When your pet needs help, you want a vet you trust. Here are the practices Waterlooville pet owners rate most.
We found 10 vet practices with a Waterlooville-area postcode, across the town centre, Cowplain, Purbrook, Horndean, Denmead and Clanfield. For each one we pulled the live Google rating and review count, and the things customers mention most in their reviews. Every number is correct at the time of writing (26 September 2026).
How we ranked them: highest Google star rating first, with ties broken by number of reviews. Places with fewer than 50 reviews go after the rest, because a handful of five-star reviews isn’t a fair comparison with hundreds.
Photo: from the business’s Google Maps listing
Hambledon Rd, Denmead, Waterlooville PO7 6NU
Get directionsDownland Vets, Denmead on Hambledon Road in Denmead has 4.9 stars from 142 Google reviews. What customers mention most: caring staff (10), quick appointment (5), thorough vet (4) and welcoming staff (4).
Good to know: open 8am–6:30pm Monday to Friday, 8:30am–1pm Saturday; closed Sunday. Phone 023 9223 2121.
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67 Portsmouth Rd, Waterlooville PO8 9LH
Get directionsSt Peter’s Vets on Portsmouth Road in Waterlooville has 4.8 stars from 383 Google reviews. What customers mention most: caring staff (37), reception staff (23), welcoming staff (20) and efficient staff (11).
Good to know: open 8:30am–6pm Monday to Friday; closed Saturday and Sunday. Phone 023 9259 2526.
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2 Hambledon Rd, Waterlooville PO7 7FG
Get directionsVets4Pets Waterlooville on Hambledon Road in Hambledon has 4.8 stars from 232 Google reviews. What customers mention most: caring staff (22), reception staff (20), emergency appointment (9) and quick appointments (4).
Good to know: open 9am–7pm Monday to Friday, 9am–6pm Saturday; closed Sunday. Phone 023 9225 6510.
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82 London Rd, Widley, Waterlooville PO7 5AB
Get directionsPurbrook Veterinary Practice on London Road in Widley has 4.7 stars from 218 Google reviews. What customers mention most: euthanasia (8), caring vets (7), knowledgeable vet (5) and genuine care (4).
Good to know: open 8:30am–6pm Monday to Friday, 8:30–11am Saturday; closed Sunday. Phone 023 9237 1755.
Photo: from the business’s Google Maps listing
PDSA Pet Hospital, Cowplain
known for helpful staff
5 Durley Ave, Cowplain, Portsmouth, Waterlooville PO8 8XF
Get directionsPDSA Pet Hospital, Cowplain on Durley Avenue in Cowplain has 4.6 stars from 942 Google reviews. What customers mention most: helpful staff (208), caring staff (92), euthanasia (17) and dog care (15).
Good to know: open 8am–6pm Monday to Friday; closed Saturday and Sunday. Phone 023 9226 3152.
Photo: from the business’s Google Maps listing
54A Stakes Hill Rd, Portsmouth, Waterlooville PO7 7LB
Get directionsHarbour Veterinary Centre on Stakes Hill Road in Waterlooville has 4.5 stars from 185 Google reviews. What customers mention most: caring staff (17), quality care (4), reception staff (3) and nurses (3).
Good to know: open 8:30am–6pm Monday to Friday; closed Saturday and Sunday. Phone 023 9226 2346.
The verdict
Downland Vets, Denmead is the highest-rated vet around Waterlooville, with 4.9 stars from 142 reviews. St Peter’s Vets in Horndean scores 4.8 from 383. The PDSA Pet Hospital in Cowplain has by far the most reviews (942). The PDSA is a charity that helps eligible owners with vet costs, so check their eligibility rules. For an emergency out of hours, call your own practice first: most have an out-of-hours arrangement.
Best vet by area
Waterlooville: St Peter’s Vets (★ 4.8, 383 reviews), then Harbour Veterinary Centre (★ 4.5).
Cowplain: PDSA Pet Hospital, Cowplain (★ 4.6, 942 reviews).
Denmead: Downland Vets, Denmead (★ 4.9, 142 reviews).
Widley: Purbrook Veterinary Practice (★ 4.7, 218 reviews).
Hambledon: Vets4Pets Waterlooville (★ 4.8, 232 reviews), then Jollyes Pet Clinic - Waterlooville (★ 3.0).
Lovedean: Anna Wilson Veterinary Physiotherapy (including hydrotherapy) (★ 5.0, 18 reviews).
Also in the area
Furapy Veterinary Physiotherapy, Crystal Way: ★ 5.0 from 21 reviews.
Anna Wilson Veterinary Physiotherapy (including hydrotherapy), Broadway Stables: ★ 5.0 from 18 reviews.
Animed Veterinary Centre – Cowplain, London Road: ★ 4.7 from 47 reviews.
Jollyes Pet Clinic - Waterlooville, Wellington Retail Park: ★ 3.0 from 1 reviews.
How we ranked them
1. Which places: every vet on Google Maps with a Waterlooville-area postcode (PO7 and PO8).
2. Order: Google star rating, highest first, with ties broken by review count. Places with fewer than 50 reviews are listed after the rest.
3. “Mentioned in X reviews”: these counts come from the review topics Google shows on each listing. We haven’t picked or edited them.
4. We don’t quote prices, because they change. Check with the business.
5. Nobody paid to be on this list, and nobody can pay to move up it.
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