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Meta information
82% 
Page quality
82% 
Page structure
87% 
Link structure
72% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.36 s
File size
68.10 kB
Words
541
Media files
31
Number of links
74 internal / 19 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home – Bolton Council
The length of the page title is perfect. (206 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Bolton council homepage
The meta description is too short. (156 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length) Optimize description
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

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msapplication-TileColor#0077b4
msapplication-TileImage/themes/bolton/dist/images/favicons/mstile-144x144.png
msapplication-config/site/dist/images/favicons/browserconfig.xml
theme-color#ffffff
revisit-after2 days
robotsindex,follow
authortest
keywordsEmpty
descriptionBolton council homepage
google-site-verificationODNB79BSok5L8aQpn0OVzCxEiu1HGcLkq7lHmPD6gNQ
langen
og:titleHome – Bolton Council
og:site_nameBolton Council
og:typewebsite
og:urlhttps://www.bolton.gov.uk/
og:imagehttps://www.bolton.gov.uk/site/dist/images/opengraph/opengraph.jpg
og:image:altBolton Council
x-ua-compatibleie=edge
charsetUTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
The average number of words per sentence of 25.5 words is high.
This page contains 541 words. That's ok.
28.7% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
7 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
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 11 tags for this page.
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

URLAlt attributeTitle
...e/375w_leisure_services_New_provider.jpgA local swimming bath with people swimming
...bile/375w_From_landfill_to_lifelines.jpgA person typing on a laptop
/images/mobile/375w_Bus_travel_pic.jpgMembers of Bolton Council’s Cabinet in front of Bolton Interchange
.../dist/icons/services/png/certificate.pngIcon: Births, Marriages and Deaths
.../icons/services/png/certificate-grey.pngIcon fallback: Births, Marriages and Deaths
/site/dist/icons/services/png/briefcase.pngIcon: Business and Licensing
...st/icons/services/png/briefcase-grey.pngIcon fallback: Business and Licensing
...ns/services/png/environmental-health.pngIcon: Environmental Health
...rvices/png/environmental-health-grey.pngIcon fallback: Environmental Health
...e/dist/icons/services/png/healthcare.pngIcon: Health and care
...t/icons/services/png/healthcare-grey.pngIcon fallback: Health and care
...ons/services/png/housing-council-tax.pngIcon: Housing and council tax
...ervices/png/housing-council-tax-grey.pngIcon fallback: Housing and council tax
...e/dist/icons/services/png/job-search.pngIcon: Jobs, skills and training
...t/icons/services/png/job-search-grey.pngIcon fallback: Jobs, skills and training
...icons/services/png/libraries-leisure.pngIcon: Libraries and leisure
.../services/png/libraries-leisure-grey.pngIcon fallback: Libraries and leisure
/site/dist/icons/services/png/pay2.pngIcon: Pay online
/site/dist/icons/services/png/pay2-grey.pngIcon fallback: Pay online
...s/services/png/planning-applications.pngIcon: Planning
...vices/png/planning-applications-grey.pngIcon fallback: Planning
...cons/services/png/rubbish-recycling5.pngIcon: Rubbish and recycling
...services/png/rubbish-recycling5-grey.pngIcon fallback: Rubbish and recycling
...icons/services/png/schools-children2.pngIcon: Schools and children
.../services/png/schools-children2-grey.pngIcon fallback: Schools and children
.../services/png/streets-travel-parking.pngIcon: Streets, travel and parking
...ices/png/streets-travel-parking-grey.pngIcon fallback: Streets, travel and parking
...375w_bolton_skyline_at_night_desktop.jpgbolton skyline
/images/380w_hotel_bolton.jpgbolton hotel
/images/380w_winter_festival.jpgwinter festival
https://www.bolton.gov.uk/images/66.jpgPark

