Establish your UK trading presence

Register a .co.uk Domain From 1.82 USD

Q: Will the introductory price apply every year?

Not necessarily. The registration figure is [th_price tld="co.uk"]; the separate renewal figure is [th_price tld="co.uk" type="renew"]. Budget from the renewal amount for keeping the address, and review the payable total before completing each order.

Trusted. Commercial. Distinctly British.

A Trading Address Customers Instantly Recognise.

Consider the name that appears on your invoices, shop frontage or delivery notes. .co.uk places that name under a widely recognised British commercial extension. For a retailer such as oakfinch.co.uk, it channels product questions, supplier messages and repeat custom into one dependable destination.

Lead with a name people already use. Adopt your trading title or a straightforward variation rather than a lengthy social link.
Signal your market clearly. UK-facing businesses can deploy .co.uk across local advertising and national campaigns.
Allow room to develop. Begin with a simple contact page; add a shop or booking system later without changing the core address.

Illustrative business identity: Oak & Finch uses .co.uk for its customer-facing website and contact address.

Account for the complete ownership cost

.co.uk Domain Pricing

The opening charge is only one element. Examine what you pay to secure an available spelling, keep it active for another year, or transfer management from another registrar.

Start here

Secure the Name

1.82 USD / first year

Reserve your trading address before commissioning signage, packaging or a new website.

Check .co.uk availability

Renew

Remain Findable

TSh 19,916 / year

Existing customers should continue to locate you. Include this recurring charge in your operating costs.

Explore registration costs

Transfer

Relocate an Existing Address

TSh 0 / transfer

Keep the same spelling while moving day-to-day administration into your Truehost account.

Move your existing .co.uk

Before paying: the amounts shown are drawn from the live pricing system rather than a fixed estimate on this page. Review the order summary for taxes, premium-name pricing and any additional items.

Align the ending with your market

.uk, .co.uk or .com?

Where will most enquiries originate? A local trade, a British retailer and an international consultancy may each prefer a different suffix. Weigh that audience against name availability and ongoing charges.

Compare British and international registration options
Match the Ending to Your Market	.ukCompact UK ending	.co.ukBritish commerce	.comCross-border reach
Typical Audience	British readers and digital projects	Local buyers and UK clients	Customers across multiple markets
Positioning	A shorter country association	A recognisable commercial ending	No specific country in the suffix
New Registration	1.82 USD	1.82 USD	8.24 USD
Annual Extension	TSh 19,916	TSh 19,916	TSh 30,888

Another ending may suit

.co.uk Domain Alternatives

If your preferred .co.uk spelling is already taken, review these related extensions and compare their registration conditions before choosing a different path.

.academyGlobal domain

fromTSh 51,454

Practical applications

A .co.uk Domain for the Business You Are Building

A domain proves its value when customers actually use it. These examples illustrate how one address can support a shop front, service enquiries or a growing brand.

Find Your .co.uk

Independent Retail

Place Your Shop Where Buyers Look

Give customers a single address for opening hours, collections and direct contact.

Online Selling

Open a Digital Storefront

Connect the domain to an online shop and print the address on receipts, packaging and delivery notes.

Trades & Services

Convert Referrals into Enquiries

Display completed projects, outline coverage areas and help prospective clients request a quote.

Brand Consistency

Cover Both Paths Customers Take

When both spellings are free, register .co.uk and .uk separately and redirect one to your main site.

After the name is secured

.co.uk Domain Management, Kept Simple

Once registered, the address requires clear instructions for visitors and messages. Use the account tools to maintain those connections, monitor the registration and prepare any future move.

TRUEHOSTAccount example

Registered addressoakfinch.co.ukDemonstration only

Website routingA / CNAME

Mail deliveryMX / TXT

NameserversExternal DNS

Keep your customer destinations organised here.

DNS management

Enter the records supplied by your website platform. Verify the target carefully before replacing an existing entry.

Nameserver control

Prefer another provider’s DNS? Apply its nameservers so that provider answers queries for the address.

Renewal management

Note the registration end date early enough to arrange payment and retain access to your customer-facing name.

Transfer support

Request guidance on shifting registrar responsibility, including the steps required by the UK registry.

Day-to-day control

Why Manage Your .co.uk Domain with Truehost?

