North East · England
Web design for Middlesbrough businesses that want more enquiries.
Websites for Middlesbrough businesses of every kind and size, designed from scratch and written for you. Middlesbrough is about 283 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.
How many businesses Middlesbrough has, and which kinds.
These are figures for the Middlesbrough 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.
Per head of population, the Middlesbrough council area is quieter than most: 22.8 active businesses per 1,000 residents puts it 334th of 350 council areas in Great Britain, where the overall figure is 39.3.
Two kinds of business stand out against the UK average: technical testing and analysis businesses, at 5.3 times the national share, and takeaways and mobile food businesses, at 2.2 times.
By count, the largest group is takeaways and mobile food businesses, with about 125 businesses. Architecture practices are thinner on the ground, at 28% of the UK share.
1,265
businesses across 70 of the trades we build for, in the Middlesbrough council area.
Source: ONS UK Business Counts, 2025, rounded to the nearest 5. Open Government Licence v3.0.
| Category and businesses | Businesses |
|---|---|
| Takeaways and mobile food businessesTakeaways | 125 |
| Management consultanciesConsultants | 115 |
| Hairdressing and beauty businessesBarbers · Hairdressers · Beauty Salons · Nail Technicians | 95 |
| Electrical contractorsElectricians · Solar Panel Installers | 85 |
| Vehicle repair businessesCar Valeting & Detailing · Mobile Mechanics · MOT Centres · Garages & Mechanics | 85 |
| Domestic construction firmsBuilders · Loft Conversion Companies | 50 |
| Pubs and barsPubs | 50 |
| Plumbing and heating businessesPlumbers · Gas Engineers · Bathroom Fitters · Air Conditioning Engineers | 45 |
| Specialist construction businesses not classified elsewhereBricklayers · Fencing Contractors · Driveway Contractors | 45 |
| Cafés and unlicensed restaurantsCafés & Coffee Shops | 45 |
| Joinery businessesJoiners & Carpenters · Kitchen Fitters | 40 |
| Licensed restaurantsRestaurants | 35 |
| Cleaning businessesCleaning Companies | 30 |
| Estate and letting agenciesEstate Agents | 30 |
| Painting and decorating businessesPainters & Decorators | 25 |
| 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 | 25 |
Around Middlesbrough.
Middlesbrough grew almost from nothing on iron and steel, and the Transporter Bridge over the Tees is still the image most people associate with it. The town has large areas of dense terraced housing near the centre and more comfortable suburbs spreading south towards the Cleveland Hills. Customers here are price-conscious and value straight talking, so clear prices or ranges and genuine local reviews matter more than polish. Naming southern districts such as Acklam, Marton and Nunthorpe helps, because they behave like a separate market from the inner wards.
Just over the council boundary, Stockton-on-Tees (3 miles), Billingham (3 miles), Thornaby-on-Tees (3 miles) and Yarm (7 miles) are close by. Further out, Sedgefield (10 miles) is within commuting distance. A list of the places you really serve is more useful to a customer than “and surrounding areas”.
Within Middlesbrough itself, we build for businesses in Acklam, Linthorpe, Marton, Nunthorpe, Coulby Newham, Hemlington and Ormesby.
Middlesbrough (postcode area TS) sits about 283 miles north of Exeter.
How we work with Middlesbrough businesses.
283 miles from our Exeter studio
From Exeter we build for businesses across Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough 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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£299 setup, then £99 a month. Live in 3 working days. Tell us what your business does - we reply the same working day.