Eastern · England
Web design for Bedford businesses that want more enquiries.
We design and write websites for businesses in Bedford, from sole traders to multi-site firms. A good Bedford site also names the places around it, starting with Kempston, 2 miles away. £299 to set up, then £99 a month, live in 3 working days.
How many businesses Bedford has, and which kinds.
These are figures for the Bedford council area, whose boundary does not match the built-up town exactly. Sources: ONS UK Business Counts 2025, rounded to the nearest 5, and ONS population estimates.
Source: UK Business Counts - enterprises by industry and local authority, Office for National Statistics, 2025. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Source: Population estimates by local authority, Office for National Statistics, 2025. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Source: UK Business Counts - enterprises by industry and local authority, Office for National Statistics, 2025. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
There are 36.8 businesses for every 1,000 people in the Bedford council area, compared with 39.3 across Great Britain, which places it 182nd of 350 council areas by business density.
Security systems businesses, including locksmiths, are unusually common here, at 2.2 times their share of all UK businesses, followed by scaffold erection businesses at 1.8 times.
By count, the largest group is management consultancies, with about 400 businesses.
2,880
businesses across 77 of the trades we build for, in the Bedford council area.
Source: ONS UK Business Counts, 2025, rounded to the nearest 5. Open Government Licence v3.0.
| Category and businesses | Businesses |
|---|---|
| Management consultanciesConsultants | 400 |
| Vehicle repair businessesCar Valeting & Detailing · Mobile Mechanics · MOT Centres · Garages & Mechanics | 210 |
| Plumbing and heating businessesPlumbers · Gas Engineers · Bathroom Fitters · Air Conditioning Engineers | 160 |
| Electrical contractorsElectricians · Solar Panel Installers | 160 |
| Domestic construction firmsBuilders · Loft Conversion Companies | 160 |
| Hairdressing and beauty businessesBarbers · Hairdressers · Beauty Salons · Nail Technicians | 130 |
| Takeaways and mobile food businessesTakeaways | 120 |
| Accountancy practicesAccountants | 105 |
| Other health practicesPhysiotherapists · Chiropractors · Counsellors & Therapists · Clinics & Private Healthcare | 90 |
| Joinery businessesJoiners & Carpenters · Kitchen Fitters | 85 |
| Specialist construction businesses not classified elsewhereBricklayers · Fencing Contractors · Driveway Contractors | 85 |
| Licensed restaurantsRestaurants | 70 |
| Estate and letting agenciesEstate Agents | 70 |
| Other building completion and finishing businessesHandymen | 65 |
| Cafés and unlicensed restaurantsCafés & Coffee Shops | 60 |
| Pubs and barsPubs | 60 |
Around Bedford.
Bedford is a county town on the Great Ouse with a fast rail line into London, so a good share of residents commute while spending their money locally. It is also a notably mixed town culturally, with a long-established Italian community among many others. For a local business that means a varied customer base with different expectations, and a website that plainly lists the Bedford neighbourhoods and nearby villages you cover tends to beat one that just says "Bedfordshire".
Inside the Bedford council area, the closest places are Kempston (2 miles) and Wixams (3 miles). Just over the council boundary, Ampthill (7 miles), Sandy (8 miles), Shefford (9 miles) and Flitwick (9 miles) are close by. Further out, Olney (10 miles) is within commuting distance. A list of the places you really serve is more useful to a customer than “and surrounding areas”.
Inside Bedford, the site can name areas such as Kempston, Brickhill, Putnoe, Goldington, Queens Park, Biddenham and Castle.
Bedford addresses fall in the MK postcode area, about 164 miles north-east of Exeter, where we are based.
How we work with Bedford businesses.
164 miles from our Exeter studio
From Exeter we build for businesses across Bedford, Bedford included. Everything happens by phone, WhatsApp and video, so you never lose half a day to a meeting.
£299to set up
£99a month
3working days to launch
You approve it before anything goes live.
Designed from scratch, every word written for you, hosting and Google setup included. Or pay £1,795 once and £49 a month with no minimum term.
Questions from Bedford businesses
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How many businesses are there in Bedford?
Which kinds of business are most common in the Bedford council area?
Can the site cover places near Bedford too?
Let’s get your Bedford phone ringing.
£299 setup, then £99 a month. Live in 3 working days. Tell us what your business does - we reply the same working day.