Compare mapped CQC-listed public healthcare locations across every current English council area, separated into meaningful service groups.
296 councilsAll current English council areas
24,495 locationsMapped for this service selection
Per 10,000 residentsUsing 2025 population estimates
This measures registered locations, not actual service capacity. It does not show appointment availability, staffing, waiting times, travel time, patient eligibility or quality. A zero means no mapped public CQC location in this particular group.
City of London needs special care. Its small resident population and large daily worker population can produce unusually high resident-based rates.
Highest location rate: All public healthcare locations
Highest location rate
Rank
Council area
Rate/10,000
Locations
Population
Checked within 5 years
1
City of London
56.94
89
15,631
23
2
Westminster
40.64
863
212,367
307
3
Kensington and Chelsea
14.89
217
145,734
82
4
Camden
10.39
225
216,658
62
5
Isles of Scilly
8.70
2
2,299
0
6
Hammersmith and Fulham
7.31
139
190,216
55
7
Richmond upon Thames
6.81
134
196,713
46
8
Windsor and Maidenhead
6.76
108
159,776
25
9
Elmbridge
6.67
95
142,484
18
10
Tunbridge Wells
6.33
76
120,098
16
11
Kingston upon Thames
6.31
109
172,761
32
12
Woking
6.31
67
106,197
14
13
Hertsmere
6.26
69
110,242
26
14
Surrey Heath
6.20
59
95,094
13
15
Brentwood
5.99
48
80,104
19
16
Barnet
5.91
241
408,087
85
17
Cambridge
5.74
86
149,872
29
18
Bromsgrove
5.69
58
101,973
34
19
Exeter
5.66
78
137,894
31
20
St Albans
5.57
84
150,757
27
Lowest location rate: All public healthcare locations
Lowest location rate
Rank
Council area
Rate/10,000
Locations
Population
Checked within 5 years
1
Mid Suffolk
2.04
23
113,047
16
2
Bassetlaw
2.06
26
126,454
7
3
South Derbyshire
2.18
26
119,441
12
4
South Holland
2.18
22
100,758
7
5
Gosport
2.42
20
82,618
8
6
Maldon
2.42
17
70,196
7
7
East Cambridgeshire
2.43
23
94,599
4
8
Babergh
2.45
24
97,833
12
9
Lancaster
2.48
36
145,237
10
10
Breckland
2.50
37
148,095
13
11
West Lindsey
2.51
25
99,716
9
12
Rushmoor
2.64
28
106,185
9
13
Lichfield
2.65
30
113,270
15
14
North Warwickshire
2.66
18
67,688
10
15
Forest of Dean
2.66
24
90,157
7
16
North East Derbyshire
2.69
29
107,888
12
17
Torridge
2.70
19
70,378
3
18
Stevenage
2.72
25
92,081
11
19
Fenland
2.74
29
105,930
14
20
Rochford
2.76
25
90,760
11
Methodology and limitations
Ranking measure
Current public-search CQC locations mapped by postcode to current council geography, divided by the council's 2025 resident population.
Service groups
Each location is counted under its primary service group. The all-healthcare measure includes all groups available through the public location search.
Latest check date
Check-date coverage is shown for context only. A check date is not a rating and is never used as a quality score.
Geographic scope
CQC regulates England. Welsh healthcare services are not included and would require a separate Healthcare Inspectorate Wales dataset.
Sources: Care Quality Commission care directory; Office for National Statistics population estimates via Nomis; ONS Postcode Directory. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.