Web Design in Fishguard

The local picture in Fishguard

Older customers (31.7% of Fishguard) often reach a website through a family member. Clear wording and an obvious way to get in touch help both of them.

Who is in business in Pembrokeshire

The Pembrokeshire local authority area had 6,615 local business units in 2026. The sectors below are more common here than across Wales, with what each one’s website should show:

• Farms and agricultural businesses, 1,230 in Pembrokeshire: the site should show where to buy their products and a form for wholesale enquiries.
• Hotels, B&Bs and holiday lets, 275 in Pembrokeshire: the site should show the rooms with real photos and what is nearby.
• Clubs, charities and community groups, 140 in Pembrokeshire: the site should show upcoming events and how to join or volunteer.
• Restaurants, cafés and pubs, 510 in Pembrokeshire: the site should show photos of the dishes and the room and the menu with prices.
• Veterinary practices, 30 in Pembrokeshire: the site should show the vets and opening hours and emergency details.

The local count includes 95 landscape service firms, 120 licensed restaurants and 80 hairdressing and beauty businesses. Small firms dominate: 85.3% have fewer than ten staff, and 20.0% are sole proprietors. 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 Fishguard

Under-15s are 14.5% of the population, and people aged 65 or over 31.7%. Fishguard has 1,642 households; 38.8% are one-person households.

Fishguard: more from the census

• People aged 66+ living alone: 21.2% of households
• Higher managerial and professional jobs: 8.2%
• Born in the UK: 95.0%
• Workers commuting by bicycle: 0.5%
• Bus commuters: 1.8%

Side by side with the Pembrokeshire local authority area

Households without a car or van: 19.0% in Fishguard, 15.2% across the Pembrokeshire local authority area and 19.4% in Wales. On home working, Fishguard (19.2%) compares with 23.1% for the Pembrokeshire local authority area as a whole and 25.6% nationally. The share of self-employed adults is 9.8% in Fishguard, against 11.7% in the Pembrokeshire local authority area and 8.3% in Wales.

The Pembrokeshire local authority area since 2021

The Pembrokeshire local authority area added 2,037 residents between mid-2021 and mid-2024 (1.6%).

Who your customers are in Fishguard

49.0% of households own their home outright. Builders, gardeners and other trades should show photos of finished jobs. 36.5% of workers in Fishguard work part-time. People are around at different times of day, so make your opening times obvious.

12.8% of workers walk to work. The street and a nearby landmark helps.

18.8% of workers travel less than 2 km to work. Most customers live and work nearby, so the streets you name matter.

The area your Fishguard website can cover

Within a short drive of Fishguard: Goodwick (1.1 miles), Crundale (12 miles), Haverfordwest (13 miles) and St Dogmaels (14 miles). Fishguard is in the Pembrokeshire local authority area. Swansea is about 51 miles to the south-east. If you work in Goodwick or Haverfordwest as well, the site can say so on a service area page.

Goodwick (2,017 residents) and Crundale (1,065) are the nearest places with their own page. In Goodwick, 21.9% of workers were based mainly at home in 2021; in Fishguard, 19.2%.

Your website, built remotely for Fishguard

Aria is a web design team that has been building small business websites since 2008. Nothing needs to happen in person: you send what you have by email and see the whole website on a temporary link before it goes live.

1. Fill in the sign-up form at cadastro.ariaserv.com; it takes about 5 minutes.
2. You get a temporary link within 3 working days, so you can click through every page and ask for changes by email.
3. Once you approve it, the first monthly fee is issued and the website goes live on your domain, together with your business email.

Later on, updates to text, photos and prices go by email and cost nothing extra.

Paperwork and rules for Wales businesses online

Before launch, it helps to have the basics in order. These apply to many small businesses in Wales:

• 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
• 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

Every business is different, so treat this as general information, not legal advice, and check the official pages linked above.