Holland Park Surgery, London: patient reviews and CQC rating

Holland Park Surgery is a GP practice in London with 13,296 registered patients (September 2026). In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 92% of its patients described their overall experience as good, above the England figure of 77% (West and North London: 75%). The Care Quality Commission rates it Good overall, in a report published in February 2017. It has 9.1 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, or 1,464 patients per GP.

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

What patients say about Holland Park Surgery

Its best result against England is the share who found it easy to get through to the practice by phone: 84%, above the England figure of 57%. Its result closest to England is the share who found it easy to contact the practice using the NHS App: 57%, against 54% across England. Of the 11 results in the table, 6 are above England and 0 below by more than the survey's margin of error, and 5 within it.

On overall experience it is 27th of the 648 practices in London with 50 or more responses. 84% found it easy to get through by phone (England: 57%). The overall experience result is 4 points lower than in 2025 (96%). 83 patients answered the survey (response rate 17%).

Survey questionHolland Park SurgeryWest and North LondonEngland
Overall experience good92%75%77%
Easy to contact by phone84%62%57%
Easy to contact via the website70%57%58%
Easy to contact via the NHS App57%54%54%
Reception team helpful91%83%85%
Last contact good86%73%73%
Wait for appointment about right85%68%69%
Listened to well93%86%87%
Treated with care and concern94%84%86%
Confidence and trust in the clinician99%92%93%
Needs met94%89%90%

In the Friends and Family Test for July 2026, 91% of 82 responses rated the practice good or very good (England: 92%).

CQC's overall rating for Holland Park Surgery is Good, published in February 2017. All 5 key questions are rated Good.

Key questionRating
SafeGood
Well-ledGood
CaringGood
ResponsiveGood
EffectiveGood

13,296 patients were registered at Holland Park Surgery in September 2026, almost the same as a year earlier.

16% of its patients are aged 65 or over, against 19% across England. With 9.1 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, there are 1,464 patients per GP, fewer than the England figure of 2,171 and West and North London's 2,497. The practice also has 3.5 nurses and 0.7 other clinical staff such as pharmacists and physiotherapists (full-time equivalent).

YearQualified GPs (FTE)All GPs incl. trainees (FTE)
August 20236.79.7
August 20248.311.5
August 20259.412.6
August 20269.111.2

From June 2026 to August 2026 the practice recorded 6,515 appointments a month, or 490 per 1,000 registered patients (England: 510). 92% were face to face (England: 63%). 54% took place on the day they were booked and 2% more than 28 days after booking (England: 45% and 5%).

39% were with a GP rather than another member of the practice team. 3% of booked patients did not attend.

MeasureHolland Park SurgeryWest and North LondonEngland
Appointments per 1,000 patients a month490469510
Face to face92%60%63%
Same day as booked54%48%45%
More than 28 days after booking2%2%5%
Did not attend3%5%4%

Compared with England, the practice has a lower share of patients for osteoporosis (0.1% against 1.2%), a learning disability (0.2% against 0.6%) and COPD (0.6% against 1.9%). The practice's patients live in areas with an average deprivation score of 13.6 (England: 21.8; higher is more deprived). Life expectancy for its patients' neighbourhoods is 88.0 years for women and 83.8 for men (England: 83.0 and 79.1).

Condition registerAge groupPractice (2024/25)England
High blood pressureAll ages9.2%15.2%
Depression18+ yrs6.3%14.3%
CancerAll ages3.4%3.8%
Asthma6+ yrs3.2%6.6%
Diabetes17+ yrs3.0%7.9%
Coronary heart diseaseAll ages2.1%3.0%
Chronic kidney disease18+ yrs1.7%4.6%
Atrial fibrillationAll ages1.7%2.2%
Stroke and TIAAll ages1.4%1.9%
Serious mental illnessAll ages1.0%1.0%
DementiaAll ages0.6%0.8%
COPDAll ages0.6%1.9%
Palliative careAll ages0.5%0.6%
Heart failureAll ages0.5%1.1%
Rheumatoid arthritis16+ yrs0.4%0.8%
Epilepsy18+ yrs0.3%0.8%
Peripheral arterial diseaseAll ages0.3%0.6%
Learning disabilityAll ages0.2%0.6%
Osteoporosis50+ yrs0.1%1.2%
Screening coveragePeriodPracticeEngland
Bowel cancer screening (aged 60 to 74)2024/2561.1%72.9%
Breast cancer screening (women aged 53 to 70)2024/2553.5%72.2%
Cervical screening (women aged 25 to 49)2023/2453.0%67.5%
Cervical screening (women aged 50 to 64)2023/2459.5%74.9%

45% of the practice's patients live in the W8 postcode district, followed by W11 (22%), W14 (14%) and W2 (5%). 86% live in Kensington and Chelsea, the council area the practice is in.

Postcode districtRegistered patientsShare
W86,07845%
W113,01422%
W141,87014%
W26335%
W104383%
SW71831%
SW51381%

Holland Park Surgery, Kensington Central Library, 12 Phillimore Walk, London, W8 7RX. Phone: 020 7221 4334.

Nearby practiceDistanceOverall experience good
Scarsdale Medical Centre0.3 km80%
The Abingdon Health Centre0.6 km93%
Dr King Stott and Pankhurst0.8 km83%
Kynance Practice0.8 km92%
Earls Court Health and Wellbeing Centre1.0 km67%

How do patients rate Holland Park Surgery?

In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 92% of patients described their overall experience of Holland Park Surgery as good, above the England figure of 77%. 84% found it easy to get through by phone.

How many patients are registered at Holland Park Surgery?

13,296 patients were registered in September 2026, down 0.3% on a year earlier.

What is Holland Park Surgery's CQC rating?

Good overall, published in February 2017.

How many GPs does Holland Park Surgery have?

9.1 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs (19 qualified GPs by headcount), which is 1,464 patients per GP against 2,171 across England.

Are appointments at Holland Park Surgery face to face?

92% of appointments from June 2026 to August 2026 were face to face, against 63% across England.

What is Holland Park Surgery's phone number?

020 7221 4334.

Related Posts

Cite this page

<a href="https://localgps.co.uk/london/holland-park-surgery">https://localgps.co.uk/london/holland-park-surgery</a>