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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
58% 
Page structure
66% 
Link structure
92% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.25 s
File size
56.00 kB
Words
347
Media files
7
Number of links
95 internal / 10 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Homepage | Bedford Borough Council
The length of the page title is perfect. (338 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The meta description is missing.
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.bedford.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

NameValue
MobileOptimizedwidth
HandheldFriendlytrue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
msapplication-configfavicons/browserconfig.xml
msapplication-TileColor#ffffff
theme-color#ffffff
langen
og:imagehttps://www.bedford.gov.uk/media/7184
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
No paragraphs were detected.
There are only 347 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
20.2% 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.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" 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 7 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
/themes/custom/bbc_theme/bedfordlogo.pngBedford Borough Council
...wintery homepage image.JPG?itok=OtNLjC6mView of Bedford suspension bridge in winter
... Jonah and Sophie iii.jpeg?itok=MBVVnAZtThree of our current cohort of supported interns
...ic/2026-03/IMG_5962 sm.jpg?itok=J9By6bLuResidential bins on street - black bin, green-lidded, orange-lidded, grey food caddy
...03/Mohammed Masud crop.jpg?itok=_3pTm0RwCouncillor Mohammed Masud
...or Tom Wootton 9.05.23.jpg?itok=aya1TLDrmayor
/sites/default/files/Gov.uk_logo-mono.pnggov uk logo

