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Affordable web design for businesses in St Ives, Cambridgeshire.

We're a web design studio based in March. We build fast, mobile-first websites for St Ives businesses — designed to get found on Google, convert visitors, and grow your business.

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Increasing traffic to businesses in St Ives.

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"Luke delivered a great new website for us, guided every decision clearly, and gave us a strong foundation to keep growing online."

The Bramley Line
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"Luke built my first website brilliantly, guided me through every step, made the process stress-free, and delivered a result I love."

Rachel Williamson
Gromingdales Dog Salon & Spa
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"Luke created our logo and website from scratch, delivered fast, handled updates immediately, and offered excellent service at a very fair price."

Lewis Sindle
L Sindle Tax Advice
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"Professional, proactive, and quick with ideas, Luke listened carefully, refined the designs, and delivered a logo we will confidently use for years."

Rebecca Robinson
Refine Retreat
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"Luke was knowledgeable, supportive, and easy to work with, helping shape our branding and design to match the high standards of our team."

Jamie Collins
Concept Floors
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"Luke provided a personal, high-value service across website, SEO, and social support, delivering to our timelines and building tools that truly helped."

John Dowler
Loyal Reliance Services
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"Luke manages our website hosting and monthly blog content brilliantly, and he is consistently reliable, responsive, and easy to work with."

Daniel Lawrence
Dan Lawrence Plumbing and Heating
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"Luke delivered a great new website for us, guided every decision clearly, and gave us a strong foundation to keep growing online."

The Bramley Line
Chair BLHRT
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"Luke built my first website brilliantly, guided me through every step, made the process stress-free, and delivered a result I love."

Rachel Williamson
Gromingdales Dog Salon & Spa
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"Luke created our logo and website from scratch, delivered fast, handled updates immediately, and offered excellent service at a very fair price."

Lewis Sindle
L Sindle Tax Advice
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"Professional, proactive, and quick with ideas, Luke listened carefully, refined the designs, and delivered a logo we will confidently use for years."

Rebecca Robinson
Refine Retreat
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"Luke was knowledgeable, supportive, and easy to work with, helping shape our branding and design to match the high standards of our team."

Jamie Collins
Concept Floors
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"Luke provided a personal, high-value service across website, SEO, and social support, delivering to our timelines and building tools that truly helped."

John Dowler
Loyal Reliance Services
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"Luke manages our website hosting and monthly blog content brilliantly, and he is consistently reliable, responsive, and easy to work with."

Daniel Lawrence
Dan Lawrence Plumbing and Heating

Why St Ives businesses need a proper website

St Ives is a medieval market town of around 17,000 people on the River Great Ouse, about 11 miles north-west of Cambridge. It's one of Cambridgeshire's most attractive towns — the 15th-century stone bridge with its rare bridge chapel, the riverside Quayside, and the weekly markets draw both residents and visitors year-round.

The town has strong transport links for its size. The Cambridgeshire Guided Busway connects St Ives directly to Cambridge (and provides a popular cycle and walking route along the old railway line). The A14 provides road access east and west, and the A141 links north to Huntingdon. A major A141 improvement scheme — currently in consultation — will enhance bus services, active travel routes, and road capacity around St Ives.

St Ives has a thriving town centre economy built around independent retail, hospitality, caf—s, and professional services, supported by Compass Point and Green business parks on the edge of town. The Combined Authority has invested in shopfront improvement grants, a Broadway cycle link, and a community bandstand. The town's population has grown fivefold in the last 50 years, and with that growth has come a younger demographic and a more diverse demand for services.

3B Design and Print website redesign by Elendil Studio

St Ives based websites

Local printers 3B Design and Print revamped their website with us; enhancing their SEO, customer journey and accessibility.

17,000
Population
30 mins
To Cambridge by busway
70%+
Local searches on mobile

St Ives has more footfall, more competition, and more search volume than smaller towns in the area. That's good news for businesses with a strong online presence — there are more people searching for local services. But it also means a generic or outdated website won't cut it. You need something fast, professional, and built to rank.

A web designer near St Ives who understands Huntingdonshire

We're based in March — about 20 miles north via the A141. We work with businesses across Huntingdonshire and understand the difference between St Ives' tourism-driven economy and the service-focused economies of smaller market towns.

A lot of the web design agencies that rank for "web design St Ives" are based miles away — in Cambridge, London, or further afield. They create a St Ives page by swapping the town name into a template. We're different because we actually work with businesses across Cambridgeshire every day, and we build our websites with local search in mind from the start.

Every site we build is:

  • Fast. Sub-2-second load times baked in from day one. Better rankings, lower bounce rate, more leads.
  • Mobile-first. Designed for phones first, then scaled up. Tap-to-call, maps, and fast forms that convert on any screen.
  • SEO-ready. Structured data, clean heading hierarchy, optimised images, and proper meta tags — the technical foundation that lets Google understand and rank your site.
  • Yours. No monthly subscriptions, no lock-in contracts. You own the site. If you want to move it, you can.
Elon Electrical website design by Elendil Studio

Elon Electrical

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Affordable web design pricing for St Ives.

Every package includes responsive design, basic SEO setup, and a site that's genuinely yours — no subscriptions, no lock-in.

Landing Page
£320 one-off

A sharp, single-page site perfect for launching a new product, capturing leads, or establishing your online presence.

  • Bespoke single-page design
  • Mobile responsive
  • Contact form included
  • SEO fundamentals
  • Hosting included
  • Delivered in 5–7 days
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Medium Site
£1,020 up to 10 pages

For established businesses that need more depth — service pages, team profiles, galleries, and everything in between.

  • Up to 10 custom pages
  • Advanced CMS setup
  • Blog integration
  • Speed optimisation
  • Hosting included
  • 3 rounds of revisions
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E-Commerce
£1,870 full store

A complete online shop with product management, secure payments, and everything you need to start selling.

  • WooCommerce / Shopify
  • Product catalogue setup
  • Payment gateway integration
  • Shipping & tax configuration
  • Hosting included
  • Staff training session
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Frequently asked questions about web design in St Ives

Our websites start from £320 for a single-page landing site, £620 for a multi-page small business site (up to 5 pages), £1,020 for a medium site (up to 10 pages), and £1,870 for a full e-commerce store. Every package includes responsive design, basic SEO, and no ongoing subscriptions or lock-in contracts. You pay once and own the site outright.

A single-page landing site is typically delivered in 5–7 working days. Multi-page sites take 2–4 weeks depending on the number of pages and complexity. E-commerce builds usually take 4–6 weeks to account for product setup, payment integration, and testing. We'll give you a clear timeline before we start.

We're based in March, about 20 miles from St Ives via the A141. We work with businesses across Huntingdonshire and Cambridgeshire.

Every site we build includes on-page SEO fundamentals — optimised page titles, meta descriptions, heading structure, image alt text, mobile responsiveness, and fast load times. These give your site the best possible starting point. For businesses that want to actively compete for local search visibility, we also offer dedicated SEO services to build rankings over time.

Absolutely. St Ives' riverside location and heritage attract visitors year-round. We can build a site that showcases your business to tourists searching for things to do, places to eat, and places to stay — with fast mobile performance, Google Maps integration, and booking or contact functionality.

For most small business sites, we use WordPress because it's flexible, easy to update, and well-supported. For e-commerce, we work with WooCommerce and Shopify. For businesses with more complex needs, we build custom solutions using PHP and modern frameworks. We'll always recommend the right platform for your goals and budget.

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Get found by the people already searching for what you do. Technical SEO, local rankings and content that drives qualified traffic, reported on every month.

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