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Gut microbiome tests in the UK, compared
This page compares five gut microbiome tests sold in the UK, including The Wellness in London, where £695 covers calprotectin, coeliac serology, a bowel cancer safety check, H. pylori and a doctor consultation, and full microbiome sequencing with a registered nutritionist is £1,595.
Updated 23 October 2026
How much is a gut microbiome test in the UK?
At The Wellness a doctor-led gut test at £695 checks for inflammation, coeliac disease and H. pylori, with a bowel cancer safety check, and £1,595 adds full microbiome sequencing and a registered nutritionist. Home microbiome kits elsewhere in the UK cost from £159 to £285, and ZOE’s £149 test comes only with a membership. We read each price on the provider's own website on 23 October 2026.
| Provider | Test | Published price | What the price includes | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Wellness | The Baseline, The Blueprint and The Specialist | £695, £1,595 or £3,950 | The Baseline covers calprotectin, coeliac serology, a bowel cancer safety check, H. pylori and a focused gut blood panel, with a doctor consultation and written plan. The Blueprint adds full microbiome sequencing and a registered nutritionist, and The Specialist adds functional stool analysis, a breath test for bacterial overgrowth and a consultant gastroenterologist. | Home test kit, results read by a doctor |
| ZOE | Gut Health Test with the ZOE app | £149, with a membership from £9.99 a month | A home gut microbiome test sold only with a ZOE membership, which gives personalised food advice in the app. ZOE says its advice is for general wellness. | Home kit by post |
| YorkTest | Gut Microbiome Test | £285, on offer at £199 when we checked | DNA sequencing of the bacteria in a stool sample at a UKAS laboratory, with results in 10 to 15 days and registered nutritional therapists who can help explain them. | Home kit by post |
| Biomesight | Gut Microbiome Test, snapshot | £159 | 16S rRNA sequencing of a stool swab, reported from phylum downwards, with the raw data files and a 2 to 4 week turnaround. | Home kit by post |
| HOOKE | Gut biome testing and consultation within a health assessment | Within Investigation+ from £13,500, or an add on to Investigation from £7,900 | Gut biome testing with a consultation is one of the specialist tests you can choose inside a one day assessment with doctors, imaging, fitness and cognitive testing. HOOKE does not publish a price for the test alone. | 86 Brook Street, Mayfair |
We read each provider’s prices on its own website on 23 October 2026. The links to every page we read are at the end of this page.
How gut testing at The Wellness works
The Baseline starts with the tests that have the firmest evidence, calprotectin to tell inflammation from a sensitive gut, coeliac serology, a bowel cancer safety check and H. pylori, and a doctor reads them with you and writes a plan, £695. The Blueprint adds full microbiome sequencing and a registered nutritionist at £1,595, for people who want to go further once the serious causes are ruled out. The Specialist, £3,950, adds functional stool analysis, a breath test for bacterial overgrowth and a consultant gastroenterologist.
What you get at The Wellness
- Calprotectin, coeliac serology, a bowel cancer safety check and H. pylori, with a doctor consultation, £695.
- Full microbiome sequencing and a registered nutritionist, £1,595.
- A consultant gastroenterologist, functional stool analysis and a breath test, £3,950.
- A home test kit, paid once with no subscription.
The evidence behind how we do it
At The Wellness a doctor reads every result with you and says what it means for your care, and what, if anything, to test next.
Results that nobody acts on are a known failure in outpatient care. A systematic review of 19 studies found that between 6.8% and 62% of laboratory results were not followed up, and missed results were linked to delayed diagnoses. Callen and colleagues, Failure to follow-up test results for ambulatory patients, a systematic review, Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2012
Ask which gut test fits
Message us with your symptoms, and a clinician will tell you whether to start with a doctor-led test or a microbiome profile. Messages are usually answered within minutes.
Ask a clinicianQuestions to ask before any gut test
- Do I have symptoms that need a doctor before any kit?
- Does the test check for inflammation, coeliac disease or blood in the stool?
- Which sequencing method is used, 16S or full sequencing?
- Who explains the result, and will they sell me supplements?
How to read a gut test price
Check whether a membership or subscription is needed to see your results.
Check whether a clinician explains the result, or whether the report comes with general wellness advice only.
What the evidence says
An international consensus of experts found that direct to consumer microbiome tests are sold without agreed regulation or proven value in clinical practice. Porcari and colleagues, International consensus statement on microbiome testing in clinical practice, Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2025
NICE recommends faecal calprotectin testing to help tell inflammatory bowel disease from irritable bowel syndrome in adults with recent onset lower gut symptoms, when cancer is not suspected. NICE diagnostics guidance DG11, Faecal calprotectin diagnostic tests for inflammatory diseases of the bowel, 2013
NICE advises coeliac blood testing for adults with persistent unexplained gut symptoms or irritable bowel syndrome. NICE guideline NG20, Coeliac disease, recognition, assessment and management, 2015
Warning signs at any provider
- A kit offered to someone with blood in the stool or weight loss.
- Supplements sold on the back of your own results.
- A diagnosis drawn from a microbiome report.
What else people ask
At the providers on this page a home microbiome kit costs from £159 at Biomesight to £285 at YorkTest, and ZOE’s £149 test comes with a membership. At The Wellness doctor-led testing starts at £695, and full microbiome sequencing with a nutritionist is £1,595. We read each price on the provider's own website on 23 October 2026.
No. An international expert consensus found no proven value for direct to consumer microbiome tests in clinical practice. Coeliac disease and inflammatory bowel disease are tested for with blood and stool tests such as coeliac serology and calprotectin.
16S sequencing reads one marker gene and usually identifies bacteria to the level of the genus. Full, or shotgun, sequencing reads all the DNA in the sample and can reach the level of the species.
Where each figure and finding comes from
- The Wellness, thewellnesslondon.com/services/gut-microbiome
- ZOE, zoe.com/en-gb/buymembership and zoe.com/en-gb/faqs, read 23 October 2026
- YorkTest, yorktest.com/products/gut-microbiome-test, read 23 October 2026
- Biomesight, shop.biomesight.com/products/gut-microbiome-test-snapshot, read 23 October 2026
- HOOKE, hooke.london/health-assessments/whats-included, read 23 October 2026
- Porcari and colleagues, International consensus statement on microbiome testing in clinical practice, Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2025
- NICE diagnostics guidance DG11, Faecal calprotectin diagnostic tests for inflammatory diseases of the bowel, 2013
- NICE guideline NG20, Coeliac disease, recognition, assessment and management, 2015
Written and reviewed by the clinical team at The Wellness. Last reviewed Medically reviewed by Dr Sofian Youssef, GMC 7713973
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