# How much does a salon website cost in the UK? > What a hair salon, barber or beauty salon website costs in the UK, how online booking software fits in, and which costs you should expect every month. - Source: https://nerdsharks.com/blog/salon-website-cost-uk - Publisher: Nerdsharks (Exeter, Devon, UK) - Updated: 2026-09-26 **Short answer:** A salon website in the UK typically costs £300–£1,500 for a template site that links to your booking software, £1,500–£5,000 for a custom-designed site with booking built in or embedded, and more for multi-branch salons or shops. Most salons also pay separately for booking software, charged per staff member, per booking or as commission on new clients. Published 2026-09-26. 8 min read. Category: Website costs and pricing. A salon website has one main job: turning someone who is curious about you into a booked appointment. How much it costs depends mostly on how bookings work, whether your booking software handles them, or your website does, and how much you want the site to show off your work and your team. Most salon owners already pay for booking software, so the real question is usually what the website adds on top: a place that is entirely yours, which shows your work, explains your services and prices clearly, and helps you appear when people search locally. This guide covers what hair salons, barbers, nail bars and beauty salons typically pay for a website in the UK, how booking software fits in, and the monthly costs that come alongside. ## What a salon website needs - A prominent Book now button on every page, working properly on a phone. - A clear price list for every service, with how long each takes. - Photos of your real work: cuts, colours, nails, brows. Instagram-quality images of your own clients (with their permission) beat any stock photo. - Your team, with their specialisms, so clients can choose the right person. - Location, opening hours, parking and accessibility. - Reviews, ideally pulled from Google so they stay current. - Policies: deposits, cancellations, patch tests, late arrivals. - Think about the questions your team answers on the phone every week: how long a balayage takes, whether you do children's cuts, whether there is parking, whether a patch test is needed. Each belongs on the website, which saves your team time and reassures clients before they book. ## Salon website costs by type Barbers and nail bars with simple menus usually sit at the lower end of each band. Salons with large colour menus, several stylist levels and treatment rooms sit at the higher end, because there is more to explain and more to keep up to date. **Typical UK salon website costs (market ranges at the time of writing, not quotes)** | Type of site | Typical build cost | Typical monthly cost | Suits | |---|---|---|---| | Booking-platform profile only | £0 | Booking software fees | New and mobile stylists | | DIY builder linking to booking software | £0–£300 | £15–£40 plus booking software | Small salons with time to spare | | Template site by a designer | £300–£1,500 | £15–£75 plus booking software | Established single salons | | Custom-designed salon site | £1,500–£5,000 | £30–£150 plus booking software | Salons competing on brand and quality | | Multi-branch or salon with shop | £5,000–£15,000+ | £100–£400+ | Groups, salons selling retail products online | ## Booking software: the other monthly cost Most salons use dedicated booking software for appointments, reminders, client records and payments. Its pricing is separate from the website and comes in a few common shapes: a monthly subscription, often per team member; a commission on new clients who find you through the platform's own marketplace; payment processing fees on deposits and card payments; and paid add-ons such as marketing messages. Because these structures vary so much, the only reliable comparison is your own: take last month's bookings and work out what each option would have cost. For some salons, marketplace commission on new clients is well worth it. For established salons with loyal clients, a subscription without commission usually costs less. Check who owns the client data, too. Most reputable booking systems let you export client records, but find out how, and in what format, before committing. Your client list is one of the most valuable things your salon has. ## Should bookings live on your website or the platform? The simplest set-up is a website that sends people to your booking software's page with a Book now button. It works, but clients leave your site, and some platforms show other salons nearby on their own pages. The alternative is booking embedded in, or built into, your own website, so clients book without leaving it. That keeps your brand in front of them and your client list with you. The right answer depends on your booking software and how much you rely on its marketplace for new clients. Also check how the booking page looks on a phone. Some embedded booking widgets are cramped or slow inside a website; in that case a clean button that opens the booking page in full can work better than an embed. > Whatever you use, test the booking flow on your own phone every few months, as a new client would. Count the taps from your homepage to a confirmed appointment. Every unnecessary step loses a few people. ## What pushes the cost up - A large price list with many variations (lengths, stylists at different levels). - Several branches with separate teams and hours. - Selling retail products or gift vouchers online. - Taking deposits for long or high-value treatments. - Treatment pages written in depth, for example for aesthetics, laser or semi-permanent make-up. - Professional photography of the salon and team. ## Special considerations for aesthetics and advanced treatments Salons offering aesthetic treatments need to be careful about how they advertise them. Botulinum toxin products are prescription-only medicines, and the Advertising Standards Authority and CAP Code do not allow them to be advertised to the public. Treatment pages for aesthetics, skin procedures and similar services need careful, accurate wording, which is worth factoring into the cost and timescale of a salon website that includes them. Treatments carried out by or under medical professionals may also need to reflect their own regulator's rules on advertising. ## Using your website to cut no-shows and booking costs Your website can do more than take bookings. It can reduce the cost of the ones that go wrong. Clear policies on the site, shown before someone books, set expectations about deposits, cancellations and lateness, so clients are not surprised when you enforce them. Deposits for long or expensive appointments, taken at the time of booking, are one of the most effective ways salons protect themselves against no-shows. Automated reminders by text or email help too. Most booking software can do both; the website's job is to explain them in friendly, plain language so the policy feels fair rather than defensive. If you pay commission on new clients from a booking marketplace, encourage returning clients to rebook through your own website or at the desk. Over a year, moving loyal clients away from marketplace bookings can save a meaningful sum. ## Where we fit For most salons, our Monthly plan covers a custom-designed site with your full price list, team, reviews and a Book now button connected to the booking software you already use, for £299 setup and £99 a month. Live-availability booking, deposits and gift vouchers built into your own site can be added to any plan, quoted on your call; salons with several branches are on Pro at £6,950 and £299 a month, where they come as standard. Either way, we will look at your current booking costs with you and tell you honestly whether moving anything makes sense. ## Questions ### How much does a hair salon website cost in the UK? A hair salon website in the UK usually costs £300–£1,500 for a template site or £1,500–£5,000 for a custom design, plus monthly hosting. Booking software is normally a separate monthly cost. ### Do salons need a website if they use a booking app? A booking app profile can work on its own for a new or mobile stylist, but a website gives you a place that is entirely yours: your brand, your prices, your reviews, and no competitors shown alongside you. It also helps you appear in local Google searches. ### Can I take salon bookings directly on my website? Yes. Many booking systems can be embedded in a website, and some websites have booking built in. Direct booking keeps clients on your site and your client list with you, which matters if you pay commission on marketplace bookings. ### What should a salon website include? A salon website should include a Book now button on every page, a full price list with durations, real photos of your work, your team and their specialisms, location and hours, reviews, and your deposit and cancellation policies. ### How much does a barber shop website cost? A barber shop website in the UK typically costs a few hundred pounds for a template site linked to booking software, up to around £1,500–£3,000 for a custom design, plus monthly hosting and booking software fees. Barbers with mostly walk-in trade may need little more than hours, prices and location. ### Should my salon website show prices? Yes. Clear prices, with how long each service takes, help clients choose and reduce phone calls. Where prices vary, show a 'from' price and explain what affects it, such as hair length or stylist level.