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How much does a small business website cost in the UK?.
A credible UK business website usually costs either your own time on a builder, a project fee to a freelancer, or a monthly retainer that includes hosting and edits. Published managed tiers here start at £500 per month ex VAT for Websites with a 12-month minimum, before VAT and any setup scoped on a call.
How the three services help
Websites
Websites retainers from £500/mo ex VAT with hosting and monthly edits.
- +Starter for credible mobile sites
- +Growth for orders, bookings and a monthly SEO page
- +Scale for multi-branch lead engines
Search
Search from £500/mo ex VAT with no ranking guarantee.
- +Starter for one location
- +Multi-site tier for several towns
- +llms.txt and sitemap maintenance
Books
Books from £299/mo ex VAT for month-end rhythm.
- +One office, several branches and multi-entity tiers
- +Handoffs for your accountant
- +Not tax advice
Guide
Why monthly pricing shows up so often
Sites decay without updates. SSL certificates renew, menus change, and Google expects accurate hours. A one-off build without maintenance often costs again when something breaks.
Websites Starter at £500/mo covers hosting, security and monthly edits. Growth at £2,500/mo adds orders or bookings plus a monthly SEO page. Scale at £4,000/mo targets multi-branch lead engines.
What is not included in headline prices
VAT applies where relevant. Paid ad spend is separate and labelled. Photography, copywriting beyond agreed edits, and third-party booking SaaS may carry their own fees.
Search and Books are separate retainers if you need local visibility labour or month-end bookkeeping rhythm.
How to compare quotes fairly
Ask what happens after launch, who owns the domain, and whether SEO is a line item or included labour.
Open live demos on /work for your sector before you sign. Book a call at /book when you want scopes matched to canonical tiers.
Published prices
Prices before VAT. 12-month minimum on Websites and Search retainers. Scoped on a call before anything is charged.
Starter
£500/mo
Site live, hosted and edited each month. Ex VAT, 12-month minimum.
Growth
£2,500/mo
Orders or bookings, monthly SEO page, report. Ex VAT, 12-month minimum.
Scale
£4,000/mo
Multi-branch or lead engine. Ex VAT, 12-month minimum.
Book a call about WebsitesStarter
£500/mo
Starter, one location. Ex VAT, 12-month minimum.
Growth
£1,250/mo
Growth. Ex VAT, 12-month minimum.
Multi-site
£2,250/mo
Multi-site, several locations. Ex VAT, 12-month minimum.
Scale
£4,250/mo
Scale. Ex VAT, 12-month minimum.
Book a call about SearchOne office
£299/mo
one office
Several branches
£899/mo
several branches
Multi-entity
£1,299/mo
only for multi-entity
Book a call about Books