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Private healthcare in Basildon

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

Prices checked 9 Nov 2026

  • Treatments with prices

    10

    at 20 hospitals within 25 miles

  • Nearest hospital with prices

    6.5 miles

    Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital, Brentwood

  • NHS trauma and orthopaedics wait so far

    31 weeks

    half had waited longer at Mid and South Essex (August 2026)

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

In short

Basildon 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 Basildon

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 Chelsfield Park Hospital (20 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital (6.5 miles) at £17,314. UK median £15,500.

Knee replacement: lowest £11,195 at The London Independent Hospital (21 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital (6.5 miles) at £17,459. UK median £16,235.

Knee arthroscopy: lowest £4,476 at Chelsfield Park Hospital (20 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital (6.5 miles) at £4,650. UK median £4,683.

Carpal tunnel surgery: lowest £200 at Southend Private Hospital (11 miles); nearest Spire Hartswood Hospital (6.5 miles) at from £2,825. UK median £2,705.

Hernia repair: lowest £3,449 at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Ilford (14 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital (6.5 miles) at £4,034. UK median £4,011.

Cataract surgery: lowest £175 at Southend Private Hospital (11 miles); nearest Spire Hartswood Hospital (6.5 miles) at from £3,275. UK median £2,995.

MRI scan: lowest from £420 at KIMS Hospital, Maidstone (20 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital (6.5 miles) at £620. UK median £545.

CT scan: lowest from £360 at scan.com (booking service) (23 miles); nearest Spire Hartswood Hospital (6.5 miles) at £765. UK median £758.

Colonoscopy: lowest £2,205 at Chelsfield Park Hospital (20 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital (6.5 miles) at £3,165. UK median £2,917.

Gastroscopy: lowest £1,869 at Chelsfield Park Hospital (20 miles); nearest Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital (6.5 miles) at £2,340. UK median £2,300.

NHS waits near Basildon

Trauma and orthopaedics: half of the 11,377 people waiting at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust had waited 30.8 weeks or less (August 2026), against 13.9 weeks across England; 2,418 had waited over a year.

General surgery: half of the 9,158 people waiting at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust had waited 16.2 weeks or less (August 2026), against 12.8 weeks across England; 895 had waited over a year.

Ophthalmology: half of the 13,629 people waiting at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust had waited 14.2 weeks or less (August 2026), against 10.4 weeks across England; 457 had waited over a year.

MRI: 68.9% of the 7,872 people waiting at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 78.0% across England.

CT: 91.1% of the 3,112 people waiting at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 88.8% across England.

Endoscopy: 34.5% of the 5,104 people waiting at Mid and South 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 Basildon

Basildon had 115,955 residents in the 2021 Census and the NHS Essex NHS area.

The 20 hospitals with published prices within 25 miles belong to Circle Health Group (7), Spire Healthcare (4), Optical Express (2), Ramsay Health Care UK (2), Practice Plus Group (2), Nuffield Health (1), KIMS Hospital (1), scan.com (booking service) (1). 17 of them are rated Good or Outstanding by CQC, and 2 are within 10 miles.

5 to 10 miles of central Basildon: Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital (6.5 miles), Spire Hartswood Hospital (6.5 miles).

10 to 25 miles of central Basildon: Southend Private Hospital (11 miles), Optical Express - Dartford Hospital (11 miles), Optical Express - Chelmsford Clinic (11 miles), Spire Wellesley Hospital (12 miles), Springfield Hospital (13 miles), Practice Plus Group Hospital, Ilford (14 miles), Practice Plus Group Hospital, Gillingham (14 miles), Spire London East Hospital (17 miles), Spire Alexandra Hospital (17 miles), Chelsfield Park Hospital (20 miles), The Blackheath Hospital (20 miles), KIMS Hospital, Maidstone (20 miles), Rivers Hospital (21 miles), The London Independent Hospital (21 miles), The Sloane Hospital (22 miles), scan.com (booking service) (23 miles), The Cavell Hospital (24 miles), The Kings Oak Hospital (24 miles).

NHS trusts used for the waiting figures: Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (11 miles), The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (20 miles).

By population, Basildon is number 9 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 Basildon, nearest first, whether or not they publish prices. Ratings are for the whole location.

  • 8 independent hospitals registered for surgery: FACEmed Cosmetic Medical & Dental Centre, Billericay (2.5 miles, good), 208 Hutton Road - First Floor, Brentwood (6.2 miles, good), Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital, Brentwood (6.5 miles, good), and 5 more.
  • 1 independent eye clinic or hospital registered for surgery: Essex Tongue Tie Division, Benfleet (4.8 miles, not yet rated).
  • 8 independent scanning and testing centres: FACEmed Cosmetic Medical & Dental Centre, Billericay (2.5 miles, good), Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital, Brentwood (6.5 miles, good), Spire Hartswood Hospital, Brentwood (6.5 miles, good), and 5 more.
  • 8 independent hospitals and units registered for endoscopy and other tests: FACEmed Cosmetic Medical & Dental Centre, Billericay (2.5 miles, good), Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital, Brentwood (6.5 miles, good), Spire Hartswood Hospital, Brentwood (6.5 miles, good), and 5 more.

Hospitals with published prices

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 Basildon.

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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