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GP surgeries in the Essex NHS area

Essex is an NHS area, run by an integrated care board that plans and pays for GP services locally. It has 209 NHS GP surgeries and around 2,009,658 registered patients. Patients here rate their surgeries about the England average. 27 surgeries are rated excellent and 54 poor. Ranked 27th of 36 NHS areas in England.

43average score (England 50)
75%say their surgery is goodEngland 77%
54%find the phone easyEngland 57%
199 of 209taking on new patients

Local NHS areas within Essex

Essex38 surgeriesAverage score 42Essex33 surgeriesAverage score 46Essex26 surgeriesAverage score 40Essex31 surgeriesAverage score 44Essex34 surgeriesAverage score 40Essex23 surgeriesAverage score 46Essex24 surgeriesAverage score 47

All 209 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 The Coggeshall SurgeryCO6 1UH Colchester 98 87% 94% Outstanding Yes
2 The Freshford PracticeCM7 4BQ Braintree 98 95% 91% Outstanding Yes
3 Scott Park SurgerySS2 6XY Eastwood 97 92% 91% Good Yes
4 Dr Devaraja VC PracticeSS17 7DZ Stanford-le-Hope 95 98% 93% Good Yes
5 Ashingdon Medical CentreSS4 3BW Rochford 95 85% 89% Good Yes
6 Thaxted SurgeryCM6 2QN Dunmow 94 78% 97% Good Yes
7 Dell Medical CentreRM17 5HB Grays 94 85% 93% Good Yes
8 Warrior Square SurgerySS1 2JJ Southend-on-Sea 93 92% 92% Good Yes
9 The Highwood SurgeryCM15 9DY Brentwood 93 95% 93% Requires improvement Yes
10 St. James SurgeryCO15 1DA Clacton-on-Sea 92 64% 96% Good Yes
11 Benfleet SurgerySS7 1ED Thundersley and South Benfleet 91 86% 90% Good No
12 Conner & PartnersSS5 6JH Hockley 90 74% 94% Good Yes
13 Great Bentley SurgeryCO7 8PJ Colchester 89 75% 88% Good Yes
14 Dr Yadava N PracticeRM17 6SP Grays 88 76% 93% Good Yes
15 Lawford SurgeryCO11 2HD Manningtree 88 77% 91% Good Yes
16 North Chelmsford NHS HccCM2 5EF Chelmsford 87 73% 86% Good Yes
17 Dr Sims and PartnersSS13 3HQ Basildon 87 68% 90% Good Yes
18 The Greensward SurgerySS5 5HQ Hockley and Hawkwell 86 75% 87% Good Yes
19 West Mersea SurgeryCO5 8RA Colchester 86 48% 91% Not rated No
20 The River SurgeryIG9 6BN Buckhurst Hill 86 71% 89% Good Yes
21 Queens Park SurgeryCM12 0UA Billericay 86 70% 83% Good Yes
22 Stock SurgeryCM4 9NF Ingatestone 85 85% 91% Good Yes
23 Old Harlow Health CentreCM17 0AX Harlow 84 76% 90% Outstanding Yes
24 Maynard Court SurgeryEN9 3DU Waltham Abbey 82 87% 90% Good Yes
25 Palmerston Road SurgeryIG9 5LT Buckhurst Hill 81 84% 89% Good Yes
26 William Fisher Medical CentreCM0 7AY Southminster 81 78% 91% Good Yes
27 Baddow Village SurgeryCM2 7EZ Great Baddow 80 72% 84% Good No
28 Whitley House SurgeryCM1 3RW Chelmsford 79 65% 90% Good Yes
29 Shoebury PracticeSS3 9BX Southend-on-Sea 78 79% 83% Good Yes
30 Westcliff Medical CentreSS0 8BU Westcliff-on-Sea 78 83% 92% Not rated Yes
31 The Practice Leecon WaySS4 1TU Rochford 77 68% 85% Good Yes
32 Market Square SurgeryEN9 1NP Waltham Abbey 76 85% 87% Good Yes
33 Peacock SurgeryCM24 8XG Stansted 74 83% 85% Good Yes
34 Colchester Medical PracticeCO1 2QS Colchester 74 77% 88% Good Yes
35 Dr Malik - Kent Elms Health CentreSS9 5UU Eastwood 74 77% 84% Good Yes
36 Highlands SurgerySS9 2SQ Leigh-on-Sea 73 52% 84% Outstanding Yes
