Medway · England
Web design in Gillingham, written for the people who hire you.
We design and write websites for businesses in Gillingham, from sole traders to multi-site firms. Gillingham is about 184 miles east 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 Medway, including Gillingham.
Gillingham has no ONS figures of its own. These cover the whole of the Medway council area, which Gillingham shares with 2 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.
Medway has 31.0 active businesses for every 1,000 residents, against 39.3 across Great Britain. That ranks it 259th of 350 council areas.
Two kinds of business stand out against the UK average: scaffold erection businesses, at 5.5 times the national share, and security systems businesses, including locksmiths, at three times.
By count, the largest group is electrical contractors, with about 325 businesses. Solicitors’ firms are thinner on the ground, at about half the UK share.
3,985
businesses across 77 of the trades we build for, in the Medway council area.
Source: ONS UK Business Counts, 2025, rounded to the nearest 5. Open Government Licence v3.0.
| Category and businesses | Businesses |
|---|---|
| Electrical contractorsElectricians · Solar Panel Installers | 325 |
| Management consultanciesConsultants | 315 |
| Plumbing and heating businessesPlumbers · Gas Engineers · Bathroom Fitters · Air Conditioning Engineers | 310 |
| Domestic construction firmsBuilders · Loft Conversion Companies | 255 |
| Vehicle repair businessesCar Valeting & Detailing · Mobile Mechanics · MOT Centres · Garages & Mechanics | 195 |
| Takeaways and mobile food businessesTakeaways | 185 |
| Hairdressing and beauty businessesBarbers · Hairdressers · Beauty Salons · Nail Technicians | 170 |
| Joinery businessesJoiners & Carpenters · Kitchen Fitters | 155 |
| Specialist construction businesses not classified elsewhereBricklayers · Fencing Contractors · Driveway Contractors | 150 |
| Other building completion and finishing businessesHandymen | 145 |
| Scaffold erection businessesScaffolding Companies | 115 |
| Cafés and unlicensed restaurantsCafés & Coffee Shops | 105 |
| Accountancy practicesAccountants | 100 |
| Other health practicesPhysiotherapists · Chiropractors · Counsellors & Therapists · Clinics & Private Healthcare | 95 |
| Licensed restaurantsRestaurants | 90 |
| Painting and decorating businessesPainters & Decorators | 85 |
Around Gillingham.
Gillingham is the largest of the Medway towns, with naval dockyard roots and a big residential base that commutes into London and around north Kent. Much of the housing is terraced and inter-war stock around the centre, with newer estates out towards Rainham and Hempstead, which means very different jobs from street to street. Because the Medway towns run into each other, customers rarely search by town boundary; being clear about which parts of Medway you cover beats a vague claim to all of Kent.
Closest to Gillingham within Medway: Chatham (3 miles) and Rochester (4 miles). Just over the council boundary, Snodland (6 miles), Maidstone (7 miles), Sittingbourne (7 miles) and West Malling (9 miles) are close by. Further out, Gravesend (10 miles) and Canvey Island (11 miles) are within commuting distance. It is worth saying plainly which of these you travel to, so people further out know whether to call.
Rainham, Twydall, Hempstead, Wigmore, Brompton and Parkwood: if you work in particular parts of Gillingham, those names belong on the site.
Gillingham (postcode area ME) sits about 184 miles east of Exeter.
How we work with Gillingham businesses.
184 miles from our Exeter studio
We run Gillingham 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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