Website design · Essex
Fast, bespoke websites for Essex businesses that want more enquiries, at fixed prices you can see before you call. Designed by Fay, built quickly with AI and checked by hand, page by page.
Plenty of Essex businesses have a website that looks fine and does very little. It loads slowly on a phone, it does not show up when someone nearby searches for what you do, and the contact page is three taps too far away. Or there is no website at all, and the work goes to whoever turns up first on Google.
The usual fixes are not much better. A larger agency may quote five figures and a wait of several months. A cheap template leaves you with a site that looks like everyone else’s and that nobody can find. And most web designers will not tell you a price until you have sat through a sales call.
You can see the price before you call. Our packages are published, from £1,295 for a five-page site to £4,995 for a bespoke site or online shop. What you see on the cards below is what you pay, agreed in writing before we start. You can compare every package on our prices page, and our guide to how much a website costs in the UK explains what drives the cost up or down wherever you buy.
You work with the founder. Waltham Websites was founded in 2007 and relaunched in 2026 by Fay O’Leary, who designed and built websites for Essex businesses for 18 years. You talk to Fay at the start, she designs your site, and she checks every page before it goes live. No account managers, no hand-offs to a junior.
AI-built speed, checked by a person. Fay spent the last year leading AI automation for a national company, and that experience now goes into how we build. AI handles the repetitive parts of the code, so a build that used to take weeks now takes 7 to 14 days. The design, the copy and the quality checks stay human. Every page is tested on phones, tablets and desktops in Safari, Chrome, Edge and Firefox before launch.
Built to be found. A website nobody can find is a brochure in a drawer. Every site comes with the Google basics done properly: page titles, descriptions, a sitemap, your Google Business Profile, and from Silver upwards structured data and town pages for the places you serve. We also write clear, direct answers to the questions your customers ask, which is what AI assistants like ChatGPT and Gemini look for when they recommend a local business.
If you are selling products online, see our e-commerce website design page. If you already have a site that is not working, a website redesign keeps the rankings you have earned. And once you are live, SEO and AI search plans keep you climbing.
The studio is in Great Waltham, a few minutes north of Chelmsford, and we work with businesses right across the county. We know the difference between selling in Chelmsford, Colchester and Southend, and we build town pages that reflect it. We also work with London businesses who want senior-led work at Essex rates.
Every enquiry gets a personal reply from Fay within one working day, with a recommendation and a fixed price.
What you get
No off-the-shelf theme with your logo dropped in. Your site is designed around your customers, your services and the way people actually contact you.
From Silver upwards we write your page copy for you, in plain English that answers the questions your customers ask. On Bronze we polish the text you send.
Most people will meet your business on a phone, so every page is designed and tested on real phones, tablets and desktops before launch.
Titles, descriptions, sitemap, structured data and your Google Business Profile are set up from day one, with clear answers that ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude can quote.
Contact, quote and booking forms, tap-to-call and a map, so a visitor can get in touch in a couple of taps.
Lightweight pages, SSL and UK hosting. Your domain, content and site belong to you, with no lock-in and no long contract.
Prices
Published, fixed and agreed in writing. See all our prices.
Sole traders and trades who want a proper, professional site.
Growing businesses that want more enquiries every month.
Shops and firms that want to lead their area.
Bigger projects that need more than a website.
Relaunch offer your first month of Local SEO free with any website or redesign booked by 19 December 2026.
The Launch package: logo, website, domain, email, Google Business Profile and business card design, in one fixed price.
Keep it safe.
Keep it fresh.
Keep it growing.
Monthly and rolling. Changes are usually made the same week.
How we work
A free 20-minute call. We learn your business, customers and goals, then send a fixed price within one working day.
You see your new homepage on your own phone within days, and tell us what to change.
Every page built, written and tested on every device, with Google and AI search set up from the start.
We launch, then keep you safe, fast and climbing with care and SEO plans.
Case study
What clients say
“Fay worked tirelessly with encouragement, creativity, passion and professionalism. We are super proud of our website.”
“Painless and very swift service. Within a few days, had a brand new website.”
Tony Hague, SaniScreen
“Friendly, great communication and a fantastic result. We highly recommend and you won’t be disappointed.”
Justin Malia, Cobra Sealants
“Fay produced a brilliant website for me. Very friendly, efficient and professional service.”
Joanne Lees, Joanne Lees Interiors
Questions
Can’t see yours? Call or text 07922 652180.
Areas we cover
Our websites cost £1,295 for up to 5 pages, £2,495 for up to 12 pages, £4,995 for up to 25 pages or a shop, and from £6,500 for larger projects. Every price is fixed and agreed in writing before we start, so there are no hourly bills or surprise extras.
Most websites go live in 7 to 14 days from sign-off: Bronze in 7 days, Silver in 10 and Gold in 14. That depends on having your logo, photos and approvals on time, and Diamond projects get a timeline agreed with you.
Yes, AI does the repetitive parts of the build, which is why we can deliver in days and keep prices fixed. The design, the content decisions and the final checks are done by a person: Fay reviews and tests every page before it goes live.
Yes, you can make everyday changes yourself, and we show you how at handover. If you would rather not, our care plans from £95 a month include an hour of changes each month, usually done the same week.
Not on Silver, Gold or Diamond, where we write your page copy after a conversation about your business. On Bronze you send us your text and we tidy it up so it reads well and works for Google.
Yes, your domain, your content and your site belong to you. There is no long contract, and if you ever want to move, we help you take everything with you.
Care plans from £45 a month cover hosting, SSL, daily backups and updates, and higher plans add changes and uptime monitoring. If you want to climb the rankings, our SEO and AI search plans start at £295 a month.
No, most clients are in Essex but we also work with businesses in London and across the UK. The studio is in Great Waltham near Chelmsford, and we are happy to meet in person across Essex or in London.
Tell us what you need. Fay replies personally within one working day with a recommendation and a fixed price.