37 Aryan Medical CentreSS13 1PN Basildon 72 70% 80% Not rated Yes
38 North Avenue SurgerySS2 4EQ Southend-on-Sea 71 64% 85% Good Yes
39 Dr Kumar & Ptnr - Shoebury Health CentreSS3 9BX Southend-on-Sea 70 69% 88% Good Yes
40 Kings Medical CentreIG9 5LP Buckhurst Hill 70 60% 89% Good Yes
41 Ghauri PracticeSS8 0EX Canvey Island 69 83% 85% Good Yes
42 Dr Navin KumarSS0 7AF Westcliff-on-Sea 69 65% 85% Good Yes
43 Southend Road SurgerySS17 7QQ Stanford-le-Hope 68 72% 93% Good Yes
44 Western Road SurgeryCM12 9DX Billericay 68 68% 84% Good Yes
45 Colne Medical CentreCO7 0DT Colchester 68 71% 86% Not rated Yes
46 Blyth's Meadow SurgeryCM7 3JN Braintree 67 67% 87% Good No
47 St Luke's Health CentreSS2 4BD Southend-on-Sea 67 57% 81% Good Yes
48 Medic HouseRM18 7RJ Tilbury 66 75% 77% Good Yes
49 East Hill SurgeryCO1 2RW Colchester 66 66% 83% Good Yes
50 Ballards Walk SurgerySS15 5HL Laindon 66 72% 79% Good Yes
51 Bluebell SurgeryCO4 9YN Colchester 66 81% 77% Not rated Yes
52 Sydenham House SurgeryCM20 3NT Harlow 65 81% 83% Good Yes
53 Essex Way SurgerySS7 1LT Thundersley and South Benfleet 64 66% 88% Good Yes
54 The Dengie Medical PartnershipCM0 7TH Southminster 63 78% 83% Outstanding Yes
55 Crocus Medical PracticeCB11 3HY Saffron Walden 63 53% 85% Good Yes
56 The Trinity Medical PracticeCM3 6AB Chelmsford 63 69% 79% Outstanding Yes
57 East Lynne Medical CentreCO15 3PP Clacton-on-Sea 62 62% 86% Good Yes
58 Angel Lane SurgeryCM6 1AQ Dunmow 62 50% 84% Good Yes
59 Harewood SurgeryCO12 5AD Harwich 62 68% 80% Good Yes
60 The Gold Street SurgeryCB10 1EJ Saffron Walden 61 52% 80% Good Yes
61 Mill Road SurgeryCO4 5LE Mile End 60 50% 84% Good Yes
62 Hedingham Medical CentreCO9 3BY Halstead 60 54% 83% Good Yes
63 Dr GC Chajed's PracticeSS16 5AD Basildon 60 68% 84% Good Yes
64 Horndon-on-the-Hill SurgerySS17 8LB Stanford-le-Hope 59 67% 81% Requires improvement Yes
65 High Road Family DoctorsSS7 5LN Thundersley and South Benfleet 59 70% 84% Not rated No
66 Deal Tree Health CentreCM15 0HU Brentwood 59 47% 88% Good Yes
67 Robert Frew Medical CentreSS12 9NR Wickford 58 53% 78% Good Yes
68 Stifford Clays Medical CentreRM16 2AP Grays 58 48% 83% Good Yes
69 Dr SooriakumaranSS2 6RL Eastwood 57 70% 83% Good Yes
70 Caradoc SurgeryCO13 9JT Frinton-on-Sea 56 50% 84% Good Yes
71 Tiptree Medical CentreCO5 0HB Colchester 56 32% 81% Not rated Yes
72 Winstree Medical PracticeCO3 0PZ Colchester 55 60% 76% Good Yes
73 Third Avenue Health CentreSS8 9SU Canvey Island 54 54% 82% Good Yes
74 Tile House SurgeryCM15 8AQ Brentwood 52 64% 81% Good Yes
75 Commonwealth Health CentreRM18 7RB Tilbury 52 57% 81% Good Yes
76 Abridge SurgeryRM4 1UD Romford 51 60% 79% Good Yes
77 The Elizabeth Courtauld SurgeryCO9 1EX Halstead 51 48% 79% Good Yes
78 The Tollesbury PracticeCM9 8RG Maldon 51 67% 76% Good Yes
79 Eastwood Group PracticeSS9 5UU Eastwood 50 61% 75% Good Yes
80 Rose Villa SurgerySS13 3DW Basildon 50 70% 74% Good Yes
81 Downhall Park SurgerySS6 9QD Rayleigh 50 51% 76% Good Yes
82 Newport SurgeryCB11 3PY Saffron Walden 50 74% 77% Good Yes
83 Hassengate Medical CentreSS17 0PH Stanford-le-Hope 49 56% 79% Good Yes
