abingdon.gov.uk

We performed a comprehensive analysis of abingdon.gov.uk on 2026-06-29. The website returned an HTTP 200 status code with a server response time of 10095ms. The page is served over HTTP/2 protocol with Gzip compression enabled, achieving approximately 60.0% size reduction. The total page weight is 166 KB. The website uses a secure HTTPS connection with a valid SSL certificate issued by Let's Encrypt (DV type). The connection is encrypted using TLS 1.3 with the TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 cipher suite and sha256WithRSAEncryption signature algorithm. The certificate covers 5 domain(s) (Subject Alternative Names) and expires on 2026-09-22, which is 85 days from now. The security headers analysis reveals a score of 100/100 (excellent). The following security headers are properly configured: Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security (HSTS), X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, Referrer-Policy, and Permissions-Policy. All recommended security headers are in place, providing comprehensive protection against common web attacks. Our technology detection scan identified 5 technologies across 5 categories powering abingdon.gov.uk. The detected stack includes WordPress 7.0, Google Analytics 4, reCAPTCHA v3, Google Fonts, and jQuery. Based on our comprehensive analysis of domain age, SSL configuration, email authentication, security headers, and blacklist status, abingdon.gov.uk receives an overall trust score of 84/100, classified as "Very Likely Safe".

After conducting a thorough safety and legitimacy analysis, abingdon.gov.uk receives a trust score of 84/100, which places it in the "Very Likely Safe" category. This score is calculated by evaluating multiple factors including SSL certificate validity, domain registration history, email authentication protocols, security header configuration, and blacklist status across major threat intelligence databases. The analysis identified several positive trust signals: a valid HTTPS connection protecting data in transit, HSTS (HTTP Strict Transport Security) enforcement preventing protocol downgrade attacks, a valid SSL certificate issued by Let's Encrypt with 85 days until expiration, SPF (Sender Policy Framework) email authentication preventing email spoofing, DMARC email authentication with a reject policy — the strongest available setting, DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail) providing cryptographic email verification, and a well-established domain registered for over 26.4 years, indicating long-term commitment and legitimacy. Areas of concern include: the domain's WHOIS information is hidden behind a privacy service, making it harder to verify the owner's identity and DNSSEC is not enabled, leaving DNS queries vulnerable to spoofing attacks. While these issues don't necessarily indicate malicious intent, they represent areas where the website's security posture could be improved. We checked abingdon.gov.uk against 8 major blacklist databases including Google Safe Browsing, Phishtank, Urlhaus, Openphish, Dnsfilter, Spamhaus Dbl, Surbl, and Virustotal. The domain passed all 8 checks with a clean status, meaning it has not been flagged for phishing, malware distribution, spam, or other malicious activities by any of the tested threat intelligence providers. The domain is registered through BWP Creative Limited based in GB, with a registration date of 2000-02-04 and expiration date of 2027-02-04.

Our technology detection engine scanned abingdon.gov.uk and identified 5 distinct technologies across 5 categories. This analysis is performed by examining HTTP response headers, HTML source code patterns, JavaScript library fingerprints, CSS framework signatures, and DNS records. CMS: WordPress (version 7.0) — manages the content and page structure for abingdon.gov.uk. Analytics: Google Analytics 4 — tracks visitor behavior and provides traffic insights for abingdon.gov.uk. Security: reCAPTCHA v3 — provides security features like bot detection and CAPTCHA for abingdon.gov.uk. Fonts: Google Fonts — delivers web fonts for typography for abingdon.gov.uk. JavaScript Library: jQuery — provides utility functions and DOM manipulation for abingdon.gov.uk. We also extracted the following tracking identifiers: Google Analytics 4 Measurement ID G-TRNTB52NLZ. These IDs can be used to identify other websites operated by the same organization.

abingdon.gov.uk delivers its homepage in 10095ms (server response time), which is considered slow by industry standards. The total page weight is 166 KB, and we detected 359 resource requests loading assets from 9 third-party domains. A high number of third-party domains can significantly impact page load time due to additional DNS lookups and TLS handshakes required for each domain. The website uses Gzip compression for text-based assets, achieving an estimated 60.0% reduction in transfer size. This reduces bandwidth usage and improves page load times, especially for visitors on slower connections. Asset minification status: 2 out of 77 CSS files and 19 out of 68 JavaScript files are minified. Minifying the remaining 124 unminified file(s) could further reduce page weight by 10-30% for those assets. Minification is a best practice that reduces download sizes without affecting functionality. From an environmental perspective, each page view of abingdon.gov.uk produces approximately 0.08g of CO₂, earning a carbon rating of A. This places the website among the cleanest on the web, demonstrating efficient use of server resources and optimized content delivery. For reference, the average web page produces about 0.5g of CO₂ per page view. The page weight of 166 KB is the primary factor in this calculation. Core Web Vitals data from the Chrome User Experience Report (CrUX) is not available for abingdon.gov.uk. This typically means the site doesn't have enough real-world Chrome user traffic to generate statistically significant field data, or the domain is not included in the CrUX dataset. Core Web Vitals (LCP, INP, CLS) are important Google ranking factors that measure real user experience.

