GP surgeries in Tonbridge: ratings and patient reviews

There are 6 GP practices in Tonbridge, with 78,311 registered patients between them (September 2026). The highest share of patients rating their overall experience as good is at Marden Medical Centre (94%, England 77%). Across the town there are 2,644 patients per qualified GP, against 2,171 across England.

Latest data: September 2026. Registered patients September 2026; GP Patient Survey 2026.

Across the 6 practices in Tonbridge with survey results, the share of patients describing their overall experience as good ranges from 70% at Woodlands Health Centre to 94% at Marden Medical Centre, with a median of 82% (England: 77%). 2 are above England and 0 below by more than the survey's margin of error. Hadlow Medical Centre has the highest share finding it easy to get through by phone (89%, England 57%).

PracticeRegistered patientsOverall experience goodEasy to contact by phoneCQC ratingPatients per GP
Marden Medical Centre7,56294%84%Outstanding2,810
Hadlow Medical Centre3,62891%89%Good2,268
Tonbridge Medical Group18,03783%68%Good3,610
Warders Medical Centre18,48082%58%Good1,981
Hildenborough & Tonbridge Medical Group16,70478%45%Good2,329
Woodlands Health Centre13,90070%34%Good3,632

There are 2,644 registered patients per full-time-equivalent qualified GP in Tonbridge, more than England's 2,171 and Kent and Medway's 2,419. Practices recorded 409 appointments a month per 1,000 patients (England: 510), 70% of them face to face. 36% of appointments took place on the day they were booked (England: 45%).

21% of registered patients are aged 65 or over (England: 19%). Lists shrank by 0.2% over the year (England: shrank 1.1%).

MeasureTonbridgeKent and MedwayEngland
Patients per qualified GP2,6442,4192,171
Appointments per 1,000 patients a month409457510
Face-to-face appointments70%62%63%
Same day as booked36%41%45%
Did not attend4%5%4%
Patients aged 65 or over21%20%19%

Relative to England, the register furthest above England's rate at practices in Tonbridge is osteoporosis (1.7% against 1.2%), and the furthest below is palliative care (0.4% against 0.6%).

Condition registerAge groupTonbridge (2024/25)EnglandPatients on register
Depression18+ yrs17.3%14.3%10,603
High blood pressureAll ages16.0%15.2%12,488
Diabetes17+ yrs7.7%7.9%4,789
Asthma6+ yrs6.6%6.6%4,881
Chronic kidney disease18+ yrs5.1%4.6%3,115
CancerAll ages5.0%3.8%3,909
Atrial fibrillationAll ages2.7%2.2%2,129
Coronary heart diseaseAll ages2.6%3.0%1,997
Stroke and TIAAll ages2.0%1.9%1,551
Osteoporosis50+ yrs1.7%1.2%538
COPDAll ages1.7%1.9%1,309
Heart failureAll ages1.0%1.1%776
Epilepsy18+ yrs0.8%0.8%513
Rheumatoid arthritis16+ yrs0.8%0.8%527
Serious mental illnessAll ages0.8%1.0%606
DementiaAll ages0.7%0.8%568
Peripheral arterial diseaseAll ages0.5%0.6%402
Learning disabilityAll ages0.5%0.6%381
Palliative careAll ages0.4%0.6%278

How many GP practices are there in Tonbridge?

6, with 78,311 registered patients in September 2026.

Which GP practice in Tonbridge do patients rate highest?

Marden Medical Centre: 94% of patients described their overall experience as good in the 2026 GP Patient Survey, above the England figure of 77%.

How many patients are there per GP in Tonbridge?

2,644 registered patients per full-time-equivalent qualified GP, against 2,171 across England.

How many GP appointments in Tonbridge are face to face?

70% of appointments at the town's practices were face to face, against 63% across England.

Cite this page

<a href="https://localgps.co.uk/tonbridge">https://localgps.co.uk/tonbridge</a>