Web Development
Custom Solutions Built for Performance
Web development London team building Next.js and React sites for UK businesses, from £2K landing pages to £50K+ enterprise apps. Latest Launchwork build (June 2025): Lighthouse 98/100, INP 84ms vs UK industry median 240ms (Chrome UX Report Q1 2026). London Next.js / Headless agencies cluster £18k–£45k for scope where WordPress agencies cluster £8k–£18k (12-agency public rate-card sample, April 2026) — we ship Headless quality at the lower end of that band thanks to our internal component library.
Web development London agencies build custom websites for UK businesses on modern frameworks — Next.js, React, TypeScript — not template builders. Launchwork Digital ships from £2,000 (landing pages) to £50,000+ (enterprise apps) with 95+ Lighthouse scores, sub-2s load times, and WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility as standard. Quotes within 24 hours, median build-to-launch 6 weeks for brochure sites.
Key Features
What you get when you work with us on your web development project.
Modern Frameworks
Built with React, Next.js, Vue.js, and other cutting-edge technologies for optimal performance and developer experience.
SEO Optimized
Every website is built with search engine optimization in mind, ensuring maximum visibility and organic traffic.
Responsive Design
Pixel-perfect layouts that work flawlessly across all devices, from mobile phones to large desktop screens.
Performance First
Lightning-fast load times with optimized assets, lazy loading, and server-side rendering where appropriate.
Scalable Architecture
Built to grow with your business, our solutions handle increasing traffic and feature requirements with ease.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about our web development services.
How much does web development cost in London?
Web development in London costs £2,000 for a single-page landing site, £5,000–£12,000 for a brochure website (6–12 pages), £12,000–£25,000 for a content-rich marketing site with custom CMS, and £25,000–£50,000+ for complex web applications, members areas, or bespoke booking systems. London Next.js and Headless agencies cluster £18k–£45k for enterprise scope where WordPress agencies cluster £8k–£18k (12-agency public rate-card sample, April 2026). At Launchwork Digital we publish a detailed UK website cost guide with line-item breakdowns and quote fixed prices within 24 hours of the discovery call.
How long does it take to build a business website in the UK?
A brochure website typically takes 4–6 weeks from kickoff to launch in the UK, an e-commerce store 6–10 weeks, and a custom web application 3–6 months. Our median delivery for Next.js brochure sites in 2025 was 5.2 weeks (sample: 11 launches), faster than the UK agency median of 8–10 weeks reported by The Manifest. Speed depends on three things: how quickly you supply approved copy and brand assets, how many design rounds you need, and how many third-party integrations (Stripe, HubSpot, Klaviyo, etc.) are in scope. We publish the full delivery timeline during the proposal stage so you can plan launch dates around marketing campaigns or trade events.
What's the difference between web development and web design?
Web design covers the visual and UX layer — wireframes, brand expression, typography, layout, prototyping, accessibility patterns. Web development is the engineering layer that turns those designs into a working website — front-end code (React, Next.js, Tailwind), back-end APIs, databases, hosting infrastructure, CMS configuration, payment integrations, and performance optimisation. Most UK agencies offer both under one roof; some specialise. Launchwork Digital provides agency-standard web design and development as a single service, which avoids the common handover problems (broken prototypes, accessibility regressions, design files that can't be built) that happen when design and dev are split across two suppliers.
Why is Next.js better than WordPress for UK businesses?
Next.js produces faster, more secure websites than WordPress in almost every benchmark that matters to UK SMEs: Core Web Vitals (Lighthouse 95+ vs WordPress median of 60–75 on mobile), security (no plugin attack surface, no monthly patching), and ongoing cost (no licence fees, no premium plugin renewals, hosting from £5/month on Vercel or Netlify vs £20–£80/month for managed WordPress). The trade-off is up-front cost — Next.js builds cost 20–30% more in year one because content must be modelled in a headless CMS rather than plugged into a WordPress admin. Over a 3-year horizon, total cost of ownership is usually lower. WordPress still wins for sites that need plugin-driven feature breadth (heavy LMS, complex membership) and where the team will self-edit daily.
Do you provide ongoing support after launch?
Yes. Every launch includes 30 days of post-go-live support at no extra cost (bug fixes, hosting tuning, analytics validation). Beyond that, we offer ongoing maintenance and support plans from £150/month covering security updates, performance monitoring, uptime SLA, dependency upgrades, and a fixed monthly allocation of content updates. Clients on our Growth tier get priority response within 4 business hours and quarterly Lighthouse and accessibility audits. We do not lock you in — all source code lives in your own GitHub organisation and you can move hosting providers at any time. Most clients stay because the same engineers who built the site are the ones doing the maintenance.