Web Design in Bedwas

What makes Bedwas different

The Caerphilly local authority area counted 5,070 business sites in 2026, and 81.1% of them employ fewer than ten people. Most of your competition is small and local too, so a professional website is a real differentiator.

Population and households in Bedwas

Two or more cars: 36.1% of households; none at all: 20.2%. Census 2021 counted 2,795 households in Bedwas, with an average of 2.3 people each. Under-15s are 16.5% of the population, and people aged 65 or over 22.3%.

Other numbers worth knowing

• Bus, minibus or coach to work: 2.6%
• Children under 5: 4.9%
• Households paying a mortgage: 32.8%
• Residents 85 or older: 2.5%
• Residents born in the United Kingdom: 97.1%
• Higher managerial and professional jobs: 9.1%
• Commute under 5 km: 24.6%

Bedwas against its local authority area and Wales

On home ownership, Bedwas (69.3%) compares with 67.5% for the Caerphilly local authority area as a whole and 66.1% nationally. The share of workers based mainly at home is 26.8% in Bedwas, against 23.9% in the Caerphilly local authority area and 25.6% in Wales. Households renting privately: 11.7% in Bedwas, 13.3% across the Caerphilly local authority area and 17.0% in Wales.

The Caerphilly local authority area held steady between 2021 and 2024, at 176,232 residents in mid-2024.

The area your Bedwas website can cover

Customers may also come from Trethomas (1.1 miles east), Caerphilly (1.8 miles south-west) and Cwmfelinfach (1.9 miles north). The nearest large city, Cardiff, is roughly 6.3 miles away to the south. For local government, Bedwas is part of the Caerphilly local authority area. A website can name each place you serve, from Cwmfelinfach to Caerphilly.

Trethomas (1,713 residents) and Caerphilly (33,104) are the nearest places with their own page. In Trethomas, 18.1% of workers were based mainly at home in 2021; in Bedwas, 26.8%.

The business mix around Bedwas

UK Business Counts lists 5,070 business sites in the Caerphilly local authority area in 2026. Compared with Wales as a whole, these sectors have a larger presence:

• Trades such as electricians, plumbers and roofers, 550 in Caerphilly: the site should show emergency contact details and hours and a quote form that lands in their inbox.
• Haulage and delivery firms, 130 in Caerphilly: the site should show safety and licence details and the routes and regions they cover.
• Restaurants, cafés and pubs, 395 in Caerphilly: the site should show opening hours and a map and how to book a table or a private event by email.
• Wholesalers and distributors, 170 in Caerphilly: the site should show product lines and brands and delivery areas.
• Hair and beauty salons and other personal services, 185 in Caerphilly: the site should show how to book by email or phone and photos of their work.

The local count includes 135 vehicle maintenance and repair garages, 95 pubs and bars and 30 landscape service firms.

Running a business website from Bedwas: the rules

Some homework for Bedwas businesses before the website goes live:

• A limited company has to be registered with Companies House before it starts trading; registering online costs £100. GOV.UK: register a limited company
• Organisations, including sole traders, that use personal information need to pay a data protection fee to the ICO, although many can rely on an exemption; the tier 1 fee is £52. ICO: data protection fee
• You cannot set non-essential cookies on your website before the visitor has consented to them, and that consent must be actively and clearly given. ICO: cookies

Details vary by business, so treat this as general information, not legal advice, and check the official pages linked above.

Your website, built remotely for Bedwas

Aria has been building business websites and online shops since 2008, and every project runs online. Nothing needs to happen in person: you send what you have by email and see the whole website on a temporary link before it goes live.

1. Sign up online in roughly 5 minutes, then email us your logo and a few photos.
2. No more than 3 working days later, a temporary link shows you the full website, with your colours and logo.
3. Once you say it is ready, you pay the first month and we publish it on your domain.

After launch, you keep asking for changes by email: a new photo, an updated price, a new service. They are part of the monthly fee.