How much should a construction website cost in the UK?
The short answer
A website in the UK typically costs about £22 a month on Wix or Squarespace, about £4,000–£5,000 from a freelancer and £5,000–£25,000 from an agency, according to ConstructionWebDesign.uk's typical UK ranges. ConstructionWebDesign.uk builds construction websites for a fixed £1,000, or £1,399 with branding, with no subscription, live in 7 days.
What UK construction firms pay for a website in 2026: DIY, freelancer, fixed-price and agency price bands, the ongoing costs, and how to avoid overpaying.
Ask five web designers what a construction website costs and you will get five different answers, because few of them publish prices. The figure lands wherever the conversation lands.
This guide is for UK builders, trades and contractors pricing a new website or replacing an old one. The guide sets out the four UK price bands, what pushes the price up, the ongoing costs, and how to work out what a website is worth to your firm. ConstructionWebDesign.uk publishes its own construction website cost as two fixed prices: £1,000 for the Website package and £1,399 for Website + Brand.
How much does a website cost in the UK?
A website in the UK typically costs about £22 a month on Wix or Squarespace, about £4,000–£5,000 from a UK freelancer, and £5,000–£25,000 from a UK agency. These figures are typical UK ranges, not guarantees, and ConstructionWebDesign.uk builds construction websites for a fixed £1,000 or £1,399.
| Option | Typical UK cost | Time to launch | Who it suits |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIY website builder (Wix, Squarespace) | About £22 a month, plus your own time | Depends on your spare evenings | Sole traders who mainly need somewhere to send people |
| UK freelancer | About £4,000–£5,000, billed at £50–£120 an hour | Varies with the freelancer's workload | Firms with a trusted designer and time to brief them |
| Fixed-price build (ConstructionWebDesign.uk) | £1,000 Website, or £1,399 Website + Brand, one-off | 7 days from the discovery call | Construction firms and trades that want a fixed price |
| UK agency | £5,000–£25,000 | 8–12 weeks | Larger contractors with custom features or tender support needs |
The freelancer, agency and DIY figures are typical UK ranges used across ConstructionWebDesign.uk. Check the Wix and Squarespace pricing pages for current plan prices, because plan prices change.
The gap between £1,000 and £25,000 largely reflects how much discovery, custom design and project management a firm buys, and whether the designer starts from a blank page or already knows what a construction site needs.
What do you get at each website price band?
Each website price band buys a different mix of your time, the designer's time and custom work, so the right band depends on how much of the job you want to do yourself.
DIY website builder: about £22 a month
A DIY website builder such as Wix or Squarespace is fine for a sole trader who mainly needs somewhere to point people, and who has a weekend to spare. The catch is not the software but the writing and photography: a DIY trade site stands or falls on its content, not its design. Over three years, £22 a month adds up to about £792, before your own time.
UK freelancer: about £4,000–£5,000
A UK freelancer typically charges about £4,000–£5,000 for a small business website, billed at £50–£120 an hour. Quality varies widely. Ask what happens in six months when you need a page changed, and get the answer in writing.
Fixed-price construction website: £1,000 or £1,399
A fixed-price build from a sector specialist puts a ceiling on the cost before work starts, and a designer who only works in construction already knows which pages a trade site needs. ConstructionWebDesign.uk charges £1,000 for the Website package and £1,399 for Website + Brand, both one-off fixed prices with no subscription, live in 7 days.
UK agency: £5,000–£25,000
A UK agency typically quotes £5,000–£25,000 and takes 8–12 weeks, with discovery workshops, custom design and sometimes brand work and photography. That spend makes sense for a main contractor whose site supports tenders as well as marketing, and is usually more than a six-person roofing firm needs.
What makes a construction website cost more?
The number of pages, who writes the copy, photography, custom features and brand work are the five things that push the price of a construction website up.
- Number of pages. Ten pages take far less time to plan, write and build than forty.
- Who writes the copy. Writing it yourself is cheaper if you have the time.
- Photography. A day of professional site photography is a separate cost, so get a quote from a local photographer.
- Custom features. Quote calculators, client portals and booking systems each add design and build time.
- Brand work. A new logo and visual identity is a separate job. ConstructionWebDesign.uk includes logo, visual identity, brand style direction, and business card and document mockups in the £1,399 Website + Brand package.
Ask every supplier for a fixed price that lists the pages, who writes the copy and what is excluded. An hourly estimate with no page list is the quote most likely to grow.
What are the ongoing costs of a website in the UK?
The ongoing costs of a UK website are the domain name, hosting, maintenance and any paid SEO, and they vary more by platform and provider than by the size of your firm. The figures in the table are illustrations for budgeting, not quotes, so check current prices with each provider.
| Ongoing cost | Illustration budget figure | What decides the cost |
|---|---|---|
| Domain name (.co.uk or .uk) | About £15 a year | The registrar and its renewal price |
| Hosting | £10–£40 a month | The platform; DIY builders include hosting in the plan |
| Maintenance and updates | £0–£100 a month | The platform and how often it needs updates |
| SEO as a service | Quoted per campaign | Your market, competition and targets |
| Google Business Profile | Free | Your time keeping it up to date |
Maintenance is the line that differs most between platforms. A WordPress site needs regular core, theme and plugin updates; a custom static build usually needs far fewer. The comparison of WordPress vs custom construction websites covers the trade-off in detail.
Google says creating a Business Profile is free, and Google bases local results mainly on relevance, distance and prominence. The guide to Google Business Profile for builders covers setting one up.
Should you pay monthly or a one-off fee for a website?
A one-off fee is usually cheaper over three years than a monthly website subscription, but who owns the website matters more than how you pay for it.
