Circle Health Group · Northampton
Three Shires Hospital
The self-pay prices this hospital publishes, what they include, and how they compare nearby.
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Treatments with prices
7
Hip replacement, Knee replacement, Knee arthroscopy, Carpal tunnel surgery, Cataract surgery, Colonoscopy and Gastroscopy
Health regulator rating
Outstanding
CQC, report published July 2025
For the whole hospital, not one treatment.
Nearest other hospital with prices
13 miles
Woodland Hospital, Kettering
In short
Three Shires Hospital is a Circle Health Group hospital in Northampton (NN1 5DR). On 9 November 2026 it published self-pay prices for 7 of the treatments we cover: hip replacement, knee replacement, knee arthroscopy, carpal tunnel surgery, cataract surgery, colonoscopy, gastroscopy.
The Care Quality Commission rated the hospital Outstanding overall, in a report published 11 July 2025. A CQC rating describes the whole hospital, not a particular treatment.
Its prices appear on 6 local price comparison pages on this site, alongside other hospitals and the NHS waiting figures for each area.
Hip replacement
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Three Shires Hospital
Northampton
£12,665Hip replacement surgery
What’s included: Circle’s guide price. Circle says it covers your first consultation, the operation and care after you go home (first consultation £200). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Three Shires Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £12,465 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Three Shires Hospital
Northampton
£13,735Minimally invasive hip replacement surgery
What’s included: Circle’s guide price. Circle says it covers your first consultation, the operation and care after you go home (first consultation £250). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Three Shires Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £250 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £ 13,485 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included
Knee replacement
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Three Shires Hospital
Northampton
£12,945Knee replacement surgery
What’s included: Circle’s guide price. Circle says it covers your first consultation, the operation and care after you go home (first consultation £200). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Three Shires Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £ 12,745 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included
Knee arthroscopy
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Three Shires Hospital
Northampton
£4,476Knee surgery via arthroscopy
What’s included: Circle’s guide price. Circle says it covers your first consultation, the operation and care after you go home (first consultation £200). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Three Shires Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £4,276 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included
Carpal tunnel surgery
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Three Shires Hospital
Northampton
£1,735Wrist surgery - Carpal Tunnel release (local anaesthetic)
What’s included: Circle’s guide price. Circle says it covers your first consultation, the operation and care after you go home (first consultation £200). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Three Shires Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £1,535 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included
Cataract surgery
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Three Shires Hospital
Northampton
£2,035Cataract removal & lens implant - one eye
What’s included: Circle’s guide price. Circle says it covers your first consultation, the operation and care after you go home (first consultation £200). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Three Shires Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £1,835 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included
Colonoscopy
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Three Shires Hospital
Northampton
£2,205Colonoscopy or camera into bowel
What’s included: Circle’s guide price. Circle says it covers your first consultation, the operation and care after you go home (first consultation £200). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Three Shires Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £2,005 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included
Gastroscopy
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Three Shires Hospital
Northampton
£1,869Gastroscopy endoscopy or camera into stomach
What’s included: Circle’s guide price. Circle says it covers your first consultation, the operation and care after you go home (first consultation £200). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Three Shires Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £1,669 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included
Each price is what Three Shires Hospital published on the date shown, not a quote. Ask for a written, itemised price for your situation.
How its prices compare
Hip replacement: 2 published prices, the lowest £12,665, £2,836 below the UK median of £15,500. 3 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; none of them is lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £200; diagnostic tests are listed as not included.
Knee replacement: published at £12,945, £3,290 below the UK median of £16,235. 3 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; none of them is lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £200; diagnostic tests are listed as not included.
Knee arthroscopy: published at £4,476, £207 below the UK median of £4,683. 3 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; none of them is lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £200; diagnostic tests are listed as not included.
Carpal tunnel surgery: published at £1,735, £970 below the UK median of £2,705. 4 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; none of them is lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £200; diagnostic tests are listed as not included.
Cataract surgery: published at £2,035, £960 below the UK median of £2,995. 4 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; 1 of them is lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £200; diagnostic tests are listed as not included.
Colonoscopy: published at £2,205, £712 below the UK median of £2,917. 2 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; none of them is lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £200; diagnostic tests are listed as not included.
Gastroscopy: published at £1,869, £430 below the UK median of £2,300. 2 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; none of them is lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £200; diagnostic tests are listed as not included.
Around Three Shires Hospital
The nearest other hospitals publishing self-pay prices are Woodland Hospital (Ramsay Health Care UK, Kettering, 13 miles), Optical Express - Milton Keynes Hospital (Optical Express, Milton Keynes, 14 miles), Glendon Wood Hospital (Ramsay Health Care UK, Kettering, 14 miles), The Saxon Clinic (Circle Health Group, Milton Keynes, 16 miles) and The Manor Hospital (Circle Health Group, Bedford, 17 miles).
Nearest towns and cities by straight-line distance: Northampton (0.9 miles, population 243,520), Earls Barton (5.7 miles, population 6,065), Brixworth (6.3 miles, population 5,770), Wellingborough (8.7 miles, population 54,425), Towcester (8.8 miles, population 11,330).
NHS waiting lists for the same care near Northampton: trauma and orthopaedics at Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: median 12.1 weeks waited, 2 over a year (August 2026); ophthalmology at Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: median 8.9 weeks waited, 0 over a year (August 2026); endoscopy at Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: 81.6% under six weeks (August 2026).
Details
- Address
- The Avenue, Cliftonville, Northampton, NN1 5DR
- Telephone
- Not listed by CQC
- Hospital group
- Circle Health Group
- CQC registration
- 1-2079393249, registered 29 May 2015
- CQC rating
- Outstanding, published 11 July 2025
Compare with other hospitals
Hip replacement
Knee replacement
Knee arthroscopy
Carpal tunnel surgery
Colonoscopy
Gastroscopy
Where these figures come from
Prices: from Three Shires 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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