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How much is a men's haircut in a barbers in London?

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coxesorangepippin · 10/11/2024 23:16

I think it's around £30

Friend says less

We do not live in London

Does anyone know?

Not a fancy salon, a regular barbers that the average Joe goes to

YANBU = £30
YABU = a different amount

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MeganM3 · 11/11/2024 23:32

£28. Not particularly fancy. North London.

u3ername · 11/11/2024 23:29

Now I'm curious how much is it outside London? Surely it's similar range?

lifeturnsonadime · 11/11/2024 23:26

Student son paid £25 in Camden last week for a walk in. He doesn't own clippers.

They cut it really well.

TwistedWonder · 11/11/2024 23:24

I live just outside M25 and my 20 year old pays £40 to get his cut

gegs73 · 11/11/2024 23:22

SW London. Seems to be about £15 for a super cheap place. About £25 for mid level barbers for 30 mins and about £40 for 45 mins with a high level barber who does all the fades and tapers etc. Beards would be extra on top of that. It just depends on the experience and cut that people want.

Doveyouknow · 11/11/2024 22:54

£15 - 20 around here - z2 north. I am sure you could pay a lot more in the west end.

QueenOfWeeds · 11/11/2024 22:45

We left London a few months ago and it was £20(ish) at the walk in barber or £47 at the hair salon over the road from the barber.

We went in to ask about prices in the salon since they didn’t display any. They said “£47, is that ok for us to book you in?” and DH just said “absolutely not, no thank you.” I didn’t dare ask how much they wanted to charge for my hair.

taratar · 11/11/2024 22:41

DH says £15-20 is standard at the walk in barbers (non-trendy) around us in South London zone 2

SidhuVicious · 11/11/2024 21:33

And it does really need done fortnightly as really short cuts grow out so quick. I think to keep it always looking perfect you'd probs need it done weekly. It's defo lost its sharpness after a fortnight.

SidhuVicious · 11/11/2024 21:31

sunbum · 11/11/2024 20:24

Yes, it drives me mad, especially as they want the fade cut back in every other bloody week. I try and operate a 'once a half term' policy and luckily they like the overgrown at the front look so we can just about manage that and one has gone to uni so has to sort it from student loan (he pays £20 with a student discount, uni town in the SE).

I dont quite understand why anything with the word 'fade' in automatically costs more, it doesn't seem to take the barber any longer to do it.

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It's a more skilled cut. I've known plenty of people that can trim back/sides with a trimmer, but to do a decent fade exactly how the customer wants takes skill. It's a gradual blend hence the name.

sunbum · 11/11/2024 20:24

TimeForATerf · 11/11/2024 13:51

Wow, that’s quite a hefty outgoing for you with 4 of them, especially when they don’t like going than a couple of weeks for a fresh cut!

you have my sympathy.

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Yes, it drives me mad, especially as they want the fade cut back in every other bloody week. I try and operate a 'once a half term' policy and luckily they like the overgrown at the front look so we can just about manage that and one has gone to uni so has to sort it from student loan (he pays £20 with a student discount, uni town in the SE).

I dont quite understand why anything with the word 'fade' in automatically costs more, it doesn't seem to take the barber any longer to do it.

FelixtheAardvark · 11/11/2024 14:29

Last time I had a haircut in the City (just off Liverpool St) it was £17.

Turmerictolly · 11/11/2024 14:20

Anywhere from £5 - £30 we've found.

SidhuVicious · 11/11/2024 14:17

The Turkish barbers in Brum seem to be charging £26 for a cut and beard trim, so can imagine £40 in London. My partner pays £15 at a local barber who's just as good.

Rollercoaster1920 · 11/11/2024 14:17

£21 to £25ish in the Z2 'burbs. Although a barbers in a central / tourist area might be more.

OldLondonDad · 11/11/2024 14:06

£13 for me in Zone 3

InTheRainOnATrain · 11/11/2024 14:05

£20 for an adult, £15 for a child at the one DS and DH go to - Turkish barbers in SW London.

IsThisNameTaken · 11/11/2024 13:57

SW London - DH pays £24 and DS pays £22 (gets student discount but is charged more for a taper fade - whatever that is .....!)

TimeForATerf · 11/11/2024 13:51

sunbum · 11/11/2024 01:39

I have 4 teenage boys and can confidently assert it costs £18-24. It used ro be less, more like £16/£17 pre covid but now I would say around £20/£21 is more average and £24 if having a skin fade.

Wow, that’s quite a hefty outgoing for you with 4 of them, especially when they don’t like going than a couple of weeks for a fresh cut!

you have my sympathy.

N1C · 11/11/2024 13:50

My DH pays £5 cash at a barbers in Southall zone 4

whatdoidonowffs · 11/11/2024 13:47

I’m just outside London and pay £30 for haircut ( grade 2 all over ) hot towel shave, and ear and nose wax
it’s my payday treat to me 😂😂

sunbum · 11/11/2024 01:39

I have 4 teenage boys and can confidently assert it costs £18-24. It used ro be less, more like £16/£17 pre covid but now I would say around £20/£21 is more average and £24 if having a skin fade.

Snorlaxo · 11/11/2024 01:17

I live in Buckinghamshire and my son gets his done for £26 but it’s for a taper cut which is a longer appointment than a standard cut which is £21. His barber is a small chain and this store is in a supermarket so pretty normal I think.

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coxesorangepippin · 11/11/2024 01:15

Thank you all

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ElfAndSafetyBored · 11/11/2024 00:01

£16 in the one my husband and son go to. Greater London, south.