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Cat spay cost

How much does it cost to spay a cat?

Spaying is the surgical neutering of a female cat under general anaesthetic.

Prices checked as recently as 6 October 2026 2,832 practices

These are the prices practices list, not quotes: your bill depends on your pet and any extra treatment. How we collect prices

UK typical price

£156

Median listed price

Middle half of prices
£135–£176
Sample
2,832 practices

How prices spread

Half of price lists sit between £135 and £176. The chart counts 2,370 price lists from 2,832 practices: branches that share one list count once.

  1. Under £100 63 price lists
  2. £100 to £120 158 price lists
  3. £120 to £140 478 price lists
  4. £140 to £160 601 price lists
  5. £160 to £180 602 price lists
  6. £180 to £200 289 price lists
  7. £200 to £220 108 price lists
  8. £220 or more 71 price lists
Number of price lists in each band. Each band includes its lower amount but not its upper one. The darker bar holds the median.

Prices around the UK

Typical listed prices by nation and county. Places with too few price lists to give a fair figure are left out.

Cat spay prices by UK nation
Nation Typical price Middle half Practices
England £155 £135–£175 2,407
Scotland £170 £154–£195 224
Wales £145 £130–£175 150
Northern Ireland £132 £105–£137 51
Cat spay prices by county
County Typical price Middle half Practices
Antrim £108 £83–£136 18
Ayrshire and Arran £163 £153–£174 24
Bedfordshire £153 £139–£165 19
Berkshire £162 £144–£175 50
Bristol £164 £150–£187 19
Buckinghamshire £175 £156–£196 34
Cambridgeshire £152 £121–£161 39
Cheshire £145 £140–£162 53
City of Edinburgh £192 £170–£216 23
City of Glasgow £156 £145–£180 18
Clwyd £174 £140–£177 25
Cornwall £149 £130–£160 35
County Durham £142 £124–£165 29
Cumbria £155 £149–£167 15
Derbyshire £150 £127–£163 56
Devon £163 £149–£175 88
Dorset £134 £123–£174 37
Down £130 £80–£156 17
Dunbartonshire £176 £161–£196 13
Dyfed £129 £118–£144 25
East Riding of Yorkshire £138 £104–£185 35
East Sussex £164 £155–£199 52
Essex £142 £125–£177 83
Fife £170 £159–£180 13
Gloucestershire £164 £133–£189 61
Greater London £150 £135–£182 244
Greater Manchester £150 £140–£163 78
Gwent £212 £174–£222 24
Hampshire £163 £155–£189 97
Herefordshire £137 £121–£154 13
Hertfordshire £161 £149–£180 60
Kent £149 £130–£170 91
Lanarkshire £168 £146–£203 15
Lancashire £163 £149–£177 46
Leicestershire £126 £120–£150 33
Lincolnshire £131 £116–£155 54
Merseyside £150 £150–£167 53
Mid Glamorgan £138 £122–£145 18
Norfolk £164 £130–£178 43
North Yorkshire £154 £138–£165 58
Northamptonshire £165 £143–£171 36
Northumberland £157 £145–£169 22
Nottinghamshire £145 £124–£158 41
Oxfordshire £174 £140–£183 50
Shropshire £150 £126–£160 36
Somerset £167 £155–£188 63
South Glamorgan £154 £143–£169 28
South Yorkshire £135 £130–£147 40
Staffordshire £156 £128–£169 51
Stirling and Falkirk £149 £120–£161 14
Suffolk £178 £153–£184 43
Surrey £170 £145–£182 76
Tyne & Wear £157 £150–£168 38
Warwickshire £145 £127–£147 27
West Glamorgan £145 £132–£164 18
West Midlands £150 £130–£165 71
West Sussex £170 £152–£189 63
West Yorkshire £145 £130–£170 79
Wiltshire £149 £133–£175 48
Worcestershire £151 £132–£159 33

Independent and group practices

Many UK practices belong to a larger group. This compares their listed prices with those of independent practices.

Cat spay prices at independent and group practices
Practice Typical price Middle half Practices
Independent £135 £120–£164 246
Part of a group £156 £136–£177 2,586

What's usually included

Of the 781 practices that say what their price includes, the share that name each item. Ask your practice what its price covers.

  • Pain relief 94%
  • Post-op checks 34%
  • Consultation 22%
  • General anaesthetic 10%
  • Pre-op bloods 3%
  • Hospitalisation 2%
  • Local anaesthetic 1%
  • Sedation 1%
  • Microchip 0%

Compare vets near you

The towns with the most practices listing a cat spay price.

Cat spay cost questions

How much does it cost to spay a cat?
Across 2,832 UK practices that publish a price, the typical (median) listed price is £156. Half of price lists fall between £135 and £176.
Are independent vets cheaper than group practices?
On listed prices, yes: independent practices list a typical £135, and practices that belong to a group £156.
Where in the UK is it cheapest?
Northern Ireland has the lowest typical listed price, at £132, and Scotland the highest, at £170.
What does the price usually include?
Of the 781 practices that say what their price includes, 94% include pain relief, 34% include post-op checks, 22% include consultation. Ask your practice what its price covers.
Are these prices quotes?
No. They are the prices practices publish on their own websites. Where a practice gives a range or a "from" price, we use the lower amount. Your bill depends on your pet and any extra treatment, so ask the practice for a quote before you book. Read how we collect prices.