PRICE GUIDE · BEAUTY & GROOMING · 2026–2027
Hair Colouring cost in the UK
£40–£180 per service. Typically £100.
Hair colouring costs £40 to £180 a service, with around £100 typical for a full colour on shoulder-length hair. Root touch-ups are cheapest, while full highlights, long hair and premium city salons cost the most.
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HOW MUCH IT COSTS
How much does hair colouring cost in the UK?
| Low end | £40 | a root touch-up at a local salon |
|---|---|---|
| Typical | £100 | what most people pay |
| High end | £180 | full highlights on long hair in a city salon |
Locufy guide prices for 2026–2027. Updated 2026. A national range, not a quote — enter your town above for real prices from the salons, barbers and mobile stylists near you.
What moves the price
- Colour service — a root touch-up costs far less than full highlights or a colour change
- Hair length and thickness — long or thick hair needs more colour and time
- Colour correction — fixing box dye or banding is priced well above standard colour
- Toner and bond builder — extra steps added to hair colouring raise the bill
- Colourist level — senior colourists and colour directors charge more
- Location — London and big-city salons charge more for hair colouring than local salons
Hairdressing prices in the UK are up 26% over five years (ONS Consumer Price Inflation, Hairdressing and personal grooming establishments, to 2026 August). Five years ago a typical hair colouring would have cost about £90 — an estimate from today's guide price and that index, not a recorded price. Source: ONS MM23 D7EY →
WHAT YOU GET
What a hair colouring booking includes
Takes: About an hour for roots, and two to three hours for full highlights. Not included: A haircut, colour correction, bond-building treatments and toner top-ups are often charged on top.
WHAT PEOPLE BOOK
Common hair colouring services
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How to pay less
- Choose soft hair colouring such as lowlights that grows out gently, so you visit less often
- Book a junior colourist for root touch-ups and keep the senior for bigger hair colouring
- Use colour-safe shampoo and cool water to make hair colouring last longer
Before you book
- Book the allergy alert test at least 48 hours before any hair colouring
- Tell the colourist about box dye, henna or previous colour, as it affects the result
- Bring photos of the shade you want and a photo of a shade you do not
- Ask whether toner, bond builder and a blow dry are in the hair colouring price
Hair Colouring cost: questions people ask
Usually £40 to £180 depending on the service, and about £100 for full colour on shoulder-length hair. Full highlights cost more.
Roots take about an hour. Full highlights can take two to three hours.
Permanent hair dyes can cause serious allergic reactions. A small test 48 hours before colouring lets the salon check your skin reacts safely, and many repeat it every few months.
Yes, most salons book a cut after the colour. The cut is priced separately unless the menu shows a combined service.
A haircut, colour correction and bond-building treatments are often extra. Ask for a full quote at the consultation.
They are Locufy guide prices for the UK from published UK salon price guides and London salon listings. Your colourist confirms the price after a consultation.
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