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Web design for Irvine businesses that want more enquiries.

Websites for Irvine businesses of every kind and size, designed from scratch and written for you. Irvine is about 341 miles north 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.

The numbers

Business across North Ayrshire, including Irvine.

Council-wide figures: the ONS publishes business counts and population for North Ayrshire as a whole, not for Irvine, and 3 other towns on this site sit in the same council area. Counts are rounded to the nearest 5.

2,995
active businesses in North Ayrshire

Source: UK Business Counts - enterprises by industry and local authority, Office for National Statistics, 2025. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

133,660
people in the North Ayrshire local authority

Source: Population estimates by local authority, Office for National Statistics, 2025. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

115
takeaways and mobile food businesses registered in North Ayrshire

Source: UK Business Counts - enterprises by industry and local authority, Office for National Statistics, 2025. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

There are 22.4 businesses for every 1,000 people in North Ayrshire, compared with 39.3 across Great Britain, which places it 337th of 350 council areas by business density.

Hotels, guest houses and similar serviced accommodation, are unusually common here, at 3.2 times their share of all UK businesses, followed by takeaways and mobile food businesses at 2.3 times.

Takeaways and mobile food businesses are the largest group, at about 115. Other health practices are thinner on the ground, at 34% of the UK share.

Trades in North Ayrshire

1,195

businesses across 73 of the trades we build for, in the North Ayrshire council area.

Source: ONS UK Business Counts, 2025, rounded to the nearest 5. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Businesses by ONS category in North Ayrshire
Category and businessesBusinesses
Takeaways and mobile food businessesTakeaways115
Hairdressing and beauty businessesBarbers · Hairdressers · Beauty Salons · Nail Technicians90
Vehicle repair businessesCar Valeting & Detailing · Mobile Mechanics · MOT Centres · Garages & Mechanics70
Management consultanciesConsultants70
Joinery businessesJoiners & Carpenters · Kitchen Fitters65
Plumbing and heating businessesPlumbers · Gas Engineers · Bathroom Fitters · Air Conditioning Engineers55
Pubs and barsPubs55
Electrical contractorsElectricians · Solar Panel Installers50
Cafés and unlicensed restaurantsCafés & Coffee Shops50
Domestic construction firmsBuilders · Loft Conversion Companies45
Licensed restaurantsRestaurants45
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 Studios40
Specialist construction businesses not classified elsewhereBricklayers · Fencing Contractors · Driveway Contractors35
Hotels, guest houses and similar serviced accommodation,Bed & Breakfasts35
Roofing businessesRoofers30
Landscaping and gardening businessesLandscapers & Gardeners · Tree Surgeons · Gardeners30
North Ayrshire

Irvine and the places nearby.

Irvine is an old harbour burgh that was expanded into a new town, so a historic core and harbourside sit alongside large planned estates like Girdle Toll and Bourtreehill. It is the main shopping and employment centre for North Ayrshire, with the beach park and maritime museum drawing local families. Because the new town districts feel quite separate, customers respond to businesses that name their estate; a clear, mobile-friendly site with honest prices works well with a practical, price-aware customer base.

Inside North Ayrshire, the closest places are Kilwinning (3 miles), Saltcoats (5 miles) and Largs (15 miles). Just over the council boundary, Troon (5 miles), Kilmarnock (7 miles) and Prestwick (8 miles) are close by. Further out, Ayr (11 miles) and Johnstone (16 miles) are within commuting distance. A list of the places you really serve is more useful to a customer than “and surrounding areas”.

Within Irvine itself, we build for businesses in Girdle Toll, Bourtreehill, Broomlands, Castlepark, Dreghorn, Springside and Fullarton.

Irvine addresses fall in the KA postcode area, about 341 miles north of Exeter, where we are based.

How we work with Irvine businesses.

341 miles from our Exeter studio

From Exeter we build for businesses across North Ayrshire, Irvine 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.

Questions

Questions from Irvine businesses

Is Irvine too far away for you?
No. Irvine is about 341 miles north of Exeter, and distance makes no difference to how we work: calls, WhatsApp and a link to your design on your phone. Nothing goes live until you have approved the design, and two rounds of changes are included.
How many businesses are there around Irvine?
About 2,995 active businesses were registered in the North Ayrshire council area in 2025, according to ONS UK Business Counts, rounded to the nearest 5. The ONS does not publish a separate count for Irvine. That is 22.4 for every 1,000 residents, against 39.3 across Great Britain.
Which kinds of business are most common in North Ayrshire?
By count, the largest groups in North Ayrshire are takeaways and mobile food businesses (about 115), hairdressing and beauty businesses (90) and vehicle repair businesses (70), from ONS UK Business Counts 2025. Relative to the UK, the standout is hotels, guest houses and similar serviced accommodation, at 3.2 times the national share.
What if I work across Irvine and nearby towns?
Then the site should say so. Kilwinning, Troon, Saltcoats and Kilmarnock are the closest places to Irvine; tell us which ones you travel to and each gets named plainly.

Let’s get your Irvine phone ringing.

£299 setup, then £99 a month. Live in 3 working days. Tell us what your business does - we reply the same working day.

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