How much does dog grooming cost in Kingston upon Thames in 2026?
Not one of the thirty-eight dog groomers listed across Kingston upon Thames town centre, Surbiton, New Malden, Wimbledon, Putney and Roehampton, Epsom and Ewell, Chessington and Tolworth, and Esher and Molesey publishes a price list. This guide sets out why that's the case here, and what to ask instead.
Why no prices are published
Twenty-one of the thirty-eight businesses in this directory have no independent website at all, relying instead on a directory listing, a social media page, or nothing more than a name, address and phone number found during research — and a business with no website has nowhere to publish a price list even if it wanted to. Two more, Hair for Pooch and Jenny Coll Dog Grooming, are home-based, one-person studios, and five — Woofs A Daisy, Pet Pavilion, Creature Company, Creatures of Putney and Mucky Pups — run their grooming service from inside a pet shop rather than as a stand-alone business. Set-ups like these tend to price by phone conversation rather than published rate, since the answer usually depends on the individual dog: its size, coat type, condition and temperament all change how long a groom takes and what it should cost.
What to ask when you call
Because nothing here is published, get a specific quote before you book rather than assuming a figure. Ask what's included in a "full groom" versus a "bath and tidy" — the two terms cover very different amounts of work across the salons in this directory — and whether the price you're quoted is fixed or a "from" figure that depends on your dog's size and coat. If your dog hasn't been groomed in a while, or has a matted coat, ask whether de-matting is charged separately: several salons here, including D-O-G Grooming Studio, Hair for Pooch and SW Dog Groomers, list de-shedding or de-matting as a named add-on rather than something folded into a standard groom. For a puppy's first visit, ask whether a shorter, cheaper introduction session is available before a full groom — The Pooch Planet, Doggy Styling and SW Dog Groomers all mention one.
Where prices might vary
The businesses covered here range from long-established high-street salons to single-groomer, home-based studios and mobile services that come to your door, and from pet-shop grooming corners to award-winning specialist studios with multiple City & Guilds-qualified staff. It's reasonable to expect a dedicated premises, a specialist studio or a mobile visit to be priced differently from a corner of a pet shop, but with no published figures anywhere in this directory, the only way to compare is to ring round and ask the same specific questions of each one.