Self-employment runs deep in Meare Green: 17.8% of residents aged 16 and over are self-employed. Customers in Meare Green look for the basics first: what you do, where you are and how to reach you. Aria builds your website for £69 a month: domain, email and hosting included, and nothing to pay until you approve it.

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Meare Green: the place behind the numbers

Larger detached homes (59.6% 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.

Local businesses in Somerset

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): where to buy their products and a form for wholesale enquiries.
  • Hotels, B&Bs and holiday lets (410 sites): rates by season and the rooms with real photos.
  • Trades such as electricians, plumbers and roofers (2,405 sites): the services they offer and where and a quote form that lands in their inbox.
  • Veterinary practices (130 sites): opening hours and emergency details and the vets.
  • Car dealers and motor trade businesses (1,085 sites): finance contact details and current stock with photos.

The local count includes 10 portrait photography studios, 15 driving schools and 50 fitness facilities. Most are small: 84.8% employ fewer than ten people. In every one of these sectors, the website that wins is the one that answers questions before the customer has to ask.

The Census 2021 picture of Meare Green

356Population of the built-up areaCensus 2021
588,173Local authority population (2024)ONS mid-year estimate
28.9%Residents 65+England: 18.4%
75.8%Households that ownEngland: 61.3%
28,585Business sites, Somerset local authority (2026)UK Business Counts 2026

4.3% of households have no car or van, and 60.2% have two or more. Under-15s are 12.9% of the population, and people aged 65 or over 28.9%. Meare Green has 163 households; 28.8% are one-person households.

A few more figures

  • One-person households aged 66 or over: 12.3%
  • Children under 5: 4.5%
  • People per household: 2.2
  • Workers commuting by bicycle: 1.5%
  • Households paying a mortgage: 29.8%
  • Households of one person: 28.8%
  • Commute under 5 km: 6.2%

How Meare Green compares

Households in flats: 6.2% in Meare Green, 15.6% across the Somerset local authority area and 22.2% in England. On private renting, Meare Green (23.0%) compares with 18.4% for the Somerset local authority area as a whole and 20.5% nationally. The share of self-employed adults is 17.8% in Meare Green, against 10.6% in the Somerset local authority area and 9.7% 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%.

Who is searching in Meare Green

46.0% of households own their home outright. Home improvement firms should show photos of finished jobs. 50.2% of adults hold Level 4 qualifications or above. Explaining how you work, step by step, wins their trust.

28.9% of residents are 65 or over (England: 18.4%). Opening hours and the address should be visible without scrolling.

30.4% of adults in Meare Green are retired. They compare carefully, so honest descriptions and real photos work best.

The area your Meare Green website can cover

Customers may also come from North Curry (2 miles south-west), Curry Rivel (3.2 miles south-east), Creech St Michael (4.3 miles west) and Westonzoyland (4.6 miles north). Bristol is about 32 miles to the north-east. For local government, Meare Green is part of the Somerset local authority area. If you work in Curry Rivel or North Curry as well, the site can say so on a service area page.

North Curry (1,057 residents) and Curry Rivel (2,009) are the nearest places with their own page. In North Curry, 40.1% of workers were based mainly at home in 2021; in Meare Green, 39.3%.

How the £69 plan works

Aria has built websites for small companies since 2008, always working online. Every step happens online, so a Meare Green business gets the same plan as anyone.

  1. Complete the 5-minute sign-up and email us whatever material you already have.
  2. We put the site together with your logo, colours and photos, and send you a temporary link within 3 working days.
  3. After your approval, the first monthly fee is issued and the website goes live on your domain.

Hosting, the SSL certificate, daily backups and security updates stay with us, and content changes you email in are included.

Plan£69/monthNo setup fee: you only pay the £69 monthly fee once you have approved your website. No lock-in contract.
  • 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
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Rules to know before your Meare Green website goes live

Selling or advertising online does not change the rules, but these points often come up:

  • 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
  • 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
  • When you sell online, you must tell the customer they can cancel their order up to 14 days after it is delivered, and they do not need to give a reason. GOV.UK: online and distance selling

This is general information, not legal advice; confirm the details with the agency behind each item or with a professional adviser.

Questions about a website for your Meare Green business

Meare Green is small. Do I really need a website?

Your market is bigger than Meare Green. People across Somerset look up services online, and a clear website brings them to you.

How do we work together if I am in Meare Green?

We work online from start to finish. You email your logo, photos and texts, and you approve the site on a temporary link.

What is the website built on?

Your website runs on the Aria Platform, built on WordPress and maintained by us: hosting, SSL, daily backups and security updates included.

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?

Email us the change (new prices, photos or services) and the team updates the site. Content changes are part of the monthly fee.

How long until my website is ready?

You see it within 3 working days. Then you ask for changes, approve, pay the first month, and it goes live on your domain.

I also work in North Curry. Can the website show that?

Yes. We add a list of the towns you serve, North Curry and Curry Rivel 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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Sources for the numbers on this page
  • Numbers for Meare Green 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.
  • Mid-2021 and mid-2024 population of the Somerset local authority area: ONS mid-year population estimates.
  • Local business units, Somerset local authority: ONS UK Business Counts 2026.
  • Distances to nearby places are straight-line, between ONS built-up area points (Open Geography Portal); 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.