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Bedford Borough Council
Too many H1 headings
Headings
(Important)
There are 27 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 Bedford Borough Council
H1 Homepage
H2 Services Menu
H2 Meet the new Supported Interns gaining skills and experience to succeed in the workplace
H2 Bedford Borough Council optimises residential bin collection routes
H2 My Bedford Borough – Councillor Mohammed Masud tells us what’s great in Queens Park
H2 Footer First Menu
H2 Footer Second Menu
H3 Services
H3 Bins and Recycling
H3 Schools, Education and Childcare
H3 Council Tax
H3 Parking, Roads and Travel
H3 Planning and Building Control
H3 Benefits and Support
H3 Business
H3 Your Council
H3 Leisure, Parks and Sport
H3 Environmental Issues
H3 Social Care and Health
H3 Licensing
H3 Housing
H3 Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships
H3 Libraries
H3 Sign up for latest news
H3 Contact the Mayor
H4 Latest Bedford Borough News
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 10 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.bedford.gov.uk/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.bedford.gov.uk/IMG-ALT Bedford Borough Council
/your-council/manage-council-s...Login / Register
/benefits-and-supportBenefits and support
/bins-and-recyclingBins & Recycling
/businessBusiness
/environmental-issuesEnvironmental issues
/council-taxCouncil Tax
/housingHousing
/leisure-parks-and-sportLeisure, parks and sport
/librariesLibraries
/licensingLicensing
/parking-roads-and-travelParking, roads and travel
/planning-and-building-controlPlanning and building control
/schools-education-and-childcareSchools, education and childcare
/social-care-and-healthSocial care and health
/your-councilYour Council
/births-deaths-marriages-and-c...Births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships
/jobs-and-careersJobs and careers
/council-taxText duplicate Council Tax
/schools-education-and-childca...School admissions
/social-care-and-health/fosteringFostering
/parking-roads-and-travel/wint...Winter roads
/your-council/decision-making-...Council meetings
/bins-and-recycling/household-...Check your bin day
/save-time-do-it-onlinePay, report, request online
/bins-and-recyclingBins and Recycling
/bins-and-recycling/household-...Text duplicate Check your bin day
A-TITLE Check your bin day
/rubbish-recycling-and-waste-s...What can I recycle?
/rubbish-recycling-and-waste-s...Missed bin collection
/schools-education-and-childcareSchools, Education and Childcare
/schools-education-and-childca...Term dates
/schools-education-and-childca...Apply for a school place
https://localoffer.bedford.gov...External Subdomain Find childcare
/council-taxText duplicate Council Tax
/council-tax-information/manag...Pay your Council Tax
/council-tax-information/manag...Manage your Council Tax online
/council-tax/moving-home-counc...Change of address or tenancy
A-TITLE Moving home - Council Tax
/parking-roads-and-travelParking, Roads and Travel
/parking-roads-and-travel/park...Find parking
/parking-roads-and-travel/road...Report a pothole
/parking-roads-and-travel/park...Pay your parking ticket
A-TITLE Parking fines
/planning-and-building-controlPlanning and Building Control
/planning-and-building/plannin...View planning applications
/planning-and-building/plannin...Apply for planning permission
/planning-and-building/buildin...Building control
/benefits-and-supportBenefits and Support
/benefits-and-support/housing-...Help with rent and Council Tax
/benefits-and-support/benefits...Make a benefit claim
/benefits-and-support/housing-...Report a change in circumstances
/businessText duplicate Business
/business/business-ratesBusiness rates
/business/commercial-land-and-...Commercial land and property
A-TITLE Commercial land and property
/business/invest-bedfordInvest in Bedford
/your-councilText duplicate Your Council
https://councillorsupport.bedf...External Subdomain Your local Councillor
/council-and-democracy/decisio...Committee meetings
/your-council/elections-and-vo...Register to vote
A-TITLE Register to vote
/leisure-parks-and-sportLeisure, Parks and Sport
/leisure-parks-and-sport/sport...Find a leisure centre
/leisure-parks-and-sport/parks...Parks and play areas
/leisure-parks-and-sport/sport...Sports and physical activity
A-TITLE Sports and physical activity
/environmental-issuesEnvironmental Issues
/environment-and-planning/keep...Report fallen leaves
/environment-and-planning/keep...Request street cleaning
/environment-and-planning/pest...Book pest control
/social-care-and-healthSocial Care and Health
/social-care-and-health/fosteringText duplicate Fostering
A-TITLE Fostering
/social-care-and-health/childr...Concerned about a child?
/social-care-and-health/adult-...Concerned about an adult?
/licensingText duplicate Licensing
/licensing/taxi-licensingTaxi licensing
/licensing/alcohol-and-enterta...Alcohol licensing
/licensing/animal-welfare-lice...Animal welfare licensing
/housingText duplicate Housing
/housing/housing-adviceHousing advice
/housing/homelessness-and-temp...Homelessness advice
A-TITLE Homelessness and temporary accommodation
/benefits-and-support/housing-...Apply for Housing Benefit
/births-deaths-marriages-and-c...Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships
/births-deaths-marriages-and-c...Register a birth
A-TITLE Register a birth
/births-deaths-marriages-and-c...Book a registrar for a wedding
A-TITLE Book a marriage or civil partnership in Bedford Borough
/births-deaths-marriages-and-c...Register a death
A-TITLE Register a death
/librariesText duplicate Libraries
https://beds-arena.culturalser...External Subdomain Renew and request
/libraries/your-local-library-...Library opening hours
A-TITLE Your local library - opening times, facilities and activities
http://virtual-library.cultura...External Subdomain eBooks, eAudio and eMagazines
/news/2026/meet-new-supported-...Image Meet the new Supported Interns gaining skills and experience to succeed in the workplace
IMG-ALT Three of our current cohort of supported interns
/news/2026/bedford-borough-cou...Image Bedford Borough Council optimises residential bin collection routes
IMG-ALT Residential bins on street - black bin, green-lidded, orange-lidded, grey food caddy
/news/2026/my-bedford-borough-...Image My Bedford Borough – Councillor Mohammed Masud tells us what’s great in Queens Park
IMG-ALT Councillor Mohammed Masud
https://www.bedford.gov.uk/newsSee More News
/your-council/about-council/co...Contact us
/your-council/website-informat...Digital help
/your-council/data-protection-...Privacy and cookies
/all-servicesA-Z of services
/your-council/councillors-and-...Find my Councillor
/save-time-do-it-onlinePay, report, request it
/your-council/website-informat...Accessibility statement
https://www.bedford.gov.uk/newsNews from the Council
/your-council/councillors-and-...Contact the Mayor
IMG-ALT mayor
https://www.facebook.com/bedfo...External Subdomain No Text
https://x.com/BedfordTweetsExternal No Text
https://www.youtube.com/channe...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.instagram.com/bedf...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.gov.uk/External IMG-ALT gov uk logo

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.bedford.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 0.25 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (56 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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content-languageen
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accept-rangesbytes
dateMon, 16 Mar 2026 11:13:46 GMT
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varyCookie
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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 241 referring domains.
This page has 252,327 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 216 different ip addresses.

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Borough72%Check
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Council Tax59%Check
Homepage56%Check
News49%Check
Latest News48%Check
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