Orthopaedic surgery · Colchester
Hip and knee replacement in Colchester: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest nearby
from£17,644
Hip replacement: Oaks Hospital, Colchester · 1.1 miles away
Knee replacement: from £17,452 at Oaks Hospital (1.1 miles)
Typical price
£18,504
The middle of 4 published hip replacement prices within 25 miles.
Knee replacement: £18,045.
NHS wait so far
17 weeks
Half the people on the trauma and orthopaedics list at East Suffolk and North Essex 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 Colchester
Hip replacement
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Oaks Hospital
Colchester · 1.1 miles away
from£17,644Hip Replacement (cemented)
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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Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital
Ipswich · 18 miles away
£18,503Hip Replacement
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 Ipswich Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £18,503 -
Springfield Hospital
Chelmsford · 20 miles away
from£18,506Hip Replacement (cemented)
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 Wellesley Hospital
Southend-on-Sea · 25 miles away
from£18,725Hip replacement
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 Wellesley Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £219 Treatment Included from £18,506 Aftercare Included Included
Knee replacement
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Oaks Hospital
Colchester · 1.1 miles away
from£17,452Knee Replacement
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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Springfield Hospital
Chelmsford · 20 miles away
from£17,933Knee Replacement
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 Wellesley Hospital
Southend-on-Sea · 25 miles away
from£18,157Knee replacement
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 £224 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Wellesley Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £224 Treatment Included from £17,933 Aftercare Included Included -
Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital
Ipswich · 18 miles away
£19,266Knee Replacement
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 Ipswich Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £19,266
See all 4 hospitals side by side
| Hospital | Distance | Hip replacement | Knee replacement |
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| Oaks Hospital | 1.1 miles | from £17,644 | from £17,452 |
| Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital | 18 miles | £18,503 | £19,266 |
| Springfield Hospital | 20 miles | from £18,506 | from £17,933 |
| Spire Wellesley Hospital | 25 miles | from £18,725 | from £18,157 |
Prices the hospitals publish on their own websites, not quotes. Nobody pays to be listed. Distances are straight-line miles from the centre of Colchester.
Hospital by hospital
Oaks Hospital, Colchester, 1.1 miles away (Ramsay Health Care UK; CQC Good, report March 2017). Hip replacement from £17,644 (single guide figure, no breakdown), the lowest locally. Knee replacement from £17,452 (single guide figure, no breakdown), the lowest locally.
Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital, Ipswich, 18 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report November 2016). Hip replacement £18,503 (tests before treatment not included), £859 above the local lowest. Knee replacement £19,266 (tests before treatment not included), £1,814 above the local lowest.
Springfield Hospital, Chelmsford, 20 miles away (Ramsay Health Care UK; CQC Good, report August 2026). Hip replacement from £18,506 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £862 above the local lowest. Knee replacement from £17,933 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £481 above the local lowest.
Spire Wellesley Hospital, Southend-on-Sea, 25 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Good, report October 2026). Hip replacement from £18,725 (first consultation £219 included; aftercare included), £1,081 above the local lowest. Knee replacement from £18,157 (first consultation £224 included; aftercare included), £705 above the local lowest.
How the prices compare
Hip replacement: 4 local prices span £1,081, from £17,644 to £18,725; the UK median across 158 published prices is £15,500.
Knee replacement: 4 local prices span £1,814, from £17,452 to £19,266; the UK median across 133 published prices is £16,235.
4 hospitals near Colchester publish both prices. They are Oaks Hospital, Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital, Springfield Hospital and Spire Wellesley Hospital. Knee replacement is priced above hip replacement at 1 of them, by £763; below it at 3, by £192 to £573.
Within 5 miles of central Colchester: Oaks Hospital (1.1 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Colchester: Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital (18 miles), Springfield Hospital (20 miles) and Spire Wellesley Hospital (25 miles).
Typical for hip replacement: an inpatient stay, usually of a few nights.
Tip: count the journeys for the consultation, the procedure and follow-up when weighing a cheaper hospital further away.
Private or NHS?
- Cost. hip replacement £17,644 to £18,725 at 4 hospitals; knee replacement £17,452 to £19,266 at 4 hospitals. Free on the NHS.
- Wait. East Suffolk and North Essex: half had waited over 17 weeks; 9 in 10 within 42 weeks. England: 14 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 Colchester
| NHS trust | Median wait | Under 18 weeks | Over a year | 9 in 10 within | On the list |
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| East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust | 17.2 wks | 52.2% | 59 | 42 wks | 10,692 |
| Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust | 30.8 wks | 28.7% | 2,418 | 67 wks | 11,377 |
| England | 13.9 wks | 60.9% | 22,043 | 43 wks | 851,183 |
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, 1.2 miles from Colchester: 10,692 people on the trauma and orthopaedics list, 52.2% within 18 weeks, 59 over a year, nine in ten within 42 weeks.
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, 25 miles from Colchester: 11,377 people on the trauma and orthopaedics list, 28.7% within 18 weeks, 2,418 over a year, nine in ten within 67 weeks.
These figures cover everyone on the trust’s trauma and orthopaedics list, not only people waiting for a hip replacement and a knee replacement, 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: East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK, Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK.
Other clinics nearby
The CQC register lists 11 independent hospitals registered with the CQC to do surgery within 22 miles: 5 good, 6 not yet rated. 3 of them publish a price we could check here; ask the others directly.
The 11 nearest
| Location | Distance | Rating (CQC) | Price shown above? |
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| Oaks Hospital | 1.1 miles | Good | Yes |
| SpaMedica Colchester | 2.3 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Maldon Eye Clinic | 15 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital | 18 miles | Good | Yes |
| Woodford Medical Limited - The Old Forge | 19 miles | Good | No |
| Springfield Hospital | 20 miles | Good | Yes |
| Phoenix Hospital Chelmsford | 21 miles | Good | No |
| ACES Chelmsford Hospital | 21 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| The Surgical Consortium Ltd | 21 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| MDCG Office | 21 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| SpaMedica Chelmsford | 22 miles | Not yet rated | No |
Questions to ask before booking
- Ask Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital what tests before treatment would cost: its published breakdown lists them as not included.
- Ask Oaks Hospital and Springfield Hospital for an itemised quote, as their prices are published as a single figure.
- Ask whether the price includes the first consultation and any X-rays or scans before surgery.
- Ask whether the quote is for a total or a partial knee replacement, and why.
Nearby
Hip and knee replacement in nearby places
- Southend-on-Sea 25 miles
- Cambridge 39 miles
- Maidstone 46 miles
- London 52 miles
- Norwich 54 miles
- Luton 57 miles
- Peterborough 68 miles
- Crawley 71 miles
Other treatments near Colchester
This page also covers 4 nearby places with the same hospitals and NHS trust: Brightlingsea, Berechurch, Wivenhoe, Jaywick.
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: East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK, Mid and South Essex 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.