Purchasing the name is only the opening step. These account features help you connect services, handle incoming messages and maintain reliable access to the address your customers use.

One-click Cloudflare push

Use the Cloudflare push feature to reduce manual DNS copying when linking that service to your registration.

Straightforward First-Year Cost

1.82 USD / first year

Review the live first-year figure before finalising a business name or committing to printed materials.

Transparent Renewal Pricing

TSh 19,916 / year

The renewal amount appears separately, helping you plan beyond any introductory registration rate.

Free DNS management

Maintain website destinations and verification entries without purchasing a separate DNS-management product.

Free email forwarding

A forwarder redirects incoming messages to a mailbox you already use; it does not replace a full hosted mailbox.

2FA and domain lock

Enable two-factor authentication and available domain protection controls to reduce the risk of unauthorised account or transfer activity.

Coming soon

Free business email

A no-cost email option is planned. Until it launches, select a suitable paid mailbox service if your business needs one now.

Coming soon

Free website builder

A free builder is also planned; do not rely on that future feature when budgeting for a website required today.

Not available yet: the roadmap items above are not part of today’s purchase. They should not be treated as included email hosting or an included website-building subscription.

Connect the customer path

How to Deploy Your .co.uk Domain

A customer may first discover your shop online, send a question and later sign into an account. Each step can share the same business identity. Configure the relevant service’s DNS requirements; separate providers can still operate behind a shared domain.

Let customers explore the business at oakfinch.co.uk.
Handle product questions through [email protected].
Provide dedicated destinations such as shop.oakfinch.co.uk and account.oakfinch.co.uk.

Check .co.uk availability

oakfinch.co.ukAn illustrative connected business

A clear address plan

Organise Around One Memorable Address

Decide which destination belongs at the main address and which deserves its own prefix. The examples below are illustrative and do not claim these names are available.

Customer Task	Illustrative Destination	What Visitors Encounter
Explore the business	`oakfinch.co.uk`	Opening times, background and ways to get in touch
Place an order	`shop.oakfinch.co.uk`	A catalogue, basket and payment journey
Sign in for assistance	`account.oakfinch.co.uk`	Private order history and service requests
Ask a question	`[email protected]`	A branded contact address handled by your mailbox provider

Website Builder →Online Shop →Web Design →

Select the services you require

Build Further Around Your .co.uk Domain

Registration alone does not create a website or supply a hosted mailbox. Add the products your business actually needs; each carries its own subscription and billing terms.

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Web hosting

Cloud Hosting

From TSh 33,800 / month

Choose somewhere to store the site’s files and database, then connect the new address when the website is ready.

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No-code website

AI Website Builder

From TSh 7,935 / month

Start with a website-building tool if you want to assemble pages without writing the underlying code yourself.

Build your site →

Cloud server

VPS Hosting

From TSh 17,602 / month

Choose a virtual server when your software needs more control over its hosting environment than a shared account provides.

Choose server resources →

Site security

SSL Certificates

From TSh 7,800 / year

Use an appropriate certificate with your hosting setup to enable encrypted browser connections to the site.

Explore SSL options →

Verify the spelling first

.co.uk Domain Name Rules

Record the exact spelling before searching. The portion to the left of .co.uk must satisfy Nominet’s format rules, and a correctly formed spelling can still be reserved or already held by someone else.

Accepted in a .co.uk name

Plain English letters without accent marks
Digits, including those in your trading name
A hyphen between words, never at either edge
Combinations such as oak-finch24

Not accepted

Opening or closing the label with a hyphen
Word spaces, underscore marks or extra symbols
Characters requiring internationalised-domain encoding
Reserved spellings and names held by somebody else

Check Sample Spellings

Candidate	Format Check	Explanation
`oakfinch.co.uk`	Valid spelling	Uses the permitted alphabet
`oak-finch24.co.uk`	Valid spelling	Combines letters with a middle hyphen and digits
`-oakfinch.co.uk`	Invalid spelling	An opening hyphen breaks the format rule
`oak_finch.co.uk`	Invalid spelling	The underscore is outside the permitted character set

Prepare the required details

Your .co.uk Registration Checklist

Sole traders, individuals and organisations can apply for .co.uk. This is not the restricted .ltd.uk namespace: incorporation is not a prerequisite. Supply truthful details for the person or organisation that will hold the registration.

