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https://darlington.gov.uk· First analyzed 16 May 2026· Updated 16 May 2026
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Hosting Provider

Cloudflare
cloudflare.com

IP Address

104.16.85.117

Site Location

🇬🇧 United Kingdomvia tld

Server Location

🇨🇦 Toronto, Canada

ASN

AS13335

Organization

Cloudflare, Inc.

Server

Cloudflare

CDN

Cloudflare

WAF

Cloudflare

Nameservers

cory.ns.cloudflare.com.vita.ns.cloudflare.com.

Performance

100

Core Web Vitals

Weight

First Contentful Paint
614 ms10%
Speed Index
798 ms10%
Largest Contentful Paint
—25%
Total Blocking Time
0.0 ms30%
Cumulative Layout Shift
0.00025%
1.8 MB
51 requests

Image Optimization

Lazy LoadWebP
0–49
50–89
90–100

Architecture Stack

Monolithic
⚙️ SSR
Frontend
Styling
Bootstrap
Infrastructure
Hosting
Cloudflare
CDN
Cloudflare

Progressive Web App

Web ManifestApple Touch IconTheme Color

Technology Stack

11 Technologies Detected

CSS Frameworks

2
Bootstrapv5.3.3
Tailwind CSS

Frameworks

1
Angular

Libraries

1
jQueryv3.7.1

Other

1
lazysizes

Icon Libraries

1
Font Awesome

Fonts

1
Google Fonts

Analytics

1
Google Analytics

Tag Managers

1
Google Tag Manager

CDN

1
Cloudflare

Security

1
reCAPTCHA

SEO Analysis

C67/100
20
7
0
Meta Tags7/15
Content12/12
Headings8/8
Technical15/25
E-E-A-T0/7
Images4/7
Links5/5
URL5/5
Social5/5
Freshness0/4
Mobile3/4
Indexability3/3
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darlington.gov.ukdarlington.gov.uk

Darlington BC - Home

Darlington Borough Council is a local authority in the north east of England.

Title Length20 chars

Recommended: 50-60 chars (~122px / 580px)

Description Length77 chars

Recommended: 120-160 chars

Issues (0)

    7 issues found

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    Crawlability

    Sitemap

    Type: standard

    1,820 URLs

    robots.txt

    97 rules

    Sitemap reference found

    Local SEO

    Local Search Readiness

    8/100
    Poor
    3 13 2

    This site doesn't appear to be a local business. Local SEO signals are optional for non-local websites.

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    AI & LLM Readiness

    D46/100
    Bot Access
    19/25
    Machine Read.
    16/25
    Schema Data
    0/25
    Citation
    11/25

    AI Bot Access

    13/14 accessible
    AI Search
    OAI-SearchBot
    PerplexityBot
    Claude-SearchBot
    Gemini-Deep-Research
    DuckAssistBot
    Training
    GPTBot
    ClaudeBot
    Google-Extended
    Meta-ExternalAgent
    Bytespiderinfo
    Amazonbot
    Applebot-Extended
    CCBotinfo
    Fetch
    ChatGPT-User

    Machine Readability

    llms.txtinvalid
    llms-full.txt
    Semantic HTML
    Heading Hierarchy
    nav
    Text ratio:5%
    Words:1,177
    Token eff.:Optimal
    Sections/1K:9.3
    Depth:1/5

    Structured Data

    No Schema

    Citation Readiness

    Opening Summary35w
    Descriptive Headingsavg 2.6w
    Canonical URL
    Open Graph3/3
    Twitter Card3/3
    Language Tag
    Publish Date
    Author Info
    Lists
    Tables
    TL;DR / Summary
    About Page Link
    Recommendations (9)
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    Accessibility

    WCAG 2.1 Compliance

    Evaluates how accessible your website is for users with disabilities, based on WCAG 2.1 guidelines. Checks images, forms, keyboard navigation, ARIA roles, and color contrast.
    A
    82/100
    14
    Passed
    3
    Critical
    0
    Warnings
    Images & Alt Text
    15/20
    Checks if images have descriptive alt text for screen readers and visually impaired users.
    Semantic Structure
    17/20
    Evaluates proper use of HTML5 semantic elements (header, nav, main, footer) and heading hierarchy.
    Forms & Inputs
    15/15
    Verifies form fields have labels, error messages are clear, and inputs are properly associated.
    Color & Contrast
    15/15
    Tests text-to-background color contrast ratios against WCAG AA/AAA minimum requirements.
    Keyboard & Focus
    11/15
    Ensures all interactive elements are reachable and operable via keyboard (tab, enter, escape).
    ARIA & Roles
    9/15
    Checks correct use of WAI-ARIA attributes (roles, states, properties) for assistive technologies.
    1 recommendation
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    Carbon Footprint

    SWDM v4 · Eco-Score

    Carbon emissions estimated using the Sustainable Web Design Model v4 (SWDM v4). Factors in data center, network, and device energy across new and returning visitors. Grade thresholds based on HTTP Archive percentiles.
    60/100
    C
    184 mg
    CO₂e / view
    1.8 MB
    Page Weight
    60%
    Cleaner Than
    New Visitor
    210 mg
    vs
    Returning (cached)
    105 mg
    Annual (10K/mo)
    22.0 kg
    Emission Segments
    Data Center
    9 mg
    Network
    54 mg
    Device
    121 mg
    Resource Breakdown
    JavaScript
    118.1 KB
    Images
    390.5 KB
    CSS
    971.9 KB
    HTML
    16.9 KB
    Other
    319.3 KB
    Green Hosting Verified
    Cloudflare
    GWF Verified
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    A

    Security Score

    81%Very Good
    Interactive

    HTTPS

    WAF

    84d

    Certificate Details

    Type

    Domain Validated (DV)

    Certificate Authority

    Google Trust Services

    Key Algorithm

    ECDSA (secp256r1) (256 bit)

    Signature

    ECDSA with SHA-256

    TLS Version

    TLSv1.3

    HTTP Protocol

    HTTP/2

    Valid From

    11.05.2026

    Valid Until

    09.08.2026

    OCSP Stapling

    Enabled

    Subject Alternative Names (2)

    darlington.gov.uk*.darlington.gov.uk

    SHA-256 Fingerprint

    E6:BC:2D:34:BB:7A:6D:4D:E5:46:38:09:83:72:08:03:91:82:49:F2...

