Web design · Brentwood

Web design in Brentwood

Brentwood's customers expect a polished first impression. We design and build websites for its professional firms, restaurants, salons and trades at fixed, published prices, and Fay is 25 minutes away for a face-to-face meeting.

  • Postcodes: CM13, CM14 and CM15
  • From Great Waltham: about 25 minutes by car down the A12

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.

Prices

Website prices for Brentwood businesses.

The same published prices wherever you are. See all our prices.

Bronze

£1,295

Sole traders and trades who want a proper, professional site.

  • Up to 5 pages
  • Designed around your logo and colours
  • Titles, descriptions and sitemap set up for Google
  • Google Business Profile set up
  • Contact form, map and tap-to-call
  • We polish the text you send us
  • Live in 7 days
Start with Bronze
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Silver

£2,495

Growing businesses that want more enquiries every month.

  • Up to 12 pages
  • Custom design
  • We write all your page copy
  • 2 town pages to win nearby searches
  • Schema markup and a blog
  • Quote or booking form and reviews
  • Live in 10 days
Start with Silver

Gold

£4,995

Shops and firms that want to lead their area.

  • Up to 25 pages, or a shop of up to 100 products
  • Fully bespoke design
  • Online shop with card payments
  • AI chat assistant trained on your business
  • 6 town pages and a keyword plan
  • Everything in Silver
  • Live in 14 days
Start with Gold

Diamond

£6,500+

Bigger projects that need more than a website.

  • Unlimited pages
  • Advanced e-commerce
  • Custom web apps and integrations
  • Branding package
  • SEO content strategy
  • Ongoing support
  • Timeline scoped with you
Talk about Diamond

Relaunch offer your first month of Local SEO free with any website or redesign booked by 19 December 2026.

What clients say

“Fay worked tirelessly with encouragement, creativity, passion and professionalism. We are super proud of our website.”

Tessa Hawes, MiniMe Mindfulness

“Painless and very swift service. Within a few days, had a brand new website.”

Tony Hague, SaniScreen

“The end result has completely surpassed my expectations.”

Ben Jaegar, Love is Blinds

“I have used Waltham Websites now for quite a few years… I would not fail to recommend her.”

Steve James, Dolphin Villa

Questions

Web design in Brentwood: questions answered.

What does a website for a Brentwood professional firm cost?

Most Brentwood professional firms fit our Silver package at £2,495, which covers up to 12 pages, custom design, copywriting, schema and a blog. Firms that want a fully bespoke design or a larger site usually choose Gold at £4,995.

Do you cover Shenfield, Hutton and Ingatestone?

Yes, we cover the whole of Brentwood borough, including Shenfield, Hutton, Warley, Pilgrims Hatch, Doddinghurst, Kelvedon Hatch, Ingatestone and West Horndon.

Can you make our site look as good as a London agency would?

Yes, design quality is the core of what we do, and our Gold package at £4,995 gives you a fully bespoke design. The difference from many London agencies is that our prices are published and fixed, and the founder does the work herself.

Can a Brentwood restaurant or salon take bookings through the website?

Yes, we can add a booking form or connect the booking system you already use, and Silver at £2,495 includes a quote or booking form as standard. We make sure it works smoothly on a phone, where most bookings happen.

Will you meet us in Brentwood?

Yes, Brentwood is about 25 minutes from our Great Waltham studio and Fay is happy to meet at your office, shop or a café on the High Street. If it suits you better, we can run the whole project by video and phone.

Can you keep our site updated once it is live?

Yes, our care plans cost £45, £95 or £175 a month and include hosting, backups and security updates, with one or three hours of changes each month on the higher plans. Changes are usually made the same week.

Let’s get your Brentwood business found.

Tell us what you need. Fay replies personally within one working day with a recommendation and a fixed price.

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