Web Site Statistics 2009

Unique Individuals

How are the unique visitor statistics calculated?
Surrey Heath Borough Council calculates its unique visitor statistics to move more closely in line with Government priority outcome R26. The figure used for unique users can now be better compared from month to month to provide an insight into usage levels of the site.

What does a unique user figure mean?
This figure represents the number of unique visitors to the Surrey Heath Borough Council web site during the relevant period. This means that any visitor who has already been to the site during this period is not counted again.

One unique visitor is identified by a combination of IP address and user agent id (a string identifying a browser or agent accessing a web page).

The graph below shows the number of unique individuals per month for 2009.

Month (2009)	Unique Individuals
Jan	42,774
Feb	47,250
Mar	45,997
Apr	42,971
May	39,756
Jun	40,124
Jul	39,451
Aug	38,500
Sep	41,556
Oct	39,441
Nov	38,094
Dec	30,316

Successful Page Requests
The graph below shows the number of successful page requests per month for 2009.

Month (2009)	Successful Page Requests
Jan	149,727
Feb	160,373
Mar	168,723
Apr	153,737
May	156,253
Jun	161,925
Jul	153,858
Aug	159,620
Sep	180,259
Oct	153,799
Nov	138,556
Dec	118,603