Web Designer in St Ives, Cambridgeshire

We're a St Ives web design studio building hand-coded, lightning-fast websites for small businesses across the town and surrounding villages. From The Quay and the Bridge Chapel to Ramsey Road, Houghton, the Hemingfords and Needingworth, our local clients get a serious online edge over template-built competitors.

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Why St Ives small businesses choose A9

St Ives is a vibrant PE27 market town with a strong independent-business community — and a fiercely competitive local search market. Whether you run a salon on Crown Street, a stall trader at the Monday market on Market Hill, a trade business serving Houghton, Hemingford Grey and Fenstanton, or a professional service near the Burgess Hall and One Leisure, your website is increasingly the first impression a customer gets.

We design and hand-code every site from scratch. No page builders and no bloated templates (though we do build WordPress when a client genuinely needs it). The result is a lightweight website designed for fast mobile loading and a strong technical foundation for local search.

Because we're physically based in St Ives, we can meet in person — at your premises or over a coffee in town — walk through your business in detail, and provide ongoing local support that a remote agency simply can't match. We work with St Ives tradespeople, retailers, hospitality, beauty and professional services, many of whom we've helped move from slow, underperforming builds to fast, ranking-ready sites.

Built for St Ives's small businesses

Independent retail & boutiques (Crown Street, The Broadway)
Trades (plumbers, electricians, builders) across PE27/PE28
Beauty & wellness salons
Cafés, pubs & restaurants near The Quay
Professional services & consultancies
Tutors, coaches & personal trainers

What's included for every St Ives 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

Small content edits & direct support

Fully managed hosting, security & uptime

How we work

Clear responsibility, without the agency layers.

One point of contact from the first conversation through launch and ongoing support.

Based in St Ives

A Cambridgeshire studio serving local businesses in person and clients nationwide remotely.

Direct contact

You speak to the person planning and building the work, rather than being passed between departments.

Built for the brief

Hand-coded by default, with WordPress available when editing, ecommerce or an integration makes it the better fit.

Managed after launch

Domain, SSL, hosting, updates, backups, small edits and support can stay with one responsible point of contact.

Want to understand the process before getting in touch? Read how A9 works.

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?

Guides that go deeper.

Practical guides to getting a St Ives business found in local search.

All local seo & google maps guides

Local SEO

Affordable Local SEO for Tradespeople (2026 Guide)

Plumbers, electricians, builders: what local SEO really costs, what's worth paying for, and the playbook that gets your phone ringing.

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How to Rank Higher on Google Maps in 2026

The Google Maps 3-pack is where most local enquiries are won or lost. Here's exactly what Google looks at in 2026 — and how to climb from position 10 into the top 3.

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How to Get More Google Reviews (Without Buying Them)

Reviews are the single biggest local ranking factor after distance. Here's how to get more of them — without ever paying for a fake one.

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How Much Does Local SEO Cost in the UK?

From DIY foundations to a focused monthly campaign, here is what local SEO should cost and what the fee should actually buy.

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Serving St Ives

Local to St Ives, based in St Ives

We're a Cambridgeshire studio in St Ives, working with St Ives businesses in person or over a call — whichever suits you. Visits, planning and handover are all included.

St Ives, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

St Ives FAQ

Working with a St Ives web designer

Are you really based in St Ives, Cambridgeshire?

Yes — we're a St Ives-based web design studio (PE27 postcode), not a national agency with a virtual address. We can meet in person at a local café or your premises, and you'll always speak to the person actually building your site.

How much does a website for a St Ives business cost?

Two options: fully managed from £80/month with no upfront cost (design, hosting, domain, SSL, edits and support included), or a one-off build from £1,200 if you'd rather own it outright. Larger e-commerce or migration projects are quoted individually.

How quickly can a St Ives small business get a new website live?

Most 5-page brochure sites for St Ives small businesses go from sign-off to live in 2-4 weeks, depending on how quickly we get content from you. Trades and service businesses are often live within 3 weeks.

Will my St Ives business rank in 'near me' searches?

Local 'near me' rankings depend on three things: a properly optimised Google Business Profile, a fast technically-clean website, and consistent NAP (Name, Address, Phone) data across the web. We handle all three as part of every managed website plan.

Do you work with businesses in the villages around St Ives?

Yes — Houghton, Wyton, Needingworth, Fenstanton, Hemingford Grey and Hemingford Abbots, Somersham and Bluntisham are all on our doorstep, and we cover Huntingdon, St Neots and Cambridge from here too.

Can you redesign my existing WordPress or Wix site?

Absolutely — we rebuild St Ives WordPress and Wix sites as fast, hand-coded sites. We migrate your content and map old URLs to the closest new pages, helping preserve the search visibility the existing site has earned.

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