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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
89% 
Page quality
51% 
Page structure
92% 
Link structure
96% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.22 s
File size
53.40 kB
Words
404
Media files
0
Number of links
131 internal / 16 external

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Main Homepage
The page title is too short. (146 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Homepage for Oldham Council website
The length of the meta description is perfect. (242 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
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
msapplication-TileColor#ffffff
msapplication-TileImage//www.oldham.gov.uk/site/favicon/mstile-144x144.png
theme-color#ffffff
google-site-verification47WADeEkmFZ_1iHcDGJFcTtPAyzBOxI06ipPiI-ljkA
msvalidate.010001A29CE00A3A99EC2D3B363A126820
authorOldham Council
revisit-after2 days
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1
ROBOTSINDEX,FOLLOW
descriptionHomepage for Oldham Council website
keywordsOldham, UK, England, local authority, council, local government, services, citizen, councillor, community, leisure, tourist, tourism, social services, education, enviroment, fire, emergency planning, road safety, transport, motorways, library, libraries, archive, public record, record office, parish councils, county councillors, council tax, housing benefit
dcterms:creatorOldham Council
dcterms:coverageTown, borough, county, country, worldwide
dcterms:formattext/html
dcterms:identifierhttps://www.oldham.gov.uk/
dcterms:languageen
dcterms:publisherOldham Council
dcterms:rightsHolderCopyright Oldham Council
dcterms:descriptionHomepage for Oldham Council website
dcterms:subjectOldham, UK, England, local authority, council, local government, services, citizen, councillor, community, leisure, tourist, tourism, social services, education, enviroment, fire, emergency planning, road safety, transport, motorways, library, libraries, archive, public record, record office, parish councils, county councillors, council tax, housing benefit>
dcterms:titleOldham Council - Tel:
langen
charsetUTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
No paragraphs were detected.
There are only 404 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
29.7% 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.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
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 following tag is repeated too often: oldham council
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
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

No media files were found.

