How much does a website cost for a tradesman?
Quick answer: A UK tradesman can pay anywhere from £10 a month on a DIY builder to £3,000 to £6,000 for a professionally built business site, which is what Whito reports small businesses typically pay. Our fixed-price packages run from £2,497 for a single-page build to £6,997 for a storefront build with AI search optimisation, plus £49 to £99 a month Concierge Care. Budget a further £500 to £2,000 a year in running costs on larger builds.
How much does a website cost in the UK in 2026?
UK pricing guides show a wide spread, and most of it is driven by who builds the site and how much is bespoke. For a trade business that needs a quote form, click-to-call and local SEO foundations, you rarely need the upper bands.
| Option | Typical UK cost (2026) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| DIY builder (Wix, Squarespace) | £10 to £50 a month; Wix from £9 and Squarespace from £12 a month on published plans | Whito, Kwiboo |
| Freelancer, 5 to 10 pages | £1,000 to £3,000 | Whito, Kwiboo |
| Small or regional agency, standard business site | £2,500 to £10,000 | SpotDev |
| Average paid by a UK small business | £3,000 to £6,000 | Whito |
| Ajulo Quote Engine (single page) | £2,497 setup + £49/mo Concierge Care | Our pricing |
| Ajulo Authority Platform (five pages) | £4,997 setup + £79/mo Concierge Care | Our pricing |
| Ajulo Auto-Pilot Suite (storefront) | £6,997 setup + £99/mo Concierge Care | Our pricing |
Market figures are indicative bands from the sources below, not quotes. Ours are fixed because we build bespoke sites for trades at a set scope, rather than general-purpose business sites billed by the hour.
What are the running costs after the build?
| Cost | Typical amount | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Shared hosting | £7 to £12 a month at renewal | Kwiboo |
| Managed WordPress hosting | £9 to £18 a month | Kwiboo |
| All annual running costs (hosting, renewals, updates, plugins) | £500 to £2,000 a year for a typical small business site | Whito |
| Hidden costs on top of a quote | 30% to 50%, often content, photos and extra pages | Whito |
Ask any supplier what happens after launch: who owns the domain, who pays hosting, and what changes cost. Those answers matter more than a £100 difference in build price.
How many jobs does a trade website need to win to pay for itself?
Your break-even depends on profit per job, not turnover. This table is our calculation (cost divided by profit per job, rounded up), not survey data. Use your own profit figures.
| Website cost | At £150 profit per job | At £300 profit per job | At £600 profit per job |
|---|---|---|---|
| £2,497 | 17 | 9 | 5 |
| £4,997 | 34 | 17 | 9 |
| £6,997 | 47 | 24 | 12 |
A £2,497 site is recovered by five to seventeen jobs. A £6,997 site needs twelve to forty-seven, which is realistic for a business with many service lines and strong margins, and a serious commitment for a sole trader.
Is a Wix or Squarespace site good enough for a tradesman?
Often yes, if you build it well. The platform matters less than the content: clear services, towns, reviews, a visible phone number and a short quote form. The common problems are slow, image-heavy pages and thin content. Google found 53% of mobile visits are abandoned if a page takes longer than three seconds (a 2016 study of over 10,000 mobile domains, still widely cited). Check any site, whatever it is built on, with Google's PageSpeed Insights.
What drives the price up?
- Number of pages: one page per service and per town takes longer but ranks for more searches.
- Custom design versus a proven template.
- Bookings, payments or integrations with job-management software.
- Who writes the copy and supplies photos.
- Ongoing support, hosting and SEO work.
Related questions
How much does a plumber's website cost in the UK?
A simple plumber's site costs £2,497 as a single-page build with us, £1,000 to £3,000 from a freelancer for 5 to 10 pages, or £10 to £50 a month on a DIY builder. Cost rises with the number of service and town pages.
Can I get a decent website for under £500?
On a DIY builder, yes — you pay monthly and build it yourself. A bespoke, professionally built site with a quote form and click-to-call starts at £2,497 with us. What you are paying for is the copy, structure, speed and schema that turn visits into calls.
What are the hidden costs of a website?
Whito reports hidden costs add 30% to 50% to a quote, typically content, photography and extra pages. Also check domain renewal, hosting, email, and what updates cost after launch.
Is a cheap website worth it for a trade business?
It is if it loads quickly on a phone, shows your services, areas, reviews and accreditations, and has a working quote form. Price matters less than whether those basics are there.
Sources
- Whito: Website Design Costs UK 2026
- Kwiboo: How much does a website cost in the UK? 2026
- SpotDev: Average cost of website design in the UK
- Think with Google: Mobile page speed benchmarks
General information, not legal or financial advice. Figures are quoted from the sources above; where a source is a US survey or an older UK study, we say so in the text.
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