Dog Grooming Cost UK 2026: Prices by Size and Breed
What UK groomers charge for a full groom, a bath and a nail trim, by dog size and for popular breeds, taken from their published price lists, with how often each coat needs doing and what a home kit costs.
How much should dog grooming cost by size?
Pets at Home publishes ‘from’ prices by dog size. A signature groom costs £10 more than the standard one at every size. It notes that prices may vary by location.
| Dog size | Standard full groom | Standard bath and brush | Puppy groom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra small | from £35 | from £20 | from £20 |
| Small | from £50 | from £25 | from £25 |
| Medium | from £55 | from £30 | from £30 |
| Large | from £65 | from £35 | from £35 |
| Extra large | from £85 | from £50 | from £40 |
From Pets at Home grooming, checked 21 October 2026. A nail clip is included in full and puppy grooms and costs extra with a bath and brush. Puppy grooms are for 8 weeks to 6 months.
Groomers that price by size or coat
- The Fox & Hound Dog Grooming (Newcastle-under-Lyme): full groom Toy £35–£40; small £41–£46; medium £46–£56; bath £31; nails £8.
- Tidy Tails Spa (Radyr, Cardiff): full groom Smooth coat from £32; long coat from £47; bath From £22; nails Not listed.
Dog grooming prices by breed
Five independent groomers publish prices for named breeds. Prices are for a full groom unless stated; ‘from’ means the groomer may charge more for a bigger or more matted coat.
| Groomer | Cockapoo | Labrador | Shih Tzu | Springer Spaniel | Bath | Nail trim |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scruffy 2 FluffyKeynsham, near Bristol; no date shown | £54–£63 | £45–£55 | £50–£53 | From £50 | Labrador £35–£45; Cockapoo £34–£43 | £8–£15 |
| The Fairy Tails Dog GroomingHastings, East Sussex; © 2026 | £40 | £35 (de-shed) | £35 | £40 (hand strip £50) | £25 small to medium; £30 large | Included |
| The Dog HouseFakenham, Norfolk; no date shown | From £49.50 | From £49.50 | From £49.50 | From £49.50 | Not listed | Not priced |
| Barkers LiverpoolGarston, Liverpool; no date shown | £53–£55 | £28 (bath) | £48 | £55 (Welsh); £65 (show English) | £25 small to medium; £35–£40 large | £10 (£5 with a bath) |
| OHMYDOG Grooming SalonMuirhead, Glasgow; no date shown | From £50 | From £60 (de-shed) | From £50 | From £55 | £30 small; £40 medium; from £50 large | £10 |
Published prices, checked 21 October 2026. Scruffy 2 Fluffy prices Cockapoos by toy, miniature and standard size, and Labradors by small, medium and large.
Breed guides with coat care: Cockapoo, Labrador, Springer Spaniel and Cavapoo.
How often does a dog need grooming?
| Coat | Brushing at home | Professional grooming |
|---|---|---|
| Long coats (e.g. Bearded Collie, Lhasa Apso) | Daily | Trimming or stripping around 4–6 times a year (PDSA); Pets at Home suggests a full groom every 4–12 weeks |
| Poodle crosses (Cockapoo, Labradoodle) | A few times a week | Pets at Home says long-haired dogs need grooming every 6–8 weeks on average |
| Medium coats (some spaniels, German Shepherd) | A few times a week | Trimming or stripping a couple of times a year (PDSA) |
| Short coats (Staffie, Labrador) | Once a week | No regular haircuts (PDSA); Pets at Home suggests a bath and brush every 4–6 weeks and says not to clip shedding double or smooth coats |
From PDSA grooming advice and Pets at Home grooming services, checked 21 October 2026.
What grooming costs a year
A Cockapoo groomed every 6 to 8 weeks has about 6½ to 9 grooms a year. At the £40 to £63 the groomers above charge, that is £260 to £546 a year (price × 52 ÷ weeks between grooms). A short-coated dog that only needs a bath and brush every 4 to 6 weeks at Pets at Home's medium price, from £30, costs from £260 to £390 a year, or nothing if you bath it at home.
Grooming is one line in our cost of owning a dog guide. Pet insurance does not usually pay for routine grooming; see what pet insurance covers.
What a home grooming kit costs
Prices on the linked Pets at Home and Wahl pages, checked 21 October 2026.
