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Private Blood Tests in London, Compared
Six providers, priced from £89 to £1,395. We checked every published price so you can see what each test includes, how fast results come back, and who reads them. The cheapest option is not ours.
How The Providers Compare
| Provider | Comparable panel | Price | Biomarkers | Results | Doctor review | How it works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Wellness | Core Wellness Advanced Health Longevity+ | £350 £650 £1,395 | 30+ 55 100+ | Same day available when drawn before midday | Included with every panel, in person | Venous draw in Marylebone or at home |
| Medichecks | Advanced Well Man | £159 | 44 | Around 3 working days | Remote doctor review of results included | Home kit by post, +£35 clinic draw or +£59 nurse visit |
| Randox Health | Everyman / Everywoman | £416 | Up to 150 data points | 1 to 2 days | GP consultation +£65 | In clinic |
| Bluecrest | Health MOT | From £179 | 22 to 33 blood readings | Results in days | GP helpline included, face-to-face GP consult +£160 | In-person appointment |
| London Medical Laboratory | General Health Profile | £89 | 19 | Next day | No doctor consultation | Home kit by post, +£35 clinic draw |
| Bupa | Health assessments | From £219 | Time based, not per biomarker | Report around 2 weeks | Not listed separately | In-person health assessment |
Prices checked 29 August 2026 from each provider’s published price list.
How To Read This Table
Biomarker count is the number every provider advertises and the least useful one on its own. Fifty markers nobody explains to you are a spreadsheet. What changes your health is a doctor reading the results against your history and telling you what to do next. Compare who reads the results before you compare how many there are.
Speed matters most when something feels wrong. A postal kit spends days in transit before the lab even starts. A clinic that draws, runs and reads your sample the same day closes the loop while the question is still fresh. Ask when you will have the answer, not just the result.
Look at where the doctor sits in the price. Some providers include a consultation, some sell it as an extra, and some offer none at all. A cheap test plus a separate appointment to interpret it can cost more than it first appears. Price the whole journey, not just the kit.
Check how the blood is taken. Most low-cost panels start as a finger-prick kit in the post, with a venous draw as a paid extra. Finger-prick samples work well for small panels but can fail or read oddly on larger ones. Every draw at The Wellness is venous, taken in person by a phlebotomist.
The cheaper options are genuinely cheaper and they suit plenty of people. If you want a single marker tracked or a quick annual snapshot, London Medical Laboratory at £89 or Medichecks at £159 do that well. Our case rests on three things. Same-day results, a doctor who sees you in person, and every marker tracked over time in one record. That is what £350 buys.
Common Questions
What is the cheapest private blood test in London?
London Medical Laboratory’s General Health Profile at £89 is the cheapest panel in this comparison. It covers 19 biomarkers with results the next day. There is no doctor consultation, and a clinic draw adds £35. If you simply want the numbers, it is genuinely good value.
Which private blood test includes a doctor consultation?
At The Wellness every panel includes a doctor review, in person in Marylebone or at home, from £350. Medichecks includes a remote doctor review of your results. Randox Health offers a GP consultation for £65 and Bluecrest offers a face-to-face GP consult for £160, with a GP helpline included.
How fast can I get private blood test results in London?
Same-day results are available at The Wellness when blood is drawn before midday. London Medical Laboratory returns results the next day, Randox Health in 1 to 2 days, Medichecks in around 3 working days, and a Bupa health assessment report takes around 2 weeks.
Are finger-prick tests as accurate as venous draws?
For a small number of markers, a well-collected finger-prick sample can be reliable. Larger panels are harder. Small samples can haemolyse in the post and some markers need more blood than a finger-prick provides, which is why labs sometimes ask for a repeat sample. A venous draw taken by a phlebotomist avoids those problems, which is why every panel at The Wellness uses one.
Is a more expensive blood test worth it?
It depends on what you want. If you want one marker checked once, a cheaper postal test does the job. Paying more buys a wider panel, a doctor who explains the results to you, and results tracked over time so change is visible. If you plan to act on your results, those three tend to matter more than the biomarker count.