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How much should a small business website cost in the UK?
Updated 28 August 2026 · 6 min read
Website pricing is confusing on purpose. The same "small business website" can be quoted at £149 or £5,000. The difference is rarely the result — it's who does the work and how much of it you actually need. Here are the three honest routes.
1. A design agency — £1,000 to £5,000+
You get a bespoke design, meetings, and usually more site than a local business needs. Great for a brand that's scaling; overkill for a plumber who wants the phone to ring. Watch for ongoing "maintenance" retainers and being locked into their platform.
What UK providers actually charge
We checked every one of these on the provider's own pricing page in August 2026. Prices move, and a few of them are promotional — where that is true, it says so. The last column is what you would have paid by the end of year three, because that is the number nobody puts on a pricing page.
| Provider | What you get | Up front | Ongoing | 3-year total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Wee Pages | 3 pages, .co.uk in your name | £149 | £49/yr | £247 |
| Build76 | 1 page | £0 | £20/mo +VAT | £864 |
| Get A Trades Website | 3 pages | £199 | £19/mo hosting + ~£15/yr domain | £928 |
| Brambla | 1 page | £0 | £30/mo inc VAT | £1,050 |
| Tradefront | Custom trade site | from £595 | from £29/mo | £1,639 |
| Tradestarter | up to 5 pages | from £599 | £29/mo care plan | £1,643 |
| Bourne Studio | 5 pages, hosted | £199 (launch offer) | £49/mo | £1,963 |
| Dean Keating | 200+ pages | £0 | £59/mo | £2,124 |
| IONOS design service | 3 pages, 1 edit a quarter | £199 ex VAT | £45/mo ex VAT, 12-month min | £2,183 |
| Build it yourself (GoDaddy) | As many pages as you like — you build them | £0 | from £7.49/mo on an annual term | ~£270 |
Two honest readings of that table. Against every done-for-you competitor we could verify, £247 over three years is between three and nine times cheaper. But if you are happy to build it yourself, a DIY builder is about £270 over the same three years — near enough the same money. The question is not really price. It is whether you want to spend the evenings doing it.
And be careful with the monthly ones. A £20 or £30 a month site looks like the cheap option in month one, and it is. By month thirty-six it has cost four times what a one-off would have.
2. DIY builders (Wix, Squarespace, GoDaddy) — “free” to ~£300/yr
The software is cheap; your evenings aren't. You're the designer, copywriter and tech support. Many trades start one and never finish it. Monthly fees add up, and you often end up on a yourname.wixsite.com address unless you pay more.
3. Simple done-for-you — around £149
A real person writes and builds three tidy pages from a few answers, registers your .co.uk in your name, and you're live in days. Year one included; then a small annual fee for hosting and your domain. No evenings lost, no lock-in. That's the model we built 3 Wee Pages around.
What you should always get for your money
Whoever you choose, insist on: you own the domain (in your name, not the builder's), the ability to leave without a fight, mobile-first design, SSL, and your enquiries coming straight to your inbox. If a quote doesn't include those, it's not cheaper — it's incomplete. See our full pricing and refunds & leaving policy.
How a wee site fits the bigger picture
Your website is the front door — but it works hardest as part of a loop. Pair it with a free GotAPal profile so customers find and trust you, and ServicePay so you get paid and earn reviews. Each one feeds the next.
Free GotAPal profile
List your business on GotAPal for free — it's where customers search for trusted local trades, and where your verified reviews live. Your wee site links straight to it. Get listed free →
Get paid with ServicePay
Quote, do the job, take a card payment, and automatically ask for a review that flows back to your profile. Need more than three pages? ServicePay is the full working front door. See ServicePay →
Common questions
What is a fair price for a small business website in the UK?
For a simple local business, £149–£300 to launch is reasonable for a done-for-you three-page site with your own domain. Agencies charge £1,000+ for bespoke work most local firms don't need.
Are there ongoing costs for a website?
Yes — hosting and your domain renewal. Expect roughly £50–£150 a year for a simple site. Avoid anyone who won't let you leave or move your domain.
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