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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 26 October 2026 3,310 practices · 2,746 price lists Data by Vet Verified

These are the prices practices list, not quotes: your bill depends on your pet and any extra treatment. Source: Prices published on practices’ or their groups’ websites, gathered by Vet Verified. How we collect prices

UK typical price

£61

Median listed price

Middle half of prices
£55–£66
Sample
3,310 practices

How prices spread

Half of price lists sit between £55 and £66. The chart counts 2,746 price lists from 3,310 practices: branches that share one list count once.

  1. Under £40 78 price lists
  2. £40 to £45 61 price lists
  3. £45 to £50 212 price lists
  4. £50 to £55 300 price lists
  5. £55 to £60 579 price lists
  6. £60 to £65 471 price lists
  7. £65 to £70 727 price lists
  8. £70 to £75 249 price lists
  9. £75 or more 69 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 £55–£67 2,805
Scotland £61 £54–£65 265
Wales £60 £53–£65 176
Northern Ireland £48 £42–£55 64
Vet consultation prices by county
County Typical price Middle half Practices
Aberdeenshire £57 £44–£64 14
Ayrshire and Arran £64 £59–£65 24
Bedfordshire £61 £55–£67 24
Berkshire £62 £59–£69 51
Buckinghamshire £69 £64–£72 36
Cambridgeshire £56 £52–£62 48
Cheshire £57 £54–£62 65
Cornwall £58 £55–£65 48
County Antrim £44 £34–£54 19
County Down £44 £40–£54 26
County Durham £56 £51–£61 37
Cumbria £56 £45–£63 24
Derbyshire £58 £54–£65 64
Devon £64 £59–£69 103
Dorset £65 £60–£68 40
Dunbartonshire £64 £58–£68 13
East Riding of Yorkshire £59 £53–£64 39
East Sussex £66 £59–£70 61
Essex £61 £57–£67 104
Fife £58 £50–£66 25
Gloucestershire £60 £55–£67 67
Greater Manchester £57 £52–£63 93
Hampshire £64 £58–£69 108
Herefordshire £55 £48–£56 14
Hertfordshire £62 £56–£67 69
Highland £58 £53–£63 12
Kent £58 £54–£64 111
Lanarkshire £54 £45–£63 17
Lancashire £59 £55–£66 61
Leicestershire £54 £50–£60 41
Lincolnshire £55 £49–£62 58
London £65 £58–£69 290
Merseyside £58 £53–£59 66
Norfolk £67 £62–£69 47
North Yorkshire £57 £52–£62 64
Northamptonshire £65 £58–£69 44
Northumberland £63 £56–£63 24
Nottinghamshire £55 £48–£64 50
Oxfordshire £66 £62–£71 51
Renfrewshire £59 £47–£65 14
Rhondda Cynon Taf £52 £50–£59 12
Shropshire £59 £51–£67 44
Somerset £66 £61–£68 63
South Yorkshire £57 £52–£65 45
Staffordshire £60 £55–£67 59
Stirling and Falkirk £60 £52–£65 17
Suffolk £66 £61–£69 50
Surrey £63 £60–£70 89
Tyne & Wear £59 £54–£66 47
Warwickshire £61 £59–£66 32
West Midlands £61 £55–£67 83
West Sussex £68 £60–£71 67
West Yorkshire £57 £53–£64 91
Wiltshire £61 £55–£65 56
Worcestershire £60 £50–£64 41

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 £54 £48–£60 427
Part of a group £62 £56–£67 2,883

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 3,310 UK practices that publish a price, the typical (median) listed price is £61, from prices checked up to October 2026. Half of price lists fall between £55 and £66.
Are independent vets cheaper than group practices?
On listed prices, yes: independent practices list a typical £54, and practices that belong to a group £62, from prices checked up to October 2026.
Where in the UK is it cheapest?
Northern Ireland has the lowest typical listed price, at £48, and England the highest, at £62, from prices checked up to October 2026.
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.