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Private healthcare in Southampton

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

Prices checked 9 Nov 2026

  • Treatments with prices

    10

    at 9 hospitals within 25 miles

  • Nearest hospital with prices

    0.2 miles

    Optical Express - Southampton (The Avenue) Hospital, Southampton

  • NHS trauma and orthopaedics wait so far

    18 weeks

    half had waited longer at University Hospital Southampton (August 2026)

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

In short

Southampton is in the area of NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board. The NHS figures on each page are for the nearest trusts in that area.

Treatments near Southampton

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 £12,665 at Sarum Road Hospital (9.8 miles); nearest Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton (0.7 miles) at £13,199. UK median £15,500.

Knee replacement: lowest £12,945 at Sarum Road Hospital (9.8 miles); nearest Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton (0.7 miles) at £13,799. UK median £16,235.

Knee arthroscopy: lowest £4,476 at Sarum Road Hospital (9.8 miles); nearest Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton (0.7 miles) at £5,899. UK median £4,683.

Carpal tunnel surgery: lowest £1,735 at Sarum Road Hospital (9.8 miles); nearest Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton (0.7 miles) at £2,349. UK median £2,705.

Hernia repair: lowest £3,449 at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton (0.7 miles). UK median £4,011.

Cataract surgery: lowest from £2,000 at Optical Express - Southampton (The Avenue) Hospital (0.2 miles). UK median £2,995.

MRI scan: lowest £350 at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton (0.7 miles). UK median £545.

CT scan: lowest £350 at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton (0.7 miles). UK median £758.

Colonoscopy: lowest £2,205 at Sarum Road Hospital (9.8 miles); nearest Spire Southampton Hospital (2.1 miles) at from £3,046. UK median £2,917.

Gastroscopy: lowest £1,869 at Sarum Road Hospital (9.8 miles); nearest Spire Southampton Hospital (2.1 miles) at from £2,575. UK median £2,300.

NHS waits near Southampton

Trauma and orthopaedics: half of the 4,081 people waiting at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust had waited 17.8 weeks or less (August 2026), against 13.9 weeks across England; 200 had waited over a year.

General surgery: half of the 762 people waiting at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust had waited 13.0 weeks or less (August 2026), against 12.8 weeks across England; 45 had waited over a year.

Ophthalmology: half of the 6,979 people waiting at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust had waited 11.8 weeks or less (August 2026), against 10.4 weeks across England; 98 had waited over a year.

MRI: 86.3% of the 1,581 people waiting at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 78.0% across England.

CT: 81.5% of the 1,099 people waiting at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 88.8% across England.

Endoscopy: 67.8% of the 1,335 people waiting at University Hospital Southampton 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 Southampton

Southampton had 249,620 residents in the 2021 Census and the NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS area.

The 9 hospitals with published prices within 25 miles belong to Practice Plus Group (2), Spire Healthcare (2), Optical Express (1), Nuffield Health (1), Optegra (1), Circle Health Group (1), Ramsay Health Care UK (1). 9 of them are rated Good or Outstanding by CQC, and 6 are within 10 miles.

Within 5 miles of central Southampton: Optical Express - Southampton (The Avenue) Hospital (0.2 miles), Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton (0.7 miles), Spire Southampton Hospital (2.1 miles).

5 to 10 miles of central Southampton: Nuffield Health Wessex Hospital (5.2 miles), Optegra Solent Eye Hospital (6.9 miles), Sarum Road Hospital (9.8 miles).

10 to 25 miles of central Southampton: Practice Plus Group Hospital, Portsmouth (16 miles), New Hall Hospital (18 miles), Spire Portsmouth Hospital (19 miles).

NHS trusts used for the waiting figures: University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (2.2 miles), Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (15 miles).

By population, Southampton is number 2 of the 270 towns and cities with 5,000 or more residents in the South East.

Registered clinics within 10 miles

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

  • 9 independent hospitals registered for surgery: ACES Southampton Hospital, Southampton (0.3 miles, not yet rated), Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton, Southampton (0.8 miles, good), Spire Southampton Hospital, Southampton (2.1 miles, good), and 6 more.
  • 5 independent eye clinics and hospitals registered for surgery: Optical Express - Southampton (The Avenue) Hospital, Southampton (0.3 miles, good), Optimax Laser Eye Clinics - Southampton, Southampton (0.9 miles, good), SpaMedica Southampton, Eastleigh (2.4 miles, good), and 2 more.
  • 9 independent scanning and testing centres: ACES Southampton Hospital, Southampton (0.3 miles, not yet rated), Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton, Southampton (0.8 miles, good), Spire Southampton Hospital, Southampton (2.1 miles, good), and 6 more.
  • 9 independent hospitals and units registered for endoscopy and other tests: ACES Southampton Hospital, Southampton (0.3 miles, not yet rated), Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton, Southampton (0.8 miles, good), Spire Southampton Hospital, Southampton (2.1 miles, good), and 6 more.

Hospitals with published prices

Nearby places covered here

These places share Southampton’s hospitals and NHS trusts, so their prices and waits are on the Southampton pages: Winchester, Eastleigh, Locks Heath, Chandler's Ford, Totton, Hedge End, Romsey, Hythe and Dibden Purlieu, West End, Whiteley, Bursledon, Holbury, North Baddesley, Bishop's Waltham, Netley, Botley, Blackfield and Langley, Marchwood.

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 Southampton.

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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