Residents whose nearest major A&E is rated Good or Outstanding, every council ranked
Of the people here, the share whose nearest major A&E the Care Quality Commission last rated Good or Outstanding for urgent and emergency care. Figures for October 2026, published for 290 councils in England. Lowest first: the order says where a council sits, not whether that is good.
Joint lowest: 111 councils, 0%. The council in the middle: Cheshire East, 7.8%. Joint highest: 32 councils, 100%.
| Place | Council | Figure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 joint | Barking and DagenhamLondon | 0% |
| 1 joint | BasildonEast of England | 0% |
| 1 joint | Bath and North East SomersetSouth West | 0% |
| 1 joint | BedfordEast of England | 0% |
| 1 joint | BlackpoolNorth West | 0% |
| 1 joint | BostonEast Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | BradfordYorkshire and the Humber | 0% |
| 1 joint | BrentLondon | 0% |
| 1 joint | BrentwoodEast of England | 0% |
| 1 joint | Brighton and HoveSouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | BromsgroveWest Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | BurnleyNorth West | 0% |
| 1 joint | CalderdaleYorkshire and the Humber | 0% |
| 1 joint | CambridgeEast of England | 0% |
| 1 joint | Cannock ChaseWest Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | CanterburySouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | Castle PointEast of England | 0% |
| 1 joint | CharnwoodEast Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | ChelmsfordEast of England | 0% |
| 1 joint | CherwellSouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | ColchesterEast of England | 0% |
| 1 joint | CornwallSouth West | 0% |
| 1 joint | DerbyEast Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | DoverSouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | East HertfordshireEast of England | 0% |
| 1 joint | East LindseyEast Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber | 0% |
| 1 joint | East StaffordshireWest Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | EastbourneSouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | ErewashEast Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | FenlandEast of England | 0% |
| 1 joint | Folkestone and HytheSouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | Forest of DeanSouth West | 0% |
| 1 joint | FyldeNorth West | 0% |
| 1 joint | GloucesterSouth West | 0% |
| 1 joint | GosportSouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | HarlowEast of England | 0% |
| 1 joint | HarrowLondon | 0% |
| 1 joint | HavantSouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | HaveringLondon | 0% |
| 1 joint | HerefordshireWest Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | HertsmereEast of England | 0% |
| 1 joint | HillingdonLondon | 0% |
| 1 joint | HuntingdonshireEast of England | 0% |
| 1 joint | HyndburnNorth West | 0% |
| 1 joint | IpswichEast of England | 0% |
| 1 joint | Isles of ScillySouth West | 0% |
| 1 joint | Kingston upon HullYorkshire and the Humber | 0% |
| 1 joint | LancasterNorth West | 0% |
| 1 joint | LeicesterEast Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | LichfieldWest Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | LincolnEast Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | MaidstoneSouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | MaldonEast of England | 0% |
| 1 joint | MedwaySouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | MeltonEast Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | North East LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber | 0% |
| 1 joint | North KestevenEast Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | North LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber | 0% |
