Web Design in Littlehampton

The local picture in Littlehampton

The Arun local authority area grew by 3.3% between mid-2021 and mid-2024, to 170,692 people. New residents have no favourite plumber, café or hairdresser yet, so they search; a clear website is how a Littlehampton business gets onto that first list.

The Arun local authority area counted 6,470 business sites in 2026, and 85.1% of them employ fewer than ten people. Most of your competition is small and local too, so a professional website is a real differentiator.

Littlehampton in numbers

Two or more cars: 32.9% of households; none at all: 21.6%.

A few more figures

• Train commuters: 2.6%
• Households in caravans or mobile homes: 1.0%
• Children under 5: 4.8%
• Owned with a mortgage or loan: 24.4%
• Workers travelling less than 5 km: 30.2%
• One-person households aged 66 or over: 17.2%

Side by side with the Arun local authority area

Households in flats: 31.8% in Littlehampton, 21.1% across the Arun local authority area and 22.2% in England. On the over-65 share, Littlehampton (24.0%) compares with 28.4% for the Arun local authority area as a whole and 18.4% nationally.

Who your customers are in Littlehampton

Driving is how 53.4% of employed people in Littlehampton get to work. Put your address and postcode on every page. Short trips: 18.6% of workers in Littlehampton commute under 2 km. Most customers live and work nearby, so local details count.

Over-65s make up 24.0% of the population of Littlehampton. Large, readable text and a visible phone number and email make a difference.

27.1% of adults in Littlehampton are retired. Many get in touch during the day, so show when you are open.

Where Littlehampton sits in the South East

Customers may also come from Wick, Arun (0.9 miles, pop. 13,231), Rustington (2.4 miles, pop. 33,885) and Arundel (3.1 miles, pop. 3,035). The nearest large city, Brighton and Hove, is roughly 19 miles away to the east. Littlehampton is in the Arun local authority area. A website can name each place you serve, from Rustington to Arundel.

Next to Littlehampton, Wick, Arun counted 13,231 people at Census 2021, with 61.3% of households owning their home. In Wick, Arun, 20.7% of workers were based mainly at home in 2021; in Littlehampton, 21.1%.

Industries that stand out in Arun

UK Business Counts lists 6,470 business sites in the Arun local authority area in 2026. Compared with England as a whole, these sectors have a larger presence:

• Trades such as electricians, plumbers and roofers, 730 in Arun: the site should show a quote form that lands in their inbox and emergency contact details and hours.
• Builders and renovation firms, 300 in Arun: the site should show photos of finished projects, room by room and how a quote request works.
• Hair and beauty salons and other personal services, 210 in Arun: the site should show how to book by email or phone and the price list.
• Cleaning, landscaping and building services, 215 in Arun: the site should show a quote form and the services and areas covered.

The local count includes 160 electrical installation firms, 35 childcare day centres and 100 landscape service firms.

Three steps to a website for your Littlehampton business

Our team has been designing websites for small businesses since 2008. Every step happens online, so your business in Littlehampton gets the same plan as anyone.

1. Fill in the sign-up form at cadastro.ariaserv.com; it takes about 5 minutes.
2. We put the site together with your logo, colours and photos, and send you a temporary link within 3 working days.
3. When you are happy with it, you approve, the first £69 fee is issued, and the site is published on your domain.

New prices, new photos, a new service page: email it in and our team updates the site, included in the fee.

Rules to know before your Littlehampton website goes live

A website does not need a special licence, but the business behind it follows the usual rules. A few that come up often:

• 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 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

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