/clearingFind out more about Clearing at Essex
/life/cost-of-living-supportSupport to help with the cost of living
/life/accommodationAffordable accommodation
https://www.essexstudent.com/s...External Subdomain Find like-minded people through our societies
/life/accommodationExplore our accommodation
https://search.essex.ac.uk/s/s...External Subdomain Your Life. Your Home. Your Essex. It's more than just a room. It's your place to connect and thrive, make friends for life, and embrace the moments that make...
IMG-ALT Picture of student room, yellow, black and green bedding
/visit-us/open-daysBook now
/life/colchester-campusColchester campus Study here
/life/southend-campusSouthend campus Study here
/life/loughton-campusLoughton campus Study here
/study-onlineUniversity of Essex Online Find out more about online study
https://www.essexstudent.com/c...External Subdomain Students' Union Meet your Essex SU
/forms/prospectus-requestSubdomain Sign up for a prospectus
https://www.essex.ac.uk/visit-usGet to know Essex
https://www.essex.ac.uk/subjectsText duplicate Course Finder
/undergraduateText duplicate Undergraduate study
/postgraduateText duplicate Postgraduate study
/short-coursesShort courses and CPD
/internationalText duplicate International students
https://online.essex.ac.uk/External Subdomain Text duplicate Study online
/apprenticeshipsText duplicate Apprenticeships
https://www.essex.ac.uk/lifeStudent life
/life/accommodationText duplicate Student accommodation
https://www.essex.ac.uk/sportText duplicate Essex Sport
/life/colchester-campusColchester Campus
/life/southend-campusSouthend Campus
/life/loughton-campusLoughton Campus
/life/careersCareers and Employability
/life/student-supportText duplicate Student support
https://www.essex.ac.uk/researchResearch excellence
/research/showcaseText duplicate Research showcase
/research/media-requestsText duplicate Media requests
/research/recognition/ref-resultsText duplicate Research Excellence Framework (REF)
/centres-and-institutesResearch institutes and centres
https://www.essex.ac.uk/aboutText duplicate About us
/departmentsText duplicate Departments
/about/contactText duplicate Contact us
https://www1.essex.ac.uk/fees-...External Subdomain How to pay your fees
http://www1.essex.ac.uk/vacanc...External Subdomain Text duplicate Jobs
https://www1.essex.ac.uk/site/...External Subdomain A-Z
https://www.essex.ac.uk/studentText duplicate Students
https://www.essex.ac.uk/alumniText duplicate Alumni
http://www1.essex.ac.uk/staffExternal Subdomain Text duplicate Staff
https://www.essex.ac.uk/businessBusiness
/disclaimerDisclaimer
/disclaimer/accessibility-hubAccessibility
/disclaimer/privacy-statementsOur privacy statements
/governance-and-strategy/trans...Our transparency return
/about/modern-slavery-and-huma...Modern slavery and human trafficking
https://www.instagram.com/unie...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.tiktok.com/@uniofe...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/user/u...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.facebook.com/uniof...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.linkedin.com/edu/s...External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/Uni_of_EssexExternal No Text
https://weibo.com/universityof...External No Text
https://unrvld.com/New window External No Text

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.essex.ac.uk/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The web server version is sent within the HTTP header.
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 0.62 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 7 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 (122 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
content-length24001
content-typetext/html; charset=utf-8
dateFri, 25 Jul 2025 06:50:47 GMT
serverMicrosoft-IIS/10.0
cache-controlno-cache, no-store
content-encodinggzip
expires-1
pragmano-cache
set-cookie44 Characters
varyAccept-Encoding
request-contextappId=cid-v1:5b89d728-c6d5-45bc-9a5e-3aa2fdc6a6b3
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/1.1

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 1,428 referring domains.
This page has 99,051 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,210 different ip addresses.

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UoE | University of Essex
At Essex we're a bunch of risk-takers and opinion-makers, stereotype-breakers and world-shakers. Study at our Colchester Campus, Southend Campus, Loughton Campus today.

Most important keywords

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KeywordResultRecheck
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Essex Sport59%Check
Study50%Check
University50%Check
Campus48%Check
Southend campus48%Check
Loughton campus48%Check
World University48%Check
Accommodation47%Check
students47%Check
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