Work as a self-employed dog groomer in Basildon
In Basildon your menu can be as short as nails only or as full as you like, with de-shedding and teeth brushing as extras. Price each session per dog size and post the results.
First you become an approved Petme sitter in Basildon, then you send the grooming application from the app.
Show Basildon owners the finish, not just the price
A clean photo of a finished groom or a short clip of a bath and brush is enough. Owners near Pitsea who see it can follow you, comment and message you in the app.
Your grooms, in photos and video
A clip of a de-shedding session or a photo of a finished trim shows owners in Basildon more than a price list does. Post them as you go.
Nearby owners see it first
The Petme home feed shows posts from people nearby first, so the owners around you, in Pitsea or Laindon for instance, come across your work early.
From a post to your profile
An owner who likes a post can follow you, open your profile and see the grooming menu you offer in Basildon.
At your place or theirs, across Basildon
Each session in Basildon happens where you say: at your own place, at the owner's home within the radius you set, or both, with the owner choosing on each request. A short radius keeps you close to home; a longer one covers more of Basildon.
At your place
Owners in Basildon bring their pet to you. Your address is not shown on the request; you share it with the owner in the app chat.
At the owner's home
You travel with your kit inside a radius of 3, 5, 10 or 20 km from home, so a groomer based near Laindon chooses how much of Basildon to cover.
Both
Offer both and your profile shows both options. Prices stay per session and dog size either way, and a custom offer adjusts one before payment.
Three sessions, two extras, every price yours
Petme sets no grooming rate in Basildon. Switch on the sessions you offer, price each one per dog size, add a price for cats if you groom them, and choose whether the extras cost anything.
Full groom
Your price per session, for each dog size and for cats
Bath and brush
A lighter session, with its own price per dog size
Nails only
A short nail session at a price you choose
De-shedding (extra)
Priced per pet, or offered at no extra charge
Teeth brushing (extra)
Priced per pet, or included in the session
What owners pay for grooming in Basildon
Typical prices at grooming salons in the UK, from the sources below. Prices in Basildon can sit a little above or below them. On Petme you set your own prices, so treat these as a reference point, not a promise of earnings.
Full groom, medium dog
£35 to £45
Typical time for a full groom, medium dog
1.5 to 2 hours
Sources: Hepper UK grooming cost guide, How Much Should It Cost, checked in October 2026.
Basildon neighbourhoods you can cover
Pitsea, Laindon, Vange: mark the parts of Basildon you cover on your profile. The grooms you post reach people near you first.
What Basildon groomers get on Petme
Prices you set
Each session carries your own price per dog size. If a coat needs more work than the request suggested, you send a custom offer before the owner pays.
Hours you open
No shifts and no rota. Requests can only use the start times you open in the app, so grooming fits around a salon job, studies or other sitting work.
A reviewed standard
Every Petme groomer is an approved sitter who also passed the grooming review: paid experience, proof and before-and-after work.
How to start grooming on Petme in Basildon
1. Become a Petme sitter
Download the Petme app, build your sitter profile with the Basildon areas you cover and pass ID verification. You need to be 18 or over.
2. Open the grooming application
Start it from the grooming tile in your dashboard. Add your paid grooming experience, where you worked and at least one proof: a certificate or diploma, an employer reference, or a website or social link.
3. Show your work
Upload 3 to 6 before-and-after pairs of pets you groomed: the same pet, a similar angle and no filters. Confirm the 3 declarations and send it.
4. Set up and post
Once approved, choose where you groom, your home-visit radius, the pets you accept, your menu prices and your start times, then start posting your grooms.
Dog grooming jobs in Basildon
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Dog grooming jobs elsewhere in the UK
The nearest towns with a grooming page, closest to Basildon first. Each one lists the neighbourhoods you can cover there.
Bring your grooming to Petme in Basildon
Become a Petme sitter, send the grooming application from the app with your proof and before-and-after pairs, then post your work for owners nearby.
