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Web design in Chichester, written for the people who hire you.
We design and write websites for businesses in Chichester, from sole traders to multi-site firms. Chichester is about 121 miles east of Exeter, where we are based, and we work with businesses there remotely. A £299 setup fee, then £99 a month. We aim to have you live in 3 working days.
How many businesses Chichester has, and which kinds.
These are figures for the Chichester council area, whose boundary does not match the built-up city 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.
The Chichester council area has 52.4 active businesses for every 1,000 residents, against 39.3 across Great Britain. That ranks it 37th of 350 council areas.
Veterinary practices are unusually common here, at 2.8 times their share of all UK businesses, followed by landscaping and gardening businesses at 2.3 times.
Management consultancies are the largest group, at about 440. Takeaways and mobile food businesses are thinner on the ground, at about half the UK share.
2,610
businesses across 78 of the trades we build for, in the Chichester council area.
Source: ONS UK Business Counts, 2025, rounded to the nearest 5. Open Government Licence v3.0.
| Category and businesses | Businesses |
|---|---|
| Management consultanciesConsultants | 440 |
| Domestic construction firmsBuilders · Loft Conversion Companies | 160 |
| Vehicle repair businessesCar Valeting & Detailing · Mobile Mechanics · MOT Centres · Garages & Mechanics | 145 |
| Landscaping and gardening businessesLandscapers & Gardeners · Tree Surgeons · Gardeners | 130 |
| Specialised design businesses, including interior designers,Interior Designers | 105 |
| Electrical contractorsElectricians · Solar Panel Installers | 95 |
| Pubs and barsPubs | 90 |
| Plumbing and heating businessesPlumbers · Gas Engineers · Bathroom Fitters · Air Conditioning Engineers | 85 |
| Hairdressing and beauty businessesBarbers · Hairdressers · Beauty Salons · Nail Technicians | 85 |
| Estate and letting agenciesEstate Agents | 75 |
| Joinery businessesJoiners & Carpenters · Kitchen Fitters | 70 |
| 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 | 70 |
| Licensed restaurantsRestaurants | 70 |
| Accountancy practicesAccountants | 65 |
| Architecture practicesArchitects | 60 |
| Specialist construction businesses not classified elsewhereBricklayers · Fencing Contractors · Driveway Contractors | 55 |
The area around Chichester.
Chichester is a small cathedral city between the South Downs and its harbour, with the Festival Theatre and the Goodwood events bringing sharp peaks in visitors and hospitality demand. It has a comfortable, often older resident population that expects quality and tends to phone. Businesses should keep contact details prominent and current, and anyone serving the harbour villages or the Goodwood calendar should say so, as those are distinct opportunities.
Closest to Chichester within the Chichester council area: Selsey (7 miles) and Midhurst (10 miles). Elsewhere in West Sussex: Bognor Regis (6 miles), Arundel (10 miles) and Littlehampton (11 miles). Just over the council boundary, Emsworth (7 miles) and Havant (9 miles) are close by. Further out, Cosham (12 miles) is within commuting distance. It is worth saying plainly which of these you travel to, so people further out know whether to call.
Inside Chichester, the site can name areas such as Summersdale, Fishbourne, Donnington, Parklands and Whyke.
Chichester (postcode area PO) sits about 121 miles east of Exeter.
How we work with Chichester businesses.
121 miles from our Exeter studio
We run Chichester 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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£299 setup, then £99 a month. Live in 3 working days. Tell us what your business does - we reply the same working day.