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Residents whose nearest major hospital is rated Good or Outstanding, every council ranked

Of the people here, the share whose nearest major hospital, A&E or not, the Care Quality Commission last rated Good or Outstanding overall. Figures for October 2026, published for 291 councils in England. Lowest first: the order says where a council sits, not whether that is good.

Joint lowest: 80 councils, 0%. The council in the middle: Lewes, 25.5%. Joint highest: 37 councils, 100%.

Residents whose nearest major hospital is rated Good or Outstanding, every council it is published for, lowest first
PlaceCouncilFigure
1 jointAdurSouth East0%
1 jointArunSouth East0%
1 jointBaberghEast of England0%
1 jointBarking and DagenhamLondon0%
1 jointBasildonEast of England0%
1 jointBath and North East SomersetSouth West0%
1 jointBedfordEast of England0%
1 jointBlackpoolNorth West0%
1 jointBournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West0%
1 jointBrecklandEast of England0%
1 jointBrentwoodEast of England0%
1 jointBrighton and HoveSouth East0%
1 jointBristolSouth West0%
1 jointCanterburySouth East0%
1 jointCastle PointEast of England0%
1 jointCharnwoodEast Midlands0%
1 jointChelmsfordEast of England0%
1 jointColchesterEast of England0%
1 jointCumberlandNorth West0%
1 jointDerbyEast Midlands0%
1 jointEast DevonSouth West0%
1 jointErewashEast Midlands0%
1 jointExeterSouth West0%
1 jointFenlandEast of England0%
1 jointFyldeNorth West0%
1 jointGloucesterSouth West0%
1 jointHarlowEast of England0%
1 jointHartlepoolNorth East0%
1 jointHaveringLondon0%
1 jointHuntingdonshireEast of England0%
1 jointKing's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England0%
1 jointKingston upon HullYorkshire and the Humber0%
1 jointLeicesterEast Midlands0%
1 jointLincolnEast Midlands0%
1 jointLutonEast of England0%
1 jointMaidstoneSouth East0%
1 jointMaldonEast of England0%
1 jointMedwaySouth East0%
1 jointMid DevonSouth West0%
1 jointMid SuffolkEast of England0%
1 jointNewcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands0%
1 jointNorth DevonSouth West0%
1 jointNorth East LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber0%
1 jointNorth LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber0%
1 jointNorth NorthamptonshireEast Midlands0%
1 jointNorth SomersetSouth West0%
1 jointNorth West LeicestershireEast Midlands0%
1 jointNorwichEast of England0%
1 jointOadby and WigstonEast Midlands0%
1 jointPeterboroughEast of England0%
1 jointPlymouthSouth West0%
1 jointRedbridgeLondon0%
1 jointRedditchWest Midlands0%
1 jointRochdaleNorth West0%
1 jointRochfordEast of England0%
1 jointRotherhamYorkshire and the Humber0%
1 jointRunnymedeSouth East0%
1 jointSeftonNorth West0%
1 jointSomersetSouth West0%
1 jointSouth DerbyshireEast Midlands0%
1 jointSouth HamsSouth West0%
1 jointSouthend-on-SeaEast of England0%
1 jointSpelthorneSouth East0%
1 jointStevenageEast of England0%
1 jointStoke-on-TrentWest Midlands0%
1 jointSwaleSouth East0%
1 jointTeignbridgeSouth West0%
1 jointTelford and WrekinWest Midlands0%
1 jointTendringEast of England0%
1 jointThanetSouth East0%
1 jointTorbaySouth West0%
1 jointTorridgeSouth West0%
1 jointWatfordEast of England0%
1 jointWest DevonSouth West0%
1 jointWest LindseyEast Midlands0%
1 jointWolverhamptonWest Midlands0%
1 jointWorcesterWest Midlands0%
1 jointWorthingSouth East0%
1 jointWyreNorth West0%
1 jointYorkYorkshire and the Humber0%
81Tonbridge and MallingSouth East0.2%
82 jointCheshire EastNorth West0.3%
82 jointHerefordshireWest Midlands0.3%
84BassetlawEast Midlands1%
85South RibbleNorth West1.1%
86Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands1.2%
87BraintreeEast of England1.3%