| 1 joint | North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | North TynesideNorth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | NottinghamEast Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | OxfordSouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | PendleNorth West | 0% |
| 1 joint | PeterboroughEast of England | 0% |
| 1 joint | PlymouthSouth West | 0% |
| 1 joint | PortsmouthSouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | PrestonNorth West | 0% |
| 1 joint | RedbridgeLondon | 0% |
| 1 joint | RedditchWest Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | Ribble ValleyNorth West | 0% |
| 1 joint | RossendaleNorth West | 0% |
| 1 joint | RunnymedeSouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | RushcliffeEast Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | RutlandEast Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | ShropshireWest Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | South CambridgeshireEast of England | 0% |
| 1 joint | South DerbyshireEast Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | South GloucestershireSouth West | 0% |
| 1 joint | South HamsSouth West | 0% |
| 1 joint | South HollandEast Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | South KestevenEast Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | South StaffordshireWest Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | StaffordWest Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | StevenageEast of England | 0% |
| 1 joint | Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | StroudSouth West | 0% |
| 1 joint | SuttonLondon | 0% |
| 1 joint | SwaleSouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | SwindonSouth West | 0% |
| 1 joint | TamworthWest Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | Telford and WrekinWest Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | TendringEast of England | 0% |
| 1 joint | ThanetSouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | Three RiversEast of England | 0% |
| 1 joint | TorbaySouth West | 0% |
| 1 joint | TorridgeSouth West | 0% |
| 1 joint | TraffordNorth West | 0% |
| 1 joint | UttlesfordEast of England | 0% |
| 1 joint | Vale of White HorseSouth East | 0% |
| 1 joint | WalsallWest Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | WatfordEast of England | 0% |
| 1 joint | Welwyn HatfieldEast of England | 0% |
| 1 joint | West LindseyEast Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | WolverhamptonWest Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | WorcesterWest Midlands | 0% |
| 1 joint | WyreNorth West | 0% |
| 1 joint | Wyre ForestWest Midlands | 0% |
| 112 | DoncasterYorkshire and the Humber | 0.1% |
| 113 joint | Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East | 0.2% |
| 113 joint | Tonbridge and MallingSouth East | 0.2% |
| 115 joint | HarboroughEast Midlands | 0.3% |
| 115 joint | NorthumberlandNorth East | 0.3% |
| 115 joint | West OxfordshireSouth East | 0.3% |
| 118 | Malvern HillsWest Midlands | 0.4% |
| 119 joint | BassetlawEast Midlands | 0.5% |
| 119 joint | CoventryWest Midlands | 0.5% |
| 121 joint | CroydonLondon | 0.8% |
| 121 joint | King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England | 0.8% |
| 123 | North HertfordshireEast of England | 0.9% |
| 124 | EalingLondon | 1.3% |
| 125 | RugbyWest Midlands | 1.7% |
| 126 joint | Blackburn with DarwenNorth West | 1.8% |
| 126 joint | North West LeicestershireEast Midlands | 1.8% |
| 126 joint | RotherhamYorkshire and the Humber | 1.8% |
| 129 | North DevonSouth West | 1.9% |
| 130 | BroxtoweEast Midlands | 2.1% |
| 131 | West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands | 2.3% |