Information you need

The legal holder’s full personal or business identity
An inbox where registration notices will reach you
Correct contact and postal information for the holder
Your chosen spelling, checked against the permitted format

What registration does not provide

Formation of a limited company at Companies House
Exclusive legal rights to a brand or trading name
Hosted mailboxes or web hosting as part of the name alone
A lifetime registration with no future payments

Before you register

Check matching endings

Consider how somebody hearing your business name would type it. Search any important variation before printing an address you may later want to change.

Check existing rights

A successful availability search is not a trade-mark clearance. Check existing businesses and relevant rights before adopting a name for commercial use.

Use a durable email

Choose an inbox you can reach even if this domain stops working. That makes registration queries and time-sensitive account notices easier to handle.

Understand the namespace

.co.uk Domain Facts

A snapshot of the .co.uk register, using Nominet’s latest published breakdown. These figures describe .co.uk specifically rather than all third-level UK domains.

Nominet: Registry authority; United Kingdom domain registry
Commercial: Intended use; Businesses and trading entities
Open: Registration policy; Individuals and organisations eligible

Source: Nominet registry information. .co.uk is the commercial second-level domain under the .uk country-code top-level domain. Checked September 2026.

.co.uk Registry and Registration Specifications

Expand the relevant topic for a practical reference on registration, DNS and recovery. These are registry requirements, not a promise that every possible term or feature is offered in your order.

Visit Nominet

Registry IdentityWhere .co.uk sits in the domain family

Namespace reference
Property	.co.uk requirement
Example registration	Third-level .co.uk name: `oakfinch.co.uk`
Position in DNS	The registered label sits below co.uk; .uk is the country-code top-level domain above it.
Country namespace	United Kingdom (.UK ccTLD)
Registry organisation	Nominet UK
Country-domain delegation	24 July 1985
Commercial category	Intended for commerce, without an incorporated-company-only restriction.

Registration RulesApplicant and spelling requirements

Application reference
Property	.co.uk requirement
Eligible applicants	Individuals and organisations can apply, provided they meet the registry’s contractual requirements.
How names are assigned	An available spelling goes to the first successful application; reserved names remain excluded.
Permitted duration	The registry accepts periods of one through ten years. Confirm which options Truehost offers for the selected order.
Full-address length limit	Count every character, including .co.uk and the dots: the complete address may not exceed 64.
Character set	Basic Latin letters, decimal digits and permitted hyphens; accents are excluded.
IDN support	Internationalised registrations are unavailable. The prefix `xn--` is therefore prohibited.
Capitalisation	Changing the letter case does not create a different registration.
Other suffixes	A purchase covers this ending only; matching names under other endings require additional orders.

DNS & Registry ServicesTechnical configuration and disclosure

DNS configuration reference
Property	.co.uk requirement
DNSSEC	Your DNS host must support signing and the necessary DS records for DNSSEC to be configured.
Nameserver allowance	The registry permits a maximum of ten nameserver entries.
Registrant disclosure	Personal names and postal addresses are withheld from public display by default unless consent is given.
Registration lookup	Query technical registration details through the RDAP service.

Lifecycle & ProtectionDeadlines and complaint handling

Recovery reference
Property	.co.uk requirement
Renewal deadline	Renew before the 90-day post-expiry deadline. A name left unrenewed is scheduled to drop at its expiry timestamp plus 95 days.
Disputed registrations	Allegations of abusive .co.uk registration may be handled through Nominet’s Dispute Resolution Service.

Avoid losing a working address

What Happens If .co.uk Expires?

An expired address can interrupt far more than a website: quotations, password resets and customer messages may depend on it too. Arrange renewal before the end date. The registry’s recovery window is a last opportunity, not a sensible renewal schedule.

01Resolving

Active

Check that payment arrangements and contact details remain usable while the registration is current.

02Action due

Renewal Due

The displayed renewal charge is TSh 19,916. Complete payment early, especially if a colleague must approve it.

03Days 1–30

Expired

During the first 30 days after expiry, the address normally still resolves. Act immediately rather than treating continued service as proof of renewal.

04Days 31–90

Suspended

From day 31, DNS suspension interrupts connected services. Recovery remains possible until the registry’s 90-day renewal deadline.

