Web Design Horley
I’m Spencer, a Brighton-based freelance web designer working with businesses in Horley. Whether you run a hotel filling rooms with Gatwick passengers, a parking or transfer operator, a freight firm on the estates, or a trade covering the town and the villages, I build custom WordPress websites that look professional, work properly on a phone, and bring in real enquiries.
No agency fees. No templates. No monthly hostage contracts. Just a website built around your business by one person who is a straight run up the A23 away — about 30–35 minutes, door to door.
If you’ve been looking for a freelance web designer in Horley, that’s exactly what you get with me — one person from first call to handover, no account managers and no ticket queue. Brighton is 30–35 minutes down the A23, so meeting in town is never an issue. Already have a site that just needs looking after? See WordPress support and care plans.
Talk it through →A web designer who can actually get to Horley
I’m Spencer — a Brighton-based freelance web designer and former British 800m Champion, now putting 10+ years of marketing experience into helping businesses in Horley grow online. I’ve worked directly with 55+ businesses, from sole traders to established firms, and built 100+ WordPress websites along the way. More about how I work is on my about page.
Whether you need a simple brochure site, a booking-enabled hotel website, an online shop or a complete digital presence, I handle the whole process — design, development, SEO setup and launch. Everything is built on WordPress, so you can update it yourself without calling me every time a price list or a phone number changes.
Most web design agencies charge for account managers, office overheads and layers of project management you’ll never benefit from. Working with me, you deal directly with the person designing and building the site — no middleman, no inflated quote, no being passed between departments. Plenty of my clients simply wanted a web designer who answers the phone.
Horley is a town defined by what sits next to it. With Gatwick Airport barely a mile away, the town carries a concentration of hotels, parking operators, transfer and taxi firms, freight forwarders and logistics companies that a town of its size would never otherwise have — and alongside that, a proper high street and a commuter population that Googles everything before it buys. A Horley website has to serve both audiences at once. What you get working with me instead of a larger agency:
Direct communication with the person building your site
Custom WordPress design, not a reskinned template
SEO built in from day one, not sold as an expensive add-on
Fixed pricing, with no hidden monthly fees
Ongoing support when you need it — not a ticket queue
One road up the A23 — no cross-country detours
You can see examples of the kind of work I do for businesses like yours in my portfolio, or read what I’ve been writing about design and search on the blog.
The kinds of Horley businesses I build for
Horley trades on two economies at once — everything that feeds Gatwick, and everything that serves the people who live here and commute out of the station to Victoria and London Bridge. Each one needs a different website.
Hotels and guest accommodation
Rooms in Horley get booked by people who are flying early or landing late, usually from a phone, usually in a hurry. Room rates, distance to the terminals, the shuttle timetable and parking options need to be visible without a single extra tap, and the booking route has to survive a bad airport wifi connection.
Airport parking operators
Parking is a price-comparison market, and the decision is made in about ninety seconds. A quote form that returns a number instantly, honest terms, real photographs of the compound and visible trust signals will beat a prettier site that makes people hunt. This is where most Horley parking websites lose the booking.
Taxi and transfer firms
Airport transfers live or die on click-to-call and a fixed-price table. Meet-and-greet detail, flight tracking, child seats, account work for local firms — put it on the page, because a passenger comparing three transfer companies at arrivals will not email you to ask.
Freight, logistics and airside suppliers
Freight forwarders, couriers, cargo handlers and the firms supplying the airport work business to business, and their websites are read by procurement rather than passers-by. Credentials, capabilities, accreditations and a straight route to a named contact matter far more than a hero video.
Trades covering the villages
If you’re a builder, electrician, plumber, roofer or landscaper based in Horley, your patch runs out through Salfords, Smallfield, Charlwood, Burstow, Hookwood and Norwood Hill. That needs proper service-area pages, not one line listing village names under the footer.
Town centre independents and services
Shops, salons, cafés, dentists, garages and professional practices around Victoria Road, the Parade and the recreation ground are selling to a commuter audience that checks Google on the train. Opening hours, honest photographs and a tappable phone number do more than any clever homepage animation.
Whichever of those you are, the build follows the same honest process: a fixed quote, a free mockup before you commit a penny, and a WordPress site you own outright at the end of it.
Get a free quoteHow much does a website cost in Horley?
