Westsussex.gov.uk - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
88% 
Page structure
77% 
Link structure
73% 
Server
91% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.40 s
File size
109.90 kB
Words
1021
Media files
7
Number of links
199 internal / 4 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
West Sussex County Council
The length of the page title is perfect. (261 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Find information for residents, visitors and businesses on the local authority website for West Sussex, the county serving over 750,000 people.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (874 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.westsussex.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

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 1021 words. That's ok.
25% 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.
3 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 13.33 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 20 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
3 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
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No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
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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
/content/static/img/branding/logo-white.svgWest Sussex County Council logo
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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Information and services
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
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 Information and services
H2 Libraries
H2 Social care and health
H2 Education, children and families
H2 Jobs
H2 Roads and travel
H2 Births, ceremonies and deaths
H2 About the county council
H2 Planning
H2 Land, waste and housing
H2 Leisure, recreation and community
H2 Business and consumers
H2 Fire, emergencies and crime
H2 Find my nearest
H2 What's going on
H2 What's going on Duplicate text
H2 What's going on Duplicate text
H2 West Sussex County Council news
H2 Information and services Duplicate text
H2 Contact us
H3 Severe weather update
H3 Budget 2026 - 2027
H3 Future of local government in Sussex
H3 County Council urges drivers not to drive through flooded roads
H3 West Sussex Economic Growth Board hosts tech sectors to boost regional growth
H3 Flooding road closure update
H3 West Sussex restaurants, clubs and bars urged to review their fire safety arrangements
H3 Next steps for budget and new combined authority agreed by Cabinet
H3 Find out how to get in touch online or by phone.
H3 Sign up to receive email alerts from West Sussex County Council.
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 4 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/Anchor Skip to content
https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/IMG-ALT West Sussex County Council logo
A-TITLE Home
https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/Home
A-TITLE Home
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/births-ceremonies-and-deaths/Births, ceremonies and deaths
/business-and-consumers/Business and consumers
/education-children-and-families/Education, children and families
/fire-emergencies-and-crime/Fire, emergencies and crime
/jobs/Jobs
/land-waste-and-housing/Land, waste and housing
/leisure-recreation-and-commun...Leisure, recreation and community
/libraries/Libraries
/planning/Planning
/roads-and-travel/Roads and travel
/social-care-and-health/Social care and health
/contact-us/Get in touch
/libraries/Text duplicate Libraries
/libraries/find-a-library/Find a library
/libraries/using-the-library/Using the library
/libraries/elibrary-electronic...eLibrary (electronic library)
/libraries/search-the-catalogue/Search the catalogue
/libraries/whats-on-in-libraries/What's on in libraries
/libraries/renew-a-library-item/Renew a library item
/libraries/more-library-services/More library services
/libraries/join-the-library/Join the library
/libraries/volunteer-at-a-libr...Volunteer at a library
/libraries/contact-the-library...Contact the Library Service
/libraries/book-a-library-room/Book a library room
/social-care-and-health/Text duplicate Social care and health
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/social-care-and-health/social...Social care support
/social-care-and-health/suppor...Support in your own home
/social-care-and-health/social...Social care and health information for professionals
/social-care-and-health/public...Public health in West Sussex
/social-care-and-health/housin...Housing options and care homes
/social-care-and-health/public...Publications, policies and reports
/social-care-and-health/keepin...Keeping healthy and well
/social-care-and-health/gettin...Getting out and about
/social-care-and-health/adopti...Adoption and fostering
/social-care-and-health/career...Careers in children's social work