| 132 | AshfordSouth East | 2.5% |
| 133 | DudleyWest Midlands | 2.9% |
| 134 joint | KirkleesYorkshire and the Humber | 3.1% |
| 134 joint | SheffieldYorkshire and the Humber | 3.1% |
| 136 | BarnetLondon | 3.2% |
| 137 | Epsom and EwellSouth East | 3.4% |
| 138 | Newcastle upon TyneNorth East | 4.1% |
| 139 | SolihullWest Midlands | 4.3% |
| 140 | Tunbridge WellsSouth East | 4.4% |
| 141 | BlabyEast Midlands | 5% |
| 142 | South TynesideNorth East | 6.8% |
| 143 | CumberlandNorth West | 7.2% |
| 144 | GedlingEast Midlands | 7.5% |
| 145 | Cheshire EastNorth West | 7.8% |
| 146 | NewhamLondon | 8.2% |
| 147 | WakefieldYorkshire and the Humber | 8.5% |
| 148 | WychavonWest Midlands | 8.8% |
| 149 | East CambridgeshireEast of England | 9.3% |
| 150 | BraintreeEast of England | 9.8% |
| 151 | MertonLondon | 9.9% |
| 152 | SpelthorneSouth East | 10.1% |
| 153 | Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West | 11.5% |
| 154 | RochdaleNorth West | 13.7% |
| 155 | Epping ForestEast of England | 14% |
| 156 | OldhamNorth West | 14.9% |
| 157 | LewesSouth East | 16.4% |
| 158 | TeignbridgeSouth West | 16.8% |
| 159 | BirminghamWest Midlands | 17.1% |
| 160 joint | St. HelensNorth West | 17.4% |
| 160 joint | West LancashireNorth West | 17.4% |
| 162 | LambethLondon | 18.3% |
| 163 | Hammersmith and FulhamLondon | 18.7% |
| 164 | SunderlandNorth East | 20.3% |
| 165 | BaberghEast of England | 20.7% |
| 166 joint | FarehamSouth East | 22.3% |
| 166 joint | WealdenSouth East | 22.3% |
| 168 | ManchesterNorth West | 22.5% |
| 169 | BromleyLondon | 22.9% |
| 170 | St AlbansEast of England | 24.8% |
| 171 | WirralNorth West | 26.4% |
| 172 | SalfordNorth West | 28.3% |
| 173 | West DevonSouth West | 28.7% |
| 174 | Mole ValleySouth East | 28.8% |
| 175 | WokingSouth East | 30.8% |
| 176 | WiganNorth West | 30.9% |
| 177 | WiltshireSouth West | 31.3% |
| 178 | CamdenLondon | 32.2% |
| 179 | Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands | 32.9% |
| 180 | KnowsleyNorth West | 33.1% |
| 181 | WandsworthLondon | 35.2% |
| 182 | WestminsterLondon | 35.3% |
| 183 | BuryNorth West | 35.8% |
| 184 | West BerkshireSouth East | 37% |
| 185 | DacorumEast of England | 38.1% |
| 186 | East HampshireSouth East | 38.6% |
| 187 | ElmbridgeSouth East | 38.9% |
| 188 | Amber ValleyEast Midlands | 42.7% |
| 189 | SandwellWest Midlands | 43.1% |
| 190 | HaltonNorth West | 44.3% |
| 191 | SouthwarkLondon | 44.7% |
| 192 joint | BroxbourneEast of England | 44.9% |
| 192 joint | South OxfordshireSouth East | 44.9% |
| 194 | Mid SuffolkEast of England | 46.4% |
| 195 | LeedsYorkshire and the Humber | 46.6% |
| 196 | SevenoaksSouth East | 47.7% |
| 197 | IslingtonLondon | 48.4% |
| 198 | South RibbleNorth West | 48.7% |
| 199 | East SuffolkEast of England | 49.7% |
| 200 | Westmorland and FurnessNorth West | 52.4% |
| 201 joint | Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands | 52.8% |
| 201 joint | North WarwickshireWest Midlands | 52.8% |
| 203 | Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands | 53.4% |
| 204 | HaringeyLondon | 55.6% |
| 205 | North YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber | 56% |
| 206 | Kensington and ChelseaLondon | 56.2% |
| 207 | CotswoldSouth West | 57.7% |
| 208 | GatesheadNorth East | 61.7% |
| 209 | TewkesburySouth West | 63.3% |
| 210 | ThurrockEast of England | 67.9% |
| 211 | High PeakEast Midlands | 68.2% |
| 212 | Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands | 68.4% |
| 213 | Reigate and BansteadSouth East | 69.4% |
| 214 | WinchesterSouth East | 75.2% |
| 215 | TandridgeSouth East | 75.6% |
| 216 | West SuffolkEast of England | 76% |
| 217 | HounslowLondon | 76.6% |