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Bolton Council - Home page
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
There are 31 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 Bolton Council - Home page
H2 Latest news in Bolton
H2 The future of transport in Greater Manchester
H2 Straight to...
H2 Births, Marriages and Deaths
H2 Business and Licensing
H2 Environmental Health
H2 Health and care
H2 Housing and council tax
H2 Jobs, skills and training
H2 Libraries and leisure
H2 Pay online
H2 Planning
H2 Rubbish and recycling
H2 Schools and children
H2 Streets, travel and parking
H2 About your council
H2 Find your councillor
H2 Meetings, Agendas & Minutes
H2 Voting
H2 Policies and Procedures
H2 Explore our town
H2 Visit Bolton
H2 In Bolton
H2 Find my nearest
H3 New provider to run leisure services in Bolton
H3 From landfill to lifelines: empowering Bolton to thrive online
H3 Bolton Council Leader welcomes campaign win over free bus travel
H3 Government housing announcement set to benefit Bolton families
H3 Lost memorials revealed
H3 Snack giant Tayto fined £153,000 for Salmonella contamination in pork scratchings
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some internal links have dynamic parameters. All internal URLs, which are not marked as nofollow, should not contain dynamic parameters.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
There are 1 links with a trivial anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
There are 19 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.bolton.gov.uk/Nofollow Anchor Skip to content
https://www.bolton.gov.uk/Nofollow Anchor Skip to navigation
https://www.bolton.gov.uk/Welcome to Bolton Council
A-TITLE Bolton Council
/policies-strategies-procedure...Accessibility
https://www.taxandbenefits.bol...External Subdomain My Account
/births-marriages-deathsBirths, Marriages and Deaths
/business-licensingBusiness and Licensing
/environmental-healthEnvironmental Health
/health-careHealth and Care
/housing-council-taxHousing and Council tax
/jobs-skills-trainingJobs, Skills and Training
/schools-childrenSchools and Children
/libraries-leisureLibraries and leisure
/streets-travel-parkingStreets, parking and travel
/planningPlanning
https://www.bolton.gov.uk/votingVoting
/rubbish-recyclingRubbish and recycling
https://www.bolton.gov.uk/councilYour Council
/news/article/1987/new-provide...New provider to run leisure services in Bolton Following a successful tendering process, from April 2026, Bolton Council will run its own leisure services vi...
IMG-ALT A local swimming bath with people swimming
/news/article/1985/from-landfi...From landfill to lifelines: empowering Bolton to thrive online Bolton Council has donated 94 of its laptops to help more residents to get online and access v...
IMG-ALT A person typing on a laptop
/news/article/1983/bolton-coun...Bolton Council Leader welcomes campaign win over free bus travel Bolton Council’s Leader has welcomed news that eligible passengers can access free round-the...
IMG-ALT Members of Bolton Council’s Cabinet in front of Bolton Interchange
/news/article/1990/government-...Government housing announcement set to benefit Bolton families
/news/article/1989/lost-memori...Lost memorials revealed
/news/article/1988/snack-giant...Snack giant Tayto fined £153,000 for Salmonella contamination in pork scratchings
https://www.bolton.gov.uk/newsRead all news
/directory-record/6723/help-sh...Trivial anchor text
Read more
/births-marriages-deathsText duplicate Births, Marriages and Deaths
IMG-ALT Icon: Births, Marriages and Deaths
/registering-birth-deathRegistering births and deaths
/certificates-searchesCertificates and searches
/marriages-civil-partnershipsMarriages and civil partnerships
/business-licensingText duplicate Business and Licensing
IMG-ALT Icon: Business and Licensing
/licences-registersLicences and registers
/commercial-wasteCommercial waste
/business-ratesBusiness rates
/environmental-healthText duplicate Environmental Health
IMG-ALT Icon: Environmental Health
/animals-pests/pest-controlPest control
/animals-pests/dog-foulingDog fouling
/pollution/noiseNoise
/health-careHealth and care
IMG-ALT Icon: Health and care
/adult-social-care/care-homesCare homes
/adult-social-careAdult social care
/help-carersHelp for carers
