How much does a small business website cost in 2026?

As a rough guide, here's what UK small businesses can expect to pay:

• DIY website builders: around £10–£40 a month, plus a lot of your own time
• Freelancers and small studios: roughly £500–£3,000 for a small business website
• Larger agencies: often £5,000–£30,000 or more for a fully custom build

Where you land depends on the number of pages, how much is designed from scratch, and any extra features such as online shops or bookings.

A website price is mostly time. Behind every good small business site there's:

• A conversation about your business, your customers and what the site needs to do
• Design work, so the site looks like your business rather than a template
• Writing and structuring the pages so visitors know what to do next
• Building and testing on phones, tablets and computers
• Setting up the basics Google needs to find you
• Launch, hosting and someone to call when you need a change

When a quote looks surprisingly cheap, one or more of these steps is usually being skipped.

Picture a local tradesperson who pays £200 for a quick template site. It looks fine on a laptop, but it's slow, awkward on a phone and never shows up on Google. Customers who do find it can't see what areas are covered or how to get a quote, so they call the next business in the search results. A few lost jobs a month soon cost far more than a properly built site would have. Your website is often the first impression a customer gets of you, so it's worth getting right.

Builders like Wix or Squarespace can work if you have the time, an eye for design and a very simple business. The monthly fee looks low, but you're paying with your evenings: choosing templates, writing copy, sorting photos and learning how everything works. Many business owners start on a builder and come to us a year later because the site isn't bringing in enquiries.

We keep our pricing simple and published, so you know where you stand before you speak to us:

Hosting is from £30 per month and includes security updates, backups, website edits and friendly support, so when you need a change, you just tell us.

• Domain name: usually around £10–£20 a year
• Hosting: from £30 per month with us, including website edits
• Ecommerce platform: if you're selling online, your chosen platform has its own monthly subscription
• Marketing: optional, if you want help getting found after launch

There are no hidden extras. Your quote sets out exactly what's included before any work starts.

Before you commit to anyone, ask:

• Will the site be designed for my business, or built from a template?
• Who will I be dealing with, and how quickly will they reply?
• What's included in the price, and what costs extra?
• Who makes changes after launch, and what does that cost?
• Do I own my website once it's paid for?

If the answers are vague, keep looking.

A good small business website doesn't need to cost thousands, but it shouldn't be the cheapest thing you buy either. Think of it as your hardest-working salesperson: available all day, every day, making your first impression for you. If you'd like a clear, fixed quote for your business, get in touch for a free chat.