Illustration: a website subscription at £99 a month costs £3,564 over three years, and one at £199 a month costs £7,164. A ConstructionWebDesign.uk build is a one-off £1,000 with no subscription, and the client owns the website. Any website you own still has domain and hosting renewals, so ask every supplier to put those figures in writing.
Read any website contract for two things: who owns the site, domain and content, and what happens if you stop paying. Some subscription deals keep the site with the provider, so the site goes offline when payments stop.
Decision rule: if you cannot take the website, the domain and the content with you when you leave, treat the deal as a rental and compare it on total cost over three years, not on the monthly figure.
What should a construction website include at any price?
A construction website at any price should include mobile-first design, a page per service, real project photos, click-to-call and full ownership handed to you. A checklist to hold every supplier to:
- Mobile-first design, because Google uses the mobile version of a site for indexing and ranking
- A separate page for each service, not one page listing everything
- A page for each area you genuinely work in
- Real project photos with real detail, not stock images
- Click-to-call on mobile and an enquiry form that captures postcode and budget
- Google Business Profile linked and matching the site's name, address and phone details
- Page titles and descriptions written for each page, not auto-generated
- Accreditations and trade registrations with numbers you can prove
- Full ownership and logins handed to you at launch
The guide on how to create a website for a construction company covers each of those pages in more depth.
What UK rules and costs affect a construction website?
VAT, the data protection fee and the rules on trust marks are the three UK points that change what a construction website costs or contains.
- VAT. The UK standard rate of VAT is 20%. A web designer must register for VAT once taxable turnover goes over £90,000, so ask whether a quote includes VAT; on a £5,000 agency quote, VAT adds £1,000.
- Data protection fee. The ICO says organisations, including sole traders, that use personal information need to pay a data protection fee unless they are exempt. An enquiry form collects names, phone numbers and addresses, so check whether your firm needs to pay.
- Trust marks and badges. Under Schedule 20 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, displaying a trust mark, quality mark or equivalent without authorisation is always an unfair commercial practice. Show Gas Safe Register, NICEIC, NAPIT, TrustMark, FMB or CHAS logos only while you hold them.
Trade registrations also give a website its proof. A Gas Safe registration number, an NICEIC or NAPIT membership, or a TrustMark registration lets a homeowner check you before calling, so list each one with its number on the site.
Is a construction website worth the cost?
A construction website is worth the cost when the profit from the extra jobs it brings in covers the price, and for a trade with a high average job value that can mean one or two jobs.
Illustration: if your average job is £15,000 at a 20% margin, one job brings in £3,000 profit, which covers a £1,000 website three times over. If your average job is £600 at a 25% margin, each job brings in £150 profit, so about seven extra jobs cover the same £1,000.
Decision rule: divide the website's price by your average profit per job. If the answer is a number of jobs you would expect the website to bring in within a year, the website is worth building.
A website does not guarantee enquiries on its own. Search visibility depends on local SEO, reviews and a complete Google Business Profile, and Google says no one can guarantee a top ranking. Budget for keeping the site and profile up to date as well as for the build.
How ConstructionWebDesign.uk can help
ConstructionWebDesign.uk is a UK web design agency that only builds websites for construction companies and trades. The Website package is £1,000, a one-off fixed price with no subscription, and includes custom domain and hosting setup, service pages, mobile-first design and on-page local SEO. The Website + Brand package is £1,399 and adds logo, visual identity and brand style direction. Websites go live in 7 days from the discovery call, and the client owns the website. See the full construction website cost or book a free 30-minute call on the contact page.
Frequently asked questions
How much does website design cost for a small business in the UK?
Website design for a small business in the UK typically costs about £22 a month on Wix or Squarespace, about £4,000–£5,000 from a freelancer, and £5,000–£25,000 from an agency. Those are typical UK ranges, not guarantees. ConstructionWebDesign.uk builds websites for construction firms and trades for a fixed £1,000, or £1,399 with branding, with no subscription.
How much does a construction website cost per month?
A construction website from ConstructionWebDesign.uk has no monthly fee: the Website package is a one-off £1,000 and Website + Brand is a one-off £1,399. A DIY builder such as Wix or Squarespace typically costs about £22 a month. Whatever you choose, budget separately for domain and hosting renewals and any paid SEO.
Why do UK web design prices vary so much?
UK web design prices vary because suppliers sell different amounts of discovery, custom design, copywriting, project management and support. An agency quoting £5,000–£25,000 over 8–12 weeks usually includes discovery workshops and project management. ConstructionWebDesign.uk only builds websites for construction companies and trades and charges a fixed £1,000, agreed before work starts.
How long does it take to build a construction website?
A construction website takes 7 days from the discovery call with ConstructionWebDesign.uk, following discovery, strategy and sitemap, design, build, and launch and support. A typical UK agency takes 8–12 weeks. A DIY site takes as long as your evenings allow, because you write every page and choose every photo yourself.
Who owns my website after it is built?
Who owns your website after it is built depends on the contract, so check before you sign. With ConstructionWebDesign.uk, the client owns the website. Some monthly subscription deals keep the website with the provider, which means it goes offline when payments stop. Ask for ownership of the site, the domain and the content in writing.
Sources
- Wix: Website plans and pricing
- Squarespace: Pricing
- Google Search Central: Mobile-first indexing best practices
- Google Search Central: Do you need an SEO?
- Google: Business Profile (free to create)
- Google Business Profile Help: How to improve your local ranking
- gov.uk: VAT rates
- gov.uk: VAT thresholds
- ICO: Data protection fee
- Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, Schedule 20
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