Eye surgery · Crawley
Cataract surgery in Crawley: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest nearby
£2,035
Mount Alvernia Hospital, Guildford · 19 miles away
Typical price
£3,092
The middle of 12 published cataract surgery prices within 25 miles.
NHS wait so far
10 weeks
Half the people on the ophthalmology list at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare had waited longer than this (August 2026).
Time waited so far by everyone on the list. It can’t tell you your own wait.
Prices near Crawley
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Mount Alvernia Hospital
Guildford · 19 miles away
£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, Mount Alvernia 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 -
Shirley Oaks Hospital
Croydon · 19 miles away
£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, Shirley Oaks 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 -
Ashtead Hospital
Ashtead · 14 miles away
from£2,924Cataract Surgery
What’s included: Ramsay calls this a guide price (a “from” price). Its page doesn’t list what’s included, so check with the hospital.
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Optegra Brighton Eye Clinic
Brighton · 17 miles away
£2,995Standard Cataract Treatment (per eye)
What’s included: A fixed price per eye. Optegra says the package includes a free consultation and eye tests, the surgery, and aftercare with follow-up appointments and any medicines needed; laser treatment for clouding (YAG) within one or two years if needed, depending on the package.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Optegra Brighton Eye Clinic Stage In the price? As published Surgery and follow-up aftercare Included -
Optegra Surrey Eye Hospital
Guildford · 21 miles away
£2,995Standard Cataract Treatment (per eye)
What’s included: A fixed price per eye. Optegra says the package includes a free consultation and eye tests, the surgery, and aftercare with follow-up appointments and any medicines needed; laser treatment for clouding (YAG) within one or two years if needed, depending on the package.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Optegra Surrey Eye Hospital Stage In the price? As published Surgery and follow-up aftercare Included -
Spire Gatwick Park Hospital
Horley · 3.6 miles away
from£3,000Cataract 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 £219 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Gatwick Park Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £219 Treatment Included from £2,781 Aftercare Included Included -
North Downs Hospital
Caterham · 12 miles away
from£3,185Cataract Surgery
What’s included: Ramsay calls this a guide price (a “from” price). Its page doesn’t list what’s included, so check with the hospital.
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Spire St Anthonys Hospital
Sutton · 18 miles away
from£3,218Cataract 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 £233 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire St Anthonys Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £233 Treatment Included from £2,985 Aftercare Included Included -
Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital
Brighton · 20 miles away
£3,525Cataract Surgery - One Eye - Standard Lens
What’s included: Nuffield’s guide price for the treatment. Nuffield says tests before treatment are charged separately, and you get a fixed, all-inclusive price after your first consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £3,525 -
Optegra Brighton Eye Clinic
Brighton · 17 miles away
£3,695Enhanced Cataract Treatment (per eye)
What’s included: A fixed price per eye. Optegra says the package includes a free consultation and eye tests, the surgery, and aftercare with follow-up appointments and any medicines needed; laser treatment for clouding (YAG) within one or two years if needed, depending on the package.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Optegra Brighton Eye Clinic Stage In the price? As published Surgery and follow-up aftercare Included -
Nuffield Health Haywards Heath Hospital
Haywards Heath · 8.1 miles away
£3,950Cataract Surgery - One Eye - Standard Lens
What’s included: Nuffield’s guide price for the treatment. Nuffield says tests before treatment are charged separately, and you get a fixed, all-inclusive price after your first consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Nuffield Health Haywards Heath Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £3,950 -
Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital
Tunbridge Wells · 20 miles away
£4,030Cataract Surgery - One Eye - Standard Lens
What’s included: Nuffield’s guide price for the treatment. Nuffield says tests before treatment are charged separately, and you get a fixed, all-inclusive price after your first consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £4,030
Prices the hospitals publish on their own websites, not quotes. Nobody pays to be listed. Distances are straight-line miles from the centre of Crawley.
Hospital by hospital
Spire Gatwick Park Hospital, Horley, 3.6 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Good, report January 2022). Cataract surgery from £3,000 (first consultation £219 included; aftercare included), £965 above the local lowest.
Nuffield Health Haywards Heath Hospital, Haywards Heath, 8.1 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report March 2017). Cataract surgery £3,950 (tests before treatment not included), £1,915 above the local lowest.
North Downs Hospital, Caterham, 12 miles away (Ramsay Health Care UK; CQC Good, report September 2016). Cataract surgery from £3,185 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £1,150 above the local lowest.
Ashtead Hospital, Ashtead, 14 miles away (Ramsay Health Care UK; CQC Good, report July 2017). Cataract surgery from £2,924 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £889 above the local lowest.
Optegra Brighton Eye Clinic, Brighton, 17 miles away (Optegra; not yet rated by CQC). Cataract surgery £2,995 (Standard Cataract Treatment (per eye)) or £3,695 (Enhanced Cataract Treatment (per eye)), £960 above the local lowest.
Spire St Anthonys Hospital, Sutton, 18 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Good, report September 2026). Cataract surgery from £3,218 (first consultation £233 included; aftercare included), £1,183 above the local lowest.