88 jointBromleyLondon1.5%
88 jointEast HertfordshireEast of England1.5%
90LewishamLondon1.7%
91WakefieldYorkshire and the Humber1.8%
92HorshamSouth East1.9%
93AshfordSouth East2.5%
94Waltham ForestLondon2.6%
95 jointSandwellWest Midlands3.2%
95 jointSt AlbansEast of England3.2%
97 jointBlabyEast Midlands3.5%
97 jointWalsallWest Midlands3.5%
99HaringeyLondon3.7%
100SheffieldYorkshire and the Humber4%
101 jointDoncasterYorkshire and the Humber4.3%
101 jointHillingdonLondon4.3%
103Tunbridge WellsSouth East4.4%
104WirralNorth West5.3%
105DudleyWest Midlands5.6%
106South GloucestershireSouth West5.9%
107 jointNorth NorfolkEast of England6.6%
107 jointSouth TynesideNorth East6.6%
109BroadlandEast of England7.4%
110East StaffordshireWest Midlands7.6%
111NewhamLondon8%
112CalderdaleYorkshire and the Humber8.5%
113South NorfolkEast of England9.5%
114MertonLondon9.8%
115ChorleyNorth West10.4%
116Tower HamletsLondon11.3%
117Stockton-on-TeesNorth East11.6%
118LeedsYorkshire and the Humber11.7%
119Newcastle upon TyneNorth East12.4%
120WychavonWest Midlands12.5%
121 jointCroydonLondon12.6%
121 jointNorth HertfordshireEast of England12.6%
123ChichesterSouth East12.7%
124Malvern HillsWest Midlands14.2%
125CamdenLondon14.5%
126RutlandEast Midlands14.8%
127Central BedfordshireEast of England15.7%
128DacorumEast of England16.1%
129 jointEpping ForestEast of England16.2%
129 jointWelwyn HatfieldEast of England16.2%
131BarnetLondon17.6%
132LambethLondon18.7%
133StockportNorth West20%
134HarboroughEast Midlands20.5%
135HarrowLondon21.4%
136Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands22%
137Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West22.1%
138MeltonEast Midlands22.6%
139CornwallSouth West23.3%
140 jointRushcliffeEast Midlands23.8%
140 jointWest NorthamptonshireEast Midlands23.8%
142SunderlandNorth East24.3%
143ManchesterNorth West24.8%
144West OxfordshireSouth East25%
145 jointEalingLondon25.5%
145 jointLewesSouth East25.5%
147BuryNorth West26%
148New ForestSouth East26.1%
149Three RiversEast of England26.3%
150Forest of DeanSouth West27.4%
151CrawleySouth East27.5%
152ShropshireWest Midlands28.9%
153SalfordNorth West29.3%
154Mid SussexSouth East29.5%
155WiltshireSouth West29.8%
156WokingSouth East30.8%
157SouthamptonSouth East31.6%
158WandsworthLondon32.1%
159Reigate and BansteadSouth East32.8%
160SuttonLondon32.9%
161BroxtoweEast Midlands33.1%
162EastleighSouth East33.8%
163West LancashireNorth West34.9%
164UttlesfordEast of England36.1%
165High PeakEast Midlands36.3%
166East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber37.2%
167WiganNorth West39.5%
168WestminsterLondon39.6%
169SevenoaksSouth East40.2%
170BrentLondon40.3%
171TandridgeSouth East40.6%
172TraffordNorth West42%
173SouthwarkLondon42.6%
174 jointNorth KestevenEast Midlands42.9%
174 jointSouth StaffordshireWest Midlands42.9%
176Westmorland and FurnessNorth West43.8%
177EnfieldLondon45.8%
178HertsmereEast of England46.4%
179Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands46.8%
180NottinghamEast Midlands49.3%
181South HollandEast Midlands50.3%
182IslingtonLondon52.4%
183East LindseyEast Midlands54.8%
184ElmbridgeSouth East55%
185KirkleesYorkshire and the Humber56%
186CherwellSouth East56.2%
187 jointOldhamNorth West56.4%
187 jointSouth KestevenEast Midlands56.4%
189Folkestone and HytheSouth East57.6%
190KnowsleyNorth West58.1%
191Amber ValleyEast Midlands59%
192WealdenSouth East61.2%
193OxfordSouth East62.9%
194TewkesburySouth West63.3%
195HounslowLondon63.7%
196Kensington and ChelseaLondon65.2%
197BroxbourneEast of England65.9%
198FarehamSouth East66.6%
199ThurrockEast of England67.9%
200Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands68%
201BromsgroveWest Midlands69.3%
202DorsetSouth West69.6%
