Dental SEO & Website Benchmarks: Bedford, ENG
Live figures from 28 indexable audited Bedford dental practice websites, recomputed as practices are re-audited. Most recent audit August 28, 2026. Methodology dps-37-v1.
72
median score
+2.00 vs England median 70
68.82
average score
England average: 67.18
77
top quartile
the score the best 25% of local websites clear
28
websites audited
of 7,961 across England
Score distribution
Grade distribution in Bedford
Counts use all 28 indexable audited Bedford websites. Percentages are withheld below 30 websites.
A
0
0 of 28
B
1
1 of 28
C
18
18 of 28
D
2
2 of 28
F
7
7 of 28
England distribution: A 1% · B 20% · C 30% · D 20% · F 29% (7,961 websites).
Where Bedford dental websites fall short
Per-check rates are withheld for this market: fewer than 30 websites had each check evaluated, which is below the study's reliability floor. The score statistics above still describe the full cohort.
2026 UK study baseline
The frozen national picture for the same checks
Rates from the 8,627-website 2026 UK study cohort — a frozen study base that counts every audited domain, so it is a different denominator than the live evaluated figures above and the two must not be read as one series.
Clear booking action not detected57.91%
Dentist or LocalBusiness structured data not detected52.32%
Limited useful content40.51%
Emergency-services page not detected67.06%
Privacy-policy link not detected37.54%
BreadcrumbList structured data not detected65.42%
Contact or inquiry form not detected58.49%
XML sitemap not detected32.75%
Missing meta descriptions50.77%
Missing canonical tags41.14%
Unclear H1 structure61.85%
Images missing alternative text64.46%
FAQ page not detected80.31%
AggregateRating structured data not detected88.90%
Insurance or payment page not detected83.30%
Service or treatment structured data not detected91.12%
FAQPage structured data not detected91.00%
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Common questions
Dental SEO and website questions for Bedford
- How good are dental practice websites in Bedford?
- Across 28 audited Bedford dental practice websites, the median DentalPresence Score is 72 out of 100, and the best 25% of local sites score 77 or higher. The score summarizes 37 deterministic website and SEO checks covering structured data, website fundamentals, and the patient journey.
- How does dental website quality in Bedford compare with the rest of England?
- Bedford's median score of 72 is 2 points above the England-wide median of 70, based on 7,961 audited websites across England.
- How can I check my own dental practice website's SEO?
- Run a free DentalPresence score: it audits a practice website against the same 37 checks behind every figure on this page and returns a prioritized list of what to fix first. No card is required.
Methodology and limitations
How these live figures are computed
Live cohort. Figures cover the indexable audited practice websites currently published for Bedford in the DentalPresence index and recompute as sites are re-audited, so they will drift from the frozen 2026 study numbers over time. Each check's percentage uses only the websites where that check was actually evaluated, shown as its base.
Scoring. Methodology dps-37-v1: a bounded HTTP crawl of robots.txt, sitemap signals, the homepage, and up to two linked internal pages, scored across 37 deterministic checks. “Not detected” is a limited observation, not proof of absence.
What is excluded. Crawl-accessibility findings (DNS failures, blocked crawls, timeouts) come from the frozen study run and use a different cohort base, so they are not restated here — see the England benchmark for them. Percentages are withheld wherever fewer than 30 websites form the base.
No clinical claims. Website signals only — not a clinical rating. These figures do not use rankings, traffic, conversions, credentials, or patient outcomes, and a failed check is not proof of lost revenue or poor care.
Use the benchmark
Score a dental website against the same framework
The Bedford figures describe a market, not an individual practice. Run a free score to inspect the public website signals detected for one practice — the same 37-check framework behind every number on this page.