Wood Street Health Centre, London: patient reviews and CQC rating

Wood Street Health Centre is a GP practice in London with 7,678 registered patients (September 2026). In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 78% of its patients described their overall experience as good, against 77% across England (North East London: 71%). The Care Quality Commission rates it Good overall, in a report published in January 2021. It has 4.1 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, or 1,889 patients per GP.

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

What patients say about Wood Street Health Centre

Its best result against England is the share who said they were treated with care and concern: 90%, against 86% across England. Its weakest is the share who found it easy to contact the practice through its website: 46%, against 58% across England. Of the 11 results in the table, 0 are above England and 1 below by more than the survey's margin of error, and 10 within it.

On overall experience it is 358th of the 648 practices in London with 50 or more responses. 50% found it easy to get through by phone (England: 57%). The overall experience result is 11 points higher than in 2025 (67%). 90 patients answered the survey (response rate 16%).

Survey questionWood Street Health CentreNorth East LondonEngland
Overall experience good78%71%77%
Easy to contact by phone50%55%57%
Easy to contact via the website46%53%58%
Easy to contact via the NHS App55%50%54%
Reception team helpful84%79%85%
Last contact good70%67%73%
Wait for appointment about right62%62%69%
Listened to well86%83%87%
Treated with care and concern90%82%86%
Confidence and trust in the clinician84%91%93%
Needs met84%87%90%

CQC's overall rating for Wood Street Health Centre is Good, published in January 2021. All 5 key questions are rated Good. Its previous overall rating was Inadequate (December 2019).

Key questionRating
SafeGood
Well-ledGood
CaringGood
ResponsiveGood
EffectiveGood

7,678 patients were registered at Wood Street Health Centre in September 2026, down 10.3% on a year earlier (England: down 1.1%).

13% of its patients are aged 65 or over, against 19% across England. With 4.1 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, there are 1,889 patients per GP, fewer than the England figure of 2,171 and North East London's 2,551. The practice also has 3.4 nurses and 1.0 other clinical staff such as pharmacists and physiotherapists (full-time equivalent).

YearQualified GPs (FTE)All GPs incl. trainees (FTE)
August 20233.93.9
August 20243.13.1
August 20253.13.1
August 20264.14.1

From June 2026 to August 2026 the practice recorded 5,292 appointments a month, or 689 per 1,000 registered patients (England: 510). 71% were face to face (England: 63%). 43% took place on the day they were booked and 2% more than 28 days after booking (England: 45% and 5%).

40% were with a GP rather than another member of the practice team. 5% of booked patients did not attend.

MeasureWood Street Health CentreNorth East LondonEngland
Appointments per 1,000 patients a month689456510
Face to face71%58%63%
Same day as booked43%46%45%
More than 28 days after booking2%2%5%
Did not attend5%7%4%

Compared with England, the practice has a higher share of patients on its registers for serious mental illness (1.5% against 1.0%). It has a lower share for osteoporosis (0.2% against 1.2%), peripheral arterial disease (0.3% against 0.6%) and depression (6.7% against 14.3%). The practice's patients live in areas with an average deprivation score of 26.5 (England: 21.8; higher is more deprived).

Life expectancy for its patients' neighbourhoods is 83.4 years for women and 78.2 for men (England: 83.0 and 79.1).

Condition registerAge groupPractice (2024/25)England
High blood pressureAll ages12.7%15.2%
Diabetes17+ yrs7.5%7.9%
Depression18+ yrs6.7%14.3%
Chronic kidney disease18+ yrs5.3%4.6%
Asthma6+ yrs5.3%6.6%
CancerAll ages2.1%3.8%
Coronary heart diseaseAll ages2.0%3.0%
Serious mental illnessAll ages1.5%1.0%
Stroke and TIAAll ages1.2%1.9%
Atrial fibrillationAll ages1.2%2.2%
COPDAll ages0.9%1.9%
DementiaAll ages0.7%0.8%
Heart failureAll ages0.6%1.1%
Rheumatoid arthritis16+ yrs0.6%0.8%
Epilepsy18+ yrs0.6%0.8%
Learning disabilityAll ages0.4%0.6%
Palliative careAll ages0.3%0.6%
Peripheral arterial diseaseAll ages0.3%0.6%
Osteoporosis50+ yrs0.2%1.2%
Screening coveragePeriodPracticeEngland
Bowel cancer screening (aged 60 to 74)2024/2563.0%72.9%
Breast cancer screening (women aged 53 to 70)2024/2564.5%72.2%
Cervical screening (women aged 25 to 49)2023/2464.0%67.5%
Cervical screening (women aged 50 to 64)2023/2476.0%74.9%

97% of the practice's patients live in the E17 postcode district, and E4 (2%). 99% live in Waltham Forest, the council area the practice is in.

Postcode districtRegistered patientsShare
E177,66497%
E41482%

Wood Street Health Centre, 6 Linford Road, London, E17 3LA. Phone: 020 8430 7710. Website: www.wfcafhs.co.uk.

How do patients rate Wood Street Health Centre?

In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 78% of patients described their overall experience of Wood Street Health Centre as good, against 77% across England. 50% found it easy to get through by phone.

How many patients are registered at Wood Street Health Centre?

7,678 patients were registered in September 2026, down 10.3% on a year earlier.

What is Wood Street Health Centre's CQC rating?

Good overall, published in January 2021.

How many GPs does Wood Street Health Centre have?

4.1 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs (6 qualified GPs by headcount), which is 1,889 patients per GP against 2,171 across England.

Are appointments at Wood Street Health Centre face to face?

71% of appointments from June 2026 to August 2026 were face to face, against 63% across England.

What is Wood Street Health Centre's phone number?

020 8430 7710.

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