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GP surgeries in Sefton

Sefton is a council area. It has 41 NHS GP surgeries and around 284,167 registered patients. Patients here rate their surgeries below the England average. 6 surgeries are rated excellent and 9 poor. Ranked 184th of 294 council areas in England.

45average score (England 50)
74%say their surgery is goodEngland 77%
50%find the phone easyEngland 57%
38 of 41taking on new patients

Towns in Sefton

Southport12 surgeriesAverage score 69Crosby11 surgeriesAverage score 41Bootle8 surgeriesAverage score 35Maghull4 surgeriesAverage score 25Formby2 surgeriesAverage score 62Litherland2 surgeriesAverage score 1

All 41 surgeries, ranked

Click a column heading to sort. Scores are out of 100 and the England average is 50.

#SurgeryTownScoreEasy by phoneSay it is goodInspectionNew patients
1 Grange SurgeryPR8 2AD Southport 95 75% 97% Good Yes
2 The Corner Surgery (Dr Mulla)PR9 9XP Southport 94 69% 93% Good Yes
3 The Marshside SurgeryPR9 9XL Southport 89 70% 92% Good Yes
4 Ainsdale Medical CentrePR8 3HW Southport 87 79% 91% Good Yes
5 Ainsdale Village SurgeryPR8 3LB Southport 85 88% 86% Good Yes
6 Liverpool RD Medical PracticeL23 5TE Crosby 80 79% 93% Good No
7 Christiana Hartley Medical PracticePR8 6PL Southport 78 75% 82% Outstanding Yes
8 42 KingswayL22 4RQ Crosby 75 52% 86% Good Yes
9 Kew SurgeryPR8 6RG Southport 68 85% 78% Good Yes
10 The Village Surgery FormbyL37 4AW Formby 68 45% 87% Good Yes
11 The Family SurgeryPR8 4DB Southport 61 55% 78% Good Yes
12 Kingsway SurgeryL22 4RQ Crosby 58 60% 83% Not rated Yes
13 Cumberland House SurgeryPR8 6PQ Southport 58 53% 80% Good Yes
14 The Strand Medical CentreL20 5BW Bootle 56 59% 83% Good Yes
15 Churchtown Medical CentrePR9 7LT Southport 56 57% 78% Good Yes
16 Blundellsands SurgeryL23 6TZ Crosby 56 64% 86% Good Yes
17 Chapel Lane SurgeryL37 4DL Formby 56 47% 83% Good Yes
18 Maghull Family SurgeryL31 0DJ Maghull 55 70% 83% Good Yes
19 Aintree Road Medical CentreL20 9DL Bootle 52 70% 78% Good Yes
20 Bootle Village SurgeryL20 3EW Bootle 52 51% 83% Good Yes
21 Eastview SurgeryL22 4QD Crosby 44 47% 86% Good Yes
22 Concept House SurgeryL20 3BG Bootle 42 71% 81% Not rated Yes
23 Rawson Road Medical CentreL21 1HP Crosby 40 63% 74% Good Yes
24 Park Street SurgeryL20 3DF Bootle 37 48% 82% Good Yes
25 Bridge Road Medical CentreL21 6PH Crosby 31 47% 73% Good Yes
26 Norwood SurgeryPR9 7EG Southport 30 58% 78% Good Yes
27 Westway Medical CentreL31 0DJ Maghull 29 48% 79% Good Yes
28 St Marks Medical Centre (Tcg Medical)PR9 0TZ Southport 23 44% 62% Good Yes
29 Moore Street Medical CentreL20 4SE Crosby 21 54% 65% Good Yes
30 High Pastures SurgeryL31 2HW Maghull 14 32% 74% Good Yes
31 Ford Medical PracticeL21 0DF Liverpool 12 27% 59% Good Yes
32 Hightown Village SurgeryL38 3RY Crosby 6 13% 56% Good Yes
33 Maghull PracticeL31 0DJ Maghull 3 23% 66% Good Yes
34 Glovers Lane SurgeryL30 5TA Bootle 3 34% 61% Good Yes
35 North Park Health CentreL20 5DQ Bootle 1 30% 53% Inadequate Yes
36 Litherland PracticeL21 9JN Litherland 1 23% 51% Good Yes
37 Great Crosby and ThorntonL23 1TQ Liverpool 0 18% 48% Good Yes
38 15 Sefton RoadL21 9HA Crosby 0 23% 46% Not rated Yes
39 Litherland Primary Care Walk-in ServiceL21 9JN Litherland – – – Not rated –
40 Netherton SurgeryL30 5SP Bootle – – – Good –
41 Seaforth Village SurgeryL21 3TA Crosby – – – Not rated Yes

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How Sefton compares

What patients here said in the 2026 NHS survey, next to England.

Easy to get through by phone50%57%
Easy to contact via website42%58%
Good experience of contacting67%73%
Waiting time was about right70%69%
Good at listening86%87%
Confidence and trust92%93%
Needs were met91%90%
Overall experience good74%77%

Branch surgeries in Sefton

Run by a main practice outside the area. Ratings and registration belong to the main practice.

28The Old Roan SurgeryOriel Drive, Liverpool, L10 6NJBranch of Aintree Park Group Practice, Liverpool2Melling Surgery82 Waddicar Lane, Liverpool, L31 1DYBranch of Dr Maassarani & Partners, Kirkby

Common questions

Which is the highest-rated GP surgery in Sefton?

Grange Surgery has the highest GPScore in Sefton, 95 out of 100. 97% of its patients said their overall experience was good in the 2026 NHS GP Patient Survey.

How easy is it to get through to a GP surgery in Sefton?

50% of patients in Sefton find it easy to get through to their surgery by phone. The England average is 57%. 74% say their overall experience is good (England 77%). On average score, Sefton ranks 184th of 294 council areas in England.

How many GP surgeries in Sefton are taking on new patients?

38 of the 41 surgeries in Sefton were taking on new patients when we last checked their pages on the NHS website. The table shows which ones, and each surgery page has a link to register online.

Sources: the 2026 NHS GP Patient Survey (NHS England and Ipsos), Care Quality Commission ratings to 01 September 2026, the NHS Organisation Data Service and ONS postcode geography. Read how scores work.