05From day 95

Cancelled

At the expiry timestamp plus 95 days, the unrenewed name is scheduled to drop. Someone else may then register it; recovery is no longer guaranteed.

Select a registration period

Plan the Registration Beyond Year One

Compare the full price for each available term. Search for your name, then choose your registration period in checkout.

Current catalogue prices. Savings compare the total with one year of registration plus annual renewals at today’s rates. Future renewal rates may change. Only available priced terms are listed.

Term	Total price	Savings vs annual renewal	Action
1 year	TSh 15,522	No saving	Search domains
2 years	TSh 35,438	No saving	Search domains
3 years	TSh 55,354	No saving	Search domains
4 years	TSh 75,270	No saving	Search domains
5 years	TSh 95,186	No saving	Search domains

Select your term in checkout. Domain availability, applicable promotions, premium-name pricing and taxes are confirmed there.

Change registrar without renaming

Already Have a .co.uk Domain?

You can change the registrar without choosing a new trading address. Prepare the account access and DNS information first, then follow the UK tag-change process. Registrar transfer and website migration are separate jobs.

Transfer — TSh 0

01
Prepare the account access
Locate the current registrar login and check who is authorised to request changes. Keep a copy of the working DNS configuration.
02
Request the receiving details
Begin a Truehost transfer order for the exact .co.uk spelling and obtain the instructions for accepting it.
03
Update the IPS tag
Give the current registrar the receiving tag supplied by Truehost. Check that the existing website and mail destinations remain correct after the handover.

Questions before you commit

.co.uk Domain FAQs

Practical answers for business owners choosing an address, setting up services or moving an existing registration.

Is .co.uk restricted to limited companies?

No. A sole trader or an individual can hold a .co.uk registration. Do not confuse it with .ltd.uk, which has different eligibility requirements. The applicant must still provide accurate details and comply with Nominet’s terms.

Will the introductory price apply every year?

Not necessarily. The registration figure is 1.82 USD; the separate renewal figure is TSh 19,916. Budget from the renewal amount for keeping the address, and review the payable total before completing each order.

Does .co.uk guarantee better Google rankings?

No ending guarantees a ranking position. Choose an address that suits your customers, then concentrate on useful content, a usable website and a clear description of the business. The domain should support that work, not replace it.

Can I buy the address before the website is ready?

Yes. You can secure an available registration while the website is still being planned. Keep its contact details and renewal arrangements current, and connect hosting when you have a site to publish.

Does the purchase include a working email inbox?

No hosted mailbox is created simply by registering an address. Choose a mailbox product if you need to send and receive business email; an available forwarding feature serves a different purpose and routes messages into an existing inbox.

Must my website and email use the same provider?

No. Your website can use one compatible platform and your mail another. Apply each provider’s DNS instructions carefully, preserving unrelated entries so a website change does not accidentally interrupt incoming messages.

Can I keep .co.uk indefinitely?

You can retain the registration by renewing it while eligible and complying with the applicable terms. It is not a one-time permanent purchase. The registry allows durations up to ten years, with the options offered in your order shown at checkout.

What if my preferred business name is taken?

Try a clear, relevant variation that customers can remember, or consider a different ending. Avoid a confusing imitation of another business. Do not assume that an unused-looking website means the registration is available to buy.

Should my matching .uk point to the same website?

If you control both registrations, you can choose a primary address and configure the other to redirect there. Buying .co.uk does not give you ownership of .uk; check and acquire the matching registration separately if it matters to your business.

Why must my registration details stay accurate?

The registry or registrar may need to contact you about the registration. Outdated details can make validation, account recovery and urgent notices harder to handle. Review them when your business moves, changes ownership or replaces its contact inbox.

Is transferring a .co.uk domain the same as moving hosting?

No. A registrar transfer changes who administers the registration. Website files, databases and mailboxes may remain where they are. If you also want new hosting, plan that migration separately and coordinate any DNS changes.

Can I recover a .co.uk after services stop?

Possibly, if the registration is still inside Nominet’s recovery window. Suspension normally begins after the first 30 days of expiry, while renewal remains possible before the 90-day deadline. Contact the registrar promptly; the unrenewed name is scheduled for release at day 95.

Choose the address customers will use

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