Independent vets in the UK
2,698 of the 7,501 UK veterinary practices we cover are independently owned — 36%. Independent practices are run by their own veterinary team, not a corporate group. Pick a region or town to find one near you.
Ownership classifications are checked against public records — see how we verify ownership .
Independent vets in East Midlands
134 practices
Independent vets in East of England
256 practices
Independent vets in London
146 practices
Independent vets in Mid Wales
54 practices
Independent vets in North East
91 practices
Independent vets in North Wales
37 practices
Independent vets in North West
257 practices
Independent vets in Northern Ireland
120 practices
Independent vets in Scotland
228 practices
Independent vets in South East
533 practices
Independent vets in South Wales
99 practices
Independent vets in South West
392 practices
Independent vets in West Midlands
150 practices
Independent vets in Yorkshire
201 practices
Frequently asked questions
- How many independent vets are there in the UK?
- We list 2,698 independently owned veterinary practices in the UK — 36% of the 7,501 practices we cover.
- How do you know these vets are independent?
- We class a practice as independent when we find no link between it and any corporate veterinary group — checking RCVS records, Companies House filings and the practice’s own website. Where independence rests on the absence of a corporate signal rather than positive confirmation, the practice page says so, and every page links to a correction form.