Most Horley businesses invest between £800–£3,000 for a complete WordPress website. A simple 5-page brochure site starts from £800, while larger builds with ecommerce, booking systems or more complex functionality may be £2,000–£5,000+.
Every project gets a fixed quote upfront — no hourly billing, no surprise invoices. Get in touch for a free quote tailored to what you actually need.
Optional ongoing costs: managed hosting from £10/month, care plans from £30/month, and SEO retainers from £250/month.
Get a free quote for your Horley websiteThat typically includes
- Custom WordPress design, no templates
- Mobile responsive across all devices
- Contact form and click-to-call
- Basic SEO setup for Horley searches
- Google Maps and Business Profile
- SSL certificate
- Training and handover
Three ways to build it
Three tiers that cover most of what Horley businesses actually ask for — from a sole trader working out of Smallfield to a hotel taking bookings from travellers who have never heard of the town until the night before they fly.
For sole traders and small businesses needing a professional online presence.
- Up to 5 pages
- Mobile responsive design
- Contact form and click-to-call
- Basic SEO setup
- Google Maps
- SSL certificate
- Training and handover
For growing businesses needing more pages, features and local visibility.
- 8–15 pages
- Custom WordPress design
- Local SEO for Horley and the villages
- Google Business Profile setup
- Portfolio or case study pages
- Blog setup
- 30 days post-launch support
For businesses wanting to sell products, rooms or services online.
- Full WooCommerce store
- Product catalogue setup
- Payment processing (cards, PayPal, Apple Pay)
- Shipping and tax configuration
- Stock management
- SEO for product pages
- Training and ongoing support
Web design services for Horley businesses
Custom-built, not pulled from a template. Every site reflects your business, your services and the patch you actually work — the town, the airport corridor or the villages beyond it.
Custom WordPress web design
Every website I build is custom-designed for your business — no templates, no cookie-cutter layouts. A hotel near the airport needs booking integration, clear directions from the terminals and imagery that sells a room in ten seconds. A parking operator needs a quote form that works flawlessly on mobile. A trade covering Horley, Smallfield and Charlwood needs a click-to-call button and an honest service-area map. Mobile responsive across all devices as standard.
Local SEO for Horley
Every site includes SEO setup targeting the town. I’ll optimise your pages for searches ending in “Horley”, set up your Google Business Profile, build local citations and make sure you show up when someone nearby searches for what you do. Competition here is genuinely low compared with the towns north and south of it, so a properly built site can climb quickly and stay put.
Bookings, ecommerce and online shops
Need to sell online? I build WooCommerce stores on WordPress — product catalogues, payment processing (Apple Pay, Google Pay, cards, PayPal), shipping configuration and stock management. In Horley that often means bookings rather than boxes: parking reservations, room availability, transfer slots. Either way you manage orders and availability yourself, without needing technical knowledge.
Hosting and ongoing support
I offer managed hosting from £10/month — security updates, backups, plugin updates and uptime monitoring — with care plans from £30/month if you’d like content changes handled too. Already have hosting? I can work with your existing setup. If a booking page goes down on a Friday evening before a busy Gatwick weekend, you message me directly. No mandatory fees holding your website hostage.
WordPress web design in Horley
Every site I build for Horley clients is a WordPress site. That means no monthly platform fees, full ownership of your content, and the freedom to change host or developer whenever you want.
- Bespoke design built around your business
- No monthly website-builder subscription
- Straightforward editing, with a guide provided
- Room to add ecommerce or bookings later
More on how I build them on my WordPress web design page. If your site is already built and just needs looking after, see WordPress support and care plans. Branding is covered too — logo, colours and type through my design studio page, plus social media assets that match the site.
All of it included as standard. Fixed price, no retainer.
Get a free quote →Towns I cover nearby
Most of my clients here also sell into the towns around them — Reigate to the north, Crawley immediately south past the airport, East Grinstead out to the east, Leatherhead up the road and Horsham to the west, with Brighton about 30–35 minutes down the A23. If you’d like a page targeting one of those as well, here’s where each one lives:
Steps I take to ensure a smooth process
Four stages, from that first conversation to a website you can run yourself.
Initial call or coffee
You tell me about your business, the customers you want to reach and what the website needs to do. Over Zoom, or in person in Horley if that’s easier — it’s a single road, straight up.
Quote and mockup
Fixed price, no surprises. I’ll create a free mockup so you can see the direction before committing a penny.
Design and build
I handle everything — design, content, local SEO setup for Horley and the villages, mobile testing. You’ll see progress and can give feedback throughout.
Handover
Your finished website plus full training, so you can edit it yourself. No mandatory monthly fees holding your site hostage.
Frequently asked questions
Still unsure about something? Ask me directly — I answer every enquiry personally.
Get a free quoteDo you have an office in Horley?
No — I’m based in Brighton, about 30–35 minutes from Horley up the A23. It’s one of the simplest drives in my whole coverage area: one road, straight north, no motorway junctions. Most projects run smoothly over video calls and email, but I’m happy to come to Horley, or you’re welcome at my office at Main Floor, Clarendon Mansions, 80 East St, Brighton BN1 1NF.
How much does a website cost?
Most Horley businesses invest between £800–£3,000 for a complete WordPress website. A clean brochure site for a local trade or professional service starts from £800, while larger sites with ecommerce, booking systems or complex functionality may be £2,000–£5,000+. Every project gets a fixed quote upfront — no hourly billing, no surprise invoices. Get in touch for a free quote tailored to your needs.
How long does a website take to build?
A straightforward 5-page website typically takes 2–3 weeks. Larger builds with more pages, ecommerce or booking integration may take 4–8 weeks. I’ll give you a clear timeline during that first conversation, before anything is agreed — no disappearing acts and no endless revisions dragging things out.
Will my website be mobile friendly?
Every website I build is fully responsive and tested across iPhone, Android, tablet and desktop. Over 70% of local searches happen on mobile, and in Horley that share skews higher still — a lot of your visitors are on a phone at the airport, on a train, or standing in a car park. If you want the detail, I’ve written about what responsive web design actually means.
Can I update the website myself?
Yes. I build on WordPress with an intuitive page builder. Add photos, update your services, change your transfer prices or your room rates for half term — all without calling me. I’ll train you during handover so you feel confident managing it yourself.
Can you build a website for a Gatwick-related business?
Yes, and it’s one of the areas where I can add the most value. Hotels, parking operators, transfer services and logistics firms around Horley need websites that convert fast, because travellers decide in seconds while comparing options on a phone. I build sites that load quickly, put the key information — price, distance, availability, contact — in front of people immediately, and make booking or enquiring as simple as it can be. The hotel web design page covers the accommodation side in more detail.
Do you offer SEO for Horley businesses?
Every site includes basic SEO setup — page titles, meta descriptions, local keyword targeting and Google Business Profile optimisation. For ongoing work such as content, citations and link building I offer monthly retainers from £250/month. Horley has real search demand from its residents and its airport-facing business community, but very little competition for it, so ongoing SEO often pays back faster here than in a bigger town. I’ll tell you honestly whether it’s worth it for your market.
Do you cover Salfords, Smallfield and the surrounding villages?
Yes. Most Horley businesses I work with sell well beyond the town itself, so I build service-area pages covering the places you actually go: Salfords, Smallfield, Charlwood, Burstow, Hookwood, Norwood Hill and Outwood. That’s how a trade based in Horley ends up ranking for work in a village five miles out.
Can you take over a website someone else built?
Often, yes. If it’s already on WordPress I can usually adopt it, tidy it up and look after it from there — see WordPress support and care plans. If it’s stuck on a builder platform you’re renting, a rebuild usually costs less over two years than carrying on paying the subscription.
Do you work with businesses outside Horley?
Yes. If you’re elsewhere in Surrey or further afield, I also work with businesses in Reigate, Crawley, East Grinstead, Leatherhead, Horsham and Brighton.
Websites I’ve built
A few of the projects in my portfolio. Every one is a custom WordPress build, owned outright by the client.
Teddy Bears Day Nursery
Eixo Padel
L&V Electrical
Sussex Oak Structures
Beaulieu Contracts
Pace Coffee
How can I help?
Whether you’re planning a new website, need graphic design support, or want to discuss branding, I’m here to help. Book a call or fill in the form and I’ll be in touch as soon as possible.
I reply personally within one working day.
Industries I work with
Whether you’re a startup, small business or established company, I build websites for businesses of all sizes in Horley and the villages around it.