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How much does a website cost for a painter and decorator in the UK?
Updated 1 October 2026 · 4 minute read
Decorating jobs are usually smaller than an extension, so a website has to earn its keep through a steady flow of enquiries. Here's what one costs, and what makes it work.
The price, briefly
Website builders such as Wix start at about £108 a year if you build it yourself, while designers typically quote £1,500 upwards. Our website cost guide has the full breakdown and sources. For a decorator, it's easier to think about it in days of work.
Count it in days of work
Checkatrade's 2026 price guides give an average painter and decorator day rate of £325, usually between £250 and £350, plus paint. On those figures, one day's decorating more than covers a £199 website, and a £50 yearly renewal is well under a day's pay.
Is it worth it for decorating jobs?
Local Ladder's UK Trade Lead Cost Tracker (verified 30 September 2026) puts a top-of-page Google Ads click on "painter and decorator near me" at £1.12 to £4.05, MyBuilder shortlists at typically £5 to £35 each, and Checkatrade at £30 a month (Approved) or from £59 a month (Growth), plus VAT. On smaller jobs, those costs eat into the margin quickly. A website that brings in direct enquiries doesn't take a cut of each one.
What a decorator's website needs
- A clean gallery of finished rooms and exteriors.
- A page for each type of work: interior, exterior, wallpapering, specialist finishes.
- How you work: preparation, protecting furniture and floors, tidying up.
- Your reviews, areas and an easy way to call or WhatsApp.
Where we fit
For decorators we charge £199 to build the site, domain and first year's hosting included. From the second year it's £50 annually, with nothing to sign, which comes to £299 across three years. You get a clean gallery, a preparation-first process and pages for interiors, exteriors and plastering, all built before you pay. See our websites for decorators.
See what yours would look like
We'll build a website for your business from your Google listing, free. You only pay £199 if you want to keep it.
Sources
- Checkatrade: painter and decorator prices (2026)
- Whito: website design costs UK (May 2026)
- ExpertSure: Wix pricing UK (2026)
- Local Ladder: UK Trade Lead Cost Tracker (verified 30 Sept 2026, CC BY 4.0)
- Checkatrade: pricing for trades
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