Council area

GP surgeries in Portsmouth

Portsmouth is a council area. It has 10 NHS GP surgeries and around 235,739 registered patients. Patients here rate their surgeries below the England average. 0 surgeries are rated excellent and 6 poor. Ranked 284th of 294 council areas in England.

24average score (England 50)
69%say their surgery is goodEngland 77%
47%find the phone easyEngland 57%
10 of 10taking on new patients

All 10 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 Derby Road Group PracticePO2 8HP Portsmouth 58 59% 78% Good Yes
2 The Drayton SurgeryPO6 1PA Cosham 57 65% 72% Good Yes
3 The Unicity Medical CentrePO1 1EA Portsmouth 30 73% 71% Good Yes
4 Kirklands SurgeryPO3 5AF Fratton 23 49% 76% Good Yes
5 Craneswater Group PracticePO5 2PW Southsea 18 38% 72% Good Yes
6 Island City PracticePO1 4JT Fratton 18 39% 73% Good Yes
7 Trafalgar Medical Group PracticePO5 3ND Southsea 17 41% 73% Good Yes
8 Portsdown Group PracticePO2 8AL Portsmouth 11 31% 61% Good Yes
9 East Shore PartnershipPO3 6DW Portsmouth 11 51% 69% Good Yes
10 The Lighthouse Group PracticePO5 1AT Southsea 1 22% 47% Good Yes

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How Portsmouth compares

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

Easy to get through by phone47%57%
Easy to contact via website48%58%
Good experience of contacting63%73%
Waiting time was about right61%69%
Good at listening84%87%
Confidence and trust91%93%
Needs were met86%90%
Overall experience good69%77%

Common questions

Which is the highest-rated GP surgery in Portsmouth?

Derby Road Group Practice has the highest GPScore in Portsmouth, 58 out of 100. 78% 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 Portsmouth?

47% of patients in Portsmouth find it easy to get through to their surgery by phone. The England average is 57%. 69% say their overall experience is good (England 77%). On average score, Portsmouth ranks 284th of 294 council areas in England.

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

10 of the 10 surgeries in Portsmouth 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.