Nottinghamshire · England
Web design in Retford, written for the people who hire you.
We design and write websites for businesses in Retford, from sole traders to multi-site firms. A good Retford site also names the places around it, starting with Worksop, 8 miles away. A £299 setup fee, then £99 a month. We aim to have you live in 3 working days.
Business across Bassetlaw, including Retford.
Council-wide figures: the ONS publishes business counts and population for Bassetlaw as a whole, not for Retford, and 1 other town on this site sits in the same council area. 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.
Bassetlaw has 34.2 active businesses for every 1,000 residents, against 39.3 across Great Britain. That ranks it 214th of 350 council areas.
Two kinds of business stand out against the UK average: plastering businesses, at 1.9 times the national share, and floor and wall covering businesses, at 1.7 times.
Management consultancies are the largest group, at about 150. Dental practices are thinner on the ground, at 23% of the UK share.
1,480
businesses across 73 of the trades we build for, in the Bassetlaw council area.
Source: ONS UK Business Counts, 2025, rounded to the nearest 5. Open Government Licence v3.0.
| Category and businesses | Businesses |
|---|---|
| Management consultanciesConsultants | 150 |
| Plumbing and heating businessesPlumbers · Gas Engineers · Bathroom Fitters · Air Conditioning Engineers | 100 |
| Electrical contractorsElectricians · Solar Panel Installers | 100 |
| Vehicle repair businessesCar Valeting & Detailing · Mobile Mechanics · MOT Centres · Garages & Mechanics | 90 |
| Hairdressing and beauty businessesBarbers · Hairdressers · Beauty Salons · Nail Technicians | 80 |
| Domestic construction firmsBuilders · Loft Conversion Companies | 75 |
| Pubs and barsPubs | 75 |
| Takeaways and mobile food businessesTakeaways | 70 |
| Joinery businessesJoiners & Carpenters · Kitchen Fitters | 50 |
| 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 | 50 |
| Specialist construction businesses not classified elsewhereBricklayers · Fencing Contractors · Driveway Contractors | 45 |
| Cafés and unlicensed restaurantsCafés & Coffee Shops | 45 |
| Landscaping and gardening businessesLandscapers & Gardeners · Tree Surgeons · Gardeners | 40 |
| Other health practicesPhysiotherapists · Chiropractors · Counsellors & Therapists · Clinics & Private Healthcare | 35 |
| Licensed restaurantsRestaurants | 35 |
| Other education providers, including tutoring and learning centres,Tutors & Tuition Centres | 30 |
Around Retford.
Retford is a Nottinghamshire market town on the River Idle and the Chesterfield Canal, with a big market square and a stop on the East Coast Main Line that brings commuters. It is split historically into East and West Retford, and serves a wide area of north Nottinghamshire villages. The housing mixes Georgian and Victorian property near the centre with newer estates. Village customers expect a firm to come out to them, so a website that states its coverage clearly catches that work.
Closest to Retford within Bassetlaw: Worksop (8 miles). Just over the council boundary, Bawtry (8 miles) and Gainsborough (9 miles) are close by. Further out, Tickhill (10 miles), Maltby (13 miles), Shirebrook (14 miles) and Epworth (15 miles) are within commuting distance. It is worth saying plainly which of these you travel to, so people further out know whether to call.
Ordsall, Clarborough, Babworth, East Retford, West Retford and Grove: if you work in particular parts of Retford, those names belong on the site.
From our base in Exeter, Retford is about 211 miles to the north-east. Its postcodes start DN.
How we work with Retford businesses.
211 miles from our Exeter studio
We run Retford 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.
Questions from Retford businesses
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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.