Knightsbridge Medical Centre, London: patient reviews and CQC rating

Knightsbridge Medical Centre is a GP practice in London with 14,703 registered patients (September 2026). In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 84% of its patients described their overall experience as good, against 77% across England (West and North London: 75%). The Care Quality Commission rates it Good overall, in a report published in February 2020. It has 3.9 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, or 3,802 patients per GP.

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

What patients say about Knightsbridge Medical Centre

Its best result against England is the share who found it easy to contact the practice using the NHS App: 74%, above the England figure of 54%. Its weakest is the share who found it easy to contact the practice through its website: 52%, against 58% across England. Of the 11 results in the table, 3 are above England and 0 below by more than the survey's margin of error, and 8 within it.

On overall experience it is 180th of the 648 practices in London with 50 or more responses. 73% found it easy to get through by phone (England: 57%). The overall experience result is 4 points higher than in 2025 (80%). 112 patients answered the survey (response rate 15%).

Survey questionKnightsbridge Medical CentreWest and North LondonEngland
Overall experience good84%75%77%
Easy to contact by phone73%62%57%
Easy to contact via the website52%57%58%
Easy to contact via the NHS App74%54%54%
Reception team helpful86%83%85%
Last contact good80%73%73%
Wait for appointment about right80%68%69%
Listened to well92%86%87%
Treated with care and concern89%84%86%
Confidence and trust in the clinician97%92%93%
Needs met96%89%90%

In the Friends and Family Test for July 2026, 84% of 103 responses rated the practice good or very good (England: 92%).

CQC's overall rating for Knightsbridge Medical Centre is Good, published in February 2020. All 5 key questions are rated Good. It held the same rating in the report before (January 2016).

Key questionRating
SafeGood
Well-ledGood
CaringGood
ResponsiveGood
EffectiveGood

14,703 patients were registered at Knightsbridge Medical Centre in September 2026, down 3.8% 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 3,802 patients per GP, more than the England figure of 2,171 and West and North London's 2,497. The practice also has 1.8 nurses and 1.0 other clinical staff such as pharmacists and physiotherapists (full-time equivalent).

YearQualified GPs (FTE)All GPs incl. trainees (FTE)
August 20233.04.1
August 20243.04.1
August 20253.04.1
August 20263.94.9

From June 2026 to August 2026 the practice recorded 8,698 appointments a month, or 592 per 1,000 registered patients (England: 510). 40% were face to face (England: 63%). 67% took place on the day they were booked and 1% more than 28 days after booking (England: 45% and 5%).

56% were with a GP rather than another member of the practice team. 2% of booked patients did not attend.

MeasureKnightsbridge Medical CentreWest and North LondonEngland
Appointments per 1,000 patients a month592469510
Face to face40%60%63%
Same day as booked67%48%45%
More than 28 days after booking1%2%5%
Did not attend2%5%4%

Compared with England, the practice has a higher share of patients on its registers for palliative or supportive care needs (1.3% against 0.6%). It has a lower share for a learning disability (0.1% against 0.6%), epilepsy (0.2% against 0.8%) and asthma (2.3% against 6.6%). The practice's patients live in areas with an average deprivation score of 13.5 (England: 21.8; higher is more deprived).

Life expectancy for its patients' neighbourhoods is 88.4 years for women and 84.0 for men (England: 83.0 and 79.1).

Condition registerAge groupPractice (2024/25)England
High blood pressureAll ages8.8%15.2%
Depression18+ yrs5.7%14.3%
CancerAll ages3.4%3.8%
Diabetes17+ yrs3.2%7.9%
Asthma6+ yrs2.3%6.6%
Chronic kidney disease18+ yrs1.8%4.6%
Coronary heart diseaseAll ages1.7%3.0%
Atrial fibrillationAll ages1.6%2.2%
Palliative careAll ages1.3%0.6%
Stroke and TIAAll ages1.2%1.9%
Osteoporosis50+ yrs1.2%1.2%
COPDAll ages0.7%1.9%
Serious mental illnessAll ages0.6%1.0%
Heart failureAll ages0.6%1.1%
Rheumatoid arthritis16+ yrs0.4%0.8%
DementiaAll ages0.3%0.8%
Epilepsy18+ yrs0.2%0.8%
Peripheral arterial diseaseAll ages0.2%0.6%
Learning disabilityAll ages0.1%0.6%
Screening coveragePeriodPracticeEngland
Bowel cancer screening (aged 60 to 74)2024/2549.1%72.9%
Breast cancer screening (women aged 53 to 70)2024/2542.8%72.2%
Cervical screening (women aged 25 to 49)2023/2442.8%67.5%
Cervical screening (women aged 50 to 64)2023/2448.3%74.9%

43% of the practice's patients live in the SW3 postcode district, followed by SW1X (27%), SW7 (15%) and SW1W (4%). 74% live in Kensington and Chelsea, the council area the practice is in.

Postcode districtRegistered patientsShare
SW36,33243%
SW1X3,99227%
SW72,18615%
SW1W5854%
SW102051%

Knightsbridge Medical Centre, 71-75 Pavilion Road, London, SW1X 0ET. Phone: 020 3961 5260.

Nearby practiceDistanceOverall experience good
Imperial College Health Centre0.8 km67%
Belgravia Surgery0.9 km84%
The Belgrave Medical Centre1.0 km77%
Royal Hospital Chelsea1.2 km99%
The Chelsea Practice1.3 km95%

How do patients rate Knightsbridge Medical Centre?

In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 84% of patients described their overall experience of Knightsbridge Medical Centre as good, against 77% across England. 73% found it easy to get through by phone.

How many patients are registered at Knightsbridge Medical Centre?

14,703 patients were registered in September 2026, down 3.8% on a year earlier.

What is Knightsbridge Medical Centre's CQC rating?

Good overall, published in February 2020.

How many GPs does Knightsbridge Medical Centre have?

3.9 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs (5 qualified GPs by headcount), which is 3,802 patients per GP against 2,171 across England.

Are appointments at Knightsbridge Medical Centre face to face?

40% of appointments from June 2026 to August 2026 were face to face, against 63% across England.

What is Knightsbridge Medical Centre's phone number?

020 3961 5260.

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