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How much does a website cost in 2026?

By OpsHelpPublished Updated

Website quotes often describe different work: template setup, copy, original design, research, integrations and ongoing maintenance. Compare the scope and terms alongside the headline price.

OpsHelp builds websites too. Our pricing is linked below so you can compare the scope with other options.

Why websites used to cost £3,000–£6,000

An agency project can include discovery, original design, content, development, accessibility work and stakeholder review. Those are substantive services, not automatically unnecessary overhead. Ask which are in the proposal and whether your project needs them.

What changed

Modern tools can speed up routine implementation. They do not remove the need for design decisions, accurate content, security review, accessibility checks and testing. A narrowly scoped site can cost less than a bespoke agency project without being an equivalent service.

Indicative price bands

£15–£30/month: DIY site builders (Wix, Squarespace, and friends). A practical option for a straightforward site with hours, prices and contact details, if you have time to work with templates and maintain the content. Include your own time and the ongoing subscription when comparing costs.

£400–£2,000: a focused professional build. A focused build can fit this range, depending on pages, content and integrations. Confirm whether copywriting, revisions and ongoing work are included, and agree ownership of files and licences. These are indicative bands, not a market survey or a fixed quote.

£3,000–£6,000+: a traditional agency build. This may fit a larger organisation that needs workshops and stakeholder sign-off, original brand design, user research, or a design system for several teams. Confirm which of those services your project needs.

What the quote should cover

A website project includes decisions, content and ongoing responsibilities as well as implementation:

  • Judgement. What pages you need (usually fewer than you think), what goes above the fold, what the site is for.
  • Words. Most small-business sites fail on copy, not design.
  • Speed and search basics. Done at build time, not bolted on later.
  • Security and hosting choices. Boring decisions that determine whether you get hacked in year two.
  • The looking-after. Someone who picks up the phone when something breaks.

Questions to ask before agreeing a quote

  • "Who owns the domain?" Confirm that it is registered to you and held in an account you control.
  • "What happens if I leave?" You should be able to take the site, the content and the domain with you.
  • "What's the monthly fee for?" Ask what hosting, updates and any platform fee cover, and which costs continue after launch.
  • "What does a change cost later?" Per-tweak invoices add up faster than the build price.

Our numbers, for comparison

We publish our current website prices and what's included, with monthly and one-off options. One-off builds are fixed-quoted before we start and yours to keep; the pricing page explains the monthly terms. If a DIY builder would serve you better, we'll say so in the first conversation. It costs us some sales and saves everyone a lot of time.