Wirral · England
Web design in Birkenhead, written for the people who hire you.
Websites for Birkenhead businesses of every kind and size, designed from scratch and written for you. Birkenhead is about 186 miles north of Exeter, where we are based, and we work with businesses there remotely. £299 setup and £99 a month on a 12-month plan, live in 3 working days.
Business across Wirral, including Birkenhead.
Birkenhead has no ONS figures of its own. These cover the whole of the Wirral council area, which Birkenhead shares with 3 other towns on this site. Business counts are rounded to the nearest 5 (UK Business Counts, 2025).
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.
Per head of population, Wirral is quieter than most: 25.8 active businesses per 1,000 residents puts it 313th of 350 council areas in Great Britain, where the overall figure is 39.3.
Compared with the UK as a whole, Wirral has more glazing businesses than its size would suggest (2.4 times the national share) and more physical well-being businesses, such as massage and spa services (twice).
By count, the largest group is management consultancies, with about 430 businesses.
3,490
businesses across 75 of the trades we build for, in the Wirral council area.
Source: ONS UK Business Counts, 2025, rounded to the nearest 5. Open Government Licence v3.0.
| Category and businesses | Businesses |
|---|---|
| Management consultanciesConsultants | 430 |
| Hairdressing and beauty businessesBarbers · Hairdressers · Beauty Salons · Nail Technicians | 265 |
| Takeaways and mobile food businessesTakeaways | 225 |
| Electrical contractorsElectricians · Solar Panel Installers | 185 |
| Vehicle repair businessesCar Valeting & Detailing · Mobile Mechanics · MOT Centres · Garages & Mechanics | 175 |
| Domestic construction firmsBuilders · Loft Conversion Companies | 165 |
| Plumbing and heating businessesPlumbers · Gas Engineers · Bathroom Fitters · Air Conditioning Engineers | 155 |
| Other health practicesPhysiotherapists · Chiropractors · Counsellors & Therapists · Clinics & Private Healthcare | 135 |
| Cafés and unlicensed restaurantsCafés & Coffee Shops | 125 |
| Licensed restaurantsRestaurants | 120 |
| Pubs and barsPubs | 105 |
| Accountancy practicesAccountants | 105 |
| Joinery businessesJoiners & Carpenters · Kitchen Fitters | 95 |
| Other personal service businesses, a category that includes pet grooming, pet boarding and tattooing,Dog Groomers · Dog Walkers & Pet Sitters · Dog Trainers & Behaviourists · Kennels & Catteries · Tattoo Studios | 85 |
| Other education providers, including tutoring and learning centres,Tutors & Tuition Centres | 80 |
| Estate and letting agenciesEstate Agents | 70 |
Around Birkenhead.
Birkenhead faces Liverpool across the Mersey and grew around shipbuilding and the docks, which still anchor part of its identity alongside ongoing town-centre regeneration. The housing ranges from grand Victorian villas in Oxton and Claughton to dense terraces nearer the river, so trades see very different jobs within a short distance. Wirral customers identify with Wirral rather than Liverpool, and a website that talks about the peninsula's own districts tends to win enquiries from businesses based on the other side of the water.
Closest to Birkenhead within Wirral: Wallasey (3 miles), Bromborough (4 miles) and Bebington (5 miles). Just over the council boundary, Liverpool (2 miles), Bootle (4 miles), Crosby (6 miles) and Neston (7 miles) are close by. It is worth saying plainly which of these you travel to, so people further out know whether to call.
Within Birkenhead itself, we build for businesses in Oxton, Claughton, Prenton, Tranmere, Rock Ferry, Bidston and Woodside.
From our base in Exeter, Birkenhead is about 186 miles to the north. Its postcodes start CH.
How we work with Birkenhead businesses.
186 miles from our Exeter studio
We run Birkenhead projects from our Exeter studio, by phone, WhatsApp and video call. You approve every page on your phone, and how well you show up locally comes down to how the site is built and written.
£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.
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