Cost guide
Dog Grooming Prices 2026: £40 to £110, What Changes It
A full groom in the UK costs £40 to £52 for a small dog, £45 to £60 for a medium dog, £52 to £79 for a large one and £69 to £110 for a giant breed: the middle half of 533 published prices, October 2026. London runs about 60% higher.
How much does dog grooming cost in the UK?
A full groom (bath, dry, clip or scissor, nails, ears and a hygiene trim) costs £40 to £52 for a small dog, £45 to £60 for a medium dog, £52 to £79 for a large dog and £69 to £110 for a giant breed. Each range is the middle half of the prices UK groomers publish for that size: a quarter charge less and a quarter more. They come from 533 full groom prices on the price lists of 92 groomers, checked in October 2026, and they are not quotes.
A groomer is pricing time. A smooth-coated terrier might take an hour; a large doodle with a full coat can take three to four hours on the table, and the price follows the hours.
What do the main services usually cost?
Full groom: from £40 to £52 for a small dog to £69 to £110 for a giant breed, as above.
Bath, dry and brush (no haircut): £25 to £35 for a small dog, £30 to £40 for a medium dog, £39 to £54 for a large dog and £46 to £88 for a giant breed, from 255 prices. Useful for smooth and double coats between full grooms.
Puppy introduction: £25 to £36, from 97 prices, mostly single short sessions for puppies up to about six months old.
Nail clip on its own: £10 to £15, from 75 prices. It is included in almost every full groom.
Hand stripping: £61 to £82 for a small wire-coated terrier and £70 to £100 for a medium dog, or £30 to £44 an hour where charged by time.
De-shedding: £30 to £54 as a bath and de-shed appointment, from 64 prices, or £8.50 to £12 as an add-on.
Ear cleaning: £9 to £12 as an add-on, from 19 prices.
Each is the middle half of published prices, checked October 2026.
Which breeds cost more, and why?
Coats that grow continuously cost the most, because every groom involves clipping or scissoring the whole dog. Where groomers publish a price by breed, the middle half is £50 to £60 for a cockapoo or cavapoo (37 prices), £60 to £75 for a labradoodle or other doodle (32) and £62 to £80 for a standard poodle (12).
Smooth-coated dogs (whippets, pugs, Staffordshire bull terriers) cost less because they need a bath and nail trim rather than a haircut. Heavy double coats (Bernese, huskies, Newfoundlands) cost more for drying time: a thick undercoat can take longer to dry than the rest of the groom takes to do.
What adds to the bill?
Matting. Groomers charge a flat surcharge or by time: the middle half of 20 published flat matting charges is £10 to £16, and of 6 time rates £10 to £14 per 15 minutes. For tight mats the groomer will usually recommend a short clip instead.
Fleas. A dog found with fleas usually needs a flea bath and the salon a deep clean, and some groomers add a charge for it.
Behaviour. A dog that needs two handlers or extra breaks takes longer; the 5 groomers who publish a charge for it ask a flat £5 to £20 or £10 to £20 an hour.
Mobile service. On published prices a mobile full groom costs about the same as a salon one, though the sample is small; see below.
Missed appointments. Many groomers take a deposit from new clients and charge for late cancellations.
How much does region change the price?
Mostly it is London against everywhere else. In London the middle half of published full groom prices is £58 to £75 for a small dog, £68 to £85 for a medium dog and £80 to £102 for a large dog, from 46 prices by 11 groomers; in the rest of the UK it is £40 to £50, £45 to £56 and £50 to £70. That puts London's middle prices about 60% higher at every size. Outside London, the middle price varies less between regions than between salons in the same region. Rent, wages and demand drive the gap, not the quality of the work.
Where do these figures come from?
From the published price lists of 102 UK groomers, salon, home salon and mobile, in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland: 1,232 prices, checked in October 2026, all in the site's data release. Each range is the middle half of the prices for that service and size, with per-hour rates, add-ons and surcharges left out, and no range is given from fewer than five prices. Mobile groomers are a small part of the set: 91 full groom prices from 13 of them, with a middle half of £45 to £55, against £45 to £65 for salons.
These figures are a starting point for a conversation with a groomer, not a price anyone on this site has agreed to. For an actual price, tell the groomer the breed, weight and how long since the last groom.
Common questions
How much is a full groom for a medium dog?
£45 to £60 is the middle half of 67 published UK prices (October 2026); in London it is £68 to £85. A cocker spaniel or cockapoo is typical of this size.
Why do groomers charge different prices for the same breed?
Because the time differs. Coat length, condition, how recently the dog was groomed and how well it stands all change how long the job takes. Many groomers quote "from" prices for this reason.
Is it cheaper to have a bath and brush instead of a full groom?
Usually. For a medium dog the middle half is £30 to £40 for a bath and brush, against £45 to £60 for a full groom. A bath and brush suits smooth and double coats; a poodle still needs a haircut every 4 to 8 weeks, and a poodle cross every 6 to 12.
Do groomers charge extra for matted dogs?
Most do, either a small supplement for a few knots or a time-based charge for heavy matting. Some will only shave a badly matted coat, for the dog's comfort.
Is mobile grooming more expensive?
Not on the prices groomers publish. The 91 full groom prices from 13 mobile groomers have a middle half of £45 to £55, against £45 to £65 for salons, though that is a small sample. A few vans add a call-out fee.