City of Derby · England
Web design for Derby businesses that want more enquiries.
Custom websites for Derby businesses: your line of work, your area, your words written for you. The Derby council area has 27 active businesses for every 1,000 residents, below the figure for Great Britain. £299 to set up, then £99 a month, live in 3 working days.
How many businesses Derby has, and which kinds.
These are figures for the Derby 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 Derby council area has 26.8 active businesses for every 1,000 residents, against 39.3 across Great Britain. That ranks it 305th of 350 council areas.
Two kinds of business stand out against the UK average: other health practices, at 1.7 times the national share, and child day-care providers, including childminders and nurseries, at 1.6 times.
The biggest single category is management consultancies: around 300 of them. Landscaping and gardening businesses are thinner on the ground, at about half the UK share.
2,725
businesses across 77 of the trades we build for, in the Derby council area.
Source: ONS UK Business Counts, 2025, rounded to the nearest 5. Open Government Licence v3.0.
| Category and businesses | Businesses |
|---|---|
| Management consultanciesConsultants | 300 |
| Vehicle repair businessesCar Valeting & Detailing · Mobile Mechanics · MOT Centres · Garages & Mechanics | 205 |
| Hairdressing and beauty businessesBarbers · Hairdressers · Beauty Salons · Nail Technicians | 185 |
| Takeaways and mobile food businessesTakeaways | 185 |
| Domestic construction firmsBuilders · Loft Conversion Companies | 130 |
| Other health practicesPhysiotherapists · Chiropractors · Counsellors & Therapists · Clinics & Private Healthcare | 125 |
| Plumbing and heating businessesPlumbers · Gas Engineers · Bathroom Fitters · Air Conditioning Engineers | 120 |
| Electrical contractorsElectricians · Solar Panel Installers | 115 |
| Pubs and barsPubs | 105 |
| Accountancy practicesAccountants | 90 |
| Joinery businessesJoiners & Carpenters · Kitchen Fitters | 75 |
| Licensed restaurantsRestaurants | 65 |
| Cafés and unlicensed restaurantsCafés & Coffee Shops | 65 |
| Other building completion and finishing businessesHandymen | 60 |
| Other education providers, including tutoring and learning centres,Tutors & Tuition Centres | 60 |
| Child day-care providers, including childminders and nurseries,Childminders | 60 |
The area around Derby.
Derby has a strong engineering and manufacturing base with several large employers, producing a stable working population and steady domestic demand. It sits at the edge of the Peak District, and businesses serving both the city and the surrounding rural areas need to be clear about how far out they will travel, since the practical difference is considerable.
Just over the council boundary, Belper (7 miles), Ilkeston (8 miles), Sandiacre (8 miles) and Stapleford (9 miles) are close by. Further out, Kimberley (11 miles) is within commuting distance. A list of the places you really serve is more useful to a customer than “and surrounding areas”.
Within Derby itself, we build for businesses in Allestree, Littleover, Mickleover, Chaddesden and Darley Abbey.
Derby (postcode area DE) sits about 176 miles north-east of Exeter.
How we work with Derby businesses.
176 miles from our Exeter studio
From Exeter we build for businesses across City of Derby, Derby 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.
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