84 Kelvedon & Feering Health CentreCO5 9AG Colchester 49 54% 77% Good Yes
85 Beechwood SurgeryCM14 5WF Brentwood 49 62% 79% Good Yes
86 Burnham SurgeryCM0 8SJ Burnham-on-Crouch 49 51% 82% Good Yes
87 Kingsway SurgeryCM3 5QP South Woodham Ferrers 48 40% 75% Good Yes
88 Dr F Khan Carnavon Road SurgerySS0 7AF Westcliff-on-Sea 48 56% 80% Good Yes
89 Thorpe SurgeryCO16 0EA Clacton-on-Sea 48 66% 76% Good Yes
90 Dr Puzey,dr Kothari and Dr NandaSS4 1AY Rochford 48 43% 81% Good Yes
91 Little Waltham & GT Notley SurgeryCM3 3LL Chelmsford 47 39% 85% Good Yes
92 Wivenhoe SurgeryCO7 9BA Colchester 47 56% 73% Not rated Yes
93 Dr Yasin Sa PracticeRM15 5LP South Ockendon 47 50% 83% Good Yes
94 Milton Road and the Grays SurgeryRM17 6HU Grays 46 55% 70% Good Yes
95 The Laurels SurgeryCM3 3DX Chelmsford 46 38% 78% Good Yes
96 Greenwood and Wyncroft SurgeryCM3 4EY Chelmsford 45 62% 83% Good Yes
97 The Ardleigh SurgeryCO7 7LD Colchester 44 61% 78% Not rated Yes
98 Swanwood PartnershipSS12 0AG Wickford 44 41% 83% Good Yes
99 Grace House SurgerySS7 3PR Thundersley and South Benfleet 43 70% 78% Good Yes
100 Dr Salako and PartnersSS16 6SA Basildon 43 46% 77% Good Yes
101 Oddfellows Hall & St ClementsRM17 5JY Grays 42 65% 75% Good Yes
102 Neera Medical CentreSS17 0BY Stanford-le-Hope 42 59% 77% Good Yes
103 High Street Surgery, EppingCM16 4DA Epping 42 49% 81% Good Yes
104 Beauchamp HouseCM2 0DB Chelmsford 42 51% 77% Good Yes
105 Dr Khan & PartnersSS7 4EA Thundersley and South Benfleet 41 57% 81% Good Yes
106 Southend Medical CentreSS1 1NX Southend-on-Sea 41 57% 80% Good Yes
107 The Hamilton PracticeCM18 6LY Harlow 40 65% 77% Good Yes
108 Laindon Medical GroupSS15 5TR Laindon 40 26% 81% Good Yes
109 Canvey Village SurgerySS8 0JH Canvey Island 39 63% 81% Requires improvement Yes
110 The Pump House SurgeryCO6 2SW Colchester 39 46% 76% Good Yes
111 Ranworth SurgeryCO15 1NJ Clacton-on-Sea 38 45% 73% Good Yes
112 The New SurgeryCM12 0AH Billericay 37 54% 78% Good Yes
113 Chigwell Medical CentreIG6 2TA Ilford 37 54% 68% Good Yes
114 Clacton Community PracticesCO15 2NB Clacton-on-Sea 37 43% 77% Requires improvement Yes
115 Audley Mills SurgerySS6 7JF Rayleigh 36 31% 77% Good Yes
116 Turner Road SurgeryCO4 5JR Mile End 36 60% 75% Good Yes
117 Dr Nasah & PartnersSS13 3HQ Pitsea 36 57% 77% Good Yes
118 Creffield Medical GroupCO2 7GH Colchester 35 45% 74% Good Yes
119 The Billericay Medical PracticeCM12 0BJ Billericay 35 48% 79% Good Yes
120 London Road SurgerySS12 0AA Wickford 35 38% 80% Good Yes
121 Dr A Naeem & Partners,the New SurgeryCM15 8AB Brentwood 35 50% 75% Good Yes
122 Dr Jo Arayomi's PracticeSS13 3HQ Basildon 34 68% 73% Good Yes
123 Mount Avenue SurgeryCM13 2NL Brentwood 33 51% 83% Good Yes
124 Kadim Primecare Medical CentreRM17 6DB Grays 33 68% 72% Good Yes
125 Walton Medical CentreCO14 8PA Walton on the Naze 32 44% 71% Not rated Yes
126 Ongar Health CentreCM5 0AL Ongar 31 54% 72% Good Yes
127 Matching Green SurgerySS14 2PB Basildon 30 60% 73% Good Yes
128 Dr Krishnan & Ptnr - Kent Elms Health CentreSS9 5UU Eastwood 29 44% 73% Good Yes
129 Orsett SurgeryRM16 3ET Grays 29 57% 73% Good Yes
130 Rowhedge SurgeryCO5 7HP Colchester 28 63% 66% Not rated Yes
131 Chelmer Village SurgeryCM2 6ST Great Baddow 28 63% 66% Good Yes