A brush, nail clippers and shampoo cost £20.50; with a de-shedding tool, £44.50; with a clipper instead, £57.49. The basic kit costs less than one professional full groom, though clipping a long coat well takes practice. Our dog grooming products guide compares shampoos, brushes and nail trimmers, with bathing and nail advice from UK charities.
Do groomers need a licence?
Dog grooming is not a licensable activity under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018; Newark and Sherwood District Council says 'Dog walking and dog grooming do not require a licence'. (Schedule 1; council page). iPET Network, an Ofqual-regulated awarding body, offers dog grooming qualifications from Level 2 to a Level 4 Higher Professional Diploma. (iPET Network). Pets at Home says its groomers train for a minimum of 1,000 hours. Ask any groomer about their training and insurance.
What these prices do not include
- Surcharges for matted coats (for example £25 or more at one Glasgow salon) or difficult handling.
- Hand stripping, which some groomers price separately.
- Collection and drop-off, where offered.
- Treatment for skin, ear or nail problems: if you or your groomer notice one, contact your vet.
How we worked out these figures
- Read Pets at Home's grooming prices and the published price lists of seven independent groomers in England, Wales and Scotland on 21 October 2026.
- Recorded prices exactly as published, including 'from' prices. Ranges are the lowest and highest published price, not a national average.
- Took grooming frequency from the PDSA and Pets at Home, and worked out a year's cost as price × 52 ÷ weeks between grooms.
- Priced a basic home kit on Pets at Home and Wahl product pages on the same day.
What we did not do: book grooms. Pets at Home's page shows prices for each size in a tab; we read the other sizes from the page's own price data. Its separate grooming services page shows a different, apparently older, price structure. No independent price list carried an effective date, and four were read on booking sites.
All prices checked 21 October 2026.
Sources
- Pets at Home grooming
- Pets at Home grooming services
- Scruffy 2 Fluffy (Keynsham, near Bristol)
- The Fairy Tails Dog Grooming (Hastings, East Sussex)
- The Dog House (Fakenham, Norfolk)
- Barkers Liverpool (Garston, Liverpool)
- OHMYDOG Grooming Salon (Muirhead, Glasgow)
- The Fox & Hound Dog Grooming (Newcastle-under-Lyme)
- Tidy Tails Spa (Radyr, Cardiff)
- PDSA: grooming your pet
- Slicker brush (Pets at Home short pin)
- Nail clippers (Pets at Home, small)
- Dog shampoo, 500 ml (Pets at Home cleansing)
- De-shedding tool (FURminator short hair, medium)
- Dog clipper (Performer by Wahl)
- Dog clipper (Wahl Pro Series)
- Licensing Regulations 2018, Schedule 1
- Newark and Sherwood: animal activity licensing
- iPET Network
Questions
How much does dog grooming cost in the UK?
On 21 October 2026, Pets at Home listed full grooms from £35 for an extra-small dog to £85 for an extra-large dog, and bath-and-brush services from £20 to £50. The independent groomers we checked charged £40 to £63 for a Cockapoo full groom.
How much should a full dog groom cost?
For a small to medium dog with a coat that needs clipping, the price lists we read put a full groom at about £40 to £65. Large and heavy-coated dogs cost more: Pets at Home's large and extra-large full grooms start at £65 and £85, and one groomer charges £110 for a Newfoundland.
How much does Pets at Home grooming cost?
Pets at Home's grooming page lists 'from' prices: a standard full groom from £35 (extra small) to £85 (extra large), a signature full groom £10 more, a bath and brush from £20 to £50, and a puppy groom from £20 to £40. It says prices may vary by location.
How often should a dog be groomed?
It depends on the coat. The PDSA says long-haired breeds need daily brushing and trimming or stripping around 4–6 times a year, while short-haired breeds such as Labradors may need brushing only once a week and no regular haircuts. Pets at Home says long-haired dogs need grooming every 6–8 weeks on average.
How much does it cost to groom a dog at home?
A slicker brush, nail clippers and shampoo cost £20.50 at Pets at Home on 21 October 2026. Adding a de-shedding tool brings it to £44.50; a basic Wahl dog clipper costs £36.99.
Do dog groomers need a licence?
No licence is needed to groom dogs in England: grooming is not one of the activities in the 2018 animal activity licensing Regulations. Qualifications exist, such as iPET Network's Level 2 to Level 4 awards, so ask a groomer what training they have.