| 218 | AshfieldEast Midlands | 79.1% |
| 219 | StockportNorth West | 80% |
| 220 | BrecklandEast of England | 80.4% |
| 221 | HartSouth East | 81.7% |
| 222 | Central BedfordshireEast of England | 82.9% |
| 223 | BolsoverEast Midlands | 83% |
| 224 | North NorfolkEast of England | 83.9% |
| 225 | AdurSouth East | 84.6% |
| 226 | SomersetSouth West | 86.5% |
| 227 | Richmond upon ThamesLondon | 86.6% |
| 228 | County DurhamNorth East | 87.5% |
| 229 | BuckinghamshireSouth East | 88.6% |
| 230 | Kingston upon ThamesLondon | 88.7% |
| 231 | LiverpoolNorth West | 89.7% |
| 232 | BoltonNorth West | 89.9% |
| 233 | GraveshamSouth East | 90.2% |
| 234 | Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East | 90.6% |
| 235 | Tower HamletsLondon | 91.1% |
| 236 | HackneyLondon | 92.5% |
| 237 | TamesideNorth West | 92.6% |
| 238 | RotherSouth East | 93.4% |
| 239 | GuildfordSouth East | 93.6% |
| 240 | BarnsleyYorkshire and the Humber | 93.8% |
| 241 | North East DerbyshireEast Midlands | 94.2% |
| 242 | Surrey HeathSouth East | 94.9% |
| 243 | ChichesterSouth East | 96% |
| 244 | BexleyLondon | 96.2% |
| 245 | LewishamLondon | 96.8% |
| 246 | ChorleyNorth West | 97.1% |
| 247 | EnfieldLondon | 97.4% |
| 248 joint | MansfieldEast Midlands | 98.1% |
| 248 joint | Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands | 98.1% |
| 250 | SloughSouth East | 98.3% |
| 251 | Mid DevonSouth West | 98.5% |
| 252 | Test ValleySouth East | 98.6% |
| 253 joint | GreenwichLondon | 98.8% |
| 253 joint | WarwickWest Midlands | 98.8% |
| 255 joint | Mid SussexSouth East | 99.4% |
| 255 joint | WarringtonNorth West | 99.4% |
| 257 joint | Bracknell ForestSouth East | 99.5% |
| 257 joint | Milton KeynesSouth East | 99.5% |
| 259 joint | ArunSouth East | 100% |
| 259 joint | Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West | 100% |
| 259 joint | BroadlandEast of England | 100% |
| 259 joint | CheltenhamSouth West | 100% |
| 259 joint | ChesterfieldEast Midlands | 100% |
| 259 joint | City of LondonLondon | 100% |
| 259 joint | CrawleySouth East | 100% |
| 259 joint | DarlingtonNorth East | 100% |
| 259 joint | DartfordSouth East | 100% |
| 259 joint | DorsetSouth West | 100% |
| 259 joint | East DevonSouth West | 100% |
| 259 joint | EastleighSouth East | 100% |
| 259 joint | ExeterSouth West | 100% |
| 259 joint | Great YarmouthEast of England | 100% |
| 259 joint | HartlepoolNorth East | 100% |
| 259 joint | HastingsSouth East | 100% |
| 259 joint | HorshamSouth East | 100% |
| 259 joint | LutonEast of England | 100% |
| 259 joint | MiddlesbroughNorth East | 100% |
| 259 joint | New ForestSouth East | 100% |
| 259 joint | NorwichEast of England | 100% |
| 259 joint | ReadingSouth East | 100% |
| 259 joint | Redcar and ClevelandNorth East | 100% |
| 259 joint | RushmoorSouth East | 100% |
| 259 joint | SeftonNorth West | 100% |
| 259 joint | South NorfolkEast of England | 100% |
| 259 joint | SouthamptonSouth East | 100% |
| 259 joint | Stockton-on-TeesNorth East | 100% |
| 259 joint | Waltham ForestLondon | 100% |
| 259 joint | WaverleySouth East | 100% |
| 259 joint | WokinghamSouth East | 100% |
| 259 joint | WorthingSouth East | 100% |
Not in this list
- Bristol, Isle of Wight, North Somerset, Rochford, Southend-on-Sea and York. Its nearest major A&E has no approved rating yet.
- Northern Ireland. Only the Care Quality Commission rates A&Es this way.
- Scotland. Only the Care Quality Commission rates A&Es this way.
- Wales. Only the Care Quality Commission rates A&Es this way.
Care Quality Commission, latest ratings, October 2026 · October 2026 · fetched 22 October 2026 · How this is measured
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