Council area

GