# Web design for Hampshire businesses, built to be found > Source: https://prontx.com/web-design/hampshire/ | Publisher: ProntX | Last updated: 2026-10-11 ## Summary ProntX designs and builds websites for Hampshire businesses in Southampton, Portsmouth, Winchester, Basingstoke and across the county. We build fast, search-ready WordPress sites with town pages, booking or quote forms and tracking, at fixed prices from £1,950, and you own the domain, hosting login and code from launch. A Hampshire website has to win local searches, load quickly on a phone and turn visitors into calls. We build WordPress sites that do all three, and you own them outright. Web design for a Hampshire business is not just about looking good. ProntX builds WordPress websites that load fast on patchy rural signal, rank for the towns you serve, and make it obvious how to call, book or ask for a quote. Every site is a fixed-price project, and you own every part of it. ### What Hampshire customers expect from your site A family planning a week in the New Forest checks availability on a phone. A procurement manager in Farnborough wants accreditations and case pages before they shortlist a supplier. A homeowner in Eastleigh with a leaking roof wants a phone number in two seconds. Your site should be designed for whichever of these is your customer, not a generic template. ### Why so many local sites underperform When we review Hampshire business websites, the same issues recur: slow pages weighed down by plugins, a single “areas we cover” list instead of real town pages, contact forms that go nowhere, and no tracking. Some owners cannot even log in, because a previous designer holds the domain or hosting. We fix all of that by design. What is included ## What does a ProntX website for a Hampshire business include? Everything needed to launch a site that brings enquiries, at a price agreed before we start. - Custom design that fits your brand, not a stock theme - Lightweight WordPress build you can edit yourself - Service pages and pages for the Hampshire towns you serve - Mobile-first layouts tested on slow connections - Booking, quote or enquiry forms connected to your inbox or CRM - Google Analytics, Search Console and call tracking set up - Schema for your business, services and reviews - Redirects mapped from any old site to protect rankings - Copywriting if you need it, written in plain UK English - Training and a handover document at launch By sector ## What kind of website does your Hampshire sector need? The structure changes with how your customers decide. These are the patterns we see most across the county. Visitor economy ### Holiday lets, attractions, hospitality The New Forest, the South Downs and coastal towns draw day trips and longer stays. Sites need clear availability, fast image-heavy pages and booking links that work on a phone, plus seasonal content that can be updated in minutes. Marine and engineering ### Solent boatyards and suppliers Around Southampton, Hamble and Gosport, buyers compare capabilities and certifications. Product or capability pages, downloadable spec sheets and case pages matter more than flashy animation. Trades and home services ### The M27 and M3 corridors Builders, electricians and roofers covering several towns need a page for each main area, real job photos, reviews and a sticky call button. See our approach to [small business web design](/web-design/small-business-web-design/). Professional and B2B ### Basingstoke, Winchester, Farnborough Firms here often compete with London rivals. Expertise pages, team profiles, clear pricing signals and proof of results help a smaller Hampshire firm look as credible as a city competitor. Before you sign ## What should you check before hiring a Hampshire web designer? Five questions that prevent most of the horror stories we hear from business owners. - Whose name will the domain be registered in? If it is not yours, walk away. - Will you get WordPress admin and hosting logins at launch, not “on request”? - Is the price fixed, and what exactly counts as an extra? - Are old URLs being redirected, or will your existing rankings vanish? - Is ongoing maintenance optional, or are you locked into a monthly fee to keep the site live? Forum threads from UK owners describe designers who registered the domain in their own name, rented the site back monthly or simply stopped answering. Recovering a .uk domain can mean a dispute through Nominet. It is far easier to get the ownership terms in writing before any money changes hands, which is exactly what our project agreement does. Why ProntX ## How are we different from other web design agencies in Hampshire? Fixed prices, full ownership, and a team that also does SEO and ads, so the site is built to bring work rather than just to launch. Ownership ### Your domain, your code Domain, hosting, WordPress admin and files are yours. No rented websites and no exit fees. Search-ready ### Built for local SEO Structure, speed and schema are planned with [our Hampshire SEO work](/seo/hampshire/) in mind, so rankings can grow from launch day. Clear cost ### Fixed price, agreed upfront You know the full project cost before we start. No surprise invoices for “extra pages”. ProntX has served more than 200 clients, and our portfolio covers ecommerce, property, healthcare and SaaS work. We are based in London and run Hampshire projects through video calls and shared drafts; we do not claim an office in the county. Cost ## How much does WordPress web design in Hampshire cost? Our websites start at £1,950, ex VAT, as a fixed-price project. The final figure depends on pages, features and content. | Project | Typical Hampshire client | Fixed price | | Essential site | A Romsey trade or Petersfield practice with five to eight pages | From £1,950 | | Growth site | A multi-town service firm with area pages, booking and integrations | Typically £3,000 to £5,500 | | Ecommerce | A Hampshire retailer or producer selling online | From £3,950 | See every price on our [pricing page](/pricing/) and more detail on our [web design service](/web-design/). Recent work ## Recent projects A few recent website, app and dashboard projects from the ProntX design team. [ UI/UX design · Mobile app **Sneak Peek** Mobile app design for an online store, in a motion design style. ](https://prontx.com/work/sneak-peek/) [ UI/UX design · Mobile app **Market Munch** Mobile app design for an online store. ](https://prontx.com/work/market-munch/) [ UI/UX design · Mobile app **Activibe** Mobile app design for a fitness app. ](https://prontx.com/work/activibe/) [See all our work](https://prontx.com/work/) Next step ## Ready to replace a website that is not working? Start with an honest review of what your current site is costing you. Ask for a [free website and growth audit](/free-audit/). Within two working days you get a personal video showing speed, structure, tracking and local search issues, and what a rebuild would fix. Working across more of the UK? See our [locations](/locations/). ## Frequently asked questions ### How much does a website cost in Hampshire? Our websites start at £1,950 as a fixed-price project, ex VAT, and ecommerce sites from £3,950. Local directory pricing guides for Southampton, Fareham and Havant quote a wide spread, from about £1,000 for a brochure site to over £10,000 for bespoke builds. Those are indicative ranges from directories, not our quotes. Ours is fixed after a scoping call; see our pricing page. ### Why do you build on WordPress? It is widely supported, easy for your team to update and not tied to one agency. If we part ways, any competent WordPress developer in Hampshire or elsewhere can pick it up. We keep plugins to a minimum and use a lightweight theme so the site stays fast and secure. ### Will I own my website and domain? Yes, completely. UK business forums are full of owners whose designer registered the domain in their own name or blocked access to the site. We register or keep the domain in your name, give you admin access to WordPress and hosting, and hand over the files at launch. ### How long does a website take to build? Most small business sites take four to eight weeks from kick-off to launch. The biggest variable is content: photos, service details and reviews. We write the copy for you if needed, which keeps the project on schedule. Larger builds with booking systems, many town pages or ecommerce can take ten to twelve weeks, and we agree the timeline in writing before work begins. ### Do you only work with businesses in a certain part of Hampshire? No. We work with firms across the county, from Southampton and Portsmouth to Basingstoke, Andover, Winchester and the New Forest. ProntX is based in London, so projects run on video calls and shared drafts, with meetings in person by arrangement. ### Will my new website rank on Google? A new site gives you a sound base: fast pages, clean structure, schema and pages for each service and main town. Ranking also depends on reviews, links and ongoing content, which is where SEO for Hampshire comes in. We build every site so that work can start straight away. ### Can you redesign my existing site without losing rankings? Yes. We map every existing URL, keep the pages that bring traffic, set up redirects for anything that moves and check Search Console after launch. Most ranking drops after a redesign come from missing redirects, so we treat that as part of the build, not an extra. ### What happens after launch? You get training, a handover document and full admin access. You can manage pages, photos and blog posts yourself, or ask us for updates, hosting support and new pages when you need them. There is no compulsory maintenance contract, and no fee to take the site elsewhere. ## Price From £1,950 per project plus VAT. Full pricing: https://prontx.com/pricing/ ## Contact Free growth audit: https://prontx.com/free-audit/ | Phone: 020 3048 4022 | Email: info@prontx.com