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/education-children-and-famili...Schools and colleges
/education-children-and-famili...West Sussex Services for Education
/education-children-and-famili...Find a Family Hub
/education-children-and-famili...Childcare and early education
/education-children-and-famili...Special educational needs and disability (SEND)
/education-children-and-famili...Support for families
/education-children-and-famili...Keeping children safe
/education-children-and-famili...Adult Learning Service
/education-children-and-famili...Learning resources
/education-children-and-famili...Adoption, fostering and kinship care
/education-children-and-famili...Information and advice for young people (Your Space)
/education-children-and-famili...Young carers
/education-children-and-famili...West Sussex Virtual School
/education-children-and-famili...Children's mental health and emotional wellbeing
/education-children-and-famili...Elective home education (EHE)
/jobs/Text duplicate Jobs
/jobs/search-for-a-job/Search for a job
/jobs/rewards-and-benefits/Rewards and benefits
/jobs/support-with-applying-fo...Support with applying for jobs
/jobs/about-us/About us
/jobs/featured-jobs/Featured jobs
/jobs/staff-stories/Staff stories
/jobs/apprenticeships-and-volu...Apprenticeships and volunteering
/roads-and-travel/Text duplicate Roads and travel
/roads-and-travel/roadworks-an...Roadworks and projects
/roads-and-travel/make-an-enqu...Make an enquiry or report a problem with a road or pavement
/roads-and-travel/report-a-pot...Report a pothole online
/roads-and-travel/maintaining-...Maintaining roads, verges and pavements
/roads-and-travel/travel-and-p...Travel and public transport
/roads-and-travel/highway-netw...Highway network permits and licences
/roads-and-travel/parking/Parking
/roads-and-travel/traffic-regu...Traffic Regulation Orders
/roads-and-travel/road-safety/Road safety
/roads-and-travel/information-...Information for developers
/roads-and-travel/traffic-moni...Traffic monitoring
/roads-and-travel/blue-badge-s...Blue Badge scheme and disabled parking
/births-ceremonies-and-deaths/Text duplicate Births, ceremonies and deaths
/births-ceremonies-and-deaths/...West Sussex ceremonies
/births-ceremonies-and-deaths/...Deaths
/births-ceremonies-and-deaths/...Births
/births-ceremonies-and-deaths/...Order a birth, death, marriage or civil partnership certificate
/births-ceremonies-and-deaths/...Request a certificate is legalised or apostilled
/about-the-council/Text duplicate About the county council
/about-the-council/get-in-touch/Text duplicate Get in touch
/about-the-council/county-coun...County councillors
/about-the-council/how-the-cou...Council business
/about-the-council/future-of-l...Future of local government in Sussex
/about-the-council/information...Information and data
/about-the-council/policies-an...Policies and reports
/about-the-council/your-other-...Your other local councils
/about-the-council/finance-and...Finance and budgets
/about-the-council/pensions/Pensions
/about-the-council/council-new...News and campaigns
/about-the-council/have-your-say/Have your say
/about-the-council/property-an...Property and Assets
/planning/Text duplicate Planning
/planning/planning-applications/Planning applications
/planning/local-land-charges/Local land charges
/planning/tree-preservation-or...Tree Preservation Orders
/planning/local-environmental-...Local environmental projects
/planning/conservation-areas/Conservation areas
/planning/planning-who-does-what/Planning - who does what?
/planning/oil-and-gas/Oil and gas
/planning/neighbourhood-planning/Neighbourhood planning
/planning/planning-enforcement/Planning enforcement
/planning/request-a-search-of-...Request a search of petroleum storage records
/planning/nationally-significa...Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs)
/planning/water-neutrality/Water Neutrality
/planning/landscape-and-enviro...Landscape and environment
/planning/minerals-and-waste-p...Minerals and waste policy
/land-waste-and-housing/Text duplicate Land, waste and housing
/land-waste-and-housing/waste-...Waste and recycling
/land-waste-and-housing/public...Public paths and the countryside
/land-waste-and-housing/housing/Housing
/land-waste-and-housing/landsc...Text duplicate Landscape and environment
/land-waste-and-housing/report...Report environmental problems
/land-waste-and-housing/smallh...Smallholdings
/land-waste-and-housing/report...Report fly-tipping
/land-waste-and-housing/energy...Energy saving
/land-waste-and-housing/land-r...Land Registry
/leisure-recreation-and-commun...Text duplicate Leisure, recreation and community
/leisure-recreation-and-commun...Community Hub
/leisure-recreation-and-commun...Household Support Fund
/leisure-recreation-and-commun...Cost of living
/leisure-recreation-and-commun...Walking, horse riding and cycling
/leisure-recreation-and-commun...Places to visit and explore
/leisure-recreation-and-commun...History and heritage
