Domains · .co.uk
Register a .co.uk domain
The British default, and still the one UK customers trust.
To register
£9.99
first year
To renew
£9.99
every year after
No introductory rate, so the renewal is not a surprise. Priced live, and inclusive.
Who a .co.uk suits
Trades, shops and services whose customers are in Britain.
- It says "we are here" to a British customer without a word of explanation.
- Names are far more available than the equivalent .com, so you can usually have the name you actually wanted.
- It is normally the cheaper of the two, both to register and to renew.
The honest drawback
It anchors you to the UK. If you later sell abroad, expect to buy the .com as well.
Who can register one
Open to anyone, including registrants outside the UK. Nominet requires that your contact details are accurate and kept up to date. The registry behind .co.uk is Nominet.
What a .co.uk renewal costs elsewhere
Ongoing renewal prices, not first-year offers. Including VAT.
| Registrar | Renewal, per year |
|---|---|
| Namecheap | £9.60 |
| Centaur | £9.99 |
| IONOS | £12.00 |
| Fasthosts | £13.20 |
| 123 Reg | £14.39 |
| GoDaddy | £14.40 |
| Squarespace Domains | £14.40 |
Competitor figures verified 2026-08-08. Where one of them is cheaper than us, the comparison pages say so.
Consider instead
.uk
Shorter, newer, and usually free beside the .co.uk.
.com
The one people type without thinking.
.shop
Says what you do before anyone clicks.
Not sure of the name yet?
The name generators are free and check availability as they go, so you can go from a blank page to a registered address in one sitting.
Other endings
- .com · The one people type without thinking.
- .uk · Shorter, newer, and usually free beside the .co.uk.
- .org · Reads as a cause rather than a company.
- .net · The old fallback when the .com has gone.
- .io · The technology industry's house style.
- .shop · Says what you do before anyone clicks.
- .online · Broad, available, and plain about what it is.