How much does dog grooming cost in Northampton in 2026?
Published pricing is rare among Northampton's dog groomers: of the twenty-eight businesses listed in this directory, only two publish a genuine price list, both salons rather than mobile services. This guide sets out exactly what is published, rather than guessing at the rest.
Published prices, September 2026
| Groomer | Where | What's published |
|---|---|---|
| Happy Hounds Towcester | Towcester | Dog bath £20; bath and blow out £28; full groom £35; puppy groom £28; nail trim £5; teeth cleaning £20 |
| The Posh Paw | Duston | The Wash 'N' Dry (bath and dry) from £25; The Mini Makeover from £35; The Full Works (full groom) from £42; Puppy Session from £28; Hand Stripping from £55 |
What each salon charges
Happy Hounds Towcester, run by Amy Lovell on Grass Close, lists the fullest published breakdown of any groomer in this directory: a full groom at £35, either side of cheaper single services such as a nail trim at £5 or a straightforward dog bath at £20, and a puppy groom at £28 for younger dogs not yet ready for a full clip. The salon also runs day care and boarding for existing customers alongside grooming.
The Posh Paw in Duston, run by head stylist Jane since 2004, prices its full groom, branded The Full Works, from £42, with a Wash 'N' Dry from £25 for dogs that need a bath and blow-dry rather than a cut, a Mini Makeover from £35, a puppy session from £28 and hand stripping, the most involved service on the list, from £55. Jane also runs an accredited grooming training academy from the same salon.
Why so few prices are published
Most of the businesses in this directory are home-based, one-person operations working from a spare room, garage conversion or garden unit, several with no independent website at all beyond a directory listing or a Facebook page found through search, which likely explains a lot of the silence on price. Even among businesses with a working site of their own, including K9 Clip and Shine, Critterz Grooming, Posh Pooches and Diamond Dogs Grooming, none publishes a price list, preferring to quote after seeing the dog's size, breed and coat condition. That approach isn't unusual in dog grooming, where the same "full groom" can mean a five-minute trim for a short-haired terrier or over an hour of de-matting for a neglected long coat.
What this suggests
Two data points aren't a market rate, but they are a starting point for a phone call: a full groom at £35 in Towcester and from £42 in Duston, with hand stripping commanding the highest published price at £55. Expect a salon with formal qualifications and a training academy attached, like The Posh Paw, or a business also running day care and boarding, like Happy Hounds, to sit towards the upper end of any range you're quoted elsewhere in Northampton, but always confirm with the groomer directly since coat, breed and condition change the price more than location does.