/housing-council-taxHousing and council tax
IMG-ALT Icon: Housing and council tax
/benefitsBenefits
/council-tax/report-change-add...Report a council tax change
/housing-options-advice/find-homeFind a home
/jobs-skills-trainingJobs, skills and training
IMG-ALT Icon: Jobs, skills and training
https://greater.jobs/search-an...External Current vacancies
/job-vacancies/apprenticeshipsApprenticeships in the council
/help-finding-workHelp finding work
/libraries-leisureText duplicate Libraries and leisure
IMG-ALT Icon: Libraries and leisure
https://bolton.spydus.co.uk/cg...External Subdomain Library catalogue
https://bolton.spydus.co.uk/cg...External Subdomain Renewals or reservations
/leisure-centres-sports-clubsLeisure centres
https://www.civicaepay.co.uk/B...External Subdomain Pay online
IMG-ALT Icon: Pay online
https://www.civicaepay.co.uk/B...External Subdomain Pay your council tax
/council/pay-invoice-sent-councilPay a council invoice
https://www.civicaepay.co.uk/B...External Subdomain All other payments
/planningText duplicate Planning
IMG-ALT Icon: Planning
/planning-applications-guidanc...Planning guidance and process
https://www.planningportal.co....External Subdomain Make an application
https://paplanning.bolton.gov....External Subdomain Search applications
/rubbish-recyclingText duplicate Rubbish and recycling
IMG-ALT Icon: Rubbish and recycling
/rubbish-recycling/grey-bin-ge...Grey bin
/rubbish-recycling/bin-may-not...Missed bin
/rubbish-recycling/tips-recycl...Tips and recycling sites
/schools-childrenSchools and children
IMG-ALT Icon: Schools and children
/directory/4/school_directorySchools directory
/school-information/school-ter...Term dates
/directory/10/childrens_centresChildren's centres
/streets-travel-parkingStreets, travel and parking
IMG-ALT Icon: Streets, travel and parking
/roads-pavements/grittingGritting
/parking-permits/car-parksCar parks
/roads-pavements/roadworksRoadworks
https://bolton.moderngov.co.uk...External Subdomain Find your councillor
https://bolton.moderngov.co.uk/External Subdomain Meetings, Agendas & Minutes
https://www.bolton.gov.uk/votingText duplicate Voting
/policies-strategies-proceduresPolicies and Procedures
https://www.bolton.gov.uk/councilMore about your council
http://www.visitbolton.com/External Subdomain Visit Bolton Go to our official tourist board and online visitor guide to Bolton and see what’s on.
IMG-ALT bolton hotel
https://www.inbolton.org.uk/External Subdomain In Bolton View your local directory for services, events and advice for residents.
IMG-ALT winter festival
https://maps.bolton.gov.uk/res...External Subdomain Find my nearest Find out where your nearest parks, schools, planning applications, doctors, dentists and more.
IMG-ALT Park
/policies-strategies-procedure...Text duplicate Accessibility
/contact-us-0/translating-inte...Translations
/contact-us-0?categoryId=20112Contact us
/council/copyright-disclaimer-...Privacy and terms
http://www.jadu.net/External Subdomain Jadu
https://twitter.com/boltoncouncilNofollow External Twitter
A-TITLE Twitter
https://www.facebook.com/Bolto...Nofollow External Subdomain Facebook
A-TITLE Facebook
https://www.flickr.com/photos/...Nofollow External Subdomain Flickr
A-TITLE Flickr
https://www.youtube.com/user/b...Nofollow External Subdomain YouTube
A-TITLE YouTube
https://www.bolton.gov.uk/Bolton Council
A-TITLE Bolton Council Home Page
https://www.bolton.gov.uk/Nofollow Anchor Back to the top

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.bolton.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 0.36 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (68 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateMon, 18 May 2026 19:22:27 GMT
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
content-length10560
serverWeb Server
cache-controlmax-age=0, must-revalidate, private
expiresMon, 18 May 2026 19:22:27 GMT
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
varyAccept-Encoding
content-encodinggzip
x-xss-protection1; mode=block
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

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This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 284 referring domains.
This page has 76,280 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 185 different ip addresses.

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