Web Design in Fareham

Doing business in Fareham

Of the 5,220 business sites in the Fareham local authority area (UK Business Counts 2026), 8.9% are run by sole proprietors. Small firms are the norm here, and the ones that are easy to find online get the call.

Who is in business in Fareham

UK Business Counts lists 5,220 business sites in the Fareham local authority area in 2026. Compared with England as a whole, these sectors have a larger presence:

• Trades such as electricians, plumbers and roofers (570): emergency contact details and hours and the services they offer and where.
• Professional firms such as accountants, solicitors and engineers (315): the team with qualifications and the services and who they are for.
• Hair and beauty salons and other personal services (190): the price list and how to book by email or phone.
• Dental practices, clinics, physiotherapists and other health practices (165): the treatments offered and hours and how to reach the clinic.
• Cleaning, landscaping and building services (145): insurance details and the services and areas covered.

Among the trades with their own count, the Fareham local authority area has 40 childcare day centres and 60 estate agencies.

Know your Fareham audience

41.6% of households own their home outright. Home improvement firms should show real photos of past work. Driving is how 51.0% of employed people in Fareham get to work. Parking details and a map answer the first question many drivers have.

Retired people are 28.4% of residents aged 16 and over. They compare carefully, so honest descriptions and real photos work best.

Over-65s make up 24.2% of the population of Fareham. Text that is easy to read and a visible phone number and email make a difference.

Serving Fareham and nearby

Customers may also come from Knowle (2.2 miles north), Lee-on-the-Solent (2.2 miles south) and Wickham (3.4 miles north). The nearest large city, Portsmouth, is roughly 5.7 miles away to the east. A website can name each place you serve, from Wickham to Knowle.

In Knowle, 37.9% of workers were based mainly at home in 2021; in Fareham, 31.5%. Knowle has 1,487 residents, 6.7% of them aged 65 or over, against 24.2% in Fareham.

Population and households in Fareham

24.2% of residents are 65 or over and 15.0% are under 15. Of the 18,136 households in Fareham, 75.3% own their home and 13.9% rent privately.

More Census 2021 figures for Fareham

• Higher managerial and professional jobs: 13.8%
• Residents born in the United Kingdom: 92.6%
• Households paying a mortgage: 33.6%
• Semi-detached houses: 33.4% of households
• One-person households aged 66 or over: 15.2%
• Commute under 5 km: 23.0%

Fareham against its local authority area and England

Households without a car or van: 15.3% in Fareham, 12.1% across the Fareham local authority area and 23.5% in England. The share of self-employed adults is 8.0% in Fareham, against 9.0% in the Fareham local authority area and 9.7% in England. On home working, Fareham (31.5%) compares with 34.5% for the Fareham local authority area as a whole and 31.5% nationally.

The Fareham local authority area held steady between 2021 and 2024, at 115,208 residents in mid-2024.

Registration and privacy basics for Fareham

Selling or advertising online does not change the rules, but a few rules are worth checking:

• 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

General information, not legal advice. Each link goes to the official page, where the details for your situation are.

The process, from first email to launch

We have built business websites for small companies since 2008, always working online. The plan is the same in Fareham as in any other town in the United Kingdom: one monthly fee, everything arranged by email.

1. Start with the online sign-up (about 5 minutes) and tell us what the business does.
2. No more than 3 working days later, the whole site is on a temporary link, with your colours and logo.
3. Once you say it is ready, the first monthly fee is issued 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.