Three Villages Medical Practice, Stourbridge: patient reviews and CQC rating

Three Villages Medical Practice is a GP practice in Stourbridge with 13,231 registered patients (September 2026). In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 85% of its patients described their overall experience as good, against 77% across England (Black Country: 74%). The Care Quality Commission rates it Good overall, in a report published in December 2017. It has 4.9 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, or 2,719 patients per GP.

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

What patients say about Three Villages Medical Practice

Its best result against England is the share who found it easy to contact the practice through its website: 77%, above the England figure of 58%. Its weakest is the share who found it easy to get through to the practice by phone: 56%, against 57% 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 4th of the 9 practices in Stourbridge with 50 or more responses. 56% found it easy to get through by phone (England: 57%). The overall experience result is 16 points higher than in 2025 (69%). 94 patients answered the survey (response rate 27%).

Survey questionThree Villages Medical PracticeBlack CountryEngland
Overall experience good85%74%77%
Easy to contact by phone56%53%57%
Easy to contact via the website77%54%58%
Easy to contact via the NHS App71%54%54%
Reception team helpful91%81%85%
Last contact good78%68%73%
Wait for appointment about right81%65%69%
Listened to well93%85%87%
Treated with care and concern92%84%86%
Confidence and trust in the clinician93%92%93%
Needs met94%89%90%

In the Friends and Family Test for July 2026, 87% of 462 responses rated the practice good or very good (England: 92%).

CQC's overall rating for Three Villages Medical Practice is Good, published in December 2017. All 5 key questions are rated Good. It held the same rating in the report before (April 2017).

Key questionRating
SafeGood
Well-ledGood
CaringGood
ResponsiveGood
EffectiveGood

13,231 patients were registered at Three Villages Medical Practice in September 2026, up 1.1% on a year earlier (England: down 1.1%).

21% of its patients are aged 65 or over, against 19% across England. With 4.9 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs, there are 2,719 patients per GP, more than the England figure of 2,171 and Black Country's 2,193. The practice also has 2.3 nurses and 2.3 other clinical staff such as pharmacists and physiotherapists (full-time equivalent).

YearQualified GPs (FTE)All GPs incl. trainees (FTE)
August 20234.18.5
August 20244.18.7
August 20255.19.6
August 20264.97.0

From June 2026 to August 2026 the practice recorded 5,681 appointments a month, or 429 per 1,000 registered patients (England: 510). 74% were face to face (England: 63%). 46% took place on the day they were booked and 4% more than 28 days after booking (England: 45% and 5%).

42% were with a GP rather than another member of the practice team. 5% of booked patients did not attend.

MeasureThree Villages Medical PracticeBlack CountryEngland
Appointments per 1,000 patients a month429561510
Face to face74%64%63%
Same day as booked46%51%45%
More than 28 days after booking4%4%5%
Did not attend5%5%4%

Compared with England, the practice has a higher share of patients on its registers for osteoporosis (3.4% against 1.2%), palliative or supportive care needs (1.3% against 0.6%) and chronic kidney disease (7.1% against 4.6%). The practice's patients live in areas with an average deprivation score of 16.2 (England: 21.8; higher is more deprived). Life expectancy for its patients' neighbourhoods is 83.0 years for women and 79.3 for men (England: 83.0 and 79.1).

Condition registerAge groupPractice (2024/25)England
High blood pressureAll ages20.0%15.2%
Depression18+ yrs17.8%14.3%
Diabetes17+ yrs8.3%7.9%
Asthma6+ yrs7.8%6.6%
Chronic kidney disease18+ yrs7.1%4.6%
CancerAll ages4.9%3.8%
Coronary heart diseaseAll ages3.9%3.0%
Osteoporosis50+ yrs3.4%1.2%
Atrial fibrillationAll ages2.8%2.2%
COPDAll ages1.9%1.9%
Stroke and TIAAll ages1.9%1.9%
Palliative careAll ages1.3%0.6%
Heart failureAll ages1.0%1.1%
Epilepsy18+ yrs0.9%0.8%
Rheumatoid arthritis16+ yrs0.9%0.8%
Serious mental illnessAll ages0.8%1.0%
DementiaAll ages0.6%0.8%
Peripheral arterial diseaseAll ages0.6%0.6%
Learning disabilityAll ages0.5%0.6%
Screening coveragePeriodPracticeEngland
Bowel cancer screening (aged 60 to 74)2024/2575.1%72.9%
Breast cancer screening (women aged 53 to 70)2024/2578.3%72.2%
Cervical screening (women aged 25 to 49)2023/2480.6%67.5%
Cervical screening (women aged 50 to 64)2023/2480.6%74.9%

78% of the practice's patients live in the DY8 postcode district, followed by DY5 (12%), DY9 (4%) and DY7 (4%). 96% live in Dudley, the council area the practice is in.

Postcode districtRegistered patientsShare
DY810,30678%
DY51,64312%
DY94994%
DY74854%
DY62452%

Three Villages Medical Practice, Stourbridge Health and Social Care Centre, John Corbett Drive, Stourbridge, DY8 4JB. Phone: 01384 322501. Website: www.3villages.co.uk.

Nearby practiceDistanceOverall experience good
Lion Health0.7 km71%
Quincy Rise Surgery1.4 km89%
Wordsley Green Health Centre2.0 km83%
Pedmore Medical Practice2.3 km79%
Rangeways Road Surgery2.5 km90%

How do patients rate Three Villages Medical Practice?

In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 85% of patients described their overall experience of Three Villages Medical Practice as good, against 77% across England. 56% found it easy to get through by phone.

How many patients are registered at Three Villages Medical Practice?

13,231 patients were registered in September 2026, up 1.1% on a year earlier.

What is Three Villages Medical Practice's CQC rating?

Good overall, published in December 2017.

How many GPs does Three Villages Medical Practice have?

4.9 full-time-equivalent qualified GPs (10 qualified GPs by headcount), which is 2,719 patients per GP against 2,171 across England.

Are appointments at Three Villages Medical Practice face to face?

74% of appointments from June 2026 to August 2026 were face to face, against 63% across England.

What is Three Villages Medical Practice's phone number?

01384 322501.

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