Skip to content
Nerdsharks
Free site auditBook a call
Nerdsharks
Book a call

hello@nerdsharks.com
Based in Exeter - working across the UK

114 towns and cities

Web design across North West.

Websites for businesses of every kind across North West - 114 towns and cities with their own page, each showing Office for National Statistics figures for its council area. £299 setup, then £99 a month, live in 3 working days.

Book a call
Real local data

Towns and cities in North West

Ranked by the number of active businesses in each town’s council area (ONS UK Business Counts, rounded to the nearest 5). Towns in the same council area share its figures.

Towns in North West by council-area business count
TownCouncil areaBusinesses
ManchesterManchester23,715
CreweCheshire East19,460
MacclesfieldCheshire East19,460
NantwichCheshire East19,460
AlsagerCheshire East19,460
BollingtonCheshire East19,460
CongletonCheshire East19,460
KnutsfordCheshire East19,460
MiddlewichCheshire East19,460
SandbachCheshire East19,460
WilmslowCheshire East19,460
LiverpoolLiverpool14,475
ChesterCheshire West and Chester13,575
NorthwichCheshire West and Chester13,575
WinsfordCheshire West and Chester13,575
Ellesmere PortCheshire West and Chester13,575
FrodshamCheshire West and Chester13,575
NestonCheshire West and Chester13,575
StockportStockport12,100
AltrinchamTrafford11,485
PartingtonTrafford11,485
SaleTrafford11,485
StretfordTrafford11,485
Barrow-in-FurnessWestmorland and Furness11,455
KendalWestmorland and Furness11,455
UlverstonWestmorland and Furness11,455
PenrithWestmorland and Furness11,455
AlstonWestmorland and Furness11,455
AmblesideWestmorland and Furness11,455
Appleby-in-WestmorlandWestmorland and Furness11,455
Broughton in FurnessWestmorland and Furness11,455
Dalton-in-FurnessWestmorland and Furness11,455
Grange-over-SandsWestmorland and Furness11,455
Kirkby LonsdaleWestmorland and Furness11,455
Kirkby StephenWestmorland and Furness11,455
SedberghWestmorland and Furness11,455
WindermereWestmorland and Furness11,455
BoltonBolton10,560
HorwichBolton10,560
WesthoughtonBolton10,560
CarlisleWhitehavenWorkingtonKeswickBramptonCleator MoorCockermouthEgremontLongtownMaryportMillomSillothWigtonSalfordEcclesWiganLeighBirkenheadBebingtonBromboroughWallaseyWarringtonBirchwoodSouthportBootleCrosbyMaghullBuryOldhamRochdaleHeywoodMiddletonAshton-under-LyneDukinfieldHydeMossleyStalybridgePrestonBlackburnDarwenSt HelensNewton-le-WillowsLancasterMorecambeCarnforthChorleyAdlingtonSkelmersdaleOrmskirkLeylandPenworthamFleetwoodGarstangBlackpoolClitheroeLongridgeRuncornWidnesKirkhamLytham St Anne'sHalewoodPrescotNelsonBarnoldswickBrierfieldColneEarbyBurnleyPadihamBacupHaslingdenRawtenstallWhitworthAccrington

Counties and council areas in North West

Blackburn with DarwenBlackpoolBoltonBuryCheshire EastCheshire West and ChesterCumberlandHaltonKnowsleyLancashireLiverpoolManchesterOldhamRochdaleSalfordSeftonSt. HelensStockportTamesideTraffordWarringtonWestmorland and FurnessWiganWirral

Business in Manchester, the largest centre here.

23,715
active businesses in Manchester

Source: UK Business Counts - enterprises by industry and local authority, Office for National Statistics, 2025. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

588,256
people in the Manchester local authority

Source: Population estimates by local authority, Office for National Statistics, 2025. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

965
management consultancies registered in Manchester

Source: UK Business Counts - enterprises by industry and local authority, Office for National Statistics, 2025. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Working with businesses in North West

Do you actually work with businesses in this area?
Yes. We are based in Exeter and build websites for businesses right across the UK. The work is done remotely, by phone, WhatsApp and video call, and we will not pretend to have an office down the road from you.
Does it matter that you are not local to me?
For building and looking after a website, no. Everything is done by phone, WhatsApp and video call, and you approve the design on your own phone before anything goes live. What does matter is local search visibility, and that depends on the site and your Google Business Profile being set up for your area, not on where we sit.
How do I compete with bigger businesses in my area locally?
By being specific. A large regional firm usually has one page that covers everywhere; you can have a page about what you do in your town, naming the areas you cover and the jobs you do. Add a fast site and a fully completed Google Business Profile, and you are giving local searchers a clearer answer than a page written for the whole region.

Need a website for your North West business?

£299 setup, then £99 a month. Live in 3 working days. Tell us what your business does - we reply the same working day.

Book a callSee our work
From £99 a monthBuilt from scratch · live in 3 working daysBook a call