The short answer
A website for a tradesman in the UK usually costs £250 to £2,500 as a one-off build or £30 to £100 a month to rent. Own The Job charges £499 for up to 5 pages, £749 for up to 15 pages with your Google Business Profile set up and £999 for up to 20 pages. You own the domain on every one.
Ranges come from publicly advertised prices and from what tradespeople report paying in public forums and trade groups between 2024 and 2026. Where a figure is a member report rather than a published rate, it says so. We name types of supplier, not individual small firms.
The four models and what each one is really selling
Every quote you get will be one of four things. A monthly figure and a one-off figure can't be compared until you work out what happens at the end of the term, so start by working out which one you're being sold.
Monthly rental. A low or zero setup fee and a monthly payment that never stops. The provider keeps the domain and the hosting and often the code. If you stop paying, the site goes offline.
One-off build. A single fee, sometimes split into two payments and the site is handed over to you. Hosting is either yours to buy or a small separate cost.
Agency build. A bigger one-off project fee, usually with design rounds and a retainer offered afterwards. It suits bigger businesses with a marketing budget.
DIY builder. A subscription for the software and your own time for everything else. It costs little money but a lot of your evenings.
| Model | Typical range | Where the figure comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly rental build | £0 to £150 setup, then £30 to £100 a month | Advertised prices from trade-focused website rental providers, 2026. Usually a 12 month minimum term. |
| One-off trade build | £250 to £2,500 one-off | Advertised prices across UK freelancers and small studios building for trades, 2026. £250 is the floor of the market. |
| Agency build | £3,000 to £15,000 and above | Advertised and reported project fees for UK web agencies working with small businesses, 2026. |
| DIY site builder | £10 to £40 a month, plus your time | Published subscription pricing from the major website builders, 2026. Excludes the domain. |
| Hosting and domain on a site you own | £5 to £15 a month, plus about £10 to £15 a year | Published pricing from UK hosts and registrars, 2026. |
Ranges are indicative of the 2026 UK market and vary by trade, page count and location.
Where our prices sit
Our builds are one-off: Starter £499, Standard £749 and Local £999. The domain is registered in your name on every one. Hosting is £20 a month and optional.
That puts us in the middle of the one-off market. You can find a one-off trade build for £250. At that price you're usually buying a template with your logo dropped in. At £499 we write every word for your trade and at £749 we set up and verify your Google Business Profile as well. If the £250 version does what you need, buy the £250 version.
Against a £50 a month rental, our £749 Standard build is the same money as 15 months of rent. After that you can host it yourself for £5 to £15 a month or with us for £20 a month and you still own it either way.
Against an agency we're a fraction of the price, with no retainer on top.
Before you compare prices, ask any provider in writing whose name the domain will be in and what you keep if you leave.
The costs that don't appear in the quote
The words. Someone has to write them and choose the photos. If the quote doesn't say who, it's you.
Photos. Phone photos are usually fine. Stock photos aren't and they're the fastest way to look like every other site in your trade.
Changes. Ask what a text change costs after launch and how long it takes. Cheap builds often charge for changes after launch.
Google Business Profile. For most trades this brings in more calls than anything else they own. It's a separate job from the website and often not included.
Renewals. Domain and hosting renew whether anyone reminds you or not. Find out which account they sit in before launch.
Your trade changes the page count more than the price. An electrician needs a page each for fuse boards, EICRs and rewires, which is why websites for electricians run longer than most. A roofer needs storm and leak pages instead, as set out in websites for roofers.