If you’ve been Googling “how much does a website cost” and getting answers that range from £50 to £50,000 – you’re not confused, the internet just isn’t being straight with you.
The truth is, website pricing genuinely varies. But once you understand what drives the cost, it all starts to make sense.
First, Are You Building It Yourself or Hiring Someone?
This is the biggest fork in the road. A DIY website builder like Wix or Squarespace can cost as little as £10 to £20 a month. Sounds great, right?
But there’s a catch. You’re trading your time, and often the result looks exactly like a template thousands of other businesses are using. We actually covered this in detail: Should I Build My Own Website or Hire Someone? is worth a read before you decide.
What Does a Professional Website Cost in the UK?
Here’s a rough guide for hiring a web designer or agency:
A simple 3 to 5 page brochure site (think Home, About, Services, Contact) typically runs between £500 and £1,500 for a local freelancer or small agency.
A more polished, custom designed website with more pages, better functionality, maybe a contact form or booking system, expect £1,500 to £5,000.
Large ecommerce or complex web applications start from £5,000 and go well beyond that.
For most small Eastleigh businesses, the sweet spot is somewhere in that first or second bracket.
What Actually Affects the Price?
A few things push costs up or down.
Number of pages. More pages means more time and more content to design around.
Custom design vs templates. A truly unique design costs more than dropping your logo onto a ready-made layout.
Extra features. Online booking, live chat, payment systems, galleries – every feature adds to the build time.
Content. If you need a designer to write your copy or source photos, that’s usually charged separately.
The Hidden Costs Nobody Mentions
Here’s where people get caught off guard. The build price is just the start.
A domain name (yoursite.co.uk) costs around £10 to £20 a year. Hosting, the server your site lives on, is roughly £5 to £30 a month depending on the provider. SSL (the padlock in your browser bar) is often included with hosting now, but not always.
Then there’s ongoing maintenance. Updates, security, backups. Either you do it yourself or you pay someone. We’ll cover this more when we get into managing your site.
What About Cheap Websites? The £99 Website Deals?
They exist. And some are fine for an absolute beginner with zero budget. But cheap usually means templated, slow, not properly optimised for search engines, and with little to no support when something breaks.
For a business trying to actually win customers in Eastleigh, a cheap site can cost you more in lost trust than you saved on the build.
What Does WDEastleigh Charge?
We keep our pricing straightforward and built around what local Eastleigh businesses actually need, not bloated packages full of things you’ll never use.
You can see exactly what we offer on our pricing page. No surprises, no hidden fees.
