Dorset · England
Web design for Weymouth businesses that want more enquiries.
Websites for Weymouth businesses of every kind and size, designed from scratch and written for you. The biggest group of businesses in Dorset is management consultancies, about 725 of them. £299 setup and £99 a month on a 12-month plan, live in 3 working days.
Business across Dorset, including Weymouth.
Council-wide figures: the ONS publishes business counts and population for Dorset as a whole, not for Weymouth, and 15 other towns on this site sit 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.
There are 45.9 businesses for every 1,000 people in Dorset, compared with 39.3 across Great Britain, which places it 78th of 350 council areas by business density.
Two kinds of business stand out against the UK average: holiday lets and other short-stay accommodation, at 2.5 times the national share, and landscaping and gardening businesses, at twice.
The biggest single category is management consultancies: around 725 of them. Solicitors’ firms are thinner on the ground, at about half the UK share.
6,810
businesses across 79 of the trades we build for, in the Dorset council area.
Source: ONS UK Business Counts, 2025, rounded to the nearest 5. Open Government Licence v3.0.
| Category and businesses | Businesses |
|---|---|
| Management consultanciesConsultants | 725 |
| Domestic construction firmsBuilders · Loft Conversion Companies | 450 |
| Plumbing and heating businessesPlumbers · Gas Engineers · Bathroom Fitters · Air Conditioning Engineers | 430 |
| Vehicle repair businessesCar Valeting & Detailing · Mobile Mechanics · MOT Centres · Garages & Mechanics | 385 |
| Electrical contractorsElectricians · Solar Panel Installers | 370 |
| Landscaping and gardening businessesLandscapers & Gardeners · Tree Surgeons · Gardeners | 295 |
| Pubs and barsPubs | 290 |
| Joinery businessesJoiners & Carpenters · Kitchen Fitters | 230 |
| Hairdressing and beauty businessesBarbers · Hairdressers · Beauty Salons · Nail Technicians | 230 |
| Licensed restaurantsRestaurants | 215 |
| Takeaways and mobile food businessesTakeaways | 215 |
| Accountancy practicesAccountants | 195 |
| Specialist construction businesses not classified elsewhereBricklayers · Fencing Contractors · Driveway Contractors | 190 |
| Cafés and unlicensed restaurantsCafés & Coffee Shops | 160 |
| Estate and letting agenciesEstate Agents | 155 |
| 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 | 150 |
Around Weymouth.
Weymouth is a traditional seaside resort with a working harbour, sheltered beaches and the Isle of Portland on its doorstep. The summer visitor season shapes the year for hospitality and personal services, while the resident population includes a good share of retired people who still prefer to ring. Coastal weather is hard on property, which keeps roofing, rendering and window trades busy. A site with a prominent phone number, honest seasonal hours and clear mention of Portland will serve local search here far better than a form-first one.
Inside Dorset, the closest places are Chickerell (2 miles), Dorchester (8 miles), Bridport (16 miles) and Wareham (16 miles). Further out, Poole (22 miles) is within commuting distance. A list of the places you really serve is more useful to a customer than “and surrounding areas”.
Inside Weymouth, the site can name areas such as Preston, Wyke Regis, Upwey, Radipole, Chickerell, Broadwey and Portland.
Weymouth addresses fall in the DT postcode area, about 48 miles east of Exeter, where we are based.
How we work with Weymouth businesses.
48 miles from our Exeter studio
From Exeter we build for businesses across Dorset, Weymouth 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.