Cornwall House Surgery, London: patient reviews and CQC rating

Cornwall House Surgery is a GP practice in London with 5,168 registered patients (September 2026). In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 63% of its patients described their overall experience as good, below the England figure of 77% (West and North London: 75%). It has 3.9 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, or 1,337 patients per GP.

Latest data: September 2026. Patient survey 2026; registered patients September 2026; appointments to August 2026.

What patients say about Cornwall House Surgery

Its result closest to England is the share who had confidence and trust in the healthcare professional they saw: 91%, against 93% across England. Its weakest is the share who found it easy to contact the practice using the NHS App: 38%, below the England figure of 54%. Of the 11 results in the table, 0 are above England and 4 below by more than the survey's margin of error, and 7 within it.

On overall experience it is 578th of the 648 practices in London with 50 or more responses. 46% found it easy to get through by phone (England: 57%). The overall experience result is 8 points higher than in 2025 (55%). 93 patients answered the survey (response rate 24%).

Survey questionCornwall House SurgeryWest and North LondonEngland
Overall experience good63%75%77%
Easy to contact by phone46%62%57%
Easy to contact via the website55%57%58%
Easy to contact via the NHS App38%54%54%
Reception team helpful78%83%85%
Last contact good62%73%73%
Wait for appointment about right62%68%69%
Listened to well81%86%87%
Treated with care and concern76%84%86%
Confidence and trust in the clinician91%92%93%
Needs met87%89%90%

In the Friends and Family Test for July 2026, 82% of 38 responses rated the practice good or very good (England: 92%).

5,168 patients were registered at Cornwall House Surgery in September 2026, down 8.1% on a year earlier (England: down 1.1%).

17% of its patients are aged 65 or over, against 19% across England. With 3.9 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, there are 1,337 patients per GP, fewer than the England figure of 2,171 and West and North London's 2,497. The practice also has 0.2 nurses and 0.5 other clinical staff such as pharmacists and physiotherapists (full-time equivalent).

YearQualified GPs (FTE)All GPs incl. trainees (FTE)
August 20233.75.9
August 20243.76.9
August 20253.74.8
August 20263.95.8

From June 2026 to August 2026 the practice recorded 1,780 appointments a month, or 344 per 1,000 registered patients (England: 510). 34% were face to face (England: 63%). 52% took place on the day they were booked and 1% more than 28 days after booking (England: 45% and 5%).

50% were with a GP rather than another member of the practice team. 4% of booked patients did not attend.

MeasureCornwall House SurgeryWest and North LondonEngland
Appointments per 1,000 patients a month344469510
Face to face34%60%63%
Same day as booked52%48%45%
More than 28 days after booking1%2%5%
Did not attend4%5%4%

Compared with England, the practice has a lower share of patients for peripheral arterial disease (0.2% against 0.6%), COPD (0.8% against 1.9%) and heart failure (0.6% against 1.1%). The practice's patients live in areas with an average deprivation score of 14.8 (England: 21.8; higher is more deprived). Life expectancy for its patients' neighbourhoods is 86.9 years for women and 83.0 for men (England: 83.0 and 79.1).

Condition registerAge groupPractice (2024/25)England
Depression18+ yrs11.0%14.3%
High blood pressureAll ages10.7%15.2%
Diabetes17+ yrs5.5%7.9%
CancerAll ages3.7%3.8%
Asthma6+ yrs3.6%6.6%
Chronic kidney disease18+ yrs3.4%4.6%
Coronary heart diseaseAll ages2.2%3.0%
Atrial fibrillationAll ages1.8%2.2%
Stroke and TIAAll ages1.2%1.9%
Serious mental illnessAll ages1.1%1.0%
Osteoporosis50+ yrs1.0%1.2%
COPDAll ages0.8%1.9%
DementiaAll ages0.7%0.8%
Epilepsy18+ yrs0.6%0.8%
Learning disabilityAll ages0.6%0.6%
Heart failureAll ages0.6%1.1%
Palliative careAll ages0.4%0.6%
Rheumatoid arthritis16+ yrs0.4%0.8%
Peripheral arterial diseaseAll ages0.2%0.6%
Screening coveragePeriodPracticeEngland
Bowel cancer screening (aged 60 to 74)2024/2570.4%72.9%
Breast cancer screening (women aged 53 to 70)2024/2577.0%72.2%
Cervical screening (women aged 25 to 49)2023/2465.2%67.5%
Cervical screening (women aged 50 to 64)2023/2473.3%74.9%

56% of the practice's patients live in the N3 postcode district, followed by N12 (28%), NW7 (6%) and NW4 (3%). 99% live in Barnet, the council area the practice is in.

Postcode districtRegistered patientsShare
N32,94056%
N121,45328%
NW72926%
NW41563%
N201523%
N21172%

Cornwall House Surgery, Torrington Park Health Centre, 16 Torrington Park, London, N12 9SS. Phone: 020 8346 1976.

Nearby practiceDistanceOverall experience good
The Speedwell Practice0.0 km78%
Torrington Park Group Practice0.0 km79%
Wentworth Medical Practice1.3 km60%
Friern Barnet Medical Centre1.4 km88%
Oakleigh Road Health Centre1.5 km74%

How do patients rate Cornwall House Surgery?

In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 63% of patients described their overall experience of Cornwall House Surgery as good, below the England figure of 77%. 46% found it easy to get through by phone.

How many patients are registered at Cornwall House Surgery?

5,168 patients were registered in September 2026, down 8.1% on a year earlier.

How many GPs does Cornwall House Surgery have?

3.9 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs (4 qualified GPs by headcount), which is 1,337 patients per GP against 2,171 across England.

Are appointments at Cornwall House Surgery face to face?

34% of appointments from June 2026 to August 2026 were face to face, against 63% across England.

What is Cornwall House Surgery's phone number?

020 8346 1976.

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