Spire Healthcare · Southend-on-Sea
Spire Wellesley Hospital
The self-pay prices this hospital publishes, what they include, and how they compare nearby.
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Treatments with prices
9
Hip replacement, Knee replacement, Carpal tunnel surgery, Hernia repair, Cataract surgery, MRI scan, CT scan, Colonoscopy and Gastroscopy
Health regulator rating
Good
CQC, report published October 2026
For the whole hospital, not one treatment.
Nearest other hospital with prices
1.2 miles
Southend Private Hospital, Westcliff-on-Sea
In short
Spire Wellesley Hospital is a Spire Healthcare hospital in Southend-on-Sea (SS2 4XH). On 9 November 2026 it published self-pay prices for 9 of the treatments we cover: hip replacement, knee replacement, carpal tunnel surgery, hernia repair, cataract surgery, MRI, CT, colonoscopy, gastroscopy.
The Care Quality Commission rated the hospital Good overall, in a report published 13 October 2026. A CQC rating describes the whole hospital, not a particular treatment.
Its prices appear on 24 local price comparison pages on this site, alongside other hospitals and the NHS waiting figures for each area.
Hip replacement
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Spire Wellesley Hospital
Southend-on-Sea
from£18,725Hip replacement
What’s included: Spire’s fixed self-pay package. Spire says it covers tests before your operation, the surgeon’s and anaesthetist’s fees, nursing, medicines and food during your stay, and any standard implant, plus aftercare: follow-up appointments, stitches, dressings and up to 14 days of medicines. The first consultation is £219 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Wellesley Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £219 Treatment Included from £18,506 Aftercare Included Included
Knee replacement
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Spire Wellesley Hospital
Southend-on-Sea
from£18,157Knee replacement
What’s included: Spire’s fixed self-pay package. Spire says it covers tests before your operation, the surgeon’s and anaesthetist’s fees, nursing, medicines and food during your stay, and any standard implant, plus aftercare: follow-up appointments, stitches, dressings and up to 14 days of medicines. The first consultation is £224 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Wellesley Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £224 Treatment Included from £17,933 Aftercare Included Included
Carpal tunnel surgery
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Spire Wellesley Hospital
Southend-on-Sea
from£2,997Carpal tunnel release (one wrist)
What’s included: Spire’s fixed self-pay package. Spire says it covers tests before your operation, the surgeon’s and anaesthetist’s fees, nursing, medicines and food during your stay, and any standard implant, plus aftercare: follow-up appointments, stitches, dressings and up to 14 days of medicines. The first consultation is £225 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Wellesley Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £225 Treatment Included from £2,772 Aftercare Included Included
Hernia repair
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Spire Wellesley Hospital
Southend-on-Sea
from£4,012Hernia repair - groin (Inguinal) - open surgery
What’s included: Spire’s fixed self-pay package. Spire says it covers tests before your operation, the surgeon’s and anaesthetist’s fees, nursing, medicines and food during your stay, and any standard implant, plus aftercare: follow-up appointments, stitches, dressings and up to 14 days of medicines. The first consultation is £187 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Wellesley Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £187 Treatment Included from £3,825 Aftercare Included Included
Cataract surgery
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Spire Wellesley Hospital
Southend-on-Sea
from£3,297Cataract surgery with eyesight correction
What’s included: Spire’s fixed self-pay package. Spire says it covers tests before your operation, the surgeon’s and anaesthetist’s fees, nursing, medicines and food during your stay, and any standard implant, plus aftercare: follow-up appointments, stitches, dressings and up to 14 days of medicines. The first consultation is £216 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Wellesley Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £216 Treatment Included from £3,081 Aftercare Included Included
MRI scan
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Spire Wellesley Hospital
Southend-on-Sea
£495MRI 1 AREA
What’s included: Spire says its MRI prices include contrast dye when needed and the radiologist’s report. You need a referral letter from a GP or consultant.
CT scan
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Spire Wellesley Hospital
Southend-on-Sea
£765CT 1 AREA
What’s included: Spire outpatient CT price for one body area. Ask the hospital whether the radiologist’s report and contrast are included, and whether you need a referral letter.
