North East · England
Web design in Gateshead, written for the people who hire you.
We design and write websites for businesses in Gateshead, from sole traders to multi-site firms. A good Gateshead site also names the places around it, starting with Newcastle upon Tyne, 1 mile away. £299 to set up, then £99 a month, live in 3 working days.
How many businesses Gateshead has, and which kinds.
These are figures for the Gateshead 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.
The Gateshead council area has 27.6 active businesses for every 1,000 residents, against 39.3 across Great Britain. That ranks it 291st of 350 council areas.
Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores businesses, are unusually common here, at 2.3 times their share of all UK businesses, followed by cleaning businesses at 1.8 times.
Hairdressing and beauty businesses are the largest group, at about 165. Architecture practices are thinner on the ground, at about half the UK share.
2,190
businesses across 76 of the trades we build for, in the Gateshead council area.
Source: ONS UK Business Counts, 2025, rounded to the nearest 5. Open Government Licence v3.0.
| Category and businesses | Businesses |
|---|---|
| Hairdressing and beauty businessesBarbers · Hairdressers · Beauty Salons · Nail Technicians | 165 |
| Management consultanciesConsultants | 160 |
| Takeaways and mobile food businessesTakeaways | 155 |
| Vehicle repair businessesCar Valeting & Detailing · Mobile Mechanics · MOT Centres · Garages & Mechanics | 140 |
| Plumbing and heating businessesPlumbers · Gas Engineers · Bathroom Fitters · Air Conditioning Engineers | 120 |
| Electrical contractorsElectricians · Solar Panel Installers | 105 |
| Pubs and barsPubs | 105 |
| Domestic construction firmsBuilders · Loft Conversion Companies | 90 |
| Joinery businessesJoiners & Carpenters · Kitchen Fitters | 80 |
| Estate and letting agenciesEstate Agents | 75 |
| Other education providers, including tutoring and learning centres,Tutors & Tuition Centres | 65 |
| Accountancy practicesAccountants | 60 |
| Other health practicesPhysiotherapists · Chiropractors · Counsellors & Therapists · Clinics & Private Healthcare | 55 |
| Licensed restaurantsRestaurants | 55 |
| Cleaning businessesCleaning Companies | 50 |
| Cafés and unlicensed restaurantsCafés & Coffee Shops | 50 |
Around Gateshead.
Gateshead faces Newcastle across the Tyne, and its quayside, with the Sage, the Baltic and the Millennium Bridge, has changed how the town is seen, as has the Angel of the North on its southern edge. Inland it is a borough of distinct areas, from the MetroCentre retail zone to former pit villages and leafy Low Fell. Customers do not treat the river as a barrier, so Gateshead firms compete with Newcastle ones head on. Naming Low Fell, Whickham or Ryton is the way to show you are genuinely local.
Just over the council boundary, Newcastle upon Tyne (1 mile), Wallsend (4 miles), Jarrow (5 miles) and Washington (5 miles) are close by. It is worth saying plainly which of these you travel to, so people further out know whether to call.
Inside Gateshead, the site can name areas such as Low Fell, Whickham, Ryton, Felling, Dunston, Birtley, Wrekenton and Saltwell.
Gateshead addresses fall in the NE postcode area, about 304 miles north of Exeter, where we are based.
How we work with Gateshead businesses.
304 miles from our Exeter studio
We run Gateshead 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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