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GP surgeries in Blackburn with Darwen

Blackburn with Darwen is a council area. It has 22 NHS GP surgeries and around 187,779 registered patients. Patients here rate their surgeries about the England average. 4 surgeries are rated excellent and 9 poor. Ranked 208th of 294 council areas in England.

42average score (England 50)
76%say their surgery is goodEngland 77%
61%find the phone easyEngland 57%
22 of 22taking on new patients

Towns in Blackburn with Darwen

Blackburn18 surgeriesAverage score 34Darwen4 surgeriesAverage score 76

All 22 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 Darwen HealthcareBB3 1PY Darwen 90 82% 89% Outstanding Yes
2 Hollins Grove SurgeryBB3 1ET Darwen 89 80% 90% Good Yes
3 Roman Road Health CentreBB2 3UY Blackburn 86 79% 84% Good Yes
4 Spring-Fenisco HealthlinkBB3 1BZ Darwen 86 88% 87% Good Yes
5 Redlam SurgeryBB2 1UW Blackburn 74 84% 83% Good Yes
6 Witton Medical CentreBB2 2SU Blackburn 72 80% 91% Good Yes
7 Oakenhurst Medical PracticeBB2 1AX Blackburn 61 63% 84% Good Yes
8 Limefield SurgeryBB2 6PL Blackburn 58 76% 79% Good Yes
9 Brownhill SurgeryBB1 9BA Blackburn 54 60% 75% Good Yes
10 Darwen HealthlinkBB3 1PY Darwen 40 58% 79% Good Yes
11 Pringle Street SurgeryBB1 1SB Blackburn 40 68% 76% Good Yes
12 St Georges SurgeryBB2 3HS Blackburn 39 66% 75% Good Yes
13 William Hopwood Street SurgeryBB1 1LX Blackburn 31 56% 73% Good Yes
14 Blakewater HealthcareBB1 9SR Blackburn 19 54% 70% Good Yes
15 Little Harwood Health CentreBB1 6PH Blackburn 19 40% 72% Good Yes
16 The Cornerstone PracticeBB1 2HR Blackburn 17 42% 78% Good Yes
17 Stepping Stone PracticeBB1 1XA Blackburn 13 59% 65% Good Yes
18 Bentham Road Health CentreBB2 4QD Blackburn 13 49% 73% Good Yes
19 Shifa SurgeryBB1 6DY Blackburn 10 50% 65% Good Yes
20 Family PracticeBB2 1AX Blackburn 8 40% 58% Good Yes
21 Olive Medical CentreBB1 7EP Blackburn 3 28% 63% Inadequate Yes
22 Primrose Bank Medical CentreBB1 5ER Blackburn 0 39% 54% Requires improvement Yes

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How Blackburn with Darwen compares

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

Easy to get through by phone61%57%
Easy to contact via website51%58%
Good experience of contacting72%73%
Waiting time was about right69%69%
Good at listening86%87%
Confidence and trust92%93%
Needs were met89%90%
Overall experience good76%77%

Branch surgeries in Blackburn with Darwen

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

90Umebuani VCEdgworth Medical Centre, 354 Bolton Road, Edgworth, Bolton, BL7 0DUBranch of Edgworth Medical Centre, Bolton21Prichard Street Branch Surgery1a Pritchard Street, Blackburn, BB2 3PFBranch of Oswald Medical Centre, Accrington

Common questions

Which is the highest-rated GP surgery in Blackburn with Darwen?

Darwen Healthcare has the highest GPScore in Blackburn with Darwen, 90 out of 100. 89% 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 Blackburn with Darwen?

61% of patients in Blackburn with Darwen 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, Blackburn with Darwen ranks 208th of 294 council areas in England.

How many GP surgeries in Blackburn with Darwen are taking on new patients?

22 of the 22 surgeries in Blackburn with Darwen 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.