GPScore

Council area

GP surgeries in Bolton

Bolton is a council area. It has 49 NHS GP surgeries and around 333,886 registered patients. Patients here rate their surgeries above the England average. 8 surgeries are rated excellent and 5 poor. Ranked 130th of 294 council areas in England.

52average score (England 50)
80%say their surgery is goodEngland 77%
66%find the phone easyEngland 57%
49 of 49taking on new patients

Towns in Bolton

Rumworth8 surgeriesAverage score 45Farnworth3 surgeriesAverage score 60Breightmet2 surgeriesAverage score 34Horwich2 surgeriesAverage score 65Westhoughton2 surgeriesAverage score 31

All 49 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 Crompton View SurgeryBL1 8UP Bolton 97 83% 98% Good Yes
2 Dr S NaseefBL3 5HP Rumworth 96 88% 93% Not rated Yes
3 Bradford Street SurgeryBL2 1HT Bolton 94 85% 89% Good Yes
4 Halliwell Surgery 2BL1 3RG Bolton 90 90% 87% Good Yes
5 Edgworth Medical CentreBL7 9RG Bolton 90 87% 96% Good Yes
6 St Helens Road PracticeBL3 3RR Bolton 86 85% 87% Good Yes
7 Pike View, Dr Malhotra & PartnersBL6 5PY Horwich 85 73% 89% Not rated Yes
8 Bromley Meadows SurgeryBL7 9RG Bolton 80 73% 92% Outstanding Yes
9 Farnworth Family PracticeBL4 9AH Farnworth 78 78% 89% Good Yes
10 Tonge Fold Health CentreBL2 6DY Bolton 77 83% 89% Good Yes
11 Burnside SurgeryBL1 8TT Bolton 77 75% 87% Good Yes
12 Dr Rizwan and Dr AwanBL1 3RG Bolton 69 89% 85% Good Yes
13 Cornerstone SurgeryBL1 6AH Bolton 67 74% 86% Good Yes
14 Orient House Medical CentreBL3 5QE Bolton 67 80% 86% Good Yes
15 Spring House SurgeryBL1 6AF Bolton 66 64% 82% Good Yes
16 Octagon Medical CentreBL1 1SQ Bolton 63 74% 81% Good Yes
17 Fig Tree Medical PracticeBL4 9AH Farnworth 61 76% 72% Good Yes
18 Pikes Lane 1BL3 5HP Rumworth 60 60% 87% Good Yes
19 Little Lever Health Centre 1BL3 1HH Bolton 57 60% 85% Not rated Yes
20 The Dunstan PartnershipBL2 6NT Breightmet 57 52% 83% Good Yes
21 Halliwell Surgery 3BL1 3RG Bolton 56 87% 81% Good Yes
22 Swan Lane Medical CentreBL3 6TL Rumworth 56 60% 81% Good Yes
23 Bolton Medical CentreBL3 6PY Bolton 54 70% 81% Good Yes
24 Olive Family PracticeBL3 5HP Rumworth 53 75% 76% Outstanding Yes
25 Heaton Medical CentreBL1 5PU Bolton 52 58% 79% Good Yes
26 The Bolton Family PracticeBL3 6RN Bolton 52 65% 81% Good Yes
27 Kearsley Medical CentreBL4 8EP Bolton 49 51% 78% Good Yes
28 Mandalay Medical CentreBL1 7LR Bolton 47 57% 79% Good Yes
29 Spring View Medical CentreBL3 1HQ Bolton 45 54% 78% Good Yes
30 Kildonan HouseBL6 5NW Horwich 45 64% 71% Good Yes
31 Wyresdale Road SurgeryBL1 4DN Bolton 44 71% 75% Good Yes
32 Little Lever Health Centre 2BL3 1HH Bolton 43 75% 74% Not rated Yes
33 Great Lever OneBL3 6RN Bolton 42 63% 72% Good Yes
34 Stonehill Medical CentreBL4 9QZ Farnworth 41 56% 74% Good Yes
35 Stable Fold SurgeryBL5 3SF Westhoughton 40 45% 77% Good Yes
36 3d Medical CentreBL3 5DP Rumworth 36 82% 66% Good Yes
37 Deane Medical CentreBL3 5AH Rumworth 34 64% 79% Good Yes
38 Bolton General PracticeBL1 4TH Bolton 33 62% 78% Outstanding Yes
39 Dalefield SurgeryBL1 4JP Bolton 32 48% 78% Good Yes
40 Dr Sidda's Surgery, Waters Meeting Health CentreBL1 8TT Bolton 28 67% 72% Good Yes
41 Harwood Medical CentreBL2 3HQ Bolton 25 53% 72% Good Yes
42 The Oaks Family PracticeBL1 8UP Bolton 25 60% 70% Good Yes
43 Unsworth Group PracticeBL5 3UB Westhoughton 22 21% 71% Good Yes
44 Shanti Medical CentreBL3 3PH Rumworth 20 50% 69% Good Yes
45 Beehive SurgeryBL3 2JR Bolton 18 53% 69% Good Yes
46 Deane Clinic 1BL3 4LU Bolton 15 63% 61% Good Yes
47 Bolton Community PracticeBL1 8TT Bolton 15 52% 71% Good Yes
48 The Alastair Ross Medical PracticeBL2 6NT Breightmet 12 35% 67% Good Yes
49 Al Fal Medical GroupBL3 5HP Rumworth 7 45% 61% Good Yes

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How Bolton compares

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

Easy to get through by phone66%57%
Easy to contact via website56%58%
Good experience of contacting78%73%
Waiting time was about right72%69%
Good at listening87%87%
Confidence and trust92%93%
Needs were met90%90%
Overall experience good80%77%

Common questions

Which is the highest-rated GP surgery in Bolton?

Crompton View Surgery has the highest GPScore in Bolton, 97 out of 100. 98% 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 Bolton?

66% of patients in Bolton find it easy to get through to their surgery by phone. The England average is 57%. 80% say their overall experience is good (England 77%). On average score, Bolton ranks 130th of 294 council areas in England.

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

49 of the 49 surgeries in Bolton 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.