What a website costs a Teesside business in 2026

Ask five people what a website costs and you'll get five answers. That's because 'a website' can mean anything from a free template to a big custom build. Here's how it usually breaks down for a small business.

Doing it yourself

Site builders like Wix and Squarespace let you build your own site for a monthly fee. It's the cheapest way in, but you're paying with your time, and many DIY sites end up with nothing that helps them show up on Google.

A freelancer

A freelance web designer will usually build a small business site for a few hundred pounds up to a couple of thousand, depending on the number of pages and what it needs to do. UK price guides in 2026 put a five-page freelance site at roughly £1,500 to £3,000, though plenty of good freelancers charge less.

An agency

Agencies cost more, often £3,000 to £5,000 and up for a five-page site, because you're paying for a team. For a big or complicated site that can be worth it. For a small local business it's often more than you need.

What to check, whoever you use

Ask who owns the website and the domain when it's finished (it should be you), what the monthly costs are for hosting and updates, whether it works properly on phones, and what they'll do to help it show up on Google. A cheap site nobody can find isn't cheap.

For one local example, Oakpress Studio in Teesside publishes fixed prices: from £295 for a small site and £595 for a bigger one, with Google set-up included.