132 Longfield Medical CentreCM9 5DF Maldon 28 18% 70% Good Yes
133 Rockleigh Court SurgeryCM15 8NN Brentwood 28 62% 68% Good Yes
134 The Ross PracticeCM18 6LY Harlow 28 37% 70% Good Yes
135 The Pall Mall SurgerySS9 3NG Leigh on Sea 27 36% 76% Good Yes
136 Wakering Medical CentreSS3 0HX Southend-on-Sea 25 35% 77% Good Yes
137 The Riverside Health CentreCO11 1AA Manningtree 25 33% 69% Not rated Yes
138 Tilbury Health CentreRM18 8EB Tilbury 25 50% 66% Good Yes
139 Sai Medical CentreRM18 7QA Tilbury 25 50% 73% Good Yes
140 Church View SurgerySS5 4PZ Hockley and Hawkwell 24 26% 71% Good Yes
141 Abbey Field Medical CentreCO2 7UW Colchester 24 45% 66% Good Yes
142 The Island SurgerySS8 0JA Canvey Island 24 63% 66% Good Yes
143 Fronks RD Family SurgeryCO12 3RS Harwich 24 51% 72% Good Yes
144 Highwoods SurgeryCO4 9SR Colchester 23 55% 70% Good Yes
145 Clayhill Medical PracticeSS16 4HD Basildon 23 73% 63% Not rated Yes
146 The Loughton SurgeryIG10 1SZ Loughton 23 53% 69% Good Yes
147 The Leigh SurgerySS9 4JQ Leigh-on-Sea 23 52% 79% Good Yes
148 Chelmer Medical PartnershipCM1 4HW Melbourne 22 32% 75% Good Yes
149 Thurrock Health CentreRM17 6NB Grays 22 50% 68% Good Yes
150 Witham Health CentreCM8 2UX Witham 21 58% 60% Good Yes
151 St Georges Medical PracticeSS7 4EA Thundersley and South Benfleet 20 49% 58% Good Yes
152 The New Folly SurgeryCM4 0FA Ingatestone 20 28% 66% Good Yes
153 Felmores Medical CentreSS13 1PN Basildon 19 59% 68% Good Yes
154 Mount Chambers Medical PracticeCM7 9BY Braintree 19 35% 64% Good Yes
155 Rivermead Gate Medical CentreCM1 1TR Chelmsford 19 39% 68% Good Yes
156 Forest PracticeIG10 2NH Loughton 19 50% 76% Good Yes
157 Mayflower Medical CentreCO12 4EX Harwich 19 41% 66% Not Rated Yes
158 Balfour Medical CentreRM17 5NS Grays 19 56% 69% Good Yes
159 The Eden SurgeriesCM22 7EH Bishops Stortford 17 40% 72% Good Yes
160 Sancta Maria Medical CentreRM15 5SZ South Ockendon 17 34% 71% Good Yes
161 Chafford Hundred Medical CentreRM16 6RS Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock 17 37% 66% Good Yes
162 Knights SurgerySS14 3GR Laindon 16 49% 70% Good Yes
163 Blackwater Medical CentreCM9 5GP Maldon 15 42% 68% Good Yes
164 Ambrose Avenue Group PracticeCO3 4LN Colchester 15 18% 66% Good Yes
165 Douglas Grove SurgeryCM8 1TE Witham 15 47% 60% Good Yes
166 Derry Court Medical PracticeRM15 5GN South Ockendon 14 47% 65% Good Yes
167 John Tasker House SurgeryCM6 1BH Dunmow 14 20% 65% Good Yes
168 Purfleet Care CentreRM19 1SX Purfleet 14 52% 66% Good Yes
169 Dr Sharma & PartnersSS15 4EZ Basildon 14 48% 58% Good Yes
170 Fern House SurgeryCM8 1BH Witham 13 43% 68% Good Yes
171 Tollgate Health CentreCO3 8NZ Colchester 11 39% 64% Not rated Yes
172 Central Surgery - Southchurch BlvdSS2 4UB Southend-on-Sea 10 50% 59% Requires improvement Yes
173 Church Langley Medical PracticeCM17 9TG Harlow 10 48% 56% Requires improvement Yes
174 The Knares Medical PracticeSS16 5SB Basildon 10 24% 67% Good Yes
175 Blandford Medical CentreCM7 2AE Braintree 10 39% 69% Good Yes
176 The Community PracticeSS8 0JA Canvey Island 9 45% 63% Good Yes
177 The Practice Northumberland AvenueSS1 2TH Southend on Sea 8 33% 56% Good Yes
