43.4% of households in Cheddar live in a detached house, against 22.9% across England. People searching in Cheddar look for the basics first: what you do, where you are and how to reach you. For £69 a month, we set up a professional website with your brand, email on your domain and hosting, with no setup fee.
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Doing business in Cheddar
Small employers and own-account workers are 14.3% of adults here. Customers compare several local options, so a site that shows your work makes the difference.
Customers aged 65 and over (27.0% of Cheddar) often have a relative check a business for them. Plain language and visible contact details help both of them.
Around Cheddar
Nearby towns and villages include Axbridge (1.7 miles west), Draycott (1.9 miles south-east), Shipham (2.5 miles north) and Winscombe and Sandford (3.5 miles north-west). Bristol is about 14 miles to the north-east. For local government, Cheddar is part of the Somerset local authority area. If you work in Axbridge or Draycott as well, the site can say so on a service area page.
Next to Cheddar, Axbridge counted 1,998 people at Census 2021, with 70.1% of households owning their home. In Axbridge, 35.2% of workers were based mainly at home in 2021; in Cheddar, 30.6%.
Somerset businesses and what their websites need
UK Business Counts lists 28,585 business sites in the Somerset local authority area in 2026. Compared with England as a whole, these sectors have a larger presence:
- Farms and agricultural businesses (3,535 sites): a form for wholesale enquiries and seasonal opening times.
- Trades such as electricians, plumbers and roofers (2,405 sites): emergency contact details and hours and before-and-after photos.
- Hotels, B&Bs and holiday lets (410 sites): the rooms with real photos and what is nearby.
- Veterinary practices (130 sites): opening hours and emergency details and the vets.
- Equipment and vehicle hire firms (220 sites): rates and what can be rented and for how long.
Among the trades with their own count, the Somerset local authority area has 155 hotels and 125 dental practices. Small firms dominate: 84.8% have fewer than ten staff, and 17.9% are sole proprietors.
The Census 2021 picture of Cheddar
Two or more cars: 48.9% of households; none at all: 12.0%. Of the 2,549 households in Cheddar, 73.4% own their home and 13.4% rent privately.
A few more figures
- Households paying a mortgage: 28.5%
- People per household: 2.3
- Working 49+ hours a week: 10.9%
- One-person households: 30.9%
- Higher managerial and professional jobs: 13.6%
- Under-5s: 4.5%
How Cheddar compares
Self-employed adults: 11.5% in Cheddar, 9.9% across the Somerset local authority area and 9.7% in England. On private renting, Cheddar (13.4%) compares with 17.9% for the Somerset local authority area as a whole and 20.5% nationally. The share of adults with Level 4 qualifications or above is 33.9% in Cheddar, against 26.1% in the Somerset local authority area and 33.9% in England.
The population of the Somerset local authority area went from 573,100 in mid-2021 to 588,173 in mid-2024, a rise of 2.6%.
Customers in Cheddar: what the census shows
44.9% of households own their home outright. Photos of completed projects speak to homeowners.
Driving is how 53.1% of employed people in Cheddar get to work. Parking details and a map save customers a phone call.
34.5% of workers in Cheddar work part-time. Customers keep varied hours, so make your opening times obvious.
What England asks of a business online
Selling or advertising online brings no special licence, but these points often come up:
- A limited company has to be registered with Companies House before it starts trading; registering online costs £100. GOV.UK: register a limited company
- A limited company must include its name on all company documents, publicity and letters, and on business letters, order forms and websites it must also show its registered number, its registered office address and where it is registered. GOV.UK: company names on websites
General information, not legal advice. Each link goes to the official page, where the details for your situation are.
Your website, built remotely for Cheddar
Our team has been designing websites for small businesses since 2008. For a business in Cheddar, that means the same £69 plan as anywhere else in the United Kingdom, with your material and your questions going by email.
- Sign up online in roughly 5 minutes, then email us your logo and a few photos.
- We build the website with your brand on a tested template and share a temporary link within 3 working days.
- Approve the site and pay the first month: only then does it go live on your domain.
New prices, new photos, a new service page: send it by email and it is done, with no extra charge.
- A business website or an online shop, for the same monthly fee
- Your own domain: bring the one you have, or we help you choose one
- Email on your domain: unlimited accounts, 5 GB in total, webmail and spam filtering
- Hosting, an SSL certificate and daily backups
- Changes to text, photos and prices, requested by email
- Ready within 3 working days on a temporary link
What business owners in Cheddar ask us
Does the plan include business email?
Email on your own domain comes with the plan, such as info@yourbusiness: unlimited accounts, 5 GB of storage in total, webmail and spam filtering.
Who keeps the website up to date?
Our team does it for you: email what needs changing and we take care of it, along with hosting, SSL and backups.
I already own a domain. Can I keep it?
If you already own one, we connect it to the new website and your email. If not, say so in the sign-up form and we will help you pick one, by email.
Can customers order from my website?
Yes. Choose an online shop in the sign-up and you get catalogue, basket and online payment at the same monthly fee.
Does the site look right on a mobile?
Yes. The layout adapts to phones, tablets and computers, and every page keeps the contact form and your details.
Can the site list the places around Cheddar that I cover?
Yes. We add a list of the towns you serve, Axbridge and Draycott included, and keep the contact form on every page.
Do I pay anything to get started?
No. No setup fee: you only pay the £69 monthly fee once you have approved your website. No lock-in contract. You can stop the service whenever you need to.
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- Census figures: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021 tables by output area, added up for the Cheddar built-up area as defined in 2022. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0.
- Mid-2021 and mid-2024 population of the Somerset local authority area: ONS mid-year population estimates.
- Businesses: ONS, UK Business Counts 2026 (local units), Somerset local authority.
- Locations of Cheddar and the places around it: ONS Open Geography Portal, Built Up Areas 2022; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2023.
- Numbers come from the official sources above and are updated when new releases come out; distances are measured in a straight line.