Early Gender Blood Test at Numi Scan Gosforth
Boy or girl, weeks before any ultrasound can tell you. A simple maternal blood draw at our Bakers Yard clinic, processed by a UK lab to 99% accuracy from just 7 weeks.
Or paired with a scan to suit your stage (from £175)
+25% surcharge applies for confirmed twin or multiple pregnancies.
What's Included
A short scan to confirm dates, the lab-processed DNA blood test, and a private results call when it lands
99% accuracy from the 7-week mark
Single tube of maternal blood: nothing invasive
Zero risk to baby (it's your blood, not theirs)
Report in 5–7 working days
Processed by a UKAS-accredited UK laboratory
Pair with a viability, reassurance or gender & wellbeing scan (combos £175–£235)
Results delivered to you privately, by secure email
No GP referral required; self-book
Same-week appointments usually available
Choose Your Option
Pick the combination that suits your stage of pregnancy and book it directly. Not sure which to choose? The blood test alone is right from 7 weeks.
How knowing this early actually works
From very early in pregnancy, traces of your baby's DNA spill across the placenta and circulate in your bloodstream. The test looks for Y-chromosome fragments in that mix. If they're present, you're expecting a boy. If they're absent, the result is girl. Reliable from just 7 weeks; long before a sonographer could ever say with confidence.
On the day, the appointment is short. We take one tube of blood from your arm and send the sample to our UK partner lab. Reports come back inside 5–7 working days. You receive the result by secure email, and we ring you so you can choose how (and when) to share it.
Have the blood test on its own, or pair it with the scan that's right for your stage of pregnancy — when you book, you'll be shown the option that matches how many weeks you are:
- Blood Test Only — £125 (from 7 weeks): the DNA gender result on its own.
- + Early Viability Scan — £190 (6–9 weeks): adds early dating & viability confirmation.
- + Early Reassurance Scan — £175 (10–14 weeks): adds an early reassurance scan.
- + Gender & Wellbeing Scan — £235 (15+ weeks): adds visual gender confirmation & a wellbeing scan.
Blood test or ultrasound: what fits your timeline
There are two routes to knowing baby's sex, and they suit different circumstances:
- Early Gender Blood Test (from £125): 99% accurate from 7 weeks, lab-reported in 5–7 working days. The earliest answer money can buy.
- Gender Baby Scan (£68): an in-clinic ultrasound from 15 weeks, with the result on the day, plus a wellbeing check and a quick 4D peek thrown in.
Plenty of Newcastle families come to Bakers Yard for the blood test in their first trimester, then return for a 4D HD Live bonding scan a couple of months later. Others wait until 16 weeks and book a 16-week visual confirmation with the family. Either is fine. Plug the right one into your own pregnancy timeline. For a fuller cost picture, our UK private ultrasound cost guide walks through every option.
UK lab, CQC-regulated clinic, no surprises
Samples don't leave the country. They are processed by a UKAS-accredited laboratory in the UK, which means quicker turnaround, clear chain of custody, and a clinical paper trail if you ever need it. The clinic itself is regulated by the Care Quality Commission, and your blood draw is carried out by a registered healthcare professional; not handed off to a courier or self-administered.
- UK-based UKAS-accredited laboratory (samples never go overseas)
- CQC-regulated premises, read more on our CQC regulation page
- experienced and registered staff for both the scan and the venepuncture
- Encrypted email delivery of your written report
- GDPR-compliant handling of every piece of personal data
Frequently Asked Questions
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Eight weeks pregnant and curious? Bakers Yard, ground-floor access, easy parking, friendly team. Part of the award-winning Numi Scan group.
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