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Report Summary

  • 19

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    36% of other websites

  • 80

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 49% of websites

  • 83

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    55% of websites

  • 86

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    60% of websites

afd.co.uk

Address and Data Quality Experts | The Postcode People | AFD Software

Page Load Speed

4.9 sec in total

First Response

539 ms

Resources Loaded

3.4 sec

Page Rendered

956 ms

afd.co.uk screenshot

About Website

Visit afd.co.uk now to see the best up-to-date AFD content for United Kingdom and also check out these interesting facts you probably never knew about afd.co.uk

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Key Findings

We analyzed Afd.co.uk page load time and found that the first response time was 539 ms and then it took 4.4 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is a poor result, as 70% of websites can load faster.

Performance Metrics

afd.co.uk performance score

19

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value8.2 s

0/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value14.3 s

0/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value12.6 s

3/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value1,620 ms

12/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0.005

100/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value20.9 s

2/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

www.afd.co.uk

539 ms

gtm.js

108 ms

js

198 ms

script.js

58 ms

styles.css

235 ms

Our browser made a total of 145 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 78% of them (113 requests) were addressed to the original Afd.co.uk, 6% (9 requests) were made to Fonts.gstatic.com and 6% (8 requests) were made to Cdnjs.cloudflare.com. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (1.1 sec) belongs to the original domain Afd.co.uk.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 275.4 kB (9%)

Content Size

2.9 MB

After Optimization

2.6 MB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Afd.co.uk main page is 2.9 MB. This result falls beyond the top 1M of websites and identifies a large and not optimized web page that may take ages to load. 80% of websites need less resources to load and that’s why Accessify’s recommendations for optimization and resource minification can be helpful for this project. Images take 2.3 MB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-87%

Potential reduce by 156.5 kB

  • Original 180.2 kB
  • After minification 142.5 kB
  • After compression 23.7 kB

HTML content can be minified and compressed by a website’s server. The most efficient way is to compress content using GZIP which reduces data amount travelling through the network between server and browser. This page needs HTML code to be minified as it can gain 37.7 kB, which is 21% of the original size. It is highly recommended that content of this web page should be compressed using GZIP, as it can save up to 156.5 kB or 87% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-4%

Potential reduce by 100.3 kB

  • Original 2.3 MB
  • After minification 2.2 MB

Image size optimization can help to speed up a website loading time. The chart above shows the difference between the size before and after optimization. AFD images are well optimized though.

JavaScript Optimization

-3%

Potential reduce by 10.8 kB

  • Original 341.6 kB
  • After minification 341.2 kB
  • After compression 330.8 kB

It’s better to minify JavaScript in order to improve website performance. The diagram shows the current total size of all JavaScript files against the prospective JavaScript size after its minification and compression. This website has mostly compressed JavaScripts.

CSS Optimization

-6%

Potential reduce by 7.8 kB

  • Original 131.7 kB
  • After minification 131.6 kB
  • After compression 123.9 kB

CSS files minification is very important to reduce a web page rendering time. The faster CSS files can load, the earlier a page can be rendered. Afd.co.uk has all CSS files already compressed.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 45 (36%)

Requests Now

125

After Optimization

80

  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 125 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of AFD. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 25 to 1 for JavaScripts and from 22 to 1 for CSS and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

