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Web designers for Brentwood, based in Essex

Web design in Brentwood

Brentwood sits close enough to London that a lot of local businesses end up briefing a London agency by default. You do not have to. We are an Essex web design agency forty minutes down the A127 with the same partner credentials, a team you can meet, and pricing that reflects where we are based. We build websites for Brentwood businesses that bring in enquiries and sales.

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Local clients

Essex businesses we have designed websites for

We are based in Southend and work with businesses across Essex and beyond. These are some of the companies whose websites we have designed and built, from venues and clinics to retailers selling nationwide.

Greenoak Concept & Design website by designbox

Greenoak Concept & Design

Windows, doors and home improvements across Essex

The Rayleigh Club website by designbox

The Rayleigh Club

Wedding and golf resort set in 300 acres

The Sunshine Co website by designbox

The Sunshine Co

Premium tanning brand with a growing online store

CHC Aesthetics website by designbox

CHC Aesthetics

Doctor-led aesthetics clinic

Battlesbridge Horse and Country website by designbox

Battlesbridge Horse and Country

Equestrian and country store with a busy online shop

British Event Catering website by designbox

British Event Catering

Event caterers, with us since 2016

Where we work

Web design for Brentwood and the surrounding area

Brentwood is a professional town with a high street that still works, a business base of consultancies, financial firms, property companies, clinics and trades, and a customer base that expects things to look right. A website here is judged quickly and against good competition, so design quality, clarity and speed matter more than usual.

We are in Westcliff-on-Sea, around forty minutes away by car. We come to you for the first meeting and the handover, run everything in between on video calls, and would rather be upfront about the distance than claim an office on the High Street.

Areas we cover

  • Shenfield
  • Hutton
  • Warley
  • Pilgrims Hatch
  • Ingatestone
  • Billericay
  • Upminster
  • Romford
  • Harold Wood
  • Chelmsford
  • All of Essex

The studio
Gibraltar House, 539-543 London Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea SS0 9LJ
01702 416431
Open Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm

What we build

Websites built around your business

Brentwood businesses usually need one of three kinds of website, each with one job to do. Choose the one that matches yours.

Client reviews

What our clients say about working with us

Sarah Aspinall, Breaking Ballet - designbox client

Sarah Aspinall

Breaking Ballet

“We have seen great work from the team at designbox. From WordPress development to liaising with our in-house and remote dev teams, to paid search, the results have been great. I would highly recommend them.”

Kim Waller, Lick Library - designbox client

Kim Waller

Lick Library

“I have been working with designbox for the past two years and have always had exceptional customer service and support. We used them initially to redesign our website. The work is always delivered to the highest standard and the team are fantastic. Highly recommend.”

Emily Bryant, Amberjack - designbox client

Emily Bryant

Amberjack

Nicole Osborne, Wunderstars - designbox client

Nicole Osborne

Wunderstars

“Great hands-on service from start to finish. From idea generation, logo and branding through to a functioning website, the team were always on hand with suggestions and high quality implementation. Would happily recommend to all.”

Richard Combs, Intrinsic Capital - designbox client

Richard Combs

Intrinsic Capital

“designbox have been brilliant in supporting us in both marketing and web development. The team have been reliable and efficient in everything they have done for us.”

Esther Smith, Battlesbridge Horse and Country - designbox client

Esther Smith

Battlesbridge Horse & Country

Tommie Hession-Harris, Player Path - designbox client

Tommie Hession-Harris

Player Path

“designbox have been a huge support for me and my business for the past five years. Their up-to-date knowledge of digital design, marketing and the tech industry itself is fantastic, and I would recommend them to anyone.”

Samantha Wells, Tern Heads - designbox client

Samantha Wells

Tern Heads

“We are absolutely delighted with the service we receive from designbox, who manage my website and SEO among other things. They have helped us to grow the business over the last few years with a website to be proud of and a steady stream of new clients. Would highly recommend.”

Penny Hawker, CHC Aesthetics - designbox client

Penny Hawker

CHC Aesthetics

Dale Harris, Greenoaks - designbox client

Dale Harris

Greenoak Concept & Design

“Very helpful and professional company with some of the most friendly and talented staff I’ve met. They made us a beautiful website and have been cooperative with any assistance that we’ve needed since. Would highly recommend!”

Danny Whitefoord, Chiltern Co - designbox client

Danny Whitefoord

Chiltern Co

“We have been working with Brandon and the team for the last few years and are very happy with their work. Brandon is very responsive and easy to work with.”

Tom Billings, Beach Equity - designbox client

Tom Billings

Beach Equity

Kirsty Pile, KA Naturals - designbox client

Kirsty Pile

KA Naturals

“Excellent service, highly professional staff who are all more than happy to give an extensive insight into online marketing campaigns in a digestible, understandable presentation. We have since moved all of my online marketing over to designbox across multiple companies.”

