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Compare 2026 UK website-design prices for landing pages, brochure sites, ecommerce and custom builds, including common ongoing costs.
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Indicative budget
£900
Substantial project or booking
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A professional UK small-business brochure website commonly costs about £1,500–£4,500 in 2026. Conversion-focused business sites may reach £6,000–£18,000, while ecommerce commonly starts around £3,000 and rises with catalogue, checkout and integration complexity.
Indicative UK market ranges from current published guides and provider pricing. These are not VereLocal transaction averages.
| Service or item | Typical price | What to know |
|---|---|---|
| Landing page or very small site | £500–£1,500per project | Often template-led with limited content and functionality. |
| Professional brochure website | £1,500–£4,500per project | A common range for credible small-business delivery. |
| Conversion-focused business website | £6,000–£18,000per project | May include research, custom UX, tracking and CRM connections. |
| Small/medium ecommerce website | £3,000–£15,000per project | Catalogue, payments, shipping and integrations determine scope. |
| Custom website or portal | £20,000–£60,000+per project | For business-critical workflows or bespoke systems. |
| Support and maintenance | £50–£250+per month | Define updates, backups, response time and included development. |
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A clearly defined, straightforward requirement with prepared inputs and flexible timing.
A professional standard requirement with normal consultation, delivery and review.
A larger, urgent, specialist or complex requirement with more risk and coordination.
Website projects are usually fixed-price or phased after discovery. Day-rate work suits iteration and retained development. Hosting, platform subscriptions and maintenance are recurring. Keep optional functionality and change requests separate from the agreed launch scope.
Page templates, original design, content migration, copywriting, photography, ecommerce catalogue size, booking features, integrations, accessibility and testing drive scope. A cheap build can become expensive if ownership, hosting, analytics, updates and content entry are unclear.
Confirm these items in the written quotation.
These commonly change the final price.
Give each provider the same written brief, timing, location and expected outcome. Ask them to separate the core fee, optional extras, third-party costs and tax. Confirm the number of revisions or service periods, cancellation or change terms, ownership or handover where relevant, and what information they need from you. The cheapest headline price is not automatically the lowest final cost. Compare like for like and check relevant experience, insurance or licensing where applicable, communication and evidence of previous work.
A professionally delivered brochure website commonly sits around £1,500–£4,500 in 2026. Simpler or template-led work can cost less; custom functionality and strategy cost more.
Sometimes for the first year, but not universally. Ask about domain, hosting, email, licences, backups, security updates and renewal prices.
Ownership depends on the agreement and platform. Confirm access to the domain, hosting, CMS, analytics, source files and paid plugins before the project begins.
A build should normally cover sound technical foundations, but ongoing keyword research, content creation, digital PR and competitive SEO are separate services unless specified.
Research reviewed 21 August 2026. Benchmarks use Whito’s 2026 published-price study plus current UK guides from WebElev8, Ross Boag, NuvonHub and other specialist providers. They are external market ranges, not VereLocal averages. Prices are reviewed periodically and should be replaced or enriched with verified VereLocal quote and transaction evidence as that dataset grows.
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