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Private healthcare in Stockport

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

Prices checked 9 Nov 2026

  • Treatments with prices

    10

    at 16 hospitals within 25 miles

  • Nearest hospital with prices

    2.4 miles

    The Alexandra Hospital, Cheadle

  • NHS trauma and orthopaedics wait so far

    15 weeks

    half had waited longer at Stockport (August 2026)

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

In short

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

Treatments near Stockport

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 The Alexandra Hospital (2.4 miles). UK median £15,500.

Knee replacement: lowest £12,945 at The Alexandra Hospital (2.4 miles). UK median £16,235.

Knee arthroscopy: lowest £4,193 at Fairfield Independent Hospital (25 miles); nearest The Alexandra Hospital (2.4 miles) at £4,476. UK median £4,683.

Carpal tunnel surgery: lowest £1,430 at Circle Cheshire Clinic (16 miles); nearest The Alexandra Hospital (2.4 miles) at £1,735. UK median £2,705.

Hernia repair: lowest £3,381 at Fairfield Independent Hospital (25 miles); nearest The Alexandra Hospital (2.4 miles) at £4,505. UK median £4,011.

Cataract surgery: lowest from £2,000 at Bridgewater Hospital (4.9 miles); nearest The Alexandra Hospital (2.4 miles) at £2,035. UK median £2,995.

MRI scan: lowest £400 at Nuffield Health Manchester Diagnostic Suite (4.5 miles); nearest Spire Manchester Hospital (4.0 miles) at £510. UK median £545.

CT scan: lowest £587 at Nuffield Health Manchester Diagnostic Suite (4.5 miles); nearest Spire Manchester Hospital (4.0 miles) at £695. UK median £758.

Colonoscopy: lowest £2,205 at The Alexandra Hospital (2.4 miles). UK median £2,917.

Gastroscopy: lowest £1,869 at The Alexandra Hospital (2.4 miles). UK median £2,300.

NHS waits near Stockport

Trauma and orthopaedics: half of the 6,468 people waiting at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust had waited 14.9 weeks or less (August 2026), against 13.9 weeks across England; 49 had waited over a year.

General surgery: half of the 3,410 people waiting at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust had waited 11.8 weeks or less (August 2026), against 12.8 weeks across England; 15 had waited over a year.

Ophthalmology: half of the 4,662 people waiting at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust had waited 14.8 weeks or less (August 2026), against 10.4 weeks across England; 38 had waited over a year.

MRI: 99.4% of the 788 people waiting at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 78.0% across England.

CT: 98.4% of the 737 people waiting at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026), against 88.8% across England.

Endoscopy: 94.7% of the 739 people waiting at Stockport 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 Stockport

Stockport had 117,935 residents in the 2021 Census and the NHS Greater Manchester NHS area.

The 16 hospitals with published prices within 25 miles belong to Circle Health Group (6), Spire Healthcare (5), Optegra (1), Nuffield Health (1), Optical Express (1), Ramsay Health Care UK (1), Practice Plus Group (1). 14 of them are rated Good or Outstanding by CQC, and 7 are within 10 miles.

Within 5 miles of central Stockport: The Alexandra Hospital (2.4 miles), Optegra Manchester Eye Hospital (3.9 miles), Spire Manchester Hospital (4.0 miles), Spire Manchester Hospital (4.0 miles), Nuffield Health Manchester Diagnostic Suite (4.5 miles), Bridgewater Hospital (4.9 miles).

5 to 10 miles of central Stockport: Oaklands Hospital (8.7 miles).

10 to 25 miles of central Stockport: Spire Regency Hospital Macclesfield (10 miles), The Highfield Hospital (14 miles), Practice Plus Group Hospital, Rochdale (15 miles), Circle Cheshire Clinic (16 miles), Spire Cheshire Hospital (18 miles), The Beaumont Hospital (18 miles), Huddersfield Private Hospital (23 miles), Spire Elland Hospital (24 miles), Fairfield Independent Hospital (25 miles).

NHS trusts used for the waiting figures: Stockport NHS Foundation Trust (2.2 miles), Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (4.5 miles).

By population, Stockport is number 7 of the 193 towns and cities with 5,000 or more residents in the North West.

Registered clinics within 10 miles

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

  • 30 independent hospitals registered for surgery: Community Health and Eyecare Limited (CHEC - Stockport), Stockport (0.3 miles, not yet rated), The Alexandra Hospital, Cheadle (2.5 miles, good), HCA Healthcare UK The Christie Private Care, Manchester (3.2 miles, not yet rated), and 27 more.
  • 7 independent eye clinics and hospitals registered for surgery: Community Health and Eyecare Limited (CHEC - Stockport), Stockport (0.3 miles, not yet rated), Optegra Manchester Eye Hospital, Didsbury (3.9 miles, good), Regency Eye Hospital, Manchester (4.4 miles, good), and 4 more.
  • 30 independent scanning and testing centres: Community Health and Eyecare Limited (CHEC - Stockport), Stockport (0.3 miles, not yet rated), Medical Imaging Partnership Manchester, Stockport (1.4 miles, requires improvement), Mastercall Healthcare, Stockport (2.4 miles, not yet rated), and 27 more.
  • 25 independent hospitals and units registered for endoscopy and other tests: Community Health and Eyecare Limited (CHEC - Stockport), Stockport (0.3 miles, not yet rated), The Alexandra Hospital, Cheadle (2.5 miles, good), HCA Healthcare UK The Christie Private Care, Manchester (3.2 miles, not yet rated), and 22 more.

Hospitals with published prices

Nearby places covered here

These places share Stockport’s hospitals and NHS trusts, so their prices and waits are on the Stockport pages: Denton, Hyde, Bredbury and Woodley, Marple, Romiley.

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 Stockport.

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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