Web Design in Selborne

Who lives and works in Selborne

Larger detached homes (54.4% of households) mean bigger gardens, driveways and renovation projects. For landscapers, builders and home services, a portfolio of real jobs is the strongest sales page.

The business mix around Selborne

The East Hampshire local authority area had 7,145 local business units in 2026. The sectors below are more common here than across England, with what each one’s website should show:

• Trades such as electricians, plumbers and roofers (630 sites): emergency contact details and hours and the services they offer and where.
• Farms and agricultural businesses (255 sites): seasonal opening times and a form for wholesale enquiries.
• Professional firms such as accountants, solicitors and engineers (575 sites): the services and who they are for and how a first consultation works.
• Car dealers and motor trade businesses (235 sites): directions and opening hours and finance contact details.
• IT, software and digital firms (365 sites): the team behind the work and services and how projects run.

The local count includes 140 landscape service firms, 60 licensed restaurants and 75 accounting and auditing practices. Most are small: 87.6% employ fewer than ten people. Whatever the sector, customers check the same things first: what you do, where, and how to get in touch.

Where Selborne sits in the South East

Within a short drive of Selborne: Whitehill, East Hampshire (3 miles east), Bordon (3.8 miles east), Alton, East Hampshire (4.1 miles north), Liss (4.3 miles south-east) and Lindford (4.5 miles east). Selborne is in the East Hampshire local authority area. The nearest large city, Portsmouth, is roughly 20 miles away to the south. If you work in Alton, East Hampshire or Whitehill, East Hampshire as well, the site can say so on a service area page.

Next to Selborne, Whitehill, East Hampshire counted 5,178 people at Census 2021, with 75.4% of households owning their home. In Whitehill, East Hampshire, 26.4% of workers were based mainly at home in 2021; in Selborne, 50.4%.

Selborne by the numbers

Selborne has 248 households; 24.2% are one-person households. Under-15s are 13.2% of the population, and people aged 65 or over 32.6%.

Other numbers worth knowing

• Average household size: 2.3 people
• Residents 85 or older: 3.5%
• Owned with a mortgage or loan: 29.1%
• Workers on 49 or more hours a week: 13.3%
• Train commuters: 2.0%
• Semi-detached houses: 28.2% of households
• Born in the UK: 90.7%

Side by side with the East Hampshire local authority area

Workers based mainly at home: 50.4% in Selborne, 37.5% across the East Hampshire local authority area and 31.5% in England. On self-employment, Selborne (15.2%) compares with 12.4% for the East Hampshire local authority area as a whole and 9.7% nationally. On home ownership, Selborne (77.3%) compares with 73.0% for the East Hampshire local authority area as a whole and 61.3% nationally.

The population of the East Hampshire local authority area went from 126,192 in mid-2021 to 129,865 in mid-2024, a rise of 2.9%.

Customers in Selborne: what the census shows

Outright owners: 48.2% of households in Selborne. Home improvement firms should show real photos of past work.

Over-65s make up 32.6% of the population of Selborne. Your hours and address should be visible without scrolling.

Retired people are 34.4% of residents aged 16 and over. They have time to compare, so honest descriptions and real photos work best.

What England asks of a business online

Some homework for Selborne businesses before the website goes live:

• 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 must not send marketing emails or texts to individuals without specific consent; there is a limited exception for your own previous customers, often called the soft opt-in. ICO: email marketing

This is general information, not legal advice; confirm the details with the agency behind each item or with a professional adviser.

How the £69 plan works

Our team has been designing websites for small businesses since 2008. The plan is the same in Selborne as in any other town in the United Kingdom: one monthly fee, everything arranged by email.

1. Answer the short sign-up form, which takes about 5 minutes; the rest goes by email.
2. No more than 3 working days later, a temporary link shows you the full website, built on a proven template with your brand.
3. After your approval, you pay the first month and the website goes live on your domain.

After it goes live, the technical side stays with us, and text and photo updates by email come with the plan.