Is a website really that important for a Brentwood business?
In Brentwood, usually yes. The town has a large, well-off population, many of whom commute into London on the Elizabeth line from Brentwood and Shenfield, and they are used to slick websites from the brands they deal with at work. When they look up a local accountant, a restaurant for Saturday night or a builder for an extension, they make a fast judgement on how your site looks and how easy it is to use. A dated or slow site does not just lose a sale; it quietly suggests the business behind it is less careful than it really is.
Who we work with in Brentwood
The High Street and the roads around it are full of independent restaurants, bars, salons, boutiques and clinics. Brentwood also has an unusual concentration of professional firms for a town its size: solicitors, accountants, wealth managers, estate agents, architects and consultants, often in offices close to the station. Around the edges are the trades and home-improvement firms serving the larger houses in Hutton, Shenfield and the villages to the north.
Each of these needs a slightly different site. Professional firms need clarity, credibility and a reason to call. Hospitality needs atmosphere, menus and bookings. Trades need proof of quality and a quick route to a quote.
Where in the borough do we cover?
We work with businesses throughout Brentwood borough: the town centre and Warley (CM14), Shenfield and Hutton (CM13 and CM15), Pilgrims Hatch, Doddinghurst, Kelvedon Hatch and Blackmore to the north, and Ingatestone, Mountnessing and West Horndon along the edges. Brentwood is about 25 minutes from our studio in Great Waltham, down the A12. Neighbouring Billericay has its own page.
What is search like in Brentwood?
Brentwood sits between London and Chelmsford, so local searches often pull in businesses from Romford, the M25 corridor and beyond. For professional services, you are frequently competing with firms that have bigger marketing budgets. For hospitality, you are up against review platforms and booking sites.
Smaller firms win here by being specific and visibly local. A solicitor with clear pages for each area of law, real names and photos, and a well-kept Google Business Profile will often outrank a larger firm with a generic site. Structured data helps Google and AI assistants understand exactly who you are, what you do and where, and we set it up on every build. Our Local SEO and AI search plans, from £295 a month, carry that on after launch.
How would you build our site?
We start with a free 20-minute call to understand your business, then send a fixed price in writing within one working day. You see your home page design on your own phone within days. From there we write, build and test each page, and launch on an agreed date: 7, 10 or 14 days depending on the package.
Design is where Brentwood sites need to shine, so Fay spends time getting the details right: typography, photography, spacing, and how the site feels on a phone. You can see examples on our work page.
Who is behind Waltham Websites?
Fay O’Leary founded the studio in 2007, after working in IT for blue-chip firms in London. She ran it for around 18 years, closed it in 2025 to spend a year leading AI automation for a national company, and relaunched it in November 2026. You deal with her directly from first call to launch.
Which package should a Brentwood business choose?
- Bronze, £1,295: up to 5 pages in 7 days, for sole traders and new ventures.
- Silver, £2,495: up to 12 pages in 10 days, with custom design and copywriting. The usual choice for professional firms and salons.
- Gold, £4,995: fully bespoke design, or a shop of up to 100 products, plus an AI chat assistant and six town pages.
- Diamond, from £6,500: branding, advanced e-commerce and custom web apps.
If you already have a site that needs bringing up to date, our redesigns start at £995 and protect your existing rankings.