Mount Alvernia Hospital, Guildford, 19 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report April 2022). Cataract surgery £2,035 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), the lowest locally.
Shirley Oaks Hospital, Croydon, 19 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report January 2020). Cataract surgery £2,035 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), the lowest locally.
Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital, Brighton, 20 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report December 2022). Cataract surgery £3,525 (tests before treatment not included), £1,490 above the local lowest.
Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital, Tunbridge Wells, 20 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report July 2017). Cataract surgery £4,030 (tests before treatment not included), £1,995 above the local lowest.
How the prices compare
Cataract surgery: 12 local prices span £1,995, from £2,035 to £4,030; the UK median across 187 published prices is £2,995. The nearest, Spire Gatwick Park Hospital, is £965 dearer than the cheapest.
Within 5 miles of central Crawley: Spire Gatwick Park Hospital (3.6 miles).
5 to 10 miles of central Crawley: Nuffield Health Haywards Heath Hospital (8.1 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Crawley: North Downs Hospital (12 miles), Ashtead Hospital (14 miles), Optegra Brighton Eye Clinic (17 miles), Spire St Anthonys Hospital (18 miles), Mount Alvernia Hospital (19 miles), Shirley Oaks Hospital (19 miles), Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital (20 miles), Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital (20 miles) and Optegra Surrey Eye Hospital (21 miles).
Typical for cataract surgery: usually a day case.
Tip: count the journeys for the consultation, the procedure and follow-up when weighing a cheaper hospital further away.
Private or NHS?
- Cost. cataract surgery £2,035 to £4,030 at 11 hospitals. Free on the NHS.
- Wait. Surrey and Sussex Healthcare: half had waited over 10 weeks; 9 in 10 within 26 weeks. England: 10 weeks.
Private hospitals usually ask for a referral letter or a consultation first. Not sure which is right for you? Your GP can refer you on the NHS and talk through your options.
The NHS wait near Crawley
| NHS trust | Median wait | Under 18 weeks | Over a year | 9 in 10 within | On the list |
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| Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust | 9.5 wks | 79.4% | 1 | 26 wks | 3,198 |
| Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust | 13.8 wks | 61.0% | 0 | 34 wks | 2,267 |
| England | 10.4 wks | 72.2% | 5,022 | 33 wks | 625,063 |
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, 7.2 miles from Crawley: 3,198 people on the ophthalmology list, 79.4% within 18 weeks, 1 over a year, nine in ten within 26 weeks.
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, 20 miles from Crawley: 2,267 people on the ophthalmology list, 61.0% within 18 weeks, 0 over a year, nine in ten within 34 weeks.
These figures cover everyone on the trust’s ophthalmology list, not only people waiting for cataract surgery, and describe time waited so far, not how long a new referral will take.
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. Month-by-month figures: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust on Waiting Times UK, Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK.
Other clinics nearby
The CQC register lists 8 independent eye clinics and hospitals registered with the CQC to do surgery within 22 miles: 3 good, 5 not yet rated. 2 of them publish a price we could check here; ask the others directly.
The 8 nearest
| Location | Distance | Rating (CQC) | Price shown above? |
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| SpaMedica Brighton | 12 miles | Good | No |
| SpaMedica Epsom | 16 miles | Good | No |
| Optegra Brighton Eye Clinic | 17 miles | Not yet rated | Yes |
| SpaMedica Croydon | 19 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Tunbridge Wells Eye Centre | 19 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Optimax Laser Eye Clinics - Brighton | 20 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Optegra Surrey Eye Hospital | 21 miles | Good | Yes |
| Seon Vision | 21 miles | Not yet rated | No |
Questions to ask before booking
- Ask Mount Alvernia Hospital, Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital and Nuffield Health Haywards Heath Hospital what tests before treatment would cost: their published breakdown lists them as not included.
- Ask Ashtead Hospital and North Downs Hospital for an itemised quote, as their prices are published as a single figure.
- For cataract surgery, weigh Mount Alvernia Hospital (19 miles) against Spire Gatwick Park Hospital (3.6 miles): the £965 saving comes with a longer trip, so ask each how many follow-up visits are included.
- Ask whether the price is per eye and which lens it includes.
Nearby
Cataract surgery in nearby places
- Brighton and Hove 19 miles
- Maidstone 32 miles
- Chichester 32 miles
- Slough 33 miles
- Watford 38 miles
- Basingstoke 41 miles
- Southend-on-Sea 48 miles
- Southampton 54 miles
Other treatments near Crawley
Where these figures come from
Prices: from each hospital’s own price page and breakdown on the date shown next to each price. We store the price, what the page says it includes, the link and the date.
Each hospital group describes its prices differently (guide prices, fixed packages or “from” prices), so read what’s included before comparing totals.
Clinic details and ratings: CQC register (HSCA Active Locations, downloaded 9 November 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. A rating describes the whole location, not one treatment.
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. Month-by-month figures: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust on Waiting Times UK, Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK.
Typical price is the middle (median) of the published prices within 25 miles, shown only when there are at least four.
Independent. We’re not part of the NHS or any hospital, we’re not clinicians, and nothing here is medical advice. Hospitals can’t pay to appear or to change their position.