North West · England
Web design in Manchester that gets your phone ringing.
Websites for Manchester businesses of every kind and size, designed from scratch and written for you. The biggest group of businesses in the Manchester council area is management consultancies, about 965 of them. A £299 setup fee, then £99 a month. We aim to have you live in 3 working days.
Business in Manchester, by the numbers.
ONS UK Business Counts (2025) and population estimates for the Manchester council area. The council boundary and the built-up city are not quite the same area, so treat these as council-area figures. Business counts are rounded to the nearest 5.
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.
There are 40.3 businesses for every 1,000 people in the Manchester council area, compared with 39.3 across Great Britain, which places it 138th of 350 council areas by business density.
Compared with the UK as a whole, the Manchester council area has more solicitors’ firms than its size would suggest (3.1 times the national share) and more takeaways and mobile food businesses (1.8 times).
Management consultancies are the largest group, at about 965. At the other end, landscaping and gardening businesses are scarcer than usual: 28% of the UK share.
7,425
businesses across 78 of the trades we build for, in the Manchester council area.
Source: ONS UK Business Counts, 2025, rounded to the nearest 5. Open Government Licence v3.0.
| Category and businesses | Businesses |
|---|---|
| Management consultanciesConsultants | 965 |
| Takeaways and mobile food businessesTakeaways | 695 |
| Hairdressing and beauty businessesBarbers · Hairdressers · Beauty Salons · Nail Technicians | 450 |
| Licensed restaurantsRestaurants | 395 |
| Other health practicesPhysiotherapists · Chiropractors · Counsellors & Therapists · Clinics & Private Healthcare | 360 |
| Solicitors’ firmsSolicitors | 345 |
| Domestic construction firmsBuilders · Loft Conversion Companies | 305 |
| Accountancy practicesAccountants | 295 |
| Cafés and unlicensed restaurantsCafés & Coffee Shops | 290 |
| Vehicle repair businessesCar Valeting & Detailing · Mobile Mechanics · MOT Centres · Garages & Mechanics | 280 |
| Estate and letting agenciesEstate Agents | 280 |
| Pubs and barsPubs | 255 |
| Specialised design businesses, including interior designers,Interior Designers | 185 |
| 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 | 165 |
| Other education providers, including tutoring and learning centres,Tutors & Tuition Centres | 160 |
| Electrical contractorsElectricians · Solar Panel Installers | 145 |
Around Manchester.
Manchester has one of the strongest independent business cultures outside London, particularly in hospitality, creative services and personal care. Design expectations here are noticeably higher than in comparable cities - a generic template site stands out badly next to the standard local competitors have set. The city-centre and Northern Quarter economy in particular rewards businesses that look like they belong to the place rather than to a template marketplace.
Across the boundary into the next council area, Salford (2 miles), Stretford (3 miles), Eccles (4 miles) and Sale (5 miles) are also close. If you cover some of these and not others, the site should name the ones you do.
Inside Manchester, the site can name areas such as Northern Quarter, Ancoats, Didsbury, Chorlton, Deansgate and Salford Quays.
From our base in Exeter, Manchester is about 198 miles to the north. Its postcodes start M.
How we work with Manchester businesses.
198 miles from our Exeter studio
Our studio is in Exeter and we work with Manchester businesses remotely, start to finish. Search engines weigh what your site says and how it is set up, so that is where the effort goes.
£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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Let’s get your Manchester 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.