www.afd.co.uk

www.afd.co.uk

539 ms

gtm.js

gtm.js

108 ms

js

js

198 ms

script.js

script.js

58 ms

styles.css

styles.css

235 ms

spam-protect-for-contact-form7.css

spam-protect-for-contact-form7.css

299 ms

wpcf7-redirect-frontend.min.css

wpcf7-redirect-frontend.min.css

299 ms

style.css

style.css

407 ms

dashicons.min.css

dashicons.min.css

518 ms

all.min.css

all.min.css

40 ms

owl.carousel.css

owl.carousel.css

409 ms

bootstrap.css

bootstrap.css

510 ms

style.css

style.css

398 ms

responsive.css

responsive.css

402 ms

style.css

style.css

490 ms

jquery.phone.afd.css

jquery.phone.afd.css

502 ms

default.min.css

default.min.css

49 ms

elementor-icons.min.css

elementor-icons.min.css

505 ms

frontend-lite.min.css

frontend-lite.min.css

611 ms

swiper.min.css

swiper.min.css

581 ms

frontend-lite.min.css

frontend-lite.min.css

601 ms

all.min.css

all.min.css

607 ms

v4-shims.min.css

v4-shims.min.css

615 ms

css

css

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jquery.min.js

jquery.min.js

621 ms

jquery-migrate.min.js

jquery-migrate.min.js

672 ms

spam-protect-for-contact-form7.js

spam-protect-for-contact-form7.js

700 ms

jquery.min.js

jquery.min.js

810 ms

owl.carousel.js

owl.carousel.js

711 ms

popper.min.js

popper.min.js

709 ms

bootstrap.min.js

bootstrap.min.js

715 ms

custom.js

custom.js

763 ms

afd.jquery.1.11.1.js

afd.jquery.1.11.1.js

1109 ms

highlight.min.js

highlight.min.js

48 ms

json.js

json.js

447 ms

v4-shims.min.js

v4-shims.min.js

838 ms

log

log

460 ms

default.min.css

default.min.css

53 ms

highlight.min.js

highlight.min.js

51 ms

index.js

index.js

739 ms

index.js

index.js

739 ms

wpcf7r-fe.js

wpcf7r-fe.js

755 ms

api.js

api.js

88 ms

wp-polyfill-inert.min.js

wp-polyfill-inert.min.js

809 ms

regenerator-runtime.min.js

regenerator-runtime.min.js

810 ms

wp-polyfill.min.js

wp-polyfill.min.js

811 ms

index.js

index.js

814 ms

hoverIntent.min.js

hoverIntent.min.js

845 ms

maxmegamenu.js

maxmegamenu.js

865 ms

37 ms

15 ms

css2

css2

19 ms

130 ms

128 ms

homepage-banner-550.jpg

homepage-banner-550.jpg

262 ms

logoFull.svg

logoFull.svg

244 ms

mail.svg

mail.svg

238 ms

address-lookup-homepage.jpg

address-lookup-homepage.jpg

244 ms

phone-homepage.jpg

phone-homepage.jpg

248 ms

email-homepage.jpg

email-homepage.jpg

236 ms

database-cleanse-homepage.png

database-cleanse-homepage.png

247 ms

banking-homepage.jpg

banking-homepage.jpg

249 ms

geolocate-homepage.png

geolocate-homepage.png

249 ms

mapping.jpg

mapping.jpg

250 ms

bespoke.webp

bespoke.webp

249 ms

ASDA.png

ASDA.png

345 ms

RBS.png

RBS.png

346 ms

NHS.png

NHS.png

347 ms

dpduk.png

dpduk.png

348 ms

download-3.png

download-3.png

349 ms

aviva.png

aviva.png

348 ms

corney-and-barrow-logo-vector-1.png

corney-and-barrow-logo-vector-1.png

475 ms

royal-mail.png

royal-mail.png

473 ms

stone-hardy-150.png

stone-hardy-150.png

474 ms

Parkdean.jpg

Parkdean.jpg

474 ms

apc-1.png

apc-1.png

475 ms

lloyds-for-web.png

lloyds-for-web.png

473 ms

alzheimers-logo-mobile.png

alzheimers-logo-mobile.png

575 ms

Halfords-Autocentre-Logo.png

Halfords-Autocentre-Logo.png

575 ms

zurich.png

zurich.png

579 ms

oxford.png

oxford.png

567 ms

pro-direct.png

pro-direct.png

577 ms

bank-of-ireland.png

bank-of-ireland.png

575 ms

wwf.png

wwf.png

659 ms

santander-1.png

santander-1.png

673 ms

prestons-college-150.png

prestons-college-150.png

673 ms

damart.png

damart.png

675 ms

GoCompare.png

GoCompare.png

675 ms

ao-logo.jpg

ao-logo.jpg

677 ms

stepchange_logo.png

stepchange_logo.png

751 ms

146 ms

paypoint.png

paypoint.png

676 ms

call-to-action.webp

call-to-action.webp

62 ms

homebase.png

homebase.png

535 ms

sunlife-insurance.jpg

sunlife-insurance.jpg

537 ms

paultons-park-e1637679260629.png

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537 ms

pallet-line-1.png

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538 ms

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pro-direct-150x150-1.png

600 ms

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630 ms

pfa.png

pfa.png

630 ms

rspb-150.png

rspb-150.png

631 ms

apc.png

apc.png

631 ms

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95 ms

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267 ms

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265 ms

wARDj0u

