Older residents are a big part of Mawdesley: 31.9% are 65 or over, and 36.4% of adults are retired. That says a lot about what a website for a Mawdesley business should show first. For £69 a month, we set up a professional website with your brand, email on your domain and hosting, with no setup fee.
No setup fee: you only pay the £69 monthly fee once you have approved your website.
Who lives and works in Mawdesley
Larger detached homes (43.1% 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.
Population trend in the Chorley local authority area
The Chorley local authority area added 2,671 residents between mid-2021 and mid-2024 (2.3%).
Mawdesley by the numbers
Census 2021 counted 403 households in Mawdesley, with an average of 2.2 people each.
Other numbers worth knowing
- Aged 85 and over: 5.8%
- Residents born in the United Kingdom: 97.8%
- People aged 66+ living alone: 17.4% of households
- Households paying a mortgage: 31.7%
- Children under 5: 3.0%
- Semi-detached houses: 34.7% of households
- Cycle to work: 0.7%
How Mawdesley compares
On home working, Mawdesley (34.4%) compares with 29.0% for the Chorley local authority area as a whole and 31.5% nationally. Households renting privately: 10.7% in Mawdesley, 13.9% across the Chorley local authority area and 20.5% in England. The share of residents aged 65 or over is 31.9% in Mawdesley, against 20.5% in the Chorley local authority area and 18.4% in England.
Chorley businesses and what their websites need
Of the 5,125 business sites counted in the Chorley local authority area (2026), these groups stand out against the national mix:
- Hair and beauty salons and other personal services (185): how to book by email or phone and photos of their work.
- Cleaning, landscaping and building services (155): a quote form and insurance details.
- Manufacturers and engineering workshops (45): a form for drawings and quotes and industries they serve.
- Farms and agricultural businesses (200): a form for wholesale enquiries and what they grow or raise.
- Trades such as electricians, plumbers and roofers (485): emergency contact details and hours and the services they offer and where.
- Professional firms such as accountants, solicitors and engineers (155): the services and who they are for and how a first consultation works.
Among the trades with their own count, the Chorley local authority area has 90 electrical installation firms and 100 vehicle maintenance and repair garages. 84.7% are micro businesses with up to nine employees.
Around Mawdesley
Customers may also come from Rufford, West Lancashire (2.1 miles west), Eccleston (2.4 miles north-east), Parbold (2.4 miles south) and Croston (2.6 miles north). For local government, Mawdesley is part of the Chorley local authority area. The nearest large city, Bolton (Bolton), is roughly 14 miles away to the east. A website can name each place you serve, from Eccleston to Croston.
Rufford, West Lancashire (1,562 residents) and Eccleston (4,543) are the nearest places with their own page. In Rufford, West Lancashire, 32.6% of workers were based mainly at home in 2021; in Mawdesley, 34.4%.
Who is searching in Mawdesley
49.1% of households own their home outright. Home improvement firms should show photos of finished jobs. Driving is how 56.7% of employed people in Mawdesley get to work. Put your address and postcode on every page.
44.1% of adults hold Level 4 qualifications or above. A page that explains your process answers their questions.
33.4% of workers in Mawdesley work part-time. People are around at different times of day, so make your opening times obvious.
How the £69 plan works
We have built websites since 2008, always working online. From Mawdesley, the price is the same: £69 a month, and we keep in touch by email.
- Answer the short sign-up form, which takes about 5 minutes; the rest goes by email.
- No more than 3 working days later, the whole site is on a temporary link, with your colours and logo.
- Approve the site and pay the first month: only then does it go live on your domain.
Hosting, the SSL certificate, daily backups and security updates stay with us, and content changes you email in are included.
- 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
Registration and privacy basics for Mawdesley
Putting your business online does not change the rules, 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
- Under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, whose rules on this came into force on 6 April 2025, you must not commission fake reviews or pretend to be a consumer leaving one, and if you publish consumer reviews you have to take appropriate steps to make sure they are genuine. GOV.UK: unfair commercial practices
General information, not legal advice. Each link goes to the official page, where the details for your situation are.
Web design in Mawdesley: frequent questions
Mawdesley is small. Do I really need a website?
Your market is bigger than Mawdesley. People across Chorley look up services online, and a clear website brings them to you.
Does the plan include business email?
As many addresses on your domain as you need, sharing 5 GB in total, with webmail and spam filtering.
Can the site list the places around Mawdesley that I cover?
Yes. We add a section with the places you cover, Rufford, West Lancashire and Eccleston included, with the contact form one tap away.
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.
Do we need to meet?
Everything happens by email: you send material and change requests, and you check the whole site on a temporary link before it goes live.
Am I tied in for a year?
There is no setup fee and no minimum term: you pay £69 a month and can stop whenever you need to.
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 Mawdesley built-up area as defined in 2022. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0.
- Population of the Chorley local authority area: Office for National Statistics, mid-year estimates for 2021 and 2024.
- Businesses: ONS, UK Business Counts 2026 (local units), Chorley local authority.
- Locations of Mawdesley and the places around it: ONS Open Geography Portal, Built Up Areas 2022; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2023.
- Figures are the latest official releases when this page was written; distances are straight-line.