Endoscopy · Sheffield
Colonoscopy and gastroscopy in Sheffield: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest nearby
£2,205
Colonoscopy: Thornbury Hospital, Sheffield · 2.4 miles away
Gastroscopy: £1,869 at Thornbury Hospital (2.4 miles)
NHS wait
About 6 in 10
on the endoscopy list at Sheffield Children's had waited under 6 weeks (August 2026).
People already on the list. It can’t tell you your own wait.
Prices near Sheffield
Colonoscopy
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Thornbury Hospital
Sheffield · 2.4 miles away
£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, Thornbury 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 -
Huddersfield Private Hospital
Huddersfield · 24 miles away
£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, Huddersfield Private 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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Thornbury Hospital
Sheffield · 2.4 miles away
£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, Thornbury 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
See all 2 hospitals side by side
| Hospital | Distance | Colonoscopy | Gastroscopy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbury Hospital | 2.4 miles | £2,205 | £1,869 |
| Huddersfield Private Hospital | 24 miles | £2,205 | – |
Prices the hospitals publish on their own websites, not quotes. Nobody pays to be listed. Distances are straight-line miles from the centre of Sheffield.
Hospital by hospital
Thornbury Hospital, Sheffield, 2.4 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report November 2019). Colonoscopy £2,205 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), the lowest locally. Gastroscopy £1,869 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), the lowest locally.
Huddersfield Private Hospital, Huddersfield, 24 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Requires improvement, report December 2019). Colonoscopy £2,205 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), the lowest locally. No published gastroscopy price.
How the prices compare
Colonoscopy: 2 local prices, all £2,205; the UK median across 91 published prices is £2,917.
Gastroscopy: one local price, £1,869; the UK median across 88 published prices is £2,300.
1 hospital near Sheffield publish both prices. They are Thornbury Hospital. below it at 1, by £336.
Within 5 miles of central Sheffield: Thornbury Hospital (2.4 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Sheffield: Huddersfield Private Hospital (24 miles).
Typical for colonoscopy: a day-case test.
Tip: count the journeys for the consultation, the procedure and follow-up when weighing a cheaper hospital further away.
Private or NHS?
- Cost. colonoscopy £2,205 at 2 hospitals; gastroscopy £1,869 at 1 hospital. Free on the NHS.
- Wait. Sheffield Children's: about 6 in 10 (61.3%) under 6 weeks. England: 69.6%.
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 Sheffield
| NHS trust | Under 6 weeks | 6 weeks or more | 13 weeks or more | On the list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust | 61.3% | 58 | 20 | 150 |
| The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust | 93.4% | 38 | 13 | 577 |
| England | 69.6% | 60,003 | 26,159 | 197,640 |
Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, 1.3 miles from Sheffield: 150 people waiting for endoscopy, 61.3% under six weeks, 20 at 13 weeks or more.
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust, 5.6 miles from Sheffield: 577 people waiting for endoscopy, 93.4% under six weeks, 13 at 13 weeks or more.
NHS England reports colonoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, cystoscopy and gastroscopy separately; the figure here combines them, so it is the endoscopy list as a whole.
These figures describe people already waiting at the end of the month, not how long a new referral will wait. The NHS standard is that fewer than 1% wait six weeks or more.
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. Month-by-month figures: Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK, The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK.
Other clinics nearby
The CQC register lists 12 independent hospitals and endoscopy units registered with the CQC to do tests such as endoscopy within 9.3 miles: 5 good, 7 not yet rated. 1 of them publish a price we could check here; ask the others directly.
The 12 nearest
| Location | Distance | Rating (CQC) | Price shown above? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Clinical | 0.8 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| One Health Group - Head Office | 1.8 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| MO Surgical Aesthetics Limited | 2.4 miles | Good | No |
| Thornbury Hospital | 2.4 miles | Good | Yes |
| Be Cosmetic Clinics | 2.4 miles | Good | No |
| Optegra Sheffield | 2.8 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Claremont Hospital | 3.1 miles | Good | No |
| Community Health and Eyecare Limited (CHEC - Sheffield) | 3.4 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| ACES (Meadowhall Sheffield) | 3.4 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Eagle Eyecare Limited | 5.0 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| SpaMedica Sheffield | 5.5 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Kinvara Private Hospital | 6.0 miles | Good | No |
Questions to ask before booking
- Ask Huddersfield Private Hospital and Thornbury Hospital what tests before treatment would cost: their published breakdown lists them as not included.
- Ask whether sedation and the bowel preparation are in the price.
- Ask whether sedation is included or charged separately.
Nearby
Colonoscopy and gastroscopy in nearby places
- Doncaster 17 miles
- Huddersfield 23 miles
- Leeds 30 miles
- Nottingham 30 miles
- Manchester 32 miles
- Stoke-on-Trent 39 miles
- Leicester 53 miles
- Ripon 53 miles
Other treatments near Sheffield
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, 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. Month-by-month figures: Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK, The Rotherham 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.