Orthopaedic surgery · Peterborough
Hip and knee replacement in Peterborough: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest nearby
from£16,079
Hip replacement: Fitzwilliam Hospital, Peterborough · 1.7 miles away
Knee replacement: from £15,995 at Woodland Hospital (24 miles)
NHS wait so far
16 weeks
Half the people on the trauma and orthopaedics 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
Hip replacement
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Fitzwilliam Hospital
Peterborough · 1.7 miles away
from£16,079Hip 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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Woodland Hospital
Kettering · 24 miles away
from£16,394Hip 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.
Knee replacement
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Woodland Hospital
Kettering · 24 miles away
from£15,995Knee 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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Fitzwilliam Hospital
Peterborough · 1.7 miles away
from£16,109Knee 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.
See all 2 hospitals side by side
| Hospital | Distance | Hip replacement | Knee replacement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzwilliam Hospital | 1.7 miles | from £16,079 | from £16,109 |
| Woodland Hospital | 24 miles | from £16,394 | from £15,995 |
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
Fitzwilliam Hospital, Peterborough, 1.7 miles away (Ramsay Health Care UK; CQC Good, report November 2017). Hip replacement from £16,079 (single guide figure, no breakdown), the lowest locally. Knee replacement from £16,109 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £114 above the local lowest.
Woodland Hospital, Kettering, 24 miles away (Ramsay Health Care UK; CQC Good, report January 2019). Hip replacement from £16,394 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £315 above the local lowest. Knee replacement from £15,995 (single guide figure, no breakdown), the lowest locally.
How the prices compare
Hip replacement: 2 local prices span £315, from £16,079 to £16,394; the UK median across 158 published prices is £15,500.
Knee replacement: 2 local prices span £114, from £15,995 to £16,109; the UK median across 133 published prices is £16,235. The nearest, Fitzwilliam Hospital, is £114 dearer than the cheapest.
2 hospitals near Peterborough publish both prices. They are Fitzwilliam Hospital and Woodland Hospital. Knee replacement is priced above hip replacement at 1 of them, by £30; below it at 1, by £399.
Within 5 miles of central Peterborough: Fitzwilliam Hospital (1.7 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Peterborough: Woodland Hospital (24 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 £16,079 to £16,394 at 2 hospitals; knee replacement £15,995 to £16,109 at 2 hospitals. Free on the NHS.
- Wait. North West Anglia: half had waited over 16 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 Peterborough
| NHS trust | Median wait | Under 18 weeks | Over a year | 9 in 10 within | On the list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust | 15.9 wks | 55.2% | 54 | 42 wks | 7,105 |
| Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 15.1 wks | 58.0% | 16 | 40 wks | 4,462 |
| England | 13.9 wks | 60.9% | 22,043 | 43 wks | 851,183 |
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, 1.2 miles from Peterborough: 7,105 people on the trauma and orthopaedics list, 55.2% within 18 weeks, 54 over a year, nine in ten within 42 weeks.
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 32 miles from Peterborough: 4,462 people on the trauma and orthopaedics list, 58.0% within 18 weeks, 16 over a year, nine in ten within 40 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: 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. 1 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 | Yes |
| 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 Fitzwilliam Hospital and Woodland Hospital for an itemised quote, as their prices are published as a single figure.
- For knee replacement, weigh Woodland Hospital (24 miles) against Fitzwilliam Hospital (1.7 miles): the £114 saving comes with a longer trip, so ask each how many follow-up visits are included.
- 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
- Cambridge 30 miles
- Northampton 35 miles
- Leicester 37 miles
- Nottingham 47 miles
- Luton 47 miles
- Norwich 65 miles
- Birmingham 68 miles
- Colchester 68 miles
Other treatments near Peterborough
This page also covers 6 nearby places with the same hospitals and NHS trust: Stamford, Whittlesey, Yaxley, Deeping St James, Market Deeping, 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.
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