/leisure-recreation-and-commun...Events, activities and venues
/leisure-recreation-and-commun...Volunteering
/leisure-recreation-and-commun...Grants and funding
/leisure-recreation-and-commun...Supporting local communities
/leisure-recreation-and-commun...Report problems in your area
/leisure-recreation-and-commun...Crime prevention
/leisure-recreation-and-commun...West Sussex Climate Action
/leisure-recreation-and-commun...West Sussex newsletters
/leisure-recreation-and-commun...Fairtrade West Sussex
/leisure-recreation-and-commun...Connect to Work
/business-and-consumers/Text duplicate Business and consumers
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/business-and-consumers/busine...Business and commercial waste
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/business-and-consumers/inform...Information for childcare providers
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/business-and-consumers/online...Online payments
/business-and-consumers/broadb...Broadband in West Sussex
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/fire-emergencies-and-crime/we...West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service
/fire-emergencies-and-crime/re...Text duplicate Report problems in your area
/fire-emergencies-and-crime/cr...Text duplicate Crime prevention
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/fire-emergencies-and-crime/sa...Safer West Sussex Partnership
/fire-emergencies-and-crime/di...Digital Inclusion, Access and Safety
/fire-emergencies-and-crime/di...Digital support providers
/campaigns/severe-weather-update/What's going on Severe weather update Severe weather update
/campaigns/budget-2026-2027/What's going on Budget 2026 - 2027
IMG-ALT Various services provided by West Sussex County Council
/campaigns/future-of-local-gov...What's going on Future of local government in Sussex Devolution and local government reorganisation are shaping the future of councils in our county. Find ou...
/news/West Sussex County Council news
A-TITLE View all news
/news/county-council-urges-dri...9 February 2026 County Council urges drivers not to drive through flooded roads
/news/west-sussex-economic-gro...10 February 2026 West Sussex Economic Growth Board hosts tech sectors to boost regional growth
/news/flooding-road-closure-up...9 February 2026 Flooding road closure update
/news/west-sussex-restaurants-...4 February 2026 West Sussex restaurants, clubs and bars urged to review their fire safety arrangements
/news/next-steps-for-budget-an...3 February 2026 Next steps for budget and new combined authority agreed by Cabinet
/newsView all news
A-TITLE View all West Sussex County Council news
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/births-ceremonies-and-deaths/Text duplicate Births, ceremonies and deaths
/business-and-consumers/Text duplicate Business and consumers
/education-children-and-families/Text duplicate Education, children and families
/fire-emergencies-and-crime/Text duplicate Fire, emergencies and crime
/jobs/Text duplicate Jobs
/land-waste-and-housing/Text duplicate Land, waste and housing
/leisure-recreation-and-commun...Text duplicate Leisure, recreation and community
/libraries/Text duplicate Libraries
/planning/Text duplicate Planning
/roads-and-travel/Text duplicate Roads and travel
/social-care-and-health/Text duplicate Social care and health
/contact-us/Text duplicate Get in touch
A-TITLE Get in touch
https://www.facebook.com/WestS...External Subdomain Facebook page for West Sussex County Council
A-TITLE Facebook page for West Sussex County Council
https://twitter.com/WSCCNewsExternal Twitter page for West Sussex County Council
A-TITLE Twitter page for West Sussex County Council
https://www.youtube.com/user/w...External Subdomain Youtube page for West Sussex County Council
A-TITLE Youtube page for West Sussex County Council
https://public.govdelivery.com...External Subdomain Sign up
A-TITLE Sign up to receive email alerts from West Sussex County Council
/accessibility-statement/Accessibility statement
/news/News
/campaigns/future-of-local-gov...Text duplicate Future of local government in Sussex
/usability/Usability
/email-alerts-and-enewsletters/Email alerts and eNewsletters
/a-to-z/A to Z
/contact-us/Contact us
/cookies/Cookies
/privacy-policy/Privacy Policy
/help/Help
/terms-and-disclaimer/Terms and disclaimer
/licensing-creative-commons/Licensing: Creative Commons
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A-TITLE Go to homepage

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
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This page redirects to "https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/"
HTTP header
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The X-powered header is sent within the response header. (unnecessary)
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is excellent with 0.40 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (110 kB).

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