16.8% of adults in East Wittering are small employers or own-account workers, against 10.6% across England. For web design in East Wittering, it is the right place to start: who is looking, and what they want to find. Our £69 plan covers the website or online shop, your domain, email and hosting, ready within 3 working days on a temporary link.
No setup fee: you only pay the £69 monthly fee once you have approved your website.
What makes East Wittering different
An older population reads websites differently: larger text, clear contact details and no hunting for opening hours. In East Wittering, where 33.5% of residents are 65 or over, a calm, readable site earns trust faster than a flashy one.
The Chichester local authority area grew by 3.8% between mid-2021 and mid-2024, to 129,206 people. New residents have no favourite plumber, café or hairdresser yet, so they search; a clear website is how an East Wittering business gets onto that first list.
The business mix around East Wittering
Of the 7,770 business sites counted in the Chichester local authority area (2026), these groups stand out against the national mix:
- Farms and agricultural businesses, 425 in Chichester: the site should show seasonal opening times and where to buy their products.
- Professional firms such as accountants, solicitors and engineers, 230 in Chichester: the site should show the team with qualifications and office address and hours.
- Gyms, sports clubs and leisure businesses, 145 in Chichester: the site should show how to get in touch and the timetable.
- Estate agents and property managers, 395 in Chichester: the site should show a valuation request form and their contact details.
- Manufacturers and engineering workshops, 40 in Chichester: the site should show capabilities and equipment and certifications.
Among the trades with their own count, the Chichester local authority area has 35 dental practices and 105 electrical installation firms. 86.1% are micro businesses with up to nine employees. Whatever the sector, customers check the same things first: what you do, where, and how to get in touch.
Serving East Wittering and nearby
Customers may also come from Selsey (3.6 miles), West Thorney (4.5 miles) and Hunston (4.5 miles). East Wittering is in the Chichester local authority area. The nearest large city, Portsmouth, is roughly 10 miles away to the west. If you work in West Thorney or Selsey as well, the site can say so on a service area page.
In Selsey, 25.2% of workers were based mainly at home in 2021; in East Wittering, 29.7%. Selsey has 10,740 residents, 37.2% of them aged 65 or over, against 33.5% in East Wittering.
The Census 2021 picture of East Wittering
Under-15s are 13.9% of the population, and people aged 65 or over 33.5%. Census 2021 counted 2,836 households in East Wittering, with an average of 2.1 people each. 15.3% of households have no car or van, and 41.9% have two or more.
East Wittering: more from the census
- One-person households: 32.9%
- Adults in higher managerial or professional work: 11.7%
- Residents 85 or older: 5.3%
- Average household size: 2.1 people
- One-person households aged 66 or over: 21.0%
How East Wittering compares
The share of workers based mainly at home is 29.7% in East Wittering, against 34.4% in the Chichester local authority area and 31.5% in England. Households in flats: 16.4% in East Wittering, 16.4% across the Chichester local authority area and 22.2% in England. On degree-level qualifications, East Wittering (29.4%) compares with 37.2% for the Chichester local authority area as a whole and 33.9% nationally.
The people an East Wittering website talks to
Outright owners: 48.5% of households in East Wittering. Home improvement firms should show real photos of past work.
37.6% of workers in East Wittering work part-time. People are around at different times of day, so show your opening hours clearly.
53.0% of workers drive to work. Parking details and a map answer the first question many drivers have.
Running a business website from East Wittering: the rules
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
- 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
Every business is different, so treat this as general information, not legal advice, and check the official pages linked above.
Three steps to a website for your East Wittering business
We are a web design team that has been building small business websites since 2008. It all runs online, so an East Wittering business pays the same £69 a month as anyone else in the United Kingdom.
- Start with the online sign-up (about 5 minutes) and tell us what the business does.
- We put the site together with your logo, colours and photos, and send you a temporary link within 3 working days.
- Once you approve it, the first monthly fee is issued and the website goes live on your domain, together with your business email.
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
Before you sign up: common questions
Can the site list the places around East Wittering that I cover?
Yes. We add a list of the towns you serve, Selsey and West Thorney included, and keep the contact form on every page.
Do we need to meet?
It all happens by email: you send material and change requests, and you check the whole site on a temporary link before it goes live.
Will the website work on phones?
Yes, it is built to work on phones first, with buttons that are easy to tap and pages that load quickly.
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, tell us in the sign-up and we will help you pick one, by email.
Do I need professional photos?
Phone photos of your real work often work better than stock images. Email them with your logo and a list of services.
Is there a minimum contract?
You can stop the service whenever you need to; there is no setup fee and no long-term commitment.
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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- Numbers for East Wittering come from Census 2021 (Office for National Statistics), aggregated to the 2022 built-up area. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0.
- Local authority population: ONS mid-year population estimates, mid-2021 and mid-2024.
- Local business units, Chichester local authority: ONS UK Business Counts 2026.
- Locations of East Wittering 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.