How much does a website cost in the UK in 2026?
If you’ve asked three web designers for a price, you’ve probably had three very different answers. One quote is £300, another is £3,000, and a third says “it depends”. The third one is annoying, but it’s the honest one. Here’s what it depends on, with our own prices so you have real numbers to compare.
Our prices, so you have a starting point
We’re a Community Interest Company in West Bromwich, and we publish our prices:
| Website | Price |
|---|---|
| Five-page business website | £650 |
| E-commerce or booking website | £1,200 – £1,800 |
| Website maintenance and security updates | £45/month |
| Hosting and backups | £25/month |
Charities and not-for-profits get 15% off. Every project gets a fixed price in writing before we start.
What makes one website cost more than another
The number of pages. A five-page site (home, services, about, prices or gallery, contact) covers most small businesses. Each extra page is more writing, design and checking.
Who writes the words. If you send us your text and photos, the build is quicker. If we write it with you, it takes longer, but the site usually works better, because good copy is what turns a visitor into a phone call.
Selling or booking online. An online shop needs products, payments, delivery rules and order emails. A booking site needs a calendar that matches how your appointments work. That’s why both cost more than a brochure site.
Custom features. A client portal, a quote calculator, or a link to your CRM or stock system is software, and it’s priced as software. See our app development page for that kind of work.
Speed and search. A site that loads fast on a phone and is set up for local search (page titles, Google Business Profile, structured data) takes more care to build. It’s also the difference between a site that brings in work and one that sits there.
The running costs people forget
The build is one cost. These keep going after launch:
- Domain name, paid every year or two.
- Hosting, which keeps the site online. Ours is £25 a month with backups.
- Updates and security. WordPress, its plugins and its theme all need updating. A site left alone for two years is easy to hack. Our maintenance plan is £45 a month.
- Email on your own domain, if you want [email protected].
Ask any web designer what’s included after launch, and what happens if something breaks.
Is a cheap website a false economy?
Sometimes. A very low price usually means a template with your logo dropped in, no help with the words, and nobody to call when it breaks. That can be fine for a simple online presence. It’s a poor deal if you need the site to bring in enquiries.
A very high price isn’t automatically better either. Ask to see live sites the designer has built and whether they still load quickly on a phone. You can see ours, including Smash Original Sauces and Heritage Bridge CIO, on our work page.
Questions to ask before you pay anyone
- Is the price fixed, and what exactly does it include?
- Who owns the domain, the site and the content? (It should be you.)
- What does it cost each month after launch?
- How fast does it load on a phone?
- Can I update the text myself?
- Who do I call if it goes down?
Charities: how the discount works
Registered charities and not-for-profits get 15% off every web project with us. We’ve written more about charity website prices. Because we’re a CIC, profit from our commercial work pays for refurbished laptops and digital help for families in Sandwell.
Need a website that brings in enquiries?
Tell us what you need and we’ll send a fixed price. Charities get 15% off every web project.
