Longevity testing in London,What it costs, and Which Tests Matter

Longevity medicine has developed a pricing problem. In London, a person can spend £1,000 to £2,000 on a serious biomarker assessment, £14,000 to £15,000 on an imaging-heavy private health investigation, or more than £50,000 a year on a premium longevity membership, and all three can be marketed using almost identical language about prevention, optimisation and living better for longer. Internationally, the top end goes further still, with longevity memberships now advertised at $100,000 a year. The important question is therefore not how much a longevity programme costs. It is what the money actually buys, which parts are medically useful, and whether the results lead to a plan you can act on.

At The Wellness in London, Longevity+ is built around that distinction. It covers more than 100 biomarkers, including cardiovascular, metabolic, hormonal, inflammatory, nutritional and organ-health markers, with an in-depth physician review, for £1,395. For people who need imaging as well as blood data, the assessment can then be extended rather than buying every scan before a doctor has even taken your history. Fees appear further down this page.

Reviewed by the medical team at The Wellness. Last updated August 2026.

Ask whether Longevity+ is right for you on WhatsApp or email team@thewellnesslondon.com or call 020 3951 3429.

What a longevity assessment is actually trying to do

The useful definition is simpler than the marketing. A longevity assessment should identify modifiable risks that may affect how well you live over the next ten, twenty and thirty years, establish a baseline while you are well, and give you something measurable to improve.

That means cardiovascular risk before someone develops cardiovascular disease. Metabolic dysfunction before diabetes develops. Nutritional deficiency before it becomes symptomatic. Blood pressure, body composition and bone health before the consequences of deterioration become difficult to reverse. It also means understanding inherited risks that do not necessarily announce themselves through symptoms.

The objective is not to prove that you are biologically younger than your passport says. It is to find the things that can reasonably be measured, interpreted and acted on.

The biomarkers worth knowing before you pay for the exotic ones

A sophisticated-looking report can contain hundreds of measurements while missing some of the measurements that matter most.

For cardiovascular risk, a standard cholesterol panel is useful but incomplete. ApoB helps quantify the number of atherogenic particles circulating in the blood, while lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a), identifies an important largely genetically determined cardiovascular risk that may not be obvious from LDL cholesterol alone. Blood pressure, smoking history, family history and the rest of the clinical picture still matter just as much. No single biomarker replaces the assessment.

Metabolic health deserves the same attention. HbA1c gives a longer-term picture of glucose exposure, while fasting glucose and fasting insulin can add useful information in the right person about how the body is handling glucose before overt diabetes develops.

Then come the measurements that explain how you actually feel. Full blood count and iron studies. Thyroid function. B12 and folate. Vitamin D. Magnesium. Sex-specific hormonal markers where clinically relevant. Kidney and liver function. Inflammatory markers.

A good longevity panel measures enough to find useful patterns without pretending that every measurable molecule has been proven to predict lifespan.

What longevity testing costs at The Wellness

At The Wellness, the approach is to separate the diagnostic layers so you can buy the amount of medicine you actually need.

Core Wellness: more than 30 biomarkers for an elevated general health baseline, £350.

Advanced Health: more than 50 biomarkers with expanded thyroid, metabolic, nutritional and hormonal assessment and physician consultation, £650.

Longevity+: more than 100 biomarkers covering advanced cardiovascular, metabolic, nutritional, hormonal, inflammatory and organ-health markers with an in-depth physician consultation, £1,395.

Executive Body Scan: for patients who want blood profiling combined with comprehensive consultant-reported imaging and medical assessment, from £5,995.

Executive Health Programme: the most comprehensive single executive assessment, combining extensive biomarker profiling with targeted imaging, examination and consolidated physician review, from £11,995.

The important distinction is that you do not need to buy the £11,995 assessment in order to access valuable longevity data. And you do not need to spend £50,000 a year simply because a clinic has put the word longevity above its door.

The 5 questions to ask any longevity clinic before paying

Ask what decisions will change because of the tests being performed. If nobody can answer that, you may be buying information rather than medicine.

Ask who interprets everything together. A cardiology result, hormone panel and scan reported separately are not the same thing as one physician reading the entire picture.

Ask whether ApoB and Lp(a) are measured. A longevity programme with a very long biomarker list but no serious cardiovascular risk assessment has its priorities backwards.

Ask which treatments are established medical care and which are experimental or optimisation-focused. The distinction should be stated clearly.

And ask what happens after the results. The most useful test in the world has limited value if the final instruction is simply to show it to somebody else.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a longevity health assessment cost in London

The market ranges from several hundred pounds for basic blood testing to £14,000 or £15,000 for imaging-heavy assessments and more than £50,000 a year for premium London longevity memberships. At The Wellness, Core Wellness is £350, Advanced Health £650 and Longevity+, covering more than 100 biomarkers with an in-depth physician consultation, is £1,395.

What is included in the Longevity+ blood panel

More than 100 biomarkers spanning cardiovascular risk including ApoB and Lp(a), metabolic health, full blood count, liver and kidney function, thyroid, hormones, inflammation, nutritional and mineral status and more specialist organ-health markers, followed by an in-depth physician review.

Is a £50,000 longevity programme better than a £1,395 blood panel

They are different products. Premium memberships may include repeated imaging, physician access, fitness, nutrition, cognitive assessment, treatment and concierge care throughout the year. A biomarker panel is designed to answer the diagnostic question first. Whether the additional services are worth paying for depends on what you actually need.

Do I need a whole-body MRI for longevity screening

Not automatically. MRI can be extremely useful where a person's history, risk or symptoms justify it, but screening every healthy person with every available imaging modality can also generate incidental findings and additional investigations. Imaging should be selected against your clinical situation.

What is ApoB

ApoB is a marker related to the number of atherogenic lipoprotein particles capable of contributing to plaque formation in arteries. It can add information beyond a standard LDL cholesterol result when cardiovascular risk is being assessed.

What is Lp(a)

Lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a), is a largely genetically determined cardiovascular risk factor. Because levels are relatively stable throughout life, measuring it can reveal inherited risk that may not be obvious from a conventional cholesterol panel.

Can I have longevity testing without a GP referral

Yes. The Wellness accepts direct bookings for its blood and executive health assessments, with the appropriate panel agreed and interpreted by a doctor.

Where can I have a longevity blood test in London

The Wellness provides doctor-led longevity testing in central London, with phlebotomy and laboratory testing arranged in Marylebone and the Harley Street medical district.

The Wellness is a doctor-led private healthcare group in London. All doctors are GMC-registered. Blood analysis is performed through accredited laboratories. Screening and biomarker testing can identify risk factors but cannot guarantee prevention or early detection of every disease. This article is general information and not a substitute for individual medical advice.

Enquire about Longevity+ on WhatsApp or email team@thewellnesslondon.com or call 020 3951 3429.

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