Guide · Updated 2026
How much does a website cost in the UK?
A plain-English guide for small businesses: what the typical options cost, what pushes the price up or down, and a few worked examples using my own prices.
- Typical ranges
- What affects the price
- Worked examples
Typical costs at a glance
| Do it yourself (Wix, Squarespace and similar)Plus your own time to design, write and keep it updated | about £15 – £40 a month |
|---|---|
| Freelance web designerTypical for a small business site of a few pages | about £500 – £3,000 |
| Web design agencyMore people involved, bigger projects | about £3,000 – £10,000+ |
| Online shopDepends on the number of products and how they are managed | about £1,500 – £10,000+ |
| Custom booking or business softwareDepends on how much it needs to do | about £1,500 – £15,000+ |
| Running costs | domain about £10 – £20 a year; hosting and care about £5 – £100 a month |
These are rough, typical ranges to help you plan, not quotes. Prices vary a lot between suppliers.
What affects the price
Number of pages
A one-page site costs less than ten pages with their own content.
Features
Online booking, a shop, a blog or a gallery each add work.
Words and photos
Having them ready keeps the cost down. Help writing them adds a little.
Custom design
A design made for you costs more than a ready-made template, and tends to stand out more.
Connections
Linking to booking, payment or accounting tools adds setup time.
Looking after it
Updates, backups and security are an ongoing cost, unless you do them yourself.
My prices
| New website1–3 pages | from £495 |
|---|---|
| Website redesign | from £395 |
| More pages | +£200 for 4–6 · +£400 for 7–10 |
| Online booking | +£150 |
| Online shop | +£400 |
| Blog or news | +£100 |
| Gallery or portfolio | +£75 |
| Help writing the words | +£150 |
| Care planUpdates, security, backups and small changes | from £25 a month |
| Custom softwareMore about software | from £1,500 |
Every project still gets a clear, fixed quote before anything starts.
Worked examples
A café with online booking
New site, 5 pages, online booking, some help with words: £495 + £200 + £150 + £75 = about £920 – £1,200.
A tradesperson refreshing their site
Redesign, 3 pages, gallery of recent jobs: £395 + £75 = about £470 – £650.
A shop selling online
New site, 5 pages, online shop: £495 + £200 + £400 = about £1,100 – £1,450.
Ranges allow for the details. Bit, my price helper, can work out yours in about a minute.
Who you'd be working with
I'm Alastair, a web designer and developer based in Winchester. I'm also a project manager in the events and hire industry, so I'm used to deadlines, budgets and keeping people in the loop.
You deal with me directly from first chat to launch, and I usually reply within a day.
Questions people ask
How much does a small business website cost in the UK?
Typically about £500 to £3,000 from a freelancer and £3,000 to £10,000 or more from an agency. My new websites start from £495 and redesigns from £395.
Is a website builder cheaper?
Builders cost about £15 to £40 a month, so they are cheap to start. The trade-off is your own time to design, write and maintain the site.
What are the ongoing costs of a website?
A domain name costs about £10 to £20 a year. Hosting and looking after the site cost about £5 to £100 a month depending on what is included. My care plan starts from £25 a month.
Why do quotes vary so much?
Suppliers include different things: design, number of pages, features, help with words, and ongoing care. Ask for a fixed quote that lists exactly what is included.
Get a fixed quote
Tell me a little about your business and what you need. You'll get a clear, fixed price back, usually within a day. No obligation.
Prefer email? ali_scardthomas@icloud.com