Statamic Development in the North East
Fast, secure, beautifully manageable websites built on Statamic — the flat-file CMS that developers love and clients can actually use. Built and supported by a North East team.
MWN Digital is a Statamic development agency based in Darlington, building fast, secure, content-managed websites for businesses across the North East and beyond. Statamic is our preferred CMS for new website projects — a flat-file system built on Laravel that delivers performance and security a typical WordPress site simply cannot match.
This very website is built on Statamic. We don't just recommend it — we run our own agency on it, which tells you exactly how much we trust it for production work. A well-built Statamic site scores in the 90s on Google PageSpeed, has no database to breach or back up separately, and keeps its content in version control alongside the code.
Just as importantly, Statamic is a pleasure to manage. The Control Panel is clean and fast, designed around the content editor rather than buried under thirty competing plugins. Clients consistently tell us it's the best CMS experience they've had.
Across the North East we're seeing more businesses move away from cluttered, plugin-heavy WordPress sites towards something faster, more secure and easier to look after. Statamic is an ideal fit — particularly for professional services firms, content-led businesses and organisations that care about performance and want a site that's genuinely nice to update.
We've built Statamic sites for clients across the region and the wider UK, from professional services to content-heavy publications. Being based in Darlington means we can work closely with North East clients throughout the project — in-person workshops, regular check-ins and a collaborative relationship that's harder to maintain with a remote agency that has no connection to the area.
Every Statamic site we build is hosted on our managed UK infrastructure and supported long after launch by the same team that built it.
Statamic Website Pricing
Honest, transparent starting prices. Every project is scoped individually — these are the typical entry points for each type of build.
Essential
from £2,500
A focused one to three page site or single landing page. Bespoke design, Statamic CMS setup and launch support — ideal for a new venture or a sharp marketing page.
Standard
from £3,500
A five to ten page brochure website with bespoke design, flexible content blocks and full CMS training. Our most popular option for established businesses.
Premium
from £6,000
A larger, content-led site of ten to twenty pages with a blog or news section, richer content modelling, third-party integrations and a deeper discovery and strategy phase.
Complex & E-commerce
from £10,000
Online shops, membership areas or bespoke functionality built on Statamic and Laravel. Scoped around exactly what your project needs.
All prices exclude VAT and are indicative starting points — every project is scoped and quoted individually. Get a tailored quote.
What Our Clients Say
Frequently Asked Questions
Statamic is a flat-file CMS built on Laravel. Because it doesn't rely on a database, it's faster, more secure and easier to deploy than platforms like WordPress — a well-built Statamic site routinely scores in the 90s on Google PageSpeed. It also has a beautifully clean Control Panel that clients find genuinely easy to use.
For many projects, yes. WordPress is powerful but quickly becomes slow and fragile once you stack up plugins. Statamic gives you a faster, more secure site with no database to maintain and a far cleaner editing experience. WordPress still has its place — we build on both and will honestly advise which suits your project.
Absolutely — that's one of Statamic's biggest strengths. The Control Panel is clean, fast and designed around the content editor's workflow, so you can update text, images and pages confidently without needing a developer.
Yes — we regularly rebuild WordPress sites on Statamic, bringing across your content and design while improving performance and security. We'll scope the migration up front so you know exactly what's involved.
Yes — every Statamic site we build is hosted on our managed UK infrastructure with backups, SSL and real support, and we offer ongoing maintenance and development retainers to keep your site current.
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We're based in Darlington and work with businesses across North East England and the wider North East. Get in touch — we'll get back to you within one business day.