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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
61% 
Page structure
89% 
Link structure
87% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.22 s
File size
39.80 kB
Words
416
Media files
19
Number of links
62 internal / 15 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Watford Borough Council – www.watford.gov.uk
The length of the page title is perfect. (425 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
test
The meta description is too short. (22 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length) Optimize description
The meta description contains only one word.
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: Canada
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
msapplication-TileColor#6d3465
msapplication-config/site/dist/images/favicons/browserconfig.xml?2.13.3
theme-color#ffffff
revisit-after2 days
robotsindex,follow
authorWatford Council
keywordsEmpty
descriptiontest
dcterms:creatorAdmin
dcterms:rightsHolderWatford Council
dcterms:coverageUK
dcterms:identifierhttps://www.watford.gov.uk/
dcterms:publisherWatford Council
dcterms:subjectEmpty
dcterms:descriptiontest
dcterms:titleWatford Borough Council
dcterms:formattext/html
dcterms:languageen
dcterms:created2021-09-08
dcterms:modified2021-09-08
dcterms:valid1970-01-01
langen
og:titleWatford Borough Council – www.watford.gov.uk
og:site_namewww.watford.gov.uk
og:typewebsite
og:urlhttps://www.watford.gov.uk/
og:imagehttps://www.watford.gov.uk/site/dist/images/opengraph/opengraph.jpg?2.13.3
og:image:altwww.watford.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 416 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
24.8% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
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 10.5 words is good.
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 usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 8 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
4 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
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
/site/dist/images/site-logo.png?2.13.3www.watford.gov.uk home
/images/shopperbus.pngShopper Bus driver
/images/watfordlottery.pngPeople walking in Watford High Street
/images/cassexplore.pngFamily walking in Cassiobury park
/images/Colosseum_1.pngColosseum re-opening
/images/TalesOfRiverAmble.pngRiver Amble Cycling the Watford Green Loop
/images/watfordfringe.pngWatford Fringe Festival
/images/WCL_2nd_Birthday_4.jpgWatford Community Lottery celebrates first ever £25,000 jackpot winner
/images/Healthy_Hub.jpgWatford’s Healthy Hub, drop in for free health and wellbeing support
/images/River_Colne_SJ_079_1.jpgWatford Borough Council secures £198k funding to support River Colne restoration efforts
...98080600235497_8563016396487605105_n.jpgMajor investment proposed to transform Watford Leisure Centre Central
/images/Town_Hall_view_CGI__Stage_3_.jpgWatford Council's cabinet to consider joint venture to deliver Town Hall Quarter transformation
/images/Fullerians_Solar_3.jpgFullerians Rugby Club powers up with solar panels thanks to council’s Neighbourhood Grant
/images/taylormayor.pngNo alt attribute provided
/images/Council_chambers.pngNo alt attribute provided
/images/meetingagenda.pngNo alt attribute provided
/images/ballotBox_1_1.jpgNo alt attribute provided
.../dist/images/site-footer-logo.png?2.13.3www.watford.gov.uk home
...veys2.govmetric.com/imgs/triggers/rh.svgFeedback button

