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Vets in Colchester

Prices, reviews and ownership for 15 practices

LOCAL OVERVIEW

Colchester has 15 vet practices. Only 5 are independently owned and most are part of larger veterinary groups. Consultation fees range from £52 at Vets4Pets to around £85 at typical high street vets. Fewer than half publish their prices online. The highest-rated practice is Colne Valley Veterinary Practice at 4.8 on Google.

15 practices10 in a group5 independent£63 avg consultation

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£63

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What vets charge in Colchester

7 cheapest consultations from 7 practices that publish prices

Vets4Pets

Part of Pets at Home Group (Joint Venture Partnership)

£52

4.6/5

Colne Valley Veterinary Practice

Part of a large group: Linnaeus (205 practices)

£58

4.9/5

Colne Valley Veterinary Practice Ltd

Part of a large group: Linnaeus (205 practices)

£58

4.8/5

Medivet, Colchester Maldon Road - St Runwald's Vets

Part of a large group: Medivet & Partners (360 practices)

£63

4.8/5

Medivet Colchester London Road (London Road Vets)

Part of a large group: Medivet & Partners (360 practices)

£63

4.5/5

Medivet

Part of a large group: Medivet & Partners (360 practices)

£63

4.7/5

Aldham Veterinary Centre

Part of a large group: VetPartners (357 practices)

£85

4.0/5

8 practices in Colchester don't publish their consultation prices online. Pricing transparency is one of the issues the CMA veterinary market investigation is addressing.

Who owns vets in Colchester

Ownership breakdown across 15 practices

Independent 5

Medivet 3

IVC Evidensia 3

Linnaeus 2

VetPartners 1

Pets at Home 1

Most practices in Colchester are part of larger veterinary groups. Nationally, around half of all practices are part of larger groups. Here, 10 of 15 are part of larger groups.

Corporate groups

Medivet

3 practices

CVC Capital Partners

IVC Evidensia

3 practices

Nestlé / EQT / Silver Lake

Linnaeus

2 practices

Mars, Inc.

VetPartners

1 practice

BC Partners

Pets at Home

1 practice

Pets at Home plc

Colchester vet rankings

15 practices in your area

Vets4Pets

CO1 1YN·£52 consultation·Pets at Home (JV)

4.5(567)

Colne Valley Veterinary Practice

CO1 2GU·£58 consultation·Linnaeus

4.8(863)

Colne Valley Veterinary Practice Ltd

CO7 9ET·£58 consultation·Linnaeus

4.7(78)

Medivet

CO3 3AP·£63 consultation·Medivet

4.6(289)

Medivet Colchester London Road (London Road Vets)

CO3 9AJ·£63 consultation·Medivet

4.6(338)

Medivet, Colchester Maldon Road - St Runwald's Vets

CO3 3AP·£63 consultation·Medivet

4.6(289)

Aldham Veterinary Centre

CO6 3PN·£85 consultation·VetPartners

4.6(78)

Ark Veterinary Centre

CO3 4AF·IVC Evidensia

4.6(268)

Blackwater Vets

CO5 8RH·Independent

3.7(121)

#10

Monica Vet Services

CO3 8BA·Independent

4.6(10)

Common questions about vets in Colchester

Consultation fees in Colchester range from £52 to £85. The average across 7 practices that publish their prices is £63. Vets4Pets offers the lowest published consultation at £52.

Rightvet has indexed 15 vet practices in Colchester. 5 are independently owned and 10 are part of larger veterinary groups including Medivet, IVC Evidensia, Linnaeus.

Colne Valley Veterinary Practice has the highest Rightvet Score of 4.9/5 in Colchester, based on reviews and pricing transparency. The highest-rated practice on Google is Colne Valley Veterinary Practice at 4.8★.

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