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GP surgeries in Kensington and Chelsea

Kensington and Chelsea is a council area. It has 32 NHS GP surgeries and around 233,373 registered patients. Patients here rate their surgeries above the England average. 12 surgeries are rated excellent and 2 poor. Ranked 29th of 294 council areas in England.

69average score (England 50)
84%say their surgery is goodEngland 77%
79%find the phone easyEngland 57%
30 of 32taking on new patients

Towns in Kensington and Chelsea

Chelsea5 surgeriesAverage score 79Notting5 surgeriesAverage score 73Kensington3 surgeriesAverage score 58

All 32 surgeries, ranked

Click a column heading to sort. Scores are out of 100 and the England average is 50.

#SurgeryTownScoreEasy by phoneSay it is goodInspectionNew patients
1 Royal Hospital ChelseaSW3 4SR Chelsea 100 95% 99% Not rated –
2 The Chelsea PracticeSW3 5DD Chelsea 97 97% 95% Good Yes
3 Golborne Canalside Health CentreW10 5DD London 95 89% 92% Good Yes
4 Colville Health CentreW11 1PA London 90 90% 91% Good Yes
5 Earls Court SurgerySW5 9JA London 89 84% 86% Requires improvement Yes
6 The SurgerySW7 4QS London 89 92% 92% Good Yes
7 Holland Park SurgeryW8 7RX Notting 88 84% 92% Good Yes
8 The Abingdon Health CentreW8 6EG Kensington 86 90% 93% Good Yes
9 Meanwhile Garden Medical CentreW10 5NT London 84 89% 84% Good Yes
10 Kensington Park Medical CentreW14 8HW London 84 80% 84% Good Yes
11 The Good PracticeSW10 0LR Chelsea 82 85% 90% Good Yes
12 The Pembridge Villas SurgeryW11 3EP Notting 82 86% 88% Good Yes
13 The Notting Hill Medical CentreW11 2EH London 79 84% 85% Good Yes
14 Health Partners at Violet MelchettSW3 5RR Chelsea 77 74% 87% Good Yes
15 Emperor's Gate SurgerySW7 4HJ Kensington 76 85% 83% Good Yes
16 The Golborne Medical CentreW10 5PG London 74 78% 89% Good Yes
17 Rosary Garden SurgerySW7 4NQ London 72 82% 85% Good Yes
18 Knightsbridge Medical CentreSW1X 0ET London 70 73% 84% Good Yes
19 Portland Road PracticeW11 4LA Notting 69 74% 84% Good Yes
20 Brompton Medical CentreSW5 0EA London 63 82% 80% Good Yes
21 North Kensington Medical CentreW10 6NX London 61 78% 87% Good Yes
22 Scarsdale Medical CentreW8 5SX London 60 82% 80% Good Yes
23 St. Quintin Health CentreW10 6NX London 60 78% 74% Good Yes
24 Earls Court Medical CentreSW5 9AD London 58 70% 82% Good Yes
25 The Exmoor SurgeryW10 6DZ London 54 79% 83% Good Yes
26 Stanhope Mews SurgerySW7 5RB London 53 78% 86% Good Yes
27 The Foreland Medical CentreW11 4EP Notting 53 68% 72% Good Yes
28 Portobello Medical CentreW11 2EH London 47 78% 80% Good Yes
29 Kings Road Medical CentreSW10 0UD Chelsea 41 70% 77% Good Yes
30 Health and Wellbeing Centre, Earls CourtSW5 0PT Kensington 10 48% 67% Good Yes
31 Barlby SurgeryW10 6DZ London 7 37% 63% Good Yes
32 Westbourne Grove Medical CentreW11 2SE Notting – – – Not rated –

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How Kensington and Chelsea compares

What patients here said in the 2026 NHS survey, next to England.

Easy to get through by phone79%57%
Easy to contact via website63%58%
Good experience of contacting84%73%
Waiting time was about right77%69%
Good at listening90%87%
Confidence and trust93%93%
Needs were met93%90%
Overall experience good84%77%

Common questions

Which is the highest-rated GP surgery in Kensington and Chelsea?

Royal Hospital Chelsea has the highest GPScore in Kensington and Chelsea, 100 out of 100. 99% of its patients said their overall experience was good in the 2026 NHS GP Patient Survey.

How easy is it to get through to a GP surgery in Kensington and Chelsea?

79% of patients in Kensington and Chelsea find it easy to get through to their surgery by phone. The England average is 57%. 84% say their overall experience is good (England 77%). On average score, Kensington and Chelsea ranks 29th of 294 council areas in England.

How many GP surgeries in Kensington and Chelsea are taking on new patients?

30 of the 32 surgeries in Kensington and Chelsea were taking on new patients when we last checked their pages on the NHS website. The table shows which ones, and each surgery page has a link to register online.

Sources: the 2026 NHS GP Patient Survey (NHS England and Ipsos), Care Quality Commission ratings to 01 September 2026, the NHS Organisation Data Service and ONS postcode geography. Read how scores work.