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
www.watford.gov.uk - Home page
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
There are 30 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 www.watford.gov.uk - Home page
H2 Council of the Year 2025 (iESE).
H2 Explore Watford
H2 Events
H2 News from the council
H2 Your Council
H2 Stay connected
H3 Excellence in local government.
H3 Make a payment
H3 Bin collection day
H3 Resident parking permit
H3 Report a street cleaning or parks issue
H3 Get help with cost of living
H3 In your area
H3 Shopper Bus Service
H3 Watford Community Lottery
H3 Watford parks
H3 Colosseum re-opening
H3 River Amble Cycling the Watford Green Loop
H3 Watford Fringe Festival
H3 Watford Community Lottery celebrates first ever £25,000 jackpot winner
H3 Watford’s Healthy Hub, drop in for free health and wellbeing support
H3 Watford Borough Council secures £198k funding to support River Colne restoration efforts
H3 Major investment proposed to transform Watford Leisure Centre Central
H3 Watford Council's cabinet to consider joint venture to deliver Town Hall Quarter transformation
H3 Fullerians Rugby Club powers up with solar panels thanks to council’s Neighbourhood Grant
H3 Elected Mayor
H3 Contact your councillor
H3 Council meetings and committees
H3 Elections and voting
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 15 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.watford.gov.uk/Nofollow Anchor Skip to content
https://www.watford.gov.uk/IMG-ALT www.watford.gov.uk home
/your-community/watford-boroug...Subdomain Resident updates newsletter
https://watfordbc-self.achieve...External Subdomain My watford
https://www.watford.gov.uk/Anchor Council Services
https://www.watford.gov.uk/Anchor Search
https://www.watford.gov.uk/Anchor Close menu
https://www.watford.gov.uk/Anchor Close Services Menu
/council-taxSubdomain Council Tax
/rubbish-recyclingSubdomain Rubbish and recycling
/parkingSubdomain Parking
/planning-building-controlSubdomain Planning and building control
/housingSubdomain Housing
/benefitsSubdomain Benefits
/council-13Subdomain The council
/parks-sports-leisureSubdomain Parks, sports and leisure
/environmentSubdomain Your environment
/clean-streetsSubdomain Report a street cleaning issue
/licensing-3Subdomain Licensing
/businessSubdomain Business
/councillors-decision-makingSubdomain Councillors and decision-making
/cost-living-supportSubdomain Cost of living support
/councillors-2/political-makeu...Subdomain Contact your Councillor
/communitySubdomain Your community
/Sustainable--Watford/Subdomain Sustainable Watford
/elections-votingSubdomain Elections and voting
/council-13/payMake a payment
https://watfordbc-self.achieve...External Subdomain Bin collection day
/parking-permits-watford-1/res...Resident parking permit
/clean-streetsSubdomain Report a street cleaning or parks issue
/cost-living-supportGet help with cost of living
/council-taxSubdomain Council tax
/rubbish-recyclingSubdomain Text duplicate Rubbish and recycling
/planning-building-controlText duplicate Planning and building control
/parkingSubdomain Text duplicate Parking
/elections-votingSubdomain Text duplicate Elections and voting
/housingText duplicate Housing
/council-13Subdomain Text duplicate The council
/parks-sports-leisureText duplicate Parks, sports and leisure
/benefitsSubdomain Text duplicate Benefits
/businessSubdomain Text duplicate Business
/licensing-3Text duplicate Licensing
/your-communitySubdomain Text duplicate Your community
/environmentText duplicate Your environment
/councillors-decision-makingSubdomain Councillors and decision making
/Sustainable--Watford/Subdomain Text duplicate Sustainable Watford
/councillors-2/political-makeu...Subdomain Contact your councillor
https://www.communities1st.org...External Subdomain Shopper Bus Service Easy, accessible shopping trips for those who need extra support
IMG-ALT Shopper Bus driver
https://www.watfordcommunitylo...External Subdomain Watford Community Lottery 60% from each ticket sold goes to support Watford
IMG-ALT People walking in Watford High Street
https://watford.uat.jadu.net/w...External Subdomain Watford parks We have plenty of outdoor spaces, parks and playgrounds for you to explore
IMG-ALT Family walking in Cassiobury park
https://www.watfordactually.co...External Subdomain More events
https://www.watfordcolosseum.c...External Subdomain Colosseum re-opening Friday 29 August Watford Colossuem
IMG-ALT Colosseum re-opening
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e...External Subdomain River Amble Cycling the Watford Green Loop Wednesday, 02 July 10:00 am Watford Junction Station - Beryl Bike docking station
IMG-ALT River Amble Cycling the Watford Green Loop
https://watfringe.co.uk/External Watford Fringe Festival Throughout July 2025 Various
IMG-ALT Watford Fringe Festival
/news/article/791/watford-comm...1 Jul 2025 Watford Community Lottery celebrates first ever £25,000 jackpot winner
IMG-ALT Watford Community Lottery celebrates first ever £25,000 jackpot winner
/news/article/790/watford-s-he...1 Jul 2025 Watford’s Healthy Hub, drop in for free health and wellbeing support
IMG-ALT Watford’s Healthy Hub, drop in for free health and wellbeing support
https://www.watford.gov.uk/newsMore news
/news/article/789/watford-boro...1 Jul 2025 Watford Borough Council secures £198k funding to support River Colne restoration efforts
IMG-ALT Watford Borough Council secures £198k funding to support River Colne restoration efforts
/news/article/787/major-invest...27 Jun 2025 Major investment proposed to transform Watford Leisure Centre Central
IMG-ALT Major investment proposed to transform Watford Leisure Centre Central
/news/article/786/watford-coun...27 Jun 2025 Watford Council's cabinet to consider joint venture to deliver Town Hall Quarter transformation
IMG-ALT Watford Council's cabinet to consider joint venture to deliver Town Hall Quarter transformation
/news/article/785/fullerians-r...26 Jun 2025 Fullerians Rugby Club powers up with solar panels thanks to council’s Neighbourhood Grant
IMG-ALT Fullerians Rugby Club powers up with solar panels thanks to council’s Neighbourhood Grant
/elected-mayor/mayor-cabinetSubdomain Elected Mayor
/councillors-2/political-makeu...Text duplicate Contact your councillor
/decisions-made/council-meetingsCouncil meetings and committees
/elections-votingSubdomain Text duplicate Elections and voting
/councillors-decision-makingMore about your council
https://www.facebook.com/watfo...External Subdomain Facebook
https://twitter.com/WatfordCou...External Twitter
https://www.youtube.com/c/Watf...External Subdomain YouTube
https://www.instagram.com/watf...External Subdomain Instagram
https://www.watford.gov.uk/Text duplicate IMG-ALT www.watford.gov.uk home
http://www.jadu.net/External Subdomain Jadu
A-TITLE Visit the Jadu website
/transparency-open-data-1/priv...Subdomain Terms and disclaimer
/transparency-open-data-1/priv...Subdomain Privacy and cookies
/council-13/contact-numbers/1Subdomain Contact us
/council-13/accessibility-stat...Subdomain Accessibility statement
https://websurveys2.govmetric....Nofollow External Subdomain IMG-ALT Feedback button

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.watford.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 is excellent with 0.22 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (40 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateWed, 02 Jul 2025 06:59:52 GMT
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
content-length8252
serverWeb Server
cache-controlmax-age=0, must-revalidate, private
expiresWed, 02 Jul 2025 06:59:52 GMT
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
strict-transport-securitymax-age=2592000
varyAccept-Encoding
content-encodinggzip
nodejadu-web-1
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 240 referring domains.
This page has 6,509 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 141 different ip addresses.

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www65%Check
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