Root Canal in Croydon
35 dental practices in Croydon publish what they charge for root canal. Half of them ask between £225 and £546 for a tooth, and the middle price is £395 — about the same as the London index figure of £397 for root canal (the median of the 10 borough medians we publish). The figures below are those practices' own published fees, read in August 2026, each one linked to the practice and its CQC registration. They are not quotes: what you pay depends on what the examination finds. Root canal treatment on the NHS is a Band 2 charge of £76.60, which is why the private figures below sit so far above it.
| Option | Cost (per tooth) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Private — lower | £250 | 25th percentile of 37 Croydon fee guides |
| Private — upper | £550 | 75th percentile |
| NHS | £76.60 | Set by DHSC band, not the practice |
Computed from 37 Croydon practices' own published fee guides, read August 2026. Method
- The Croydon median (£395) sits within 3% of the median of all 383 root canal prices published across those 10 boroughs (£400).
- That makes Croydon the 6th most expensive of those 10 boroughs for this treatment.
- The middle half of prices runs £225–£546 (a £320 range), a wide spread: the borough has distinct budget and premium tiers. The full range is £100–£900.
- 35 of the 84 CQC-registered practices in Croydon publish a price for this treatment (42%); the figures describe those 35, not the whole borough.
- 7 practices list exactly £550 — the single most common published price in Croydon.
- All figures are per tooth, taken from each practice's own fee guide, so they can be compared like for like.
| Neighbouring borough | Median | vs Croydon | Middle half | Practices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromley | £400 | £4 more | £303–£508 | 34 |
Why do some Croydon practices list under half the median?
7 of 35 published prices are below £198: Dental Beauty Croydon (£100), Dental Practice Norbury (£100), Family Dental Practice (£135). A figure this far below the borough median is often a narrower product than the rest of the table (a single session, a top-up, or an introductory offer) — check what the practice's fee guide includes before comparing.
Why are some Croydon prices more than double the median?
1 of 35 listed prices exceed £790: Mayfield Dental (£900). These are typically premium packages or specialist-led treatment; the median is a better guide to what a typical Croydon practice charges.
Why does the same practice name appear twice?
3 names recur (Purley Dental Care / Purley Dental Practice; Gentle Dental Care - Whitehorse Road / Gentle Dental Care - Whitehorse Road). The CQC registers each location separately, and some practices hold two registrations at one address. Each row links to its own CQC registration and each row is counted in the figures above; if the pair is one practice, read it as a single price point.
Every statement above is computed from the 35 published prices in the table below; it changes when the data changes.
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35 Croydon practices publish this fee. Each figure is the practice's own published price, read August 2026; narrower variants (“from” prices, child or temporary work) are excluded. Sorted lowest first.
A low figure is a real published fee, not a quote — complexity can change the price. Always confirm. How we verify
Root canal treatment removes infected pulp from inside a tooth, then seals it — saving a tooth that would otherwise need extraction. It is available on the NHS under Band 2.
Root canal treatment is often completed in one or two visits under local anaesthetic. Modern techniques make it comparable to having a filling in terms of discomfort.
A tooth is usually crowned afterwards to protect it, which adds to the total private cost. On the NHS, both the root canal and crown fall under a single Band 2 or Band 3 charge.
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Root canal treatment is Band 2 — £76.60 — covering the whole course. If a crown is then needed it moves to Band 3 (£332.10).
General dentists handle most root canals. Complex cases, curved canals or re-treatments are often referred to an endodontist.
NHS charges from DHSC (April 2026); private prices read from practices' own published fee guides, August 2026. CQC data under Open Government Licence v3.0. Methodology.