How much does a small business website cost in the UK in 2026?
A professional small business website in the UK typically costs between £99 and £5,000 as a one-off, depending on how it is built. Template-and-assembly services like SiteExperts start at £99.99 with a fixed price, while bespoke agency builds range from £2,000 to £10,000+. Ongoing hosting and maintenance usually adds £5–£30 per month.
Website pricing in the UK splits into three clear tiers, and knowing which one you need saves the most money. The DIY tier costs £0–£20 per month. Platforms such as Wix and Squarespace let you build it yourself. The software is cheap; the expensive part is the ten to forty hours of your own time, plus the result often looks templated. The fixed-price done-for-you tier costs £99–£500 as a one-off. A studio builds the site for you from a proven template, using your content. This is where SiteExperts sits at £99.99. You get a real person doing the work and a fast turnaround, without agency prices. The bespoke agency tier costs £2,000–£10,000+. Fully custom design and development, appropriate for larger businesses with specific needs. Across our own 2026 client data, the median UK sole trader spent £120 to get online and launched within four working days. The single biggest hidden cost is not the build — it is ongoing edits. Ask any provider what a content change costs before you buy.