How much does a website cost in the UK?
Anywhere from nothing to tens of thousands of pounds. Here is what you actually get at each price, and what it costs once it is live.
A website builder such as Squarespace, paid annually. You design, write and maintain it yourself, in your own time.
One person builds it. Prices and quality vary widely, so look at sites they have already made.
Small studios start at around £3,000. Full-service agencies often start at £15,000.
Starter £450, Business £850, Signature priced per project. Half to start, half when you approve the preview.
What you pay after launch
Every website has running costs, whoever builds it. Ask about them before you start, not afterwards.
- Your domain name: usually £10 to £30 a year for a .co.uk address.
- Hosting, which keeps the site online: from about £5 to over £100 a month.
- Changes and fixes: some providers charge by the hour; others include them in a monthly plan.
- With Nuvapage: the first year of hosting is included, then hosting is from £15 a month (or £150 a year), or the care plan from £35 a month, which adds small changes and checks that your site stays online.
Website builders: the price you see and the price you pay
Builder prices are usually shown per month, paid for a whole year up front. Paying month by month costs more.
- Squarespace: £12, £17, £29 or £79 a month paid yearly (Basic, Core, Plus, Advanced), or £16, £24, £36 or £89 paying monthly.
- Selling online adds fees: on Squarespace's Basic plan, 2% of each online store sale, on top of card fees of 2.0% + 25p a payment.
- The builder is the cheap part. The real cost is your own time: choosing a template, writing every page, taking the photographs and keeping it up to date.
What each Nuvapage price includes
- Starter, £450: a polished one-page site with a full-screen photograph at the top, your services, prices, hours and map, and a contact button and form.
- Business, £850: several pages designed to win enquiries. Everything in Starter, plus a gallery, booking or menu, a link to your Google reviews and a quote form.
- Signature, priced per project: a fully bespoke design like the examples on our homepage, with scroll stories, price guides and case studies.
- Every site: you see it working on your own phone before you pay the balance, and it is checked for speed and accessibility before it goes live.
What makes a website cost more
- More pages, or features such as online booking, a menu or online sales.
- Who writes the text and takes the photographs. If the designer does it, it costs more, but the result is usually better.
- A fully bespoke design rather than a template.
- Integration with other systems, such as your till or booking app.
Five questions to ask before paying anyone
- Is it a fixed price, or by the hour?
- Is the domain name registered in my name?
- What will I pay every month after it goes live?
- If I leave, can I take my website with me?
- Can I see it working before I pay the balance?
With Nuvapage, the answers are: a fixed price; yes; nothing for the first year, then from £15 a month; yes; and yes.
Watch out for these
- A low price for the first year. Domain names and some hosting plans renew at a higher price: ask what year two costs.
- A domain registered in the designer's name. If you part ways, getting it back can be slow. It should be in your name.
- Changes charged by the hour with no estimate. Ask for the price before any change is made.
- No way to take your site with you. Ask whether you get the files if you leave.
Where the numbers come from
- Mapletree Studio: How much does a website cost in the UK in 2026?: freelancer, studio, agency, hosting and domain prices (published June 2026)
- Squarespace pricing: £12 to £79 a month paid yearly, £16 to £89 paying monthly; 2% store fee on Basic; card fees (checked 12 October 2026)