GPScore

Council area

GP surgeries in Southwark

Southwark is a council area. It has 32 NHS GP surgeries and around 366,443 registered patients. Patients here rate their surgeries about the England average. 3 surgeries are rated excellent and 8 poor. Ranked 196th of 294 council areas in England.

43average score (England 50)
76%say their surgery is goodEngland 77%
64%find the phone easyEngland 57%
30 of 32taking on new patients

Towns in Southwark

Peckham9 surgeriesAverage score 29Burgess Park4 surgeriesAverage score 75Camberwell4 surgeriesAverage score 47Bermondsey2 surgeriesAverage score 14Nunhead1 surgeryAverage score 64Walworth1 surgeryAverage score 18

All 32 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 Elm Lodge SurgerySE24 9HJ London 96 94% 93% Good Yes
2 East StreetSE17 2GN Burgess Park 88 83% 94% Not rated Yes
3 Paxton Green Group PracticeSE21 8AU London 86 78% 88% Good Yes
4 The Three Zero Six Medical CentreSE22 8LY London 79 87% 85% Good Yes
5 The Villa Street Medical CentreSE17 2EL Burgess Park 76 76% 85% Good Yes
6 Trafalgar SurgerySE15 6NR Burgess Park 71 81% 85% Not rated –
7 The Lister Primary Care CentreSE15 5LJ Peckham 71 77% 88% Good Yes
8 Old Kent Road SurgerySE1 5TY Burgess Park 64 74% 78% Good Yes
9 The Nunhead SurgerySE15 3LY Nunhead 64 76% 87% Good Yes
10 St Giles SurgerySE5 7RF Camberwell 55 83% 84% Good Yes
11 Camberwell Green SurgerySE5 7AF Camberwell 52 68% 76% Good Yes
12 Sternhall Lane SurgerySE15 4NT Peckham 51 69% 79% Good Yes
13 The Lordship Lane SurgerySE22 8JN London 44 66% 82% Requires improvement Yes
14 Parkside Medical CentreSE5 7AQ Camberwell 44 61% 80% Good Yes
15 The New Mill Street SurgerySE1 2BP London 43 73% 75% Not rated Yes
16 Blackfriars Medical PracticeSE1 8EE London 41 74% 68% Good Yes
17 The Gardens SurgerySE22 9QU Peckham 40 60% 77% Good Yes
18 Albion Street Group PracticeSE16 7JX London 36 55% 75% Good Yes
19 Brunswick Park Family PracticeSE5 7RF Camberwell 35 78% 79% Requires improvement Yes
20 The Acorn & Gaumont House SurgerySE15 5SL Peckham 34 49% 69% Good Yes
21 Nexus Health GroupSE1 6JP London 30 55% 79% Good Yes
22 Park Medical CentreSE16 2PE London 24 58% 70% Good Yes
23 The Lister PracticeSE15 5LJ Peckham 23 51% 70% Good Yes
24 Penrose SurgerySE17 3DW Walworth 18 55% 75% Good Yes
25 Silverlock Medical CentreSE16 3HA Peckham 16 47% 67% Good Yes
26 The Dulwich Medical CentreSE22 9EP Peckham 15 43% 72% Requires improvement Yes
27 Bermondsey Spa Medical CentreSE16 4BL Bermondsey 14 54% 67% Good Yes
28 Dmc Chadwick RoadSE15 4PU Peckham 13 46% 70% Requires improvement Yes
29 Forest Hill Group PracticeSE22 0SQ London 13 42% 51% Good Yes
30 Falmouth Road Group PracticeSE1 4JW London 8 43% 65% Good Yes
31 Tessa Jowell GP SurgerySE22 8EY Peckham 2 37% 53% Good Yes
32 Qhs GP Care Home ServiceSE16 4BL Bermondsey – – 87% Not rated –

Map

How Southwark compares

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

Easy to get through by phone64%57%
Easy to contact via website56%58%
Good experience of contacting74%73%
Waiting time was about right67%69%
Good at listening86%87%
Confidence and trust92%93%
Needs were met89%90%
Overall experience good76%77%

Branch surgeries in Southwark

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

39Surrey Docks Health Centre12 Blondin Way, London, SE16 6AEBranch of Kingfisher Medical Centre, London

Common questions

Which is the highest-rated GP surgery in Southwark?

Elm Lodge Surgery has the highest GPScore in Southwark, 96 out of 100. 93% 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 Southwark?

64% of patients in Southwark find it easy to get through to their surgery by phone. The England average is 57%. 76% say their overall experience is good (England 77%). On average score, Southwark ranks 196th of 294 council areas in England.

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

30 of the 32 surgeries in Southwark 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.