SE1 · SE17 · Southwark
Web design, marketing and photography in Elephant and Castle
Twenty minutes by road, or Jubilee to London Bridge then the Northern line.
Elephant and Castle has been rebuilt around its traders rather than for them. The old shopping centre is gone, a lot of long-standing businesses moved to Castle Square or further down Walworth Road, and customers who knew exactly where to find them no longer do. That is a search problem before it is anything else: if someone has to look you up to find where you went, you need to be findable.
What we do for Elephant and Castle businesses
All three services, from one team. Most Elephant and Castle clients start with one and add the others once they can see what it is doing.
- Website design and development — Fast, mobile-first websites built around what your customers came to do: book, buy, call or find you. More about website build
- Digital marketing and local SEO — We get you found by people already searching for what you sell, then keep them coming back. More about digital marketing
- Photography, video and brand design — Photography, video and design that give your brand a look people remember. More about creatives
Who we help around Elephant and Castle
Elephant and Castle is an area mid-rebuild, where being findable matters more than usual because customers have lost their bearings.
- Relocated independent traders
- Latin American food and retail
- Barbers, salons and beauty
- Student-facing services
- Cafés and takeaways
- Trades and repairs
Getting to Elephant and Castle
Our studio is at 142 Lower Road, London SE16 2UG, which is the agency side of Surrey Quays Photo Studio Ltd — a walk-in photo studio at the same address. Twenty minutes by road, or Jubilee to London Bridge then the Northern line. That matters for two reasons: site visits and photography are straightforward, and you can come and meet us before committing to anything.
Within Elephant and Castle we work along Walworth Road, New Kent Road and London Road, and with businesses near Elephant Park, London College of Communication, Mercato Metropolitano.
Local knowledge, not a postcode swapped into a template
We put this here so you can check. These are the places we mean when we say we work in Elephant and Castle.
Stations
- Elephant & Castle
- Kennington
- Lambeth North
High streets
- Walworth Road
- New Kent Road
- London Road
Landmarks
- Elephant Park
- London College of Communication
- Mercato Metropolitano
- Castle Square
- Walworth Road
- Burgess Park
Trading here
Elephant and Castle is an area mid-rebuild, where being findable matters more than usual because customers have lost their bearings.
Work we have done nearby
Live, named local businesses. Have a look and judge the work for yourself.
Surrey Quays Photo Studio
A walk-in studio that now takes bookings, print orders and photo gift orders online, with every service page built for local search.
Read the case study → Tailoring and alterations in Walthamstow, E17Alterique
A mobile-first website where customers send photos of their garment for a quote, or call and WhatsApp the studio in one tap.
Read the case study → Custom system for Surrey Quays Photo StudioSQ Management
Runs the studio day to day: orders and staff jobs, Stripe payment links, invoices, and private client galleries with print sales.
Read the case study →Questions from Elephant and Castle businesses
The things people in this area ask before getting in touch.
We moved premises during the redevelopment and lost customers. Can you help?
Yes, and it is one of the most fixable problems there is. Update the Google Business Profile properly so the new address and map pin are right, get the old listing pointing at the new one, and put a clear page on the website saying where you are now. Regulars find you again quickly once the map is correct.
Do you build websites in other languages?
We can build bilingual sites, which is worth considering along Walworth Road where a lot of trade is Spanish and Portuguese speaking. Tell us who your customers are and we will advise honestly on whether it will earn its cost.
Is it worth it for a small shop?
Often the free half is. Getting the Google listing right costs you nothing but time and does most of the work for a small shop. We will say so rather than selling you a build you do not need.
Nearby areas we cover
If you trade on the edge of Elephant and Castle, one of these may fit better — or call us and we will tell you straight.
Thinking about a project in Elephant and Castle?
Share what you need and we will reply with a plan and a fixed quote. The first conversation costs nothing.
Get a quote for your Elephant and Castle business
Tell us what you need and we will reply with a plan and a fixed price.
- Phone
- 07367 293944
- Studio
- 142 Lower Road, London SE16 2UG