Private Baby Scans for Sunderland Families
Twenty minutes up the A184 or A19. Plenty of Sunderland parents make the trip for a room that fits the whole family rather than one visitor.
Numi Scan Gateshead serves Sunderland from Ground Floor, 203 High Street, a CQC-regulated clinic rated 5.0 from nearly 400 Google reviews. Scans run from £65, every one is self-referral so no GP letter is needed, and most appointments are available within 24 to 48 hours. Mum plus up to 7 guests are welcome in the room.
Getting here from Sunderland
Car
Up the A184 or A19 and into Gateshead — usually twenty to twenty-five minutes outside peak. Car parks within a two-minute walk of the clinic.
Metro
Sunderland is on the Green line, and Gateshead Interchange is a direct run with no change. Around forty minutes, then a short walk.
From Washington and Houghton
Straight up the A182 and A194(M), a similar journey time by car.
Sunderland has its own private scan options, so we would rather be straight about why families travel: it is usually the guest limit. A lot of clinics run out of a single consulting room with space for one person beside the bed. If you want both grandparents and an older sibling in the room, that decides it before price does.
Why Sunderland families choose us
We hold a 5.0 rating across nearly 400 Google reviews from our first year, we are CQC-regulated, and the room takes Mum plus seven guests. Prints and digital images are in the price rather than an add-on at the desk, which is worth checking when you compare quotes.
Sunderland falls under South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, so your NHS scans will be at Sunderland Royal rather than the QE. That makes no difference to booking with us — we are self-referral and independent of any trust.
If you would rather read what other local families made of it, our reviews page pulls them straight from Google, unedited.
Scans available to Sunderland families
Every price is the full appointment — the scan, printed photos, digital images by email and a written report where clinically relevant. A £20 deposit secures the slot.
| Scan | When | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Early Pregnancy Viability Scan | 6–9 weeks | £89 |
| Early Pregnancy Reassurance Scan | 10–14 weeks | £75 |
| Wellbeing & Reassurance Baby Scan | 15–40 weeks | £65 |
| Gender Baby Scan | From 15 weeks | £68 |
| 4D Baby Scan | 24–34 weeks | £78 |
| Growth & Presentation Scan | 24–40 weeks | £79 |
DNA testing is priced separately: the Early Gender Blood Test from £125 and the NIPT Test from £280. Full detail on the packages and prices page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Twenty to twenty-five minutes by car up the A184 or A19. By Metro, Sunderland to Gateshead Interchange is a direct run of around forty minutes, then a short walk.
That is your call — there are closer options. Families usually travel to us for the room size (Mum plus seven guests) and the appointment length. If those do not matter to you, book closer to home.
Not at all. We are self-referral and independent of any trust, so it makes no difference which hospital handles your NHS antenatal care.
Monday to Friday and Sunday; we are closed on Saturdays. Monday, Wednesday and Thursday are evening-only, so if you are travelling, Tuesday, Friday or Sunday give you more choice.
From £65 for a Wellbeing & Reassurance Scan up to £135 for the Luxury 4D. Every price includes prints, digital images and a written report where clinically relevant.
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A £20 deposit holds your slot. No GP referral needed, and most appointments are available within 48 hours.
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