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Web design in Swansea, written for the people who hire you.
We design and write websites for businesses in Swansea, from sole traders to multi-site firms. A good Swansea site also names the places around it, starting with Gorseinon, 5 miles away. A £299 setup fee, then £99 a month. We aim to have you live in 3 working days.
How many businesses Swansea has, and which kinds.
These are figures for the Swansea council area, whose boundary does not match the built-up city 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 Swansea council area is quieter than most: 26.9 active businesses per 1,000 residents puts it 303rd of 350 council areas in Great Britain, where the overall figure is 39.3.
Bakeries making bread, fresh pastries and cakes, are unusually common here, at 2.1 times their share of all UK businesses, followed by sports and recreation instruction businesses, including fitness and yoga instruction at 1.9 times.
The biggest single category is hairdressing and beauty businesses: around 220 of them. Specialised design businesses, including interior designers, are thinner on the ground, at about half the UK share.
2,775
businesses across 77 of the trades we build for, in the Swansea council area.
Source: ONS UK Business Counts, 2025, rounded to the nearest 5. Open Government Licence v3.0.
| Category and businesses | Businesses |
|---|---|
| Hairdressing and beauty businessesBarbers · Hairdressers · Beauty Salons · Nail Technicians | 220 |
| Takeaways and mobile food businessesTakeaways | 190 |
| Management consultanciesConsultants | 175 |
| Vehicle repair businessesCar Valeting & Detailing · Mobile Mechanics · MOT Centres · Garages & Mechanics | 165 |
| Electrical contractorsElectricians · Solar Panel Installers | 155 |
| Domestic construction firmsBuilders · Loft Conversion Companies | 155 |
| Licensed restaurantsRestaurants | 145 |
| Plumbing and heating businessesPlumbers · Gas Engineers · Bathroom Fitters · Air Conditioning Engineers | 125 |
| Pubs and barsPubs | 120 |
| Cafés and unlicensed restaurantsCafés & Coffee Shops | 105 |
| Joinery businessesJoiners & Carpenters · Kitchen Fitters | 90 |
| Accountancy practicesAccountants | 85 |
| Other health practicesPhysiotherapists · Chiropractors · Counsellors & Therapists · Clinics & Private Healthcare | 65 |
| Estate and letting agenciesEstate Agents | 60 |
| Landscaping and gardening businessesLandscapers & Gardeners · Tree Surgeons · Gardeners | 55 |
| Specialist construction businesses not classified elsewhereBricklayers · Fencing Contractors · Driveway Contractors | 55 |
Around Swansea.
Swansea is a coastal city with a university, a regenerated maritime quarter and the Gower peninsula on its doorstep, so leisure, hospitality and outdoor tourism matter alongside the domestic economy. Mumbles has a busy independent scene with its own summer rhythm. Customers identify strongly with their part of the city, and a business that names Sketty, Uplands or Morriston specifically will look more local than one claiming the whole county.
Closest to Swansea within the Swansea council area: Gorseinon (5 miles), Loughor (6 miles) and Pontarddulais (8 miles). Just over the council boundary, Aberavon (6 miles), Neath (7 miles), Port Talbot (7 miles) and Pontardawe (8 miles) are close by. Further out, Llanelli (10 miles) is within commuting distance. It is worth saying plainly which of these you travel to, so people further out know whether to call.
Mumbles, Sketty, Uplands, Morriston, Killay and Gorseinon: if you work in particular parts of Swansea, those names belong on the site.
Swansea (postcode area SA) sits about 64 miles north of Exeter.
How we work with Swansea businesses.
64 miles from our Exeter studio
We run Swansea 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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