Orthopaedic surgery · Southend-on-Sea
Hip and knee replacement in Southend-on-Sea: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest nearby
from£12,910
Hip replacement: KIMS Hospital, Maidstone, Maidstone · 20 miles away
Knee replacement: from £13,662 at KIMS Hospital, Maidstone (20 miles)
Typical price
£16,943
The middle of 7 published hip replacement prices within 25 miles.
Knee replacement: £17,459.
NHS wait so far
31 weeks
Half the people on the trauma and orthopaedics list at Mid and South 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 Southend-on-Sea
Hip replacement
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KIMS Hospital, Maidstone
Maidstone · 20 miles away
from£12,910Hip replacement surgery
What’s included: KIMS calls this a guide “from” price. Its page doesn’t list what’s included, so check with the hospital.
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Practice Plus Group Hospital, Gillingham
Gillingham · 13 miles away
£13,199Hip replacement surgery
What’s included: A fixed treatment price. The first consultation costs £145 on top; Practice Plus says that includes a nurse assessment, any blood tests and swabs needed, and an X-ray if required.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Practice Plus Group Hospital, Gillingham Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Not included £145 (charged separately) -
Spire Alexandra Hospital
Chatham · 17 miles away
from£15,592Hip 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 £231 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Alexandra Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £231 Treatment Included from £15,361 Aftercare Included Included -
Spire Hartswood Hospital
Brentwood · 18 miles away
from£16,943Hip 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 Hartswood Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £219 Treatment Included from £16,724 Aftercare Included Included -
Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital
Brentwood · 17 miles away
£17,314Hip 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 Brentwood Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £17,314 -
Springfield Hospital
Chelmsford · 16 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 · 1.4 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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KIMS Hospital, Maidstone
Maidstone · 20 miles away
from£13,662Knee replacement surgery
What’s included: KIMS calls this a guide “from” price. Its page doesn’t list what’s included, so check with the hospital.
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Practice Plus Group Hospital, Gillingham
Gillingham · 13 miles away
£13,799Knee replacement surgery
What’s included: A fixed treatment price. The first consultation costs £145 on top; Practice Plus says that includes a nurse assessment, any blood tests and swabs needed, and an X-ray if required.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Practice Plus Group Hospital, Gillingham Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Not included £145 (charged separately) -
Spire Alexandra Hospital
Chatham · 17 miles away
from£16,176Knee 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 £225 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Alexandra Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £225 Treatment Included from £15,951 Aftercare Included Included -
Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital
Brentwood · 17 miles away
£17,459Knee 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 Brentwood Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £17,459 -
Spire Hartswood Hospital
Brentwood · 18 miles away
from£17,609Knee 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 £239 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Hartswood Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £239 Treatment Included from £17,370 Aftercare Included Included -
Springfield Hospital
Chelmsford · 16 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 · 1.4 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
See all 7 hospitals side by side
| Hospital | Distance | Hip replacement | Knee replacement |
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| Spire Wellesley Hospital | 1.4 miles | from £18,725 | from £18,157 |
| Practice Plus Group Hospital, Gillingham | 13 miles | £13,199 | £13,799 |
| Springfield Hospital | 16 miles | from £18,506 | from £17,933 |
| Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital | 17 miles | £17,314 | £17,459 |
| Spire Alexandra Hospital | 17 miles | from £15,592 | from £16,176 |
| Spire Hartswood Hospital | 18 miles | from £16,943 | from £17,609 |
| KIMS Hospital, Maidstone | 20 miles | from £12,910 | from £13,662 |
Prices the hospitals publish on their own websites, not quotes. Nobody pays to be listed. Distances are straight-line miles from the centre of Southend-on-Sea.
Hospital by hospital
Spire Wellesley Hospital, Southend-on-Sea, 1.4 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Good, report October 2026). Hip replacement from £18,725 (first consultation £219 included; aftercare included), £5,815 above the local lowest. Knee replacement from £18,157 (first consultation £224 included; aftercare included), £4,495 above the local lowest.
Practice Plus Group Hospital, Gillingham, Gillingham, 13 miles away (Practice Plus Group; CQC Good, report November 2022). Hip replacement £13,199, £289 above the local lowest. Knee replacement £13,799, £137 above the local lowest.
Springfield Hospital, Chelmsford, 16 miles away (Ramsay Health Care UK; CQC Good, report August 2026). Hip replacement from £18,506 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £5,596 above the local lowest. Knee replacement from £17,933 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £4,271 above the local lowest.
Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital, Brentwood, 17 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report January 2026). Hip replacement £17,314 (tests before treatment not included), £4,404 above the local lowest. Knee replacement £17,459 (tests before treatment not included), £3,797 above the local lowest.
Spire Alexandra Hospital, Chatham, 17 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Requires improvement, report September 2017). Hip replacement from £15,592 (first consultation £231 included; aftercare included), £2,682 above the local lowest. Knee replacement from £16,176 (first consultation £225 included; aftercare included), £2,514 above the local lowest.
Spire Hartswood Hospital, Brentwood, 18 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Good, report March 2022). Hip replacement from £16,943 (first consultation £219 included; aftercare included), £4,033 above the local lowest. Knee replacement from £17,609 (first consultation £239 included; aftercare included), £3,947 above the local lowest.
KIMS Hospital, Maidstone, Maidstone, 20 miles away (KIMS Hospital; CQC Good, report October 2019). Hip replacement from £12,910 (single guide figure, no breakdown), the lowest locally. Knee replacement from £13,662 (single guide figure, no breakdown), the lowest locally.
How the prices compare
Hip replacement: 7 local prices span £5,815, from £12,910 to £18,725; the UK median across 158 published prices is £15,500. The nearest, Spire Wellesley Hospital, is £5,815 dearer than the cheapest.
Knee replacement: 7 local prices span £4,495, from £13,662 to £18,157; the UK median across 133 published prices is £16,235. The nearest, Spire Wellesley Hospital, is £4,495 dearer than the cheapest.
7 hospitals near Southend-on-Sea publish both prices. Knee replacement is priced above hip replacement at 5 of them, by £145 to £752; below it at 2, by £568 to £573.
Within 5 miles of central Southend-on-Sea: Spire Wellesley Hospital (1.4 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Southend-on-Sea: Practice Plus Group Hospital, Gillingham (13 miles), Springfield Hospital (16 miles), Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital (17 miles), Spire Alexandra Hospital (17 miles), Spire Hartswood Hospital (18 miles) and KIMS Hospital, Maidstone (20 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 £12,910 to £18,725 at 7 hospitals; knee replacement £13,662 to £18,157 at 7 hospitals. Free on the NHS.
- Wait. Mid and South Essex: half had waited over 31 weeks; 9 in 10 within 67 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 Southend-on-Sea
| NHS trust | Median wait | Under 18 weeks | Over a year | 9 in 10 within | On the list |
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| Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust | 30.8 wks | 28.7% | 2,418 | 67 wks | 11,377 |
| East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust | 17.2 wks | 52.2% | 59 | 42 wks | 10,692 |
| England | 13.9 wks | 60.9% | 22,043 | 43 wks | 851,183 |
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, 0.3 miles from Southend-on-Sea: 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.
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, 26 miles from Southend-on-Sea: 10,692 people on the trauma and orthopaedics list, 52.2% within 18 weeks, 59 over a year, nine in ten within 42 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: Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK, East Suffolk and North Essex 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 12 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? |
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| Southend Private Hospital | 0.4 miles | Outstanding | No |
| Spire Wellesley Hospital | 1.4 miles | Good | Yes |
| Jorja Essex | 2.1 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Chartwell Hospital | 2.5 miles | Good | No |
| Vie Aesthetics | 4.5 miles | Good | No |
| FACEmed Cosmetic Medical & Dental Centre | 10 miles | Good | No |
| Maldon Eye Clinic | 12 miles | Not yet rated | No |
Questions to ask before booking
- Ask Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital what tests before treatment would cost: its published breakdown lists them as not included.
- Ask KIMS Hospital, Maidstone and Springfield Hospital for an itemised quote, as their prices are published as a single figure.
- For hip replacement, weigh KIMS Hospital, Maidstone (20 miles) against Spire Wellesley Hospital (1.4 miles): the £5,815 saving comes with a longer trip, so ask each how many follow-up visits are included.
- For knee replacement, weigh KIMS Hospital, Maidstone (20 miles) against Spire Wellesley Hospital (1.4 miles): the £4,495 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
- Maidstone 21 miles
- Colchester 25 miles
- London 36 miles
- Crawley 48 miles
- Cambridge 51 miles
- Luton 53 miles
- Brighton and Hove 60 miles
- Reading 72 miles
Other treatments near Southend-on-Sea
This page also covers 7 nearby places with the same hospitals and NHS trust: Thundersley and South Benfleet, Canvey Island, Rayleigh, Hockley and Hawkwell, Rochford, Ashingdon, Hullbridge.
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: Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK, East Suffolk and North 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.
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