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42 ms

fa-solid-900.woff

fa-solid-900.woff

827 ms

fa-solid-900.woff

fa-solid-900.woff

89 ms

fa-regular-400.woff

fa-regular-400.woff

87 ms

fa-regular-400.woff

fa-regular-400.woff

594 ms

mta-solicitors.png

mta-solicitors.png

632 ms

Axminster-Tools.png

Axminster-Tools.png

631 ms

South-City-College-Birmingham.png

South-City-College-Birmingham.png

634 ms

Gray_L.svg

Gray_L.svg

631 ms

data-processing.png

data-processing.png

618 ms

health-homepage.webp

health-homepage.webp

605 ms

legal-homepage.jpg

legal-homepage.jpg

606 ms

retail-homepage.webp

retail-homepage.webp

608 ms

charity-homepage.jpg

charity-homepage.jpg

607 ms

insurance-homepage.jpg

insurance-homepage.jpg

649 ms

education-homepage.jpg

education-homepage.jpg

704 ms

banking-sector-homepage.jpg

banking-sector-homepage.jpg

611 ms

industry.png

industry.png

604 ms

team-small.jpg

team-small.jpg

605 ms

partners-homepage.jpg

partners-homepage.jpg

605 ms

linksThree.jpg

linksThree.jpg

636 ms

d365logo.png

d365logo.png

699 ms

evangelical-alliance.png

evangelical-alliance.png

619 ms

one-world-challenge.jpg

one-world-challenge.jpg

806 ms

address-lookup-homepage.jpg

address-lookup-homepage.jpg

607 ms

action-for-children.png

action-for-children.png

607 ms

eureka-small.png

eureka-small.png

629 ms

HarryGreenbelt300dpicopy.jpg

HarryGreenbelt300dpicopy.jpg

900 ms

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726 ms

winner_business-small-1.png

winner_business-small-1.png

608 ms

logoWhite.png

logoWhite.png

611 ms

isoOne.png

isoOne.png

621 ms

isoTwo.png

isoTwo.png

705 ms

isoThree.png

isoThree.png

708 ms

Accessibility Review

afd.co.uk accessibility score

80

Accessibility Issues

Names and labels

These are opportunities to improve the semantics of the controls in your application. This may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Impact

Issue

High

Buttons do not have an accessible name

High

Image elements do not have [alt] attributes

Contrast

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

Impact

Issue

High

Background and foreground colors do not have a sufficient contrast ratio.

Navigation

These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.

Impact

Issue

High

Heading elements are not in a sequentially-descending order

Best Practices

afd.co.uk best practices score

83

Areas of Improvement

Trust and Safety

Impact

Issue

High

Does not use HTTPS

Low

Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks

General

Impact

Issue

Low

Detected JavaScript libraries

High

Browser errors were logged to the console

High

Missing source maps for large first-party JavaScript

SEO Factors

afd.co.uk SEO score

86

Search Engine Optimization Advices

Crawling and Indexing

To appear in search results, crawlers need access to your app.

Impact

Issue

High

robots.txt is not valid

Content Best Practices

Format your HTML in a way that enables crawlers to better understand your app’s content.

Impact

Issue

High

Image elements do not have [alt] attributes

Mobile Friendly

Make sure your pages are mobile friendly so users don’t have to pinch or zoom in order to read the content pages. [Learn more](https://developers.google.com/search/mobile-sites/).

Impact

Issue

High

Document uses legible font sizes

Language and Encoding

  • Language Detected

    EN

  • Language Claimed

    EN

  • Encoding

    UTF-8

Language claimed in HTML meta tag should match the language actually used on the web page. Otherwise Afd.co.uk can be misinterpreted by Google and other search engines. Our service has detected that English is used on the page, and it matches the claimed language. Our system also found out that Afd.co.uk main page’s claimed encoding is utf-8. Use of this encoding format is the best practice as the main page visitors from all over the world won’t have any issues with symbol transcription.

Social Sharing Optimization

afd.co.uk

Open Graph description is not detected on the main page of AFD. Lack of Open Graph description can be counter-productive for their social media presence, as such a description allows converting a website homepage (or other pages) into good-looking, rich and well-structured posts, when it is being shared on Facebook and other social media. For example, adding the following code snippet into HTML <head> tag will help to represent this web page correctly in social networks: