--- title: "Web Development agencies in Durham - AgencyIndex" url: "https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/web-development-durham-agencies" description: "Every UK marketing agency offering web development in Durham, indexed on AgencyIndex." --- [Home](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk) / [Services](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services) / [Web Development](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/web-development) / in Durham Web Development in Durham · 1 agency # Web Development agencies in Durham. Web Development is the technical build of a website or web application: writing code, configuring the CMS, wiring up integrations, and shipping a stable, performant product to production. It sits alongside web design, which is the visual and UX work, and is the discipline commissioned when the brief is to build, ship, and maintain. This page shows every agency on AgencyIndex offering web development in Durham. At a glance - 1 UK agencies offering web development in Durham - Part of the [Web Development](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/web-development) service set - Indexed in [Durham](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/locations/durham) - Reviewed 18 May 2026 Showing 1-1 of 1 web development agency in Durham · [All Web Development agencies](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/web-development) [Spotty Media](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/agency/spotty-media) Independent · Durham · 2-10 Employees · Verified Spotty Media is a specialist hospitality digital marketing agency helping restaurants, bars, hotels, venues and food and drink brands grow through social media, PR, content, websites, paid social, email marketing and consultancy. [Content Marketing](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/content-marketing) · [Creative](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/creative) · [Digital PR](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/digital-pr) · [Digital Strategy](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/digital-strategy) · [Email Marketing](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/email-marketing) · +9 more services · [Hospitality](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/industries/hospitality) · [Travel & Tourism](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/industries/travel-tourism) · [Restaurants](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/industries/restaurants) · +2 more industries [View profile →](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/agency/spotty-media) Editor's note AgencyIndex tracks 1 web development agency in Durham. The list above is filtered to that intersection and ordered with verified and featured listings first. For the wider editor's view on web development agencies in the UK, see [the web development service brief](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/web-development). For context on Durham's marketing cluster, see [the Durham location brief](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/locations/durham). The pricing, timeline and red-flag notes below apply to web development as a discipline; they do not change materially in Durham. Typical cost £2,000-150,000+ per project Brochure / small WordPress £2,000-15,000 · Custom React or Next.js £10,000-50,000 · Mid-size ecommerce £8,000-50,000 · Complex web apps and SaaS £50,000-150,000+. Maintenance retainers £150-2,000+ per month. Realistic timeline 4 weeks-9 months per launch Brochure sites 4-8 weeks · Ecommerce 8-16 weeks · Complex web apps 4-9 months. Phases: discovery 1-4wks, design 1-6wks, build 1-20wks, QA 1-4wks, launch. Red flags 6 to watch in any pitch - Refusal to hand over source code ownership or repo access on handover - Proprietary CMS or hosting lock-in that makes migration off the platform painful - Hidden offshoring with no named technical lead and no time-zone overlap - No SLA on bug fixes, no documented post-launch support terms - Can't talk fluently about Core Web Vitals, Lighthouse, or WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility - Suspiciously low fixed-price quotes that skip discovery and assume zero scope creep Web Development across the UK ## Web Development agencies in other cities. [All locations](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/locations) [Web Development in London 160](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/web-development-london-agencies) · [Web Development in Manchester 38](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/web-development-manchester-agencies) · [Web Development in Birmingham 31](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/web-development-birmingham-agencies) · [Web Development in Leeds 26](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/web-development-leeds-agencies) · [Web Development in Nottingham 23](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/web-development-nottingham-agencies) · [Web Development in Bristol 16](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/web-development-bristol-agencies) · [Web Development in Brighton 15](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/web-development-brighton-agencies) · [Web Development in Sheffield 15](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/web-development-sheffield-agencies) · [Web Development in Newcastle 8](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/web-development-newcastle-agencies) · [Web Development in Cheshire 4](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/web-development-cheshire-agencies) · [Web Development in Blackburn 1](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/web-development-blackburn-agencies) · [Web Development in Norwich 1](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/web-development-norwich-agencies) Other disciplines in Durham ## Other services in Durham. [All Durham agencies](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/locations/durham) [Content Marketing in Durham 1](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/content-marketing-durham-agencies) · [Creative in Durham 1](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/creative-durham-agencies) · [Digital PR in Durham 1](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/digital-pr-durham-agencies) · [Digital Strategy in Durham 1](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/digital-strategy-durham-agencies) · [Email Marketing in Durham 1](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/email-marketing-durham-agencies) · [Influencer Marketing in Durham 1](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/influencer-marketing-durham-agencies) · [Local SEO in Durham 1](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/local-seo-durham-agencies) · [PPC in Durham 1](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/ppc-durham-agencies) · [SEO in Durham 1](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/seo-durham-agencies) · [Social Media Advertising in Durham 1](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/social-media-advertising-durham-agencies) · [Video Production in Durham 1](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/video-production-durham-agencies) · [Web Design in Durham 1](https://www.marketingagencyindex.com/uk/services/web-design-durham-agencies) Frequently asked ## What brands ask about web development agencies. The 5 questions our editors get most often, answered honestly. These apply to web development as a discipline regardless of city. Curated by humans ### How much does it cost to build a website with a UK agency in 2026? UK web development pricing splits by project type. A brochure or small WordPress site from a proper agency runs £2,000-15,000. Custom React or Next.js builds, usually paired with a headless CMS, sit at £10,000-50,000. Mid-size ecommerce lands between £8,000 and £50,000 depending on integrations. Complex web apps and SaaS platforms start around £50,000 and climb past £150,000 for enterprise work. Maintenance retainers are separate and typically run £150-2,000+ per month. ### How long does a web development project take from start to launch? A brochure or small marketing site is usually 4-8 weeks. Ecommerce builds take 8-16 weeks depending on catalogue size, payment flows, and integrations. Complex web apps and SaaS platforms run 4-9 months or more. The phases are roughly the same shape regardless of size: discovery and scoping, design and prototyping, build, QA, and launch. Content readiness and approval speed on the client side are usually what push timelines, not development. ### What is the difference between web design and web development? Web design is the visual and UX work: research, information architecture, wireframes, brand application, UI design, and prototyping. Web development is the technical build: writing code, configuring the CMS, integrating third-party tools, hitting performance and accessibility benchmarks, and shipping to production. Some UK agencies do both under one roof. Others specialise. Either model is fine, but it is worth knowing which discipline is actually being commissioned before signing. ### Should I choose WordPress, custom React or Next.js, or a headless CMS? WordPress is still the cheapest and most flexible default for content-led marketing sites. Custom React or Next.js, usually paired with a headless CMS like Sanity, Contentful, or Storyblok, costs more up front but wins on performance, Core Web Vitals, and long-term flexibility. Headless is overkill for a brochure site and a strong fit for content-heavy brands, multi-channel publishers, or anything that needs to feed a mobile app or storefront alongside the website. ### What are the main red flags when hiring a web development agency? Refusal to hand over source code or repo access at launch. Proprietary CMS or hosting that locks the brand in. Hidden offshoring with no named technical lead. Vague proposals that can't break down deliverables, revisions, or what happens after go-live. Inability to discuss Core Web Vitals, Lighthouse scores, or WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility (now mandatory for any UK site selling into the EU under the European Accessibility Act). Low fixed-price quotes that skip discovery usually mean rework later.