203Mole ValleySouth East73.4%
204Hammersmith and FulhamLondon73.8%
205North TynesideNorth East74.3%
206 jointNorth East DerbyshireEast Midlands76.5%
206 jointNorth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber76.5%
208BradfordYorkshire and the Humber79%
209 jointLiverpoolNorth West80%
209 jointNorth WarwickshireWest Midlands80%
211BirminghamWest Midlands80.6%
212LichfieldWest Midlands81.7%
213BarnsleyYorkshire and the Humber82.5%
214 jointBolsoverEast Midlands83%
214 jointDoverSouth East83%
216Richmond upon ThamesLondon84.3%
217StaffordWest Midlands85.7%
218Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East85.8%
219County DurhamNorth East86.3%
220GreenwichLondon87%
221Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands87.3%
222City of LondonLondon88.2%
223South CambridgeshireEast of England88.3%
224WinchesterSouth East89.8%
225BoltonNorth West89.9%
226GraveshamSouth East90.2%
227StroudSouth West90.6%
228East CambridgeshireEast of England91.4%
229HackneyLondon91.6%
230TamesideNorth West91.8%
231RotherSouth East94%
232Epsom and EwellSouth East94.1%
233East HampshireSouth East94.4%
234 jointSurrey HeathSouth East94.9%
234 jointVale of White HorseSouth East94.9%
236NorthumberlandNorth East95.6%
237BexleyLondon95.8%
238PendleNorth West96%
239CotswoldSouth West96.8%
240St. HelensNorth West97.3%
241 jointBuckinghamshireSouth East97.4%
241 jointSloughSouth East97.4%
243GuildfordSouth East97.9%
244MansfieldEast Midlands98.1%
245 jointKingston upon ThamesLondon98.8%
245 jointTest ValleySouth East98.8%
247East SuffolkEast of England99.3%
248South OxfordshireSouth East99.4%
249 jointBracknell ForestSouth East99.5%
249 jointDarlingtonNorth East99.5%
249 jointMilton KeynesSouth East99.5%
252Blackburn with DarwenNorth West99.6%
253DartfordSouth East99.7%
254WarringtonNorth West99.9%
255 jointAshfieldEast Midlands100%
255 jointBasingstoke and DeaneSouth East100%
255 jointBostonEast Midlands100%
255 jointBurnleyNorth West100%
255 jointCambridgeEast of England100%
255 jointCannock ChaseWest Midlands100%
255 jointCheltenhamSouth West100%
255 jointChesterfieldEast Midlands100%
255 jointCoventryWest Midlands100%
255 jointEastbourneSouth East100%
255 jointGatesheadNorth East100%
255 jointGedlingEast Midlands100%
255 jointGosportSouth East100%
255 jointGreat YarmouthEast of England100%
255 jointHaltonNorth West100%
255 jointHartSouth East100%
255 jointHastingsSouth East100%
255 jointHavantSouth East100%
255 jointHyndburnNorth West100%
255 jointIsles of ScillySouth West100%
255 jointLancasterNorth West100%
255 jointMiddlesbroughNorth East100%
255 jointNuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands100%
255 jointPortsmouthSouth East100%
255 jointReadingSouth East100%
255 jointRedcar and ClevelandNorth East100%
255 jointRibble ValleyNorth West100%
255 jointRossendaleNorth West100%
255 jointRugbyWest Midlands100%
255 jointRushmoorSouth East100%
255 jointSwindonSouth West100%
255 jointWarwickWest Midlands100%
255 jointWaverleySouth East100%
255 jointWest BerkshireSouth East100%
255 jointWest SuffolkEast of England100%
255 jointWokinghamSouth East100%
255 jointWyre ForestWest Midlands100%

Not in this list

  • Ipswich, Isle of Wight, Preston, Solihull and Tamworth. Its nearest major hospital has no approved rating from the Care Quality Commission yet.
  • Northern Ireland. Only the Care Quality Commission rates hospitals this way.
  • Scotland. Only the Care Quality Commission rates hospitals this way.
  • Wales. Only the Care Quality Commission rates hospitals this way.

Care Quality Commission, active locations, October 2026, overall rating · October 2026 · fetched 22 October 2026 · How this is measured

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