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Private healthcare in Peterborough

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

Prices checked 9 Nov 2026

  • Treatments with prices

    8

    at 6 hospitals within 25 miles

  • Nearest hospital with prices

    0.9 miles

    Optical Express - Peterborough Hospital, Peterborough

  • NHS trauma and orthopaedics wait so far

    16 weeks

    half had waited longer at North West Anglia (August 2026)

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

In short

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

Treatments near Peterborough

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 £16,079 at Fitzwilliam Hospital (1.7 miles). UK median £15,500.

Knee replacement: lowest from £15,995 at Woodland Hospital (24 miles); nearest Fitzwilliam Hospital (1.7 miles) at from £16,109. UK median £16,235.

Knee arthroscopy: lowest from £4,514 at Woodland Hospital (24 miles); nearest Fitzwilliam Hospital (1.7 miles) at from £4,910. UK median £4,683.

Carpal tunnel surgery: lowest from £2,529 at Glendon Wood Hospital (22 miles); nearest Fitzwilliam Hospital (1.7 miles) at from £2,932. UK median £2,705.

Hernia repair: lowest from £4,000 at Woodland Hospital (24 miles). UK median £4,011.

Cataract surgery: lowest from £2,000 at Optical Express - Peterborough Hospital (0.9 miles). UK median £2,995.

MRI scan: lowest from £609 at Fitzwilliam Hospital (1.7 miles). UK median £545.

CT scan: lowest from £445 at Vista Health (1.8 miles). UK median £758.

NHS waits near Peterborough

Trauma and orthopaedics: half of the 7,105 people waiting at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust had waited 15.9 weeks or less (August 2026), against 13.9 weeks across England; 54 had waited over a year.

General surgery: half of the 6,130 people waiting at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust had waited 13.1 weeks or less (August 2026), against 12.8 weeks across England; 19 had waited over a year.

Ophthalmology: half of the 5,977 people waiting at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust had waited 14.0 weeks or less (August 2026), against 10.4 weeks across England; 59 had waited over a year.

MRI: 65.0% of the 4,270 people waiting at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 78.0% across England.

CT: 76.4% of the 2,293 people waiting at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 88.8% 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 Peterborough

Peterborough had 190,605 residents in the 2021 Census and the NHS Central East NHS area.

The 6 hospitals with published prices within 25 miles belong to Ramsay Health Care UK (3), Optical Express (2), Vista Health (1). 3 of them are rated Good or Outstanding by CQC, and 3 are within 10 miles.

Within 5 miles of central Peterborough: Optical Express - Peterborough Hospital (0.9 miles), Fitzwilliam Hospital (1.7 miles), Vista Health (1.8 miles).

10 to 25 miles of central Peterborough: Optical Express Wisbech Clinic (18 miles), Glendon Wood Hospital (22 miles), Woodland Hospital (24 miles).

NHS trusts used for the waiting figures: North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust (1.2 miles), Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (32 miles).

By population, Peterborough is number 3 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 Peterborough, nearest first, whether or not they publish prices. Ratings are for the whole location.

  • 5 independent hospitals registered for surgery: Avicenna Clinic, Peterborough (0.7 miles, not yet rated), Fitzwilliam Hospital, Peterborough (1.7 miles, good), Hamptons Hospital, Peterborough (2.0 miles, good), and 2 more.
  • 3 independent eye clinics and hospitals registered for surgery: Optical Express – Peterborough Hospital, Peterborough (1.0 miles, not yet rated), Optimax Laser Eye Clinics - Peterborough, Peterborough (1.0 miles, not yet rated), SpaMedica Peterborough, Peterborough (3.5 miles, outstanding).
  • 5 independent scanning and testing centres: Avicenna Clinic, Peterborough (0.7 miles, not yet rated), Fitzwilliam Hospital, Peterborough (1.7 miles, good), Hamptons Hospital, Peterborough (2.0 miles, good), and 2 more.
  • 6 independent hospitals and units registered for endoscopy and other tests: Avicenna Clinic, Peterborough (0.7 miles, not yet rated), Fitzwilliam Hospital, Peterborough (1.7 miles, good), Peterborough Community Endoscopy Unit, Peterborough (1.7 miles, good), and 3 more.

Hospitals with published prices

Nearby places covered here

These places share Peterborough’s hospitals and NHS trusts, so their prices and waits are on the Peterborough pages: King's Lynn, Boston, Spalding, Wisbech, Stamford, Bourne, Whittlesey, Yaxley, Holbeach, Deeping St James, Market Deeping, Oundle, Sawtry, Eye, Long Sutton.

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 Peterborough.

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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