Robert Foster-Jones, Sunshine Co - designbox client

Robert Foster-Jones

Sunshine Co

“designbox completely saved my website and have created a completely unique website tailored to my needs. The support is second to none, nothing is ever too much to ask, and they go above and beyond to provide solutions or meet my design requirements. I have had nothing but great feedback from customers and the team are always at the end of the phone if we have any queries.”

designbox client reviews

Daisy Lethbridge

Mermaids Swimwear

Why us

Why Brentwood businesses choose designbox

Why businesses across Essex choose us over the default option.

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London-standard, Essex-based

We hold the same partner credentials as the agencies in the capital: Automattic Pro Agency Partner, Woo Pro Agency Partner, Shopify Partner, Cyber Essentials. The difference is where we are and what that does to the quote.

You deal with the people doing the work

No account manager relaying messages. The designers and developers take the brief, build the site and pick up the phone afterwards.

Forty minutes away, and we come to you

We are in Southend, not Brentwood. Meetings that matter happen at your office, the rest runs on video, and we will tell you if a project would be better served by someone round the corner.

Ten years of Essex clients

We have worked with businesses across the county since 2016, and 93% of our clients stay with us year on year. That is the number worth asking any agency about.

The team you will be working with

A small team in one studio in Westcliff-on-Sea. You meet the people building your site at the start and deal with them throughout, on video, by phone or at your office in Brentwood.

The designbox web design team together in the Westcliff-on-Sea studioA designbox team member presenting at an eventdesignbox team members talking in a client meeting
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Good questions

Web design in Brentwood: your questions

Anything we have not covered? Ask us on a call, no obligation.

Are you based in Brentwood?

No. Our studio is in Westcliff-on-Sea, about forty minutes away by car. We work with businesses across Essex and meet Brentwood clients at their premises for the parts of a project that work better in person.

Why not just use a London agency?

You can, and some Brentwood businesses do. What you get from us is the same partner credentials and build quality, a team you can meet without a train journey, and a quote that reflects an Essex overhead rather than a London one.

How much does a website cost?

Our websites normally start from around £4,000 and rise with the scope and what the site has to do. Every quote is based on your project rather than a package. For a sense of the numbers first, our guide to how much a website costs in the UK explains what drives the price.

How long does a website take?

Most business websites go live within a couple of months of kick-off. Online stores and larger builds take longer. The timeline is set out in the proposal, and we tell you early if anything moves.

Can you get us found for searches in Brentwood?

Yes. The build includes the right pages for the right searches, your Google Business Profile tied to the site, and structured data so Google knows where you are and what you do. If you want to go further, our local SEO service takes it on from there.

Do you work with professional firms?

A lot of our clients are consultancies, financial firms, clinics and property businesses, where the website has to establish credibility quickly and turn a visit into an enquiry. We write and design for that, and we are used to the compliance side.

Do you build online shops?

We do, and ecommerce is a large part of our work. We are a Woo Pro Agency Partner and a Shopify Partner, and we build online stores for retailers selling locally and nationwide.

Can you take over a site another agency built?

Yes, it is a regular part of our work. A website audit tells you what is worth keeping, and if a rebuild is the right call our migration process protects the rankings you already have.

What happens after launch?

You choose. Most clients keep the site with us on a care plan so it stays fast, secure and updated. If you would rather manage it in-house, you can: the site and everything in it is yours.

Do you offer marketing as well as web design?

We do. SEO, Google Ads, social and email are run by the same team that builds the site, so there is one plan and one point of contact.

Web design in Brentwood at designbox

designbox is an Essex web design agency working with businesses in Brentwood from our studio in Westcliff-on-Sea, around forty minutes away. Since 2016 we have designed and built websites for companies across the county and the UK, from professional firms and clinics to venues and retailers, as an Automattic Pro Agency Partner with Cyber Essentials certification and Google Cloud hosting behind every build.Website design in Brentwood is often a choice between a London agency and a local one, and the honest answer is that the postcode matters less than the work. What matters is whether the site is found for the right searches, loads quickly on a phone, makes your business look as good as it is, and turns a visit into a call. We plan every build around those outcomes, on WordPress for business websites and WooCommerce or Shopify for online stores.If you are comparing web designers in Brentwood, look at the work and meet the people. Ours is in our portfolio, and the team is a short drive away. After launch you can keep the site with us on a care plan, add SEO and digital marketing, or run it in-house: the design, the code and the content are yours.

Ready to work with web designers for Brentwood?

Tell us what you need the website to do and we will come back with clear advice and a quote. If a conversation at your office works better, say so and we will come to Brentwood.