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Web Design Oxford & Website Designers Oxfordshire — Crafting Beautiful, Fast-Loading Sites for Local Businesses

Web design studio based Oxford

Beautiful, lightning-fast websites for Oxfordshire businesses that refuse to blend in.

Running an Oxfordshire company in Oxford, Witney, Bicester, Abingdon or Banbury means competing with some of the UK’s brightest brands. Your website has to load fast, look gorgeous and guide visitors smoothly from first click to checkout or enquiry.

That’s exactly what Swanky Pixels delivers.

Why Oxford Brands Choose Us

Local insight, national expertise

From Jericho’s indie cafés to Harwell’s science parks, we understand the quirks of Oxfordshire’s economy and pair that knowledge with enterprise-level design and development skills.

Bespoke design—never off-the-shelf

Your site is hand-crafted to match your brand voice, objectives and ideal customer journey. No generic templates, ever.

SEO baked in

Schema markup, Core Web Vitals under 2.5 s and razor-sharp on-page optimisation mean you start climbing Google from day one.

Mobile-first and future-proof

Over 70 % of local traffic arrives via a smartphone. Responsive layouts and progressive web-app features keep conversions high on every screen.

Partnership that lasts

Post-launch care plans, CRO testing and content support make sure your site keeps working harder long after go-live.

Charity & non-profit specialists

From local community groups to national organisations, our charity web design services deliver accessible, donation-ready websites that help good causes thrive online.

We will make your website business stand out from the CROWD with dynamic design and organic SEO

Our Web Design Services

  • Brochure websites

    Consultants, creatives, heritage brands — Story-driven pages, image optimisation, built-in lead capture

  • Online Shopping
    E-commerce (Shopify & WooCommerce)
    Retailers, farm shops, artisans — conversion-first UI, secure payments, easy stock control
  • Custom WordPress development
    Growing SMEs, charities, tourism — Bespoke themes, CMS training, proactive maintenance
  • Local SEO & digital marketing
    Anyone who wants more traffic — Keyword research, content strategy, ethical link-building
  • Need something else?

How We Work

  • Discovery session – define goals, audience and target keywords
  • Wireframes & UX – map the clearest path to enquiry or sale
  • Design & build – hand-coded or custom WordPress/Shopify theme
  • SEO & performance tune-up – schema, meta data, Core Web Vitals < 2.5 s
  • Launch & continuous improvement – training, analytics, CRO experiments

Oxfordshire Success Stories

  • Witney Based Business – 68 % organic-traffic uplift inside three months
  • Bicester business – 42 % enquiry conversion boost after redesign
  • Abingdon engineering firm – average page-load cut to 1.3 s, bounce rate down 35 %

Who We Help

  • Tech & innovation – heading out of Harwell or Begbroke? We’ll scale with you.
  • Tourism & hospitality – attract visitors to Oxford’s historic centre or the Cotswolds’ rolling hills.
  • Artisan food & drink – from farm shops to distilleries, sell (and ship) more online.
  • Professional services – lawyers, accountants, consultants: turn thought-leadership into qualified leads.

From Oxford’s independent shops and Cotswold boutique hotels to local creatives, we craft websites that bring stories to life. Our Artist Website Design service is especially popular with painters, illustrators, and makers looking to showcase their work across Oxfordshire and beyond.

Web Design Across Oxfordshire and Beyond

While Oxfordshire is at the heart of our work, Swanky Pixels also partners with ambitious businesses across neighbouring counties. From bespoke WordPress builds to high-performing Shopify stores, we bring the same creative energy and technical expertise wherever you’re based.

Explore our services in Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, and Warwickshire — all just a stone’s throw from Oxfordshire.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long does a typical website project take?
Most brochure sites launch in 2–3 weeks; e-commerce builds in 3–4 weeks, depending on complexity.
Do you offer hosting and support?
Yes—fully-managed UK hosting, 24/7 uptime monitoring and care plans that include security updates, backups and small content tweaks.
Can you migrate my existing WordPress or Shopify site?
Absolutely. We handle design refreshes, data migration and SEO preservation so you never lose rankings.
Can you rebuild a WIX or Squarespace website?
YES, we have redesigned and rebuilt WIX websites into other CMS based platforms.
Still have questions?

Get in touch and we’ll answer them the same business day.

Oxford-based website designers

Ready to Elevate Your Oxfordshire Business?

We’re Oxfordshire-based, but we prefer to meet you on your turf so we can really understand your business.

Call 07596 020189 or book a free 20-minute Zoom audit to discover exactly how your next website can drive more sales.

P.S. Serving nearby? We also build high-performing sites for businesses in the Cotswolds , Gloucestershire, Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes .