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Vet consultation cost

How much does a vet consultation cost?

A standard appointment with a vet to examine your pet and talk through a problem. Repeat, nurse and out-of-hours appointments are priced separately.

Prices checked as recently as 6 October 2026 3,060 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

£62

Median listed price

Middle half of prices
£55–£67
Sample
3,060 practices

How prices spread

Half of price lists sit between £55 and £67. The chart counts 2,514 price lists from 3,060 practices: branches that share one list count once.

  1. Under £45 78 price lists
  2. £45 to £50 183 price lists
  3. £50 to £55 280 price lists
  4. £55 to £60 548 price lists
  5. £60 to £65 427 price lists
  6. £65 to £70 682 price lists
  7. £70 to £75 249 price lists
  8. £75 or more 67 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.

Vet consultation prices by UK nation
Nation Typical price Middle half Practices
England £62 £56–£67 2,594
Scotland £62 £55–£65 243
Wales £60 £54–£65 161
Northern Ireland £50 £43–£55 62
Vet consultation prices by county
County Typical price Middle half Practices
Antrim £45 £38.75–£55 19
Ayrshire and Arran £64 £59–£65 24
Bedfordshire £65 £57–£67 22
Berkshire £62 £58–£69 50
Bristol £65 £64–£69 19
Buckinghamshire £69 £64–£72 36
Cambridgeshire £56 £53–£62 42
Cheshire £57 £54–£63 56
City of Edinburgh £65 £62–£67 24
City of Glasgow £60 £55–£63 16
Clwyd £56 £54–£62 24
Cornwall £58 £55–£63 43
County Durham £58 £55–£63 34
Cumbria £56 £47.38–£62 24
Derbyshire £58 £52–£65 62
Devon £65 £60–£69 96
Dorset £65 £58–£68 38
Down £45.50 £41.13–£56 25
Dunbartonshire £63 £58–£65 13
Dyfed £58 £52–£62 25
East Riding of Yorkshire £59 £54–£64 34
East Sussex £67 £61–£70 56
Essex £62 £58–£67 95
Fife £64 £52–£66 24
Gloucestershire £60 £55–£68 62
Greater London £65 £60–£69 260
Greater Manchester £57 £51–£65 87
Gwent £68 £59–£71 28
Hampshire £65 £59–£69 103
Herefordshire £56 £50–£57 13
Hertfordshire £64 £58–£68 65
Kent £59 £55–£65 103
Lanarkshire £54 £46.13–£65 14
Lancashire £58 £52–£64 47
Leicestershire £54 £50–£58 37
Lincolnshire £55 £49–£61 56
Merseyside £56 £53–£59 57
Mid Glamorgan £54 £50–£59 19
Norfolk £66 £62–£69 46
North Yorkshire £58 £52–£62 62
Northamptonshire £65 £59–£70 41
Northumberland £63 £55–£63 22
Nottinghamshire £55 £51–£65 46
Oxfordshire £67 £62–£71 49
Renfrewshire £60 £46.75–£65 13
Shropshire £58 £54–£67 38
Somerset £66 £61–£68 64
South Glamorgan £60 £57–£66 29
South Yorkshire £57 £52–£65 40
Staffordshire £60 £54–£67 58
Stirling and Falkirk £57 £51–£63 15
Suffolk £66 £60–£69 49
Surrey £63 £60–£70 79
Tyne & Wear £59 £55–£66 43
Warwickshire £62 £60–£66 23
West Glamorgan £65 £56–£66 18
West Midlands £61 £55–£68 73
West Sussex £68 £60–£71 65
West Yorkshire £57 £53–£64 91
Wiltshire £59 £54–£65 56
Worcestershire £60 £50–£64 37

Independent and group practices

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

Vet consultation prices at independent and group practices
Practice Typical price Middle half Practices
Independent £55 £49–£60 310
Part of a group £62 £56–£67 2,750

Compare vets near you

The towns with the most practices listing a vet consultation price.

Vet consultation cost questions

How much does a vet consultation cost?
Across 3,060 UK practices that publish a price, the typical (median) listed price is £62. Half of price lists fall between £55 and £67.
Are independent vets cheaper than group practices?
On listed prices, yes: independent practices list a typical £55, and practices that belong to a group £62.
Where in the UK is it cheapest?
Northern Ireland has the lowest typical listed price, at £50, and England the highest, at £62.
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.