General surgery · Peterborough
Hernia repair in Peterborough: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest nearby
from£4,000
Woodland Hospital, Kettering · 24 miles away
NHS wait so far
13 weeks
Half the people on the general surgery list at North West Anglia 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 Peterborough
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Woodland Hospital
Kettering · 24 miles away
from£4,000Hernia Repair - Groin (Inguinal) - Laparascopic (Keyhole 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.
Prices the hospitals publish on their own websites, not quotes. Nobody pays to be listed. Distances are straight-line miles from the centre of Peterborough.
Hospital by hospital
Woodland Hospital, Kettering, 24 miles away (Ramsay Health Care UK; CQC Good, report January 2019). Hernia repair from £4,000 (single guide figure, no breakdown), the lowest locally.
How the prices compare
Hernia repair: one local price, from £4,000; the UK median across 101 published prices is £4,011.
10 to 25 miles of central Peterborough: Woodland Hospital (24 miles).
Typical for hernia repair: often 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. hernia repair from £4,000 at 1 hospital. Free on the NHS.
- Wait. North West Anglia: half had waited over 13 weeks; 9 in 10 within 39 weeks. England: 13 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 Peterborough
| NHS trust | Median wait | Under 18 weeks | Over a year | 9 in 10 within | On the list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust | 13.1 wks | 62.5% | 19 | 39 wks | 6,130 |
| Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 16.9 wks | 52.6% | 21 | 42 wks | 1,616 |
| England | 12.8 wks | 63.2% | 8,213 | 42 wks | 384,914 |
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, 1.2 miles from Peterborough: 6,130 people on the general surgery list, 62.5% within 18 weeks, 19 over a year, nine in ten within 39 weeks.
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 32 miles from Peterborough: 1,616 people on the general surgery list, 52.6% within 18 weeks, 21 over a year, nine in ten within 42 weeks.
These figures cover everyone on the trust’s general surgery list, not only people waiting for a hernia repair, 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: North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK.
Other clinics nearby
The CQC register lists 7 independent hospitals registered with the CQC to do surgery within 19 miles: 1 outstanding, 4 good, 2 not yet rated. 0 of them publish a price we could check here; ask the others directly.
The 7 nearest
| Location | Distance | Rating (CQC) | Price shown above? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avicenna Clinic | 0.7 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Fitzwilliam Hospital | 1.7 miles | Good | No |
| Hamptons Hospital | 2.0 miles | Good | No |
| Orthopaedics and Spine Specialist Hospital | 2.6 miles | Good | No |
| SpaMedica Peterborough | 3.5 miles | Outstanding | No |
| ACES Cromwell Road Hospital | 18 miles | Good | No |
| Optical Express Wisbech Clinic | 18 miles | Not yet rated | No |
Questions to ask before booking
- Ask Woodland Hospital for an itemised quote, as its price is published as a single figure.
- Ask whether the quote is for open or keyhole repair, and for one side or both.
Nearby
Hernia repair in nearby places
- Ely 25 miles
- Leicester 37 miles
- Nottingham 47 miles
- Luton 47 miles
- Derby 56 miles
- Norwich 65 miles
- Birmingham 68 miles
- Colchester 68 miles
Other treatments near Peterborough
This page also covers 8 nearby places with the same hospitals and NHS trust: Boston, Spalding, Wisbech, Whittlesey, Yaxley, Deeping St James, Oundle, Eye.
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: North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK, Cambridge University Hospitals 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.