The verdict in three sentences
A dental practice website in St Helier built by a Jersey studio or a UK mainland agency sits in a 2026 ballpark of 6 000 to 30 000+ GBP, while freelancers serving the island quote around 2 000 to 8 000 GBP, with bilingual or multi-location sites at the top. Kolonell builds it for a fixed 2 300, 3 900 or 6 900 GBP, with native English and French copywriting, a project manager on Jersey time and delivery in 3 to 4 weeks. For an island practice, the real questions are which languages the site needs, how booking is connected and who owns the domain once the agency has gone.
What do agencies serving Jersey charge for a dental website?
St Helier's web market is small: a few local studios, freelancers, and many agencies in London, the South of England or Guernsey that work for island clients remotely anyway. The ranges below are wide 2026 ballparks drawn from public rate cards of UK and Channel Islands agencies, Clutch.co profiles listing minimum project sizes and freelance platform rates. They are not official figures and move with scope.
| Jersey studio or UK agency | Freelancer | Kolonell | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typical build price | 6 000 to 30 000+ GBP | 2 000 to 8 000 GBP | 2 300 / 3 900 / 6 900 GBP, fixed |
| Bilingual EN/FR | Usually translation billed extra | Rarely offered | Native EN and FR copy, from Premium |
| Copywriting | Often an add-on | Usually supplied by the practice | Native copy included |
| Booking | Embed or custom, priced separately | Embed | Embed or link to your existing software included; custom integration quoted |
| Delivery | Varies, often longer for bilingual work | Depends on availability | 3 to 4 weeks (Premium: written schedule, usually 4 to 6) |
| Support | Monthly retainer | Ad hoc | 3 months included, 6 on Premium |
| Ownership | Check the contract | Check the contract | Domain in the practice's name, all access handed over |
A local studio is the better choice if you want someone on the island for a photo shoot of the practice and team, or regular face-to-face meetings. Most of the work on a practice site, structure, copy, booking and forms, does not require anyone to be in St Helier.
What does a St Helier dental practice website need?
Jersey's patient base mixes long-time islanders, finance professionals on contracts, large Portuguese and Polish communities, and French-speaking residents and visitors from nearby Normandy and Brittany. The site should reflect that.
- Treatment pages only for what you offer: examinations, hygiene, emergency appointments, children's dentistry, clear aligners, implants, whitening.
- Fees and payment: dental care on the island is largely private, so a clear fee guide or practice plan page helps; mention any island scheme you take part in exactly as the practice confirms it.
- Online booking embedded or linked from your practice management software. A custom integration is quoted on request.
- New patient forms: Jersey has its own data protection law, the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018, overseen by the Jersey Office of the Information Commissioner. Medical histories are special category data, so forms should run through a compliant provider, typically your practice software.
- Registration and advertising: dentists practising in Jersey must meet the island's registration requirements, and GDC standards on advertising apply to GDC-registered professionals. The practice checks claims, before/after images (only with consent) and how reviews are displayed. This is not legal advice.
- Languages: Kolonell writes natively in English and French, which suits French-speaking patients. Portuguese or Polish pages are supplied by the practice or quoted separately.
Which Kolonell tier fits, and what does it cost over 3 years?
| Starter 2 300 GBP | Growth 3 900 GBP | Premium 6 900 GBP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pages | 5 custom pages | 10+ pages | Unlimited pages |
| Fits | Single dentist, short treatment list | Typical practice, 8 to 20 pages in English | Bilingual EN/FR or several sites on the island |
| Booking | Link or embed | Embed | Embed with location routing; custom quoted |
| Blog and analytics | No | Yes | Yes, with content strategy |
| Support | 3 months | 3 months | 6 months |
Hosting and domain are third-party costs whoever builds the site, and Kolonell maintenance after the included support is quoted, so the comparison below assumes the same care budget on both sides for a bilingual EN/FR site of 15 to 20 pages.
| 3-year cost item | Jersey or UK agency (ballpark) | Kolonell Premium |
|---|---|---|
| Build, bilingual EN/FR | 10 000 to 25 000 GBP | 6 900 GBP |
| Translation | Often 1 000 GBP or more, billed apart | Included, native EN and FR |
| Hosting and domain | 150 to 400 GBP a year | 150 to 400 GBP a year |
| Care plan (assumed, same for both) | 1 200 GBP a year | 1 200 GBP a year after 6 months included |
| Illustrative 3-year total (excluding translation) | 14 050 to 29 800 GBP | 10 350 to 11 100 GBP |
See the tiers in detail on our international website offer.
How to compare quotes from island and mainland providers
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Ask each provider for the same six things in writing: the full page list in each language, who writes and who translates the copy, how booking connects to your software, how patient forms handle health data, the support period and response time, and confirmation that the domain is in the practice's name. Be wary of quotes promising rankings, of copy calling treatments 'painless', and of hosting contracts that only the agency can cancel.
Mini case study
Illustrative example: Dr Sophie Le Brocq runs a three-chair private practice in St Helier and wants an English and French site. A provider quotes 14 000 GBP for 18 pages in English, plus 1 500 GBP of French translation and a 100 GBP monthly retainer: 14 000 + 1 500 + 3 600 = 19 100 GBP over 3 years. Kolonell Premium covers the 18 pages written natively in both languages for 6 900 GBP, with 6 months of support; adding the same 100 GBP a month for the remaining 30 months (3 000 GBP) brings the total to 9 900 GBP. The 9 200 GBP difference pays for a professional island photo shoot several times over.
FAQ
How much does a dental practice website cost in St Helier in 2026?
As a wide ballpark, agencies quote 6 000 to 30 000+ GBP and freelancers 2 000 to 8 000 GBP. Kolonell's fixed tiers are 2 300, 3 900 and 6 900 GBP.
Can you write the site in English and French?
Yes, both are native languages for our copywriters, and a bilingual EN/FR site is included from Premium at 6 900 GBP. Other languages are supplied by you or quoted separately.
Do you know Jersey's data protection rules?
We build forms through compliant providers and flag where health data is collected, under the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018. Your practice and its adviser validate the privacy notice; this is not legal advice.
Is the time difference a problem?
No, the team is based in Senegal (GMT), the same time as Jersey in winter and one hour behind in summer. You get Google Meet calls at times that suit you and a written weekly update.
How is payment handled?
50 % at kickoff and 50 % at delivery, by bank transfer or Wise. Send us your brief through the free quote page to receive a fixed quote.
Let's scope your project. Tell us your treatments, languages and booking software, and we will send a fixed Growth or Premium quote with a written schedule of 3 to 6 weeks. Request your free quote or see the international offer.
Mohamed Bah
Fondateur, Kolonell
Passionate about digital and entrepreneurship in Africa, Mohamed has been helping Sénégalese businesses with their digital transformation since 2020. Founder of Kolonell, he believes every SME deserves a professional and accessible online présence.
