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Private healthcare in Colchester

Prices hospitals near Colchester publish, and how long NHS waits are locally.

Prices checked 9 Nov 2026

  • Treatments with prices

    10

    at 6 hospitals within 25 miles

  • Nearest hospital with prices

    1.1 miles

    Oaks Hospital, Colchester

  • NHS trauma and orthopaedics wait so far

    17 weeks

    half had waited longer at East Suffolk and North Essex (August 2026)

    Time waited so far by people on the list, not a forecast.

In short

Colchester is in the area of NHS Essex Integrated Care Board. The NHS figures on each page are for the nearest trusts in that area.

Treatments near Colchester

The lowest price published within 25 miles. Open a treatment to see every price, what it includes and the NHS wait.

Cheapest and nearest, treatment by treatment

Hip replacement: lowest from £17,644 at Oaks Hospital (1.1 miles). UK median £15,500.

Knee replacement: lowest from £17,452 at Oaks Hospital (1.1 miles). UK median £16,235.

Knee arthroscopy: lowest £5,125 at Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital (18 miles); nearest Oaks Hospital (1.1 miles) at from £5,314. UK median £4,683.

Carpal tunnel surgery: lowest from £2,896 at Springfield Hospital (20 miles); nearest Oaks Hospital (1.1 miles) at from £3,127. UK median £2,705.

Hernia repair: lowest from £4,012 at Spire Wellesley Hospital (25 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital (18 miles) at £4,539. UK median £4,011.

Cataract surgery: lowest from £2,000 at Optical Express - Chelmsford Clinic (21 miles); nearest Optegra Colchester (1.9 miles) at £2,995. UK median £2,995.

MRI scan: lowest £495 at Spire Wellesley Hospital (25 miles); nearest Oaks Hospital (1.1 miles) at from £609. UK median £545.

CT scan: lowest £765 at Spire Wellesley Hospital (25 miles). UK median £758.

Colonoscopy: lowest from £3,474 at Spire Wellesley Hospital (25 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital (18 miles) at £3,563. UK median £2,917.

Gastroscopy: lowest £2,785 at Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital (18 miles). UK median £2,300.

NHS waits near Colchester

Trauma and orthopaedics: half of the 10,692 people waiting at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust had waited 17.2 weeks or less (August 2026), against 13.9 weeks across England; 59 had waited over a year.

General surgery: half of the 6,962 people waiting at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust had waited 15.8 weeks or less (August 2026), against 12.8 weeks across England; 53 had waited over a year.

Ophthalmology: half of the 9,222 people waiting at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust had waited 12.4 weeks or less (August 2026), against 10.4 weeks across England; 34 had waited over a year.

MRI: 68.4% of the 3,980 people waiting at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 78.0% across England.

CT: 97.8% of the 1,514 people waiting at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 88.8% across England.

Endoscopy: 79.7% of the 2,415 people waiting at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 69.6% across England.

These figures cover everyone already on the list and show time waited so far, not how long a new referral will take.

About Colchester

Colchester had 130,245 residents in the 2021 Census and the NHS Essex NHS area.

The 6 hospitals with published prices within 25 miles belong to Ramsay Health Care UK (2), Optegra (1), Nuffield Health (1), Optical Express (1), Spire Healthcare (1). 4 of them are rated Good or Outstanding by CQC, and 2 are within 10 miles.

Within 5 miles of central Colchester: Oaks Hospital (1.1 miles), Optegra Colchester (1.9 miles).

10 to 25 miles of central Colchester: Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital (18 miles), Springfield Hospital (20 miles), Optical Express - Chelmsford Clinic (21 miles), Spire Wellesley Hospital (25 miles).

NHS trusts used for the waiting figures: East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (1.2 miles), Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (25 miles).

By population, Colchester is number 8 of the 175 towns and cities with 5,000 or more residents in the East of England.

Registered clinics within 10 miles

Independent places on the health regulator’s register within 10 miles of central Colchester, nearest first, whether or not they publish prices. Ratings are for the whole location.

  • 2 independent hospitals registered for surgery: Oaks Hospital, Colchester (1.0 miles, good), SpaMedica Colchester, Colchester (2.3 miles, not yet rated).
  • 2 independent eye clinics and hospitals registered for surgery: Optegra Colchester, Colchester (1.9 miles, not yet rated), SpaMedica Colchester, Colchester (2.3 miles, not yet rated).
  • 3 independent scanning and testing centres: Oaks Hospital, Colchester (1.0 miles, good), Turner Diagnostic Centre, Colchester (1.2 miles, good), SpaMedica Colchester, Colchester (2.3 miles, not yet rated).
  • 2 independent hospitals and units registered for endoscopy and other tests: Oaks Hospital, Colchester (1.0 miles, good), SpaMedica Colchester, Colchester (2.3 miles, not yet rated).

Hospitals with published prices

Nearby places covered here

These places share Colchester’s hospitals and NHS trusts, so their prices and waits are on the Colchester pages: Clacton-on-Sea, Halstead, Brightlingsea, Berechurch, Wivenhoe, Kirby Cross, Jaywick.

Where these figures come from

Prices: lowest and nearest published self-pay prices within 25 miles, read from each hospital’s own website on the date shown. Straight-line distances from the centre of Colchester.

Source: NHS England, Consultant-led Referral to Treatment Waiting Times, August 2026 data, published 8 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: NHS England, Monthly Diagnostics Waiting Times and Activity (DM01), August 2026 data, published 8 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Hospital details and ratings: CQC register (HSCA Active Locations, downloaded 9 November 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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