178 The Writtle SurgeryCM1 3EH Chelmsford 7 31% 66% Good Yes
179 Church Lane SurgeryCM7 5SN Bocking 7 26% 58% Good Yes
180 North Clacton Medical PracticeCO15 4TN Clacton-on-Sea 7 39% 60% Good Yes
181 Peartree Surgery & West Horndon SurgeryRM15 6PR South Ockendon 7 35% 51% Good Yes
182 William Harvey SurgerySS6 9HR Rayleigh 7 45% 61% Good Yes
183 The Queensway SurgerySS1 2AB Southend-on-Sea 7 34% 67% Good Yes
184 Southend Coastal Surgeries - Thorpe BaySS1 3HD Southend-on-Sea 6 28% 56% Good Yes
185 Fryerns Medical CentreSS14 3SS Basildon 6 40% 55% Good Yes
186 Oaklands SurgerySS8 0JA Canvey Island 5 44% 64% Good Yes
187 Loughton Health CentreIG10 1HW Loughton 5 20% 55% Good Yes
188 The Valkyrie SurgerySS0 8BU Westcliff-on-Sea 5 27% 66% Good Yes
189 Aegis Medical CentreSS14 2ER Basildon 5 41% 56% Requires improvement Yes
190 Beacon Health Group-Danbury Medical CentreCM3 4QL Chelmsford 4 29% 50% Good Yes
191 The Rigg-Milner Medical CentreRM18 8SD Tilbury 4 41% 52% Requires improvement Yes
192 Sutherland Lodge SurgeryCM2 7PY Great Baddow 4 11% 49% Good Yes
193 Chapel Street SurgeryCM12 9LR Billericay 3 33% 43% Good Yes
194 West Road SurgerySS0 7AF Westcliff-on-Sea 2 18% 59% Good Yes
195 Aveley Medical CentreRM15 4AD South Ockendon 2 31% 49% Good Yes
196 Nuffield House Health CentreCM20 3AX Harlow 2 29% 48% Good Yes
197 Old Road SurgeryCO15 3AU Clacton-on-Sea 2 35% 57% Good Yes
198 Silver End SurgeryCM8 3RQ Witham 1 29% 42% Good Yes
199 Lister Medical CentreCM18 6YJ Harlow 1 25% 57% Requires improvement Yes
200 Collingwood Road SurgeryCM8 2DZ Witham 0 42% 47% Not rated Yes
201 The Limes Medical CentreCM16 6TL Epping 0 17% 49% Requires improvement Yes
202 Murree Medical GroupSS13 1AJ Basildon 0 18% 44% Good Yes
203 The HolliesSS7 2NA Thundersley and South Benfleet 0 16% 42% Not rated Yes
204 Addison House - Haque PracticeCM20 1DS Harlow 0 22% 45% Requires improvement Yes
205 Beacon House MinistriesCO3 3ES Colchester – – – Not rated –
206 Elmsleigh Drive SurgerySS9 4JH Leigh-on-Sea – – – Not rated –
207 Sas Mid and South Essex StpSS2 6BB Southend-on-Sea – – – Not rated –
208 The Rivers HospitalCM21 0HH Sawbridgeworth – – – Not rated –
209 The Rivers HospitalCM21 0HH Sawbridgeworth – – – Not rated –

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How Essex compares

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

Easy to get through by phone50%57%
Easy to contact via website56%58%
Good experience of contacting70%73%
Waiting time was about right70%69%
Good at listening84%87%
Confidence and trust91%93%
Needs were met89%90%
Overall experience good74%77%

Common questions

Which is the highest-rated GP surgery in Essex?

The Coggeshall Surgery has the highest GPScore in Essex, 98 out of 100. 94% 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 Essex?

54% of patients in Essex find it easy to get through to their surgery by phone. The England average is 57%. 75% say their overall experience is good (England 77%). On average score, Essex ranks 27th of 36 NHS areas in England.

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

199 of the 209 surgeries in Essex 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.