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Oldham Council
The H1 heading is too short (14 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings do not have any content.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Oldham Council
H2 A—Z of Services
H2 Housing
H2 Council Tax
H2 Bins, rubbish and recycling
H2 Help with benefits and money
H2 Education
H2 We can help
H2 Planning and building
H2 About the Council
H2 Jobs
H2 Births, marriages and deaths
H2 Environment
H2 Health and social care
H2 Roads, pavements and streets
H2 Libraries, heritage, and arts
H2 Protecting children
H2 Transport, parking and travel
H2 Leisure and culture
H2 Business
H2 About Oldham
H2 Parks
H2 Empty heading
H2 Apply for a postal vote
H2 Suppliers of Oldham Council online services
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
1 links don't have an anchor text.
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 16 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.oldham.gov.uk/Nofollow Anchor Skip to content
https://www.oldham.gov.uk/Nofollow Anchor Skip to main navigation
https://www.oldham.gov.uk/Oldham Council Working for a co-operative borough
/myaccountMy Account
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/a_to_z/RR
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/a_to_z/UU
/a_to_z/VV
/a_to_z/WW
/a_to_z/XX
/a_to_z/YY
/a_to_z/ZZ
/info/100007/housingHousing
/info/200255/find_a_home/1274/...Apply for social housing
/info/201262/housing_benefit_a...Help to pay your rent
/info/200257/homelessnessHomelessness
/info/100007/housingmore... in Housing
/info/200198/council_tax/Council Tax
/info/200940/pay_your_council_taxPay your Council Tax
/info/200198/council_tax/98/ac...Check your Council Tax balance
/info/200198/council_tax/1406/...Changing address
/info/200198/council_tax/more... in Council Tax
/info/200281/rubbish_and_recyc...Bins, rubbish and recycling
https://portal.oldham.gov.uk/b...External Subdomain Check your bin collection dates
https://portal.oldham.gov.uk/m...External Subdomain Report a missed bin collection
/info/200281/rubbish_and_recyc...Order, swap or repair bins
/info/200281/rubbish_and_recyc...more... in Bins, rubbish and recycling
/info/100001/benefits_and_moneyHelp with benefits and money
/info/201262/housing_benefit_a...Housing Benefit
/info/201066/money_off_your_co...Council Tax Reduction
/info/100001/benefits_and_mone...Ask for help with benefits
/info/100001/benefits_and_moneymore... in Help with benefits and money
/info/100005/educationEducation
/info/200329/find_a_schoolFind a school
/info/200327/admissionsApply for a school place
/info/200231/education_grants_...Free school meals
/info/100005/educationmore... in Education
/wecanhelpWe can help
/info/100001/help_with_benefit...Crisis payments
/info/201262/housing_benefit_a...Housing payments
/info/201199/we_can_help/1979/...Help to heat your home
/wecanhelpmore... in We can help
/info/200199/planning_and_buil...Planning and building
/info/200351/planningPlanning permission
/info/200351/planning/1866/sea...Search for a planning application
/info/200290/building_controlBuilding Control and regulations
/info/200199/planning_and_buil...more... in Planning and building
/info/100004/about_the_councilAbout the Council
https://committees.oldham.gov....External Subdomain Find your Councillor
/info/200608/meetingsMeetings
https://www.oldham.gov.uk/newsNews
/info/100004/about_the_councilmore... in About the Council
/info/100008/jobsJobs
https://www.greater.jobs/External Subdomain Vacancies
/info/100008/jobsApprenticeships
/info/100008/jobsGet Oldham Working
/info/100008/jobsmore... in Jobs
/info/200127/births_marriages_...Births, marriages and deaths
/info/200129/deathsRegister a death
/info/200127/births_marriages_...Request a certificate
/info/200130/marriages_and_civ...How to get married
/info/200127/births_marriages_...more... in Births, marriages and deaths
/info/200234/environmentEnvironment
/info/200307/street_care_and_c...Fly tipping
/info/200521/pest_controlPest control
/info/200237/pollutionPollution
/info/200234/environmentmore... in Environment
/info/100010/health_and_social...Health and social care
/info/200386/child_protectionProtecting children
/info/100010/health_and_social...Get support from Adult Social Care
/info/200251/health_and_lifestyleKeeping healthy
/info/100010/health_and_social...more... in Health and social care
/info/201054/roads_streets_and...Roads, pavements and streets
/info/201054/roads_streets_and...Potholes
/info/201054/roads_streets_and...Keeping streets clean
/info/201136/roadworksRoadworks
/info/201054/roads_streets_and...more... in Roads, pavements and streets
https://hla.oldham.gov.uk/External Subdomain Libraries, heritage, and arts
https://hla.oldham.gov.uk/libr...External Subdomain Renew a book
https://hla.oldham.gov.uk/what...External Subdomain Events and activities
https://hla.oldham.gov.uk/libr...External Subdomain Join the library
https://hla.oldham.gov.uk/External Subdomain more... in Libraries, heritage, and arts
/info/200386/child_protectionText duplicate Protecting children
/info/200386/child_protection/...Report child abuse
/info/200386/child_protection/...Spot the signs of child abuse
/info/200386/protecting_childr...Support for Families
/info/200386/child_protectionmore... in Protecting children
/info/201058/transport_parking...Transport, parking and travel
/homepage/295/parkingParking
/info/201059/busesBus passes
/info/201062/gritting_and_wint...Gritting and winter travel
/info/201058/transport_parking...more... in Transport, parking and travel
/info/100009/leisure_and_cultureLeisure and culture
/info/200278/marketsMarkets
/info/200275/parks_and_green_s...Parks and green spaces
https://hla.oldham.gov.uk/External Subdomain Arts and culture
/info/100009/leisure_and_culturemore... in Leisure and culture
/info/200195/businessBusiness
/info/201148/pay_business_ratesPay Business Rates
/info/200692/invest_in_oldhamInvestment and regeneration
/info/200204/licensingLicensing
/info/200195/businessmore... in Business
/info/100003/about_oldhamAbout Oldham
/info/200557/neighbourhoodsNeighbourhoods
/info/200615/love_where_you_liveLove Where You Live
https://www.jsnaoldham.co.uk/p...External Subdomain Profile of Oldham
/info/100003/about_oldhammore... in About Oldham
/info/200275/parksParks
/info/200275/parks/676/alexand...Alexandra Park
/info/200275/parks/708/tandle_...Tandle Hill Country Park
/xfp/form/1200Report a problem with a park
/info/200275/parksmore... in Parks
/news/article/2912/oldham_name...No Text
/info/200038/elections/2355/ap...Apply for a postal vote
https://www.oldham.gov.uk/Oldham Council
https://www.facebook.com/loveo...External Subdomain Facebook
https://twitter.com/OldhamCouncilExternal Twitter
https://www.youtube.com/user/L...External Subdomain YouTube
http://instagram.com/oldhamcou...External Instagram
/info/100004/about_the_council...Accessibility settings
http://www.oldham.gov.uk/contactContact us
/translateTranslate website
/info/100004/about_the_council...My Account support
/info/100004/about_the_council...Accessibility statement
https://www.oldham.gov.uk/termsTerms & disclaimer
/info/200148/data_protection_a...Cookie policy
/info/200148/data_protection_a...Privacy notice
https://www.jadu.net/External Subdomain Designed and powered by Jadu.
https://www.oldham.gov.uk/Nofollow Anchor Back to the top

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.oldham.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)
A Content Delivery Network like Google Hosted Libraries can save bandwidth for the SFW Object files.
The page response time is excellent with 0.22 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (53 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateSun, 19 Apr 2026 16:13:56 GMT
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
content-length9590
serverWeb Server
expiresThu, 19 Nov 1981 08:52:00 GMT
cache-controlno-store, no-cache, must-revalidate
pragmano-cache
strict-transport-securitymax-age=2592000
x-ua-compatibleIE=edge
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
set-cookie132 Characters
varyAccept-Encoding
content-encodinggzip
x-xss-protection1; mode=block
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 287 referring domains.
This page has 159,630 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 177 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

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Disallow: /javascript
Disallow: /jadu
Disallow: /blogAdmin
Disallow: /preview
Disallow: /search
Disallow: /site/scripts/google_results.php

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Oldham Council76%Check
Council70%Check
Council website60%Check
Homepage58%Check
Council Tax56%Check
Main Homepage52%Check
website46%Check
Help43%Check
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