Localy is a UK hyperlocal community marketplace connecting local Neighbours with small and micro businesses in their area, including home bakers, home cooks, personal trainers, groomers, nail technicians, barbers, cleaners, handymen, mortgage advisors, beauty therapists, tutors, crafters, florists, artists, massage therapists, physios, photographers, cake designers, gardeners, childminders, mobile valets, and music teachers. More than a directory, Localy is an end-to-end platform with integrated payments, bookings, messaging, reviews, and business tools. Free to join with no commission until you sell. Buyers can discover, order from, and book local businesses by postcode in one place. Sellers get found locally without needing a website or a social-media following. Shop community. Live Localy.
Your local community, in your pocket.
The bakers, home cooks, personal trainers, groomers, nail technicians and handymen your neighbours already trust, finally in one place. Search by postcode. Book or buy in one flow. Free to start, with everything you need to run a real local business, even if it's your first one.
You're on the list.
One more thing. Know a local business or a fellow trader who should be on Localy? Tag them and @thelocalyapp on Instagram. We'll find them.
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Why Localy
Built for both sides of
your local community.
Localy connects Neighbours (buyers) with Partners (sellers) in their postcode area.
For Neighbours
Discover the local businesses on your doorstep.
From food to florists, in one place
No more flicking between Just Eat, Maps, Bark and Instagram. Find the local food, services and trades that actually live near you, all by postcode.
Trusted by your neighbours
Real reviews from real local customers, and built-in messaging so you can ask before you buy or book.
Buy & book in one flow
Order a cake. Book a haircut. Schedule a tutor. All in one place, with payments and messaging built in.
For Partners
Everything you need to run your local business.
No website needed. No following needed.
If you can do it, you can sell it. Localy gives you a professional storefront, payments, bookings and messaging. Free to start, even if this is your first business.
Get found locally
Neighbours in your area discover you through postcode search. You show up exactly where your customers are already looking, without paying for ads or chasing followers.
Built for proper business
Orders, bookings, payments, customer messages and reviews, all in one dashboard. Run your business properly, without juggling four different apps.
Who it's for
The businesses your
community is built on.
From first-time founders taking their first orders to established professionals with a full book of clients. If it's local, it belongs on Localy.
How it works
It's a loop, not a list.
Partners list. Neighbours discover. Orders and bookings flow. Reputation grows. Then it all goes round again.
List & discover
Partners build a simple storefront. Neighbours search by postcode and find them. No website needed.
Connect
Built-in messaging opens the conversation. Questions asked, details agreed, trust built, all in one place.
Order or book
Products ordered. Services booked. Slots filled. Everything flows through one simple, trusted transaction.
Deliver & grow
Payments cleared. Reviews collected. Reputation built. Then the loop comes round again.
Built on fairness
Start simple. Grow strong.
Localy is built to look after the Partners who make it work. Fair pricing that rewards growth, never punishes it. The tools to run a real business, without the marketplace squeeze.
Shop community. Live Localy.
Be a founding member. Whether you're looking for a local business in Edinburgh or ready to launch one, founding Neighbours and Partners get first access, exclusive perks, and a hand in shaping what comes next.
You're on the list.
One more thing. Know a local business or a fellow trader who should be on Localy? Tag them and @thelocalyapp on Instagram. We'll find them.
Follow @thelocalyappQuestions, answered
Everything you might want to ask.
What is Localy?
Localy is the UK's hyperlocal community marketplace, an end-to-end platform that connects local Neighbours (buyers) with small and micro Partner businesses in their postcode area. Not a directory and not a classified-ads board: discovery, booking, payments, real-time messaging, reviews and dispute resolution all happen in one place.
How does Localy work?
Neighbours search by postcode and find trusted local Partners near them: bakers, home cooks, personal trainers, groomers, nail technicians, handymen, mortgage advisors and more. They book or order in one flow, with built-in messaging and integrated payments. Partners get a free professional storefront, take orders and bookings without juggling apps, get paid through Localy, and grow their reputation through real customer reviews.
When does Localy launch?
Localy is launching first in Edinburgh, then city by city across the UK. Joining the waitlist as a founding member puts you on the list for the moment we go live near you. Edinburgh first, your city next.
Where in the UK is Localy available?
We're launching in Edinburgh first, then expanding city by city across the UK. We'll let you know the moment Localy is live in your area. Joining the waitlist is how we know where the demand is.
Is it really free to start?
Yes. Listing on Localy is free, and Partners only pay when they sell. We're built to look after the businesses on the platform with fair pricing that rewards growth, never punishes it. Founding Partners also get exclusive fee benefits at launch. See the founding member question below.
What's the founding member programme?
We're inviting our first Neighbours and Partners to join Localy as founding members. Founding Partners get exclusive fee benefits at launch and first access to new tools as we ship them. Founding Neighbours get first to discover local Partners as they go live in Edinburgh, plus invitations to founding-member launch moments. Everyone who joins the waitlist now is automatically considered for founding member status.
Do I need a website, payments setup, or a social following to be a Partner?
No. Localy gives you everything you need: a professional storefront, payments, bookings, messaging and reviews, all built in. Even if this is your first business, you can start with us.
How is Localy different from Etsy, Just Eat or Facebook Marketplace?
Localy is hyperlocal. We connect Neighbours with Partner businesses in their postcode area, not globally or city-wide. We handle the full transaction end-to-end (payments, bookings, messaging, reviews), unlike Facebook Marketplace which doesn't take payments. And our Partner economics are designed to be a fraction of what Etsy or Just Eat charge.
My business runs on Instagram, Facebook or WhatsApp. What if my account gets suspended?
That's exactly why we built Localy. A business built on a social media account is one algorithm change or false report away from disappearing, with no backup, no export, no recourse. On Localy, your storefront, customer history, reviews and messages are yours, and they're persistent.
How do I know I can trust businesses I haven't used before?
Every Partner is approved before they go live. Real reviews from real local customers, in-platform messaging so you can ask before you book, and a dispute resolution process if something goes wrong. Trust is built in, not an afterthought.
What happens to my email and data?
We use your email only to send you launch updates from Localy. We don't sell it, and we don't share it. You can unsubscribe at any time. See our privacy policy for the full picture.
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