North Somerset · England
Web design in Portishead, written for the people who hire you.
Custom websites for Portishead businesses: your line of work, your area, your words written for you. A good Portishead site also names the places around it, starting with Nailsea, 4 miles away. £299 to set up, then £99 a month, live in 3 working days.
Business across North Somerset, including Portishead.
These numbers are for all of North Somerset, not Portishead alone, because the council area is the smallest unit the ONS publishes them for. Source: 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.
Per head of population, North Somerset is about average: 37.9 active businesses per 1,000 residents puts it 162nd of 350 council areas in Great Britain, where the overall figure is 39.3.
Two kinds of business stand out against the UK average: security systems businesses, including locksmiths, at 1.8 times the national share, and veterinary practices, at 1.8 times.
By count, the largest group is management consultancies, with about 420 businesses.
3,370
businesses across 79 of the trades we build for, in the North Somerset council area.
Source: ONS UK Business Counts, 2025, rounded to the nearest 5. Open Government Licence v3.0.
These are the same North Somerset figures shown on the Weston-super-Mare page, which lists every category.
| Category and businesses | Businesses |
|---|---|
| Management consultanciesConsultants | 420 |
| Vehicle repair businessesCar Valeting & Detailing · Mobile Mechanics · MOT Centres · Garages & Mechanics | 210 |
| Electrical contractorsElectricians · Solar Panel Installers | 195 |
| Domestic construction firmsBuilders · Loft Conversion Companies | 190 |
| Plumbing and heating businessesPlumbers · Gas Engineers · Bathroom Fitters · Air Conditioning Engineers | 185 |
The area around Portishead.
Portishead has changed from an industrial port with power stations into a sought-after commuter town, with a marina and large new-build developments on the old industrial land. Many residents work in Bristol and moved here recently, so they look online for trades and services rather than asking neighbours. Older areas up the hill have more established housing. Naming the newer quarters alongside the Gordano villages helps a local business get found by those newcomers.
Closest to Portishead within North Somerset: Nailsea (4 miles) and Clevedon (5 miles). Just over the council boundary, Caldicot (7 miles), Bristol (8 miles), Filton (9 miles) and Patchway (9 miles) are close by. Further out, Bradley Stoke (10 miles) and Kingswood (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.
Inside Portishead, the site can name areas such as Redcliffe Bay, Port Marine, Portbury, Easton-in-Gordano, Clapton-in-Gordano and Weston-in-Gordano.
Portishead (postcode area BS) sits about 62 miles north-east of Exeter.
How we work with Portishead businesses.
62 miles from our Exeter studio
We run Portishead 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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