How many vet practices UK: UK Vet Practice Register
The UK Vet Practice Register carries 2 published figures read from 2 sources' own pages, from 35,848 to 37,001 count, read 21 October 2026.
2 of the 9 named sources read in full publish a figure; 7 publish none, read 21 October 2026.
Every figure, with its source
One row per published figure: the figure as the source's own page publishes it, the page, and the day it was read. A figure that is not on a page we read is not on this one.
| Source | Figure | Read |
|---|---|---|
| RCVS Facts 2023 | 37,001 count | 2026-10-21 |
| RCVS Facts 2022 | 35,848 count | 2026-10-21 |
The sentence each figure was read from (2)
- RCVS Facts 2023, read 2026-10-21:
Total on Register 35,176 35,848 37,001
- RCVS Facts 2022, read 2026-10-21:
Total number of members 35,176 35,848
Read in full, publishes no figure
7 named sources were read in full on the dates shown and print no usable figure. They are counted, never filled in.
- RCVS Facts 2024, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- RCVS Find a Vet, read 2026-09-21: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- RCVS Practice Standards Scheme, read 2026-09-21: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- CMA veterinary services market investigation, read 2026-10-11: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- CMA final report announcement, read 2026-10-11: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- CMA issues statement, read 2026-09-21: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- BVA on the CMA investigation, read 2026-10-21: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
Methodology
Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2).
2 of the 9 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 7 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 0 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere.
The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source in count (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences), so N counts sources, never sentences; 22 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded.
The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): the count of registered veterinary practice premises from the RCVS's own register and annual Facts series, split by nation, region and Practice Standards accreditation level, as a series across editions; joined to the CMA's market-investigation findings on group ownership it gives the figure a practice buyer actually wants - how many practices compete in its own area and what share of them are owned by one of the large groups, which is the competitive picture behind the head query and which no marketing agency publishes
22 candidate sentences on these pages were refused by a reviewer; each refusal and its reason is recorded in the review ledger.
Sources (9)
- RCVS Facts 2024(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- RCVS Facts 2023(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- RCVS Facts 2022(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- RCVS Find a Vet(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- RCVS Practice Standards Scheme(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- CMA veterinary services market investigation(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- CMA final report announcement(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- CMA issues statement(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- BVA on the CMA investigation(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
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The UK Vet Practice Register carries 2 published figures read from 2 sources' own pages, from 35,848 to 37,001 count, read 21 October 2026.
2 of the 9 named sources read in full publish a figure; 7 publish none, read 21 October 2026.
Cite as: "seovets.co.uk UK Vet Practice Register", updated 2026-10-23, https://seovets.co.uk/datasets/uk-vet-practice-register/.
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Questions this data answers
How many veterinary practices are there in the UK, where are they, how many are accredited, and how many belong to the large groups?
The UK Vet Practice Register carries 2 published figures read from 2 sources' own pages, from 35,848 to 37,001 count, read 21 October 2026.
Where do the figures in the UK Vet Practice Register come from?
Every figure is quoted from its source's own page and dated (last read 21 Oct 2026). 9 named sources were read and 2 publish a figure; the 7 that publish none are recorded as not published, never estimated.