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Private healthcare in Northampton

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

Prices checked 9 Nov 2026

  • Treatments with prices

    8

    at 5 hospitals within 25 miles

  • Nearest hospital with prices

    0.9 miles

    Three Shires Hospital, Northampton

  • NHS trauma and orthopaedics wait so far

    12 weeks

    half had waited longer at Kettering General Hospital (August 2026)

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

In short

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

Treatments near Northampton

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 Three Shires Hospital (0.9 miles). UK median £15,500.

Knee replacement: lowest £12,945 at Three Shires Hospital (0.9 miles). UK median £16,235.

Knee arthroscopy: lowest £4,476 at Three Shires Hospital (0.9 miles). UK median £4,683.

Carpal tunnel surgery: lowest £1,735 at Three Shires Hospital (0.9 miles). UK median £2,705.

Hernia repair: lowest from £4,000 at Woodland Hospital (13 miles). UK median £4,011.

MRI scan: lowest from £609 at Woodland Hospital (13 miles). UK median £545.

Colonoscopy: lowest £2,205 at Three Shires Hospital (0.9 miles). UK median £2,917.

Gastroscopy: lowest £1,869 at Three Shires Hospital (0.9 miles). UK median £2,300.

NHS waits near Northampton

Trauma and orthopaedics: half of the 1,955 people waiting at Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust had waited 12.1 weeks or less (August 2026), against 13.9 weeks across England; 2 had waited over a year.

General surgery: half of the 1,986 people waiting at Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust had waited 11.0 weeks or less (August 2026), against 12.8 weeks across England; 6 had waited over a year.

MRI: 73.8% of the 2,569 people waiting at Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 78.0% across England.

Endoscopy: 81.6% of the 679 people waiting at Kettering General Hospital 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 Northampton

Northampton had 243,520 residents in the 2021 Census, in the West Northamptonshire local authority area and the NHS Northamptonshire NHS area.

The 5 hospitals with published prices within 25 miles belong to Circle Health Group (3), Ramsay Health Care UK (2). 4 of them are rated Good or Outstanding by CQC, and 1 are within 10 miles.

Within 5 miles of central Northampton: Three Shires Hospital (0.9 miles).

10 to 25 miles of central Northampton: Woodland Hospital (13 miles), Glendon Wood Hospital (15 miles), The Saxon Clinic (16 miles), The Manor Hospital (18 miles).

NHS trusts used for the waiting figures: Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (13 miles).

By population, Northampton is number 4 of the 149 towns and cities with 5,000 or more residents in the East Midlands, in the West Northamptonshire statistical area.

Registered clinics within 10 miles

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

  • 3 independent hospitals registered for surgery: Community Health and Eyecare Limited (CHEC - Northampton), Northampton (0.3 miles, outstanding), Three Shires Hospital, Northampton (0.9 miles, outstanding), Newmedica Community Ophthalmology Service, Northampton (2.7 miles, good).
  • 2 independent eye clinics and hospitals registered for surgery: Community Health and Eyecare Limited (CHEC - Northampton), Northampton (0.3 miles, outstanding), Newmedica Community Ophthalmology Service, Northampton (2.7 miles, good).
  • 4 independent scanning and testing centres: Community Health and Eyecare Limited (CHEC - Northampton), Northampton (0.3 miles, outstanding), Northampton Diagnostic Centre, Northampton (0.5 miles, good), Three Shires Hospital, Northampton (0.9 miles, outstanding), and 1 more.
  • 3 independent hospitals and units registered for endoscopy and other tests: Community Health and Eyecare Limited (CHEC - Northampton), Northampton (0.3 miles, outstanding), Three Shires Hospital, Northampton (0.9 miles, outstanding), Newmedica Community Ophthalmology Service, Northampton (2.7 miles, good).

Hospitals with published prices

Nearby places covered here

These places share Northampton’s hospitals and NHS trusts, so their prices and waits are on the Northampton pages: Towcester, Earls Barton, Brixworth.

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 Northampton.

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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