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GP practices in Watford

5 open practices in this local authority area, 5 with enough survey answers to be rated.

Watford as a whole

82.5/ 100

England 80.0 · 95% interval 79.2 to 85.0

The area’s Practice score is the average over its 5 rated practices. On average they are 2.5 points above the England average (95% interval: from 0.8 points below to 5.0 points above). The Practice score weighs two NHS measures: the share of patients who describe their practice as good (70%) and the share of appointments that take place within two weeks of booking (30%).

Cannot be told apart from the England average

This describes the area as a whole, with every rated practice counting equally. It says nothing about any single practice: see each practice’s own page.

Best-rated GP practices in Watford

Top-rated in Watford 2026: Bridgewater Surgeries. 1 practice in Watford is in the top 10% in England. How the awards work.

By Practice score, highest first, among the 4 practices in Watford with a label. Each score has a margin of error, and neighbouring scores often overlap, so nearby places can be close calls.

Best-rated GP practices in Watford
Place	Practice	Survey answers	Practice score
1	Bridgewater SurgeriesTop-rated in Watford 2026	188	91.082.8 to 94.8
2	The Elms SurgeryClearly above the England average	114	87.883.6 to 91.1
3	Garston Medical Centre	121	82.976.4 to 87.9
4	Watford Health Centre	115	78.066.6 to 86.6

The line under each score is its 95% interval. The Practice score weighs two NHS measures: the share of patients who describe their practice as good (70%) and the share of appointments that take place within two weeks of booking (30%).

Only practices with a label are placed. Practices without one are in the full list below, with their figures.

All GP practices in Watford, A to Z

In alphabetical order. The list is not a ranking. Each Practice score is shown with its 95% interval; a label appears only when the margin of error supports it.

All GP practices in Watford, A to Z
Practice	Practice score	Survey answers	Response rate	Appointments within 2 weeks
Bridgewater SurgeriesWatford, WD18 7QRClearly above the England average	91.0	188	24.4%	91.1%
Garston Medical CentreWatford, WD25 9GPCannot be told apart from the England average	82.9	121	23.0%	94.4%
Suthergrey House Medical CentreWatford, WD17 1LS	73.0	114	27.7%	83.5%
The Elms SurgeryWatford, WD17 4NTClearly above the England average	87.8	114	18.6%	98.6%
Watford Health CentreWatford, WD18 0JPCannot be told apart from the England average	78.0	115	14.7%	94.3%

The trend column shows overall experience (the share of patients who describe the practice as good), 2024–2026, from the GP Patient Survey (question 32). It is the survey part of the Practice score, not the score itself. Practices with fewer than 3 yearly results are shown without a curve.

Other NHS services listed as GP practices

NHS England’s register lists these services as GP practices, but you cannot choose to register with them, so they are not in the lists or on the map above.

SAS West HertsA special allocation scheme for west Hertfordshire: the NHS places patients here after they have been removed from a practice’s list because of a violent or threatening incident. It is not a GP practice you can choose to register with.

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Sources

2026 GP Patient Survey: https://www.gp-patient.co.uk/
2024 GP Patient Survey: https://www.gp-patient.co.uk/
2025 GP Patient Survey: https://www.gp-patient.co.uk/
Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0

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