Web Design in Ely, Cambridgeshire

Ely is one of England's smallest and most beautiful cities, with a tight-knit community of independent businesses, hospitality venues and trades. We help Ely small businesses get found online with hand-coded, lightning-fast websites that rank in local search.

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Why Ely small businesses choose A9

From the cathedral-side cafés and antique shops to the trades and professional services serving the wider Fenland area, Ely businesses thrive on local trust and word-of-mouth — but increasingly that journey starts on Google. A slow, generic Wix site loses customers before they've even read your name.

Every site we build is hand-coded from scratch for speed, SEO and security. Our Ely clients see real Lighthouse scores of 95-100 on mobile, properly optimised Google Business Profiles, and content written to rank for the searches that actually bring in customers.

We're based 20 minutes south of Ely in St Ives, so we're genuinely local — close enough to meet in person, understand the unique character of an Ely business, and provide the personal ongoing support that a remote London agency could never match.

Industries we serve in Ely

Built for Ely's small businesses

Independent retail (cathedral side, Forehill, High Street)
Hospitality (cafés, pubs, restaurants, B&Bs)
Trades serving Ely & East Cambs
Tourism & visitor businesses
Healthcare & wellness practitioners
Professional services & consultancies

What's included for every Ely client

Hand-coded, mobile-first design

Lighthouse score 95+ on mobile

Custom domain & professional email

Google Business Profile setup

Local schema markup (LocalBusiness, FAQ)

Google Analytics & Search Console

Unlimited content edits

Fully managed hosting, security & uptime

Pricing

Professional websites with no upfront cost.

Hand-coded, fully managed, and made to make small-business budgets work harder.

Monthly

from£80/ month

£0 upfront · 12 month minimum

Design & development
Fully managed hosting & domain
Up to 5 pages
Basic text logo if needed
Business email mailbox, set up for you
Google Analytics & Business Profile
Fully optimised for SEO
Unlimited small edits & direct support
Fully managed

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Lump sum

from£1,200

Design & development
£30/mo managed hosting & domain (required)
Up to 5 pages
Basic text logo if needed
Business email mailbox, set up for you
Google Analytics & Business Profile
Fully optimised for SEO
+£40/mo for full management (optional)

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Bespoke pricing for complex sites, WordPress, WooCommerce, and large migrations — just ask.

Read: How much should a UK small business website really cost?

Ely FAQ

Working with a Ely web designer

Do you serve Ely and the surrounding villages?

Yes — Ely, Soham, Sutton, Witchford, Littleport, Haddenham, Stretham and the wider East Cambridgeshire area. We're 20 minutes away in St Ives.

Can you help my Ely tourism business rank for visitor searches?

Absolutely — visitor and 'things to do in Ely' style searches are highly winnable for local tourism, hospitality and visitor-attraction businesses with the right on-page content, schema and Google Business Profile setup.

What does a website cost for an Ely small business?

Most Ely small businesses choose our fully-managed plan from £80/mo with £0 upfront — covering design, development, hosting, domain, custom email, ongoing edits and full management. A lump-sum option is also available from £1,200.

Will you redesign my existing WordPress site?

Yes — we rebuild WordPress and Wix sites as fast hand-coded statics for Ely businesses regularly. We preserve your existing Google rankings via proper redirects.

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