£495 buys a plumbing and heating website from us: a fixed price for up to 5 pages, typically live in about 7 days ($625 for plumbers in the US). Before any design choice, the page needs your Gas Safe licence number in plain view, because the Health and Safety Executive states that anyone employed to work on gas appliances in a home must be Gas Safe registered. Below is everything else that belongs on it, answered question by question.
How much does it cost to have a website made for a plumbing business?
£495 fixed for our Starter site, which covers one to five pages with custom design, contact form, basic SEO and hosting setup. That suits a one-van plumber who wants home, services, emergency callouts, areas and contact. A heating firm that wants separate pages for boiler installs, servicing, landlord safety checks, bathrooms and unvented cylinders, plus town pages, is better on the £1,495 Business site: up to 15 pages, a CMS you edit yourself, typically live in two to three weeks. See the packages page for what each includes, and our 2026 UK website cost guide for how that compares with freelancers and DIY builders.
Should a plumber show their Gas Safe number on their website?
Yes, and on every page that mentions boilers, cookers or gas fires. HSE’s guidance is direct: anyone employed to work on gas appliances in domestic premises must be Gas Safe registered and competent in that area of gas work, and the engineer’s competencies are listed on the back of their Gas Safe ID card. Customers can check an engineer by entering the licence number from the card on the Gas Safe Register website, or by calling 0800 408 5500 (HSE domestic gas FAQs, checked October 2026).
Two practical rules follow for your site. First, list only the gas work your card actually covers; if you are qualified for boilers but not LPG or commercial catering, the services page should match. Second, if you don’t touch gas at all, say that clearly and lead with whatever you are registered for instead. For bathroom and water supply work, the government’s list of authorised competent person schemes includes APHC, BESCA, Certsure, HETAS and NAPIT (GOV.UK, checked October 2026).
What should a plumber’s website include?
- A tap-to-call button that stays on screen. Burst pipes are not researched; they are rung.
- An emergency page that tells the truth about hours and response area. Promising 24/7 when you mean “until 10pm” earns bad reviews.
- A landlord gas safety check page. HSE says landlords must arrange a gas safety check every 12 months and keep the record for 2 years. That is recurring, bookable work, and letting agents search for it.
- Boiler pages by brand if you are an accredited installer for a manufacturer, with the warranty terms you can offer.
- Before and after bathroom photos, captioned with the town.
Is a plumber with no website losing work?
Almost always, and mostly at night. “Emergency plumber” searches are made on phones by people who ring whichever result looks real first. A directory listing on Checkatrade or similar helps, but it places you in a list beside competitors; your own site is the one place a customer sees only you. If you are weighing the two, read do you need a website if you’re on Checkatrade. If you already have a site that stays quiet, our signs a website is costing you customers covers the usual culprits.
How do plumbers rank in their local area?
By being specific. Name the towns and postcodes you cover, keep your business name, address and number identical everywhere online, and ask happy customers to mention the job in their review (“replaced a combi in Preston” beats “great service”). Our local SEO guide has the full checklist, and every build is mobile-first.
Where can I see a plumbing website example?
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