abingdon.gov.uk resolves to the IPv4 address 192.250.239.60, but does not support IPv6. IPv6 adoption is increasingly important as IPv4 address space becomes exhausted, and some ISPs and regions are transitioning to IPv6-only connectivity. The domain has 1 A record(s) configured. The domain name system is managed by 4 name servers: ns1.mysecurecloudhost.com, ns2.mysecurecloudhost.com, ns3.mysecurecloudhost.com, and ns4.mysecurecloudhost.com. Having 4 name servers provides good redundancy — if one fails, the others can continue serving DNS queries. The choice of name servers often indicates the DNS hosting provider or CDN service being used. Email for abingdon.gov.uk is handled by Microsoft 365 with 1 MX records configured: abingdon-gov-uk.mail.protection.outlook.com. Multiple MX records provide failover redundancy — if the primary mail server is unavailable, email will be routed to the next available server. SPF (Sender Policy Framework) is configured, which specifies which mail servers are authorized to send email on behalf of this domain. This helps prevent email spoofing and improves email deliverability. DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance) is configured with a reject policy — the strongest setting, instructing receiving servers to reject unauthorized emails entirely. DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail) is configured, adding a cryptographic signature to outgoing emails that receiving servers can verify to confirm the email hasn't been tampered with in transit. DNSSEC is not enabled for abingdon.gov.uk. While not critical for most websites, DNSSEC adds an important security layer by ensuring DNS responses haven't been tampered with during transit. Enabling DNSSEC is recommended for domains handling sensitive data or financial transactions. The domain is registered through BWP Creative Limited (GB). It was first registered on 2000-02-04 and is set to expire on 2027-02-04, making it 26.4 years old. Our subdomain enumeration scan discovered 4 active subdomains for abingdon.gov.uk: admin.abingdon.gov.uk, mail.abingdon.gov.uk, webmail.abingdon.gov.uk, and www.abingdon.gov.uk. Active subdomains can reveal the organization's infrastructure, including development environments, API endpoints, and third-party service integrations.

The homepage of abingdon.gov.uk contains 1,284 words of visible text content. This is a substantial amount of content that provides good opportunities for search engine indexing. The page is structured with 18 H2 headings, 0 H3 headings, 0 H4 headings. The page includes 17 images. 6 images (35%) are missing alt text attributes, which is a significant concern for both accessibility and SEO. Screen readers rely on alt text to describe images to visually impaired users, and search engines use alt text to understand image content. Only 65% of images have proper alt text — we recommend adding descriptive alt attributes to all images. The link structure consists of 166 internal links pointing to other pages on the same domain and 7 external links pointing to third-party websites. The high number of internal links suggests a well-interconnected site structure, which helps search engines discover and crawl all pages efficiently. There are 68 external JavaScript files, 77 CSS stylesheets, and 0 iframes on the page. The site implements the following web standards and features: XML Sitemap (helps search engines discover all pages), robots.txt (controls search engine crawling behavior), Schema.org structured data (BreadcrumbList, ListItem, Organization, WebPage, and WebSite), and RSS feed for content syndication. We detected the following payment methods accepted on abingdon.gov.uk: Discover. Offering multiple payment options including credit cards and digital wallets improves customer trust and can increase conversion rates. The website has social media presence across 2 platforms: Facebook (@abingdononthamestowncouncil) and Twitter (@AbingdonTC). An active social media presence is a positive trust indicator and helps build brand awareness and customer engagement.

The title tag for abingdon.gov.uk is well-optimized at 38 characters: "Home - Abingdon on Thames Town Council". The length falls within the ideal range for Google search results, ensuring the full title is displayed without truncation. No meta description is configured for abingdon.gov.uk. This is a critical SEO oversight — without a meta description, Google will auto-generate a snippet from page content, which may not accurately represent the page or entice users to click. Adding a unique, compelling meta description of 120-155 characters is strongly recommended. The canonical url is correctly set to https://www.abingdon.gov.uk, preventing duplicate content issues, the page language is declared as en-gb, the meta robots directive is set to index, follow, and a favicon is configured. Open Graph meta tags are configured with 2/4 recommended fields: OG title ("Home - Abingdon on Thames Town Council..."), OG type (article). These tags control how the page appears when shared on Facebook, LinkedIn, and other social media platforms that support the Open Graph protocol. A Twitter Card of type summary_large_image is configured, which controls how links appear when shared on Twitter/X. The "summary_large_image" type displays a large image preview, which typically generates higher engagement rates than the basic card type. The site implements Schema.org structured data with the following types: BreadcrumbList, ListItem, Organization, WebPage, and WebSite. Structured data helps search engines understand the page content and can enable rich results (featured snippets, knowledge panels, star ratings) in Google search results, which can significantly increase click-through rates.