How Much Does a Website Cost in the UK? An Honest Answer

How Much Does a Website Cost in the UK? An Honest Answer

Ask three web companies what a website costs and you will get three completely different answers, usually wrapped in "it depends". It does depend, but a local business deserves real numbers. Here is how website pricing actually works in the UK, including exactly what we charge.

The three ways websites are priced

Traditional agencies charge a one-off build fee, then hosting and maintenance on top. For a professionally designed small business website, quotes in the low thousands are common, and larger agencies in cities like Manchester routinely quote four or five figures before a page exists. The site is yours, but so is every future bill: hosting, security, updates and fixes all cost extra.

DIY builders look free or nearly free, and for a hobby project they can be fine. For a business, the true cost shows up later: your time, template limitations, transactional fees, and no one to call when something breaks. A "free" website that never wins an enquiry is the most expensive kind.

Pay monthly websites, which is our model, spread a professional build across a subscription with everything included. There is no large upfront cost; you pay a predictable monthly fee and the website, hosting, SSL, daily backups, maintenance and support all live inside it.

What we actually charge

Our packages are public, so here are the real numbers. Starter is £39 a month: a bespoke professionally designed website of up to five pages with hosting, SSL, daily backups, CMS access, SEO foundations and support included. Growth is £79 a month, adding up to 25 pages, a blog, marketing department access and quarterly health checks. Marketing is £149 a month and adds social media content, more pages and priority support. Every package asks for an initial 12-month commitment, and there is nothing to pay up front.

Marketing sits on top if you want it: dedicated SEO campaigns from £349 a month, Google Ads management from £299 a month and Facebook advertising from £199 a month, all optional and all run by the same team that built the site.

What about maintenance and hosting costs?

With a traditional build these are the quiet extras: hosting, SSL renewal, security patches, plugin updates and a developer's hourly rate when something goes wrong. With pay monthly they are already in the fee. That is also why we only host websites we build; hosting is part of the product, not a separate bill. And if your current website was built elsewhere, we usually rebuild it on our platform at no extra charge when you join us.

So what should a Cheshire small business budget?

If you want a professional website that generates enquiries without a lump sum, budget from £39 a month and treat anything the business needs beyond that, more pages, a blog, marketing, as a step up when the site starts paying for itself. Compare that with a four-figure build plus running costs and the arithmetic usually settles the question.

See exactly what every website includes on our web design page, compare packages side by side, or get in touch and we will give you a straight answer for your specific business, with no obligation and no jargon.