Colonoscopy
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Spire Wellesley Hospital
Southend-on-Sea
from£3,474Bowel examination (colonoscopy)
What’s included: Spire’s fixed self-pay package. Spire says it covers tests before your operation, the surgeon’s and anaesthetist’s fees, nursing, medicines and food during your stay, and any standard implant, plus aftercare: follow-up appointments, stitches, dressings and up to 14 days of medicines. The first consultation is £231 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Wellesley Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £231 Treatment Included from £3,243 Aftercare Included Included
Gastroscopy
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Spire Wellesley Hospital
Southend-on-Sea
from£2,878Stomach examination (gastroscopy, also known as endoscopy)
What’s included: Spire’s fixed self-pay package. Spire says it covers tests before your operation, the surgeon’s and anaesthetist’s fees, nursing, medicines and food during your stay, and any standard implant, plus aftercare: follow-up appointments, stitches, dressings and up to 14 days of medicines. The first consultation is £231 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Wellesley Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £231 Treatment Included from £2,647 Aftercare Included Included
Each price is what Spire Wellesley Hospital published on the date shown, not a quote. Ask for a written, itemised price for your situation.
How its prices compare
Hip replacement: published at from £18,725, £3,224 above the UK median of £15,500. 6 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; 6 of them are lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £219.
Knee replacement: published at from £18,157, £1,922 above the UK median of £16,235. 6 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; 6 of them are lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £224.
Carpal tunnel surgery: published at from £2,997, £292 above the UK median of £2,705. 5 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; 5 of them are lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £225.
Hernia repair: published at from £4,012, £1 above the UK median of £4,011. 5 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; 4 of them are lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £187.
Cataract surgery: published at from £3,297, £302 above the UK median of £2,995. 9 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; 8 of them are lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £216.
MRI scan: published at £495, £50 below the UK median of £545. 5 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; 1 of them is lower. It is published as a single figure without a breakdown.
CT scan: published at £765, £8 above the UK median of £758. 3 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; 2 of them are lower. It is published as a single figure without a breakdown.
Colonoscopy: published at from £3,474, £557 above the UK median of £2,917. 3 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; 3 of them are lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £231.
Gastroscopy: published at from £2,878, £578 above the UK median of £2,300. 4 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; 4 of them are lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £231.
Around Spire Wellesley Hospital
The nearest other hospitals publishing self-pay prices are Southend Private Hospital (Circle Health Group, Westcliff-on-Sea, 1.2 miles), Practice Plus Group Hospital, Gillingham (Practice Plus Group, Gillingham, 14 miles), Optical Express - Chelmsford Clinic (Optical Express, Chelmsford, 17 miles), Springfield Hospital (Ramsay Health Care UK, Chelmsford, 17 miles), Spire Alexandra Hospital (Spire Healthcare, Chatham, 18 miles) and Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital (Nuffield Health, Brentwood, 18 miles).
Nearest towns and cities by straight-line distance: Southend-on-Sea (1.4 miles, population 182,305), Rochford (2.5 miles, population 12,615), Great Wakering (3.1 miles, population 6,775), Ashingdon (4.2 miles, population 6,485), Hockley and Hawkwell (4.7 miles, population 15,425).
NHS waiting lists for the same care near Southend-on-Sea: trauma and orthopaedics at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust: median 30.8 weeks waited, 2,418 over a year (August 2026); general surgery at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust: median 16.2 weeks waited, 895 over a year (August 2026); ophthalmology at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust: median 14.2 weeks waited, 457 over a year (August 2026); MRI at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust: 68.9% under six weeks (August 2026); CT at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust: 91.1% under six weeks (August 2026); endoscopy at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust: 34.5% under six weeks (August 2026).
Details
- Address
- Eastern Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4XH
- Telephone
- Not listed by CQC
- Hospital group
- Spire Healthcare
- CQC registration
- 1-129798487, registered 3 November 2010
- CQC rating
- Good, published 13 October 2026
Compare with other hospitals
Hip replacement
Knee replacement
Carpal tunnel surgery
Hernia repair
Cataract surgery
MRI scan
CT scan
Colonoscopy
Gastroscopy
Where these figures come from
Prices: from Spire Wellesley Hospital’s own price pages on the date shown. We store the price, the hospital’s own label, what its page says is included, the link and the date.
Comparisons use other hospitals’ published self-pay prices within 25 miles (straight line) and across the UK, all checked on the same date.
NHS figures describe time waited so far by everyone on the list. 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.
Registration details and rating: CQC register (HSCA Active Locations, downloaded 9 November 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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