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    HTTP Headers

    Developer Console

    cache-control
    🔴 No Cache(no-cache, no-store)
    cf-cache-status
    DYNAMIC
    cf-ray🇫🇷 Paris
    9fc9921e0c430073-CDG
    content-encoding
    📦 Gzip(gzip)
    content-security-policy
    frame-ancestors 'self' https://*.darlington.gov.uk https://l...
    content-type
    text/html; charset=utf-8
    Good Warning Issue

    Email Infrastructure

    Microsoft 365

    Score

    100

    SPF
    DKIM
    DMARC

    DMARC Policy

    Reject (Strictest)

    MX Records (1)

    darlington-gov-uk.mail.protection.outlook.com

    Domain Information

    darlington.gov.uk

    Domain Age
    25y 3m

    Created

    15.02.2001

    Expires

    15.02.2027

    Last Updated

    15.02.2026

    Registrar

    Virgin Media Business Limited

    DNSSEC
    Not Enabled

    Privacy & Compliance

    Cookiebot

    Cookie Consent Banner
    Cookiebot
    Privacy Policy
    Terms of Service

    GDPR Indicators

    Cookie consent banner detected
    CMP: Cookiebot
    Privacy policy page linked

    Mobile Compatibility

    Viewport & Responsive Test

    Tests how well your website works on mobile devices. Checks viewport configuration, responsive layout, touch targets, font readability, and simulates rendering across different screen sizes.
    B
    78/100
    Mobile Friendly13 breakpoints
    Viewport Meta
    The viewport meta tag tells mobile browsers how to scale the page. Without it, mobile devices render at desktop width.
    Responsive Design
    Uses CSS media queries or flexible layouts to adapt content to different screen sizes automatically.
    Touch Icons
    Apple touch icons and favicons displayed when users add the site to their home screen on mobile devices.
    Readable Font Size
    Base font size should be at least 16px on mobile to ensure text is readable without zooming.
    Relative Units
    Using em, rem, %, or vw instead of fixed px values allows content to scale properly across screen sizes.
    No H-Scroll Risk
    No elements wider than the viewport that would cause horizontal scrolling on mobile devices.
    Tap Targets OK
    Interactive elements (buttons, links) are at least 48x48px with enough spacing to prevent accidental taps.
    No Fixed Widths
    No elements with fixed pixel widths that could overflow on smaller screens and break the layout.
    Viewport
    width=device-width, initial-scale=1, viewport-fit=cover
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    Typography & Readability

    Open Sans + -apple-system

    WCAG Partial
    80/100
    Readability
    /30
    24/30

    18px · LH 1.50

    Hierarchy
    /20
    19/20

    2.22x ratio · ✓ H1→H6

    WCAG
    /25
    17/25

    1:1 min contrast

    Performance
    /25
    20/25

    System fonts

    Heading Font

    Open Sans

    Sans40px

    Body Font

    -apple-system

    Sans18px

    Contrast Ratio

    1:1

    17 issues

    Reading Comfort

    ~36 CPL

    Narrow lines
    40px
    h1
    28px
    h2
    18px
    p

    ✅ Excellent readability: 18px body text is ideal for all devices.

    ✅ Optimal line spacing: 1.50 ratio (ideal range 1.4–1.6).

    ❌ Very complex text: Flesch score 0/100. Consider shorter sentences and simpler words.

    ⚠️ Partial contrast: 17 elements below WCAG AA threshold (min 1.0:1).

    ✅ Perfect heading hierarchy: Sequential h1→h2→h3 with single H1 — ideal for SEO & accessibility.

    ✅ Strong hierarchy: Headlines are 2.2x larger than body text.

    GGoogle FontsFlesch 0

    Color Palette

    8 unique colors
    18.56:1 AAA Dark
    #111111
    Background· 36.900000000000006%
    #fdfdfd
    Background· 5.5%
    #007297
    Primary· 19.4%
    #46a280
    Secondary· 5.7%
    #1c667e
    Accent· 2.1%
    #fdfd3b
    Accent· 1.9%

    Business & Marketing Stack

    2 Tools Detected

    Growing

    Behavior Analytics

    2
    Google AnalyticsFree
    Google Tag ManagerFree

    User behavior and product analytics

    1

    Categories

    2

    Total Tools

    0

    Enterprise

    0

    Mid-Market

    Assessment: Growing marketing technology adoption

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    Scripts & Styles

    20 Resources

    15
    Scripts
    5
    Styles
    4
    Async
    0
    Defer

    Top Script Sources

    local(9)cdnjs.cloudflare.com(2)gstatic.com(1)googletagmanager.com(1)translate.google.com(1)

    Website Identity

    darlington.gov.uk

    25 years old
    Location detected: 🇬🇧 United Kingdomvia tld
    Virgin Media Business Limited📧 Microsoft 365en-gb

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    Last analyzed: 16 May 2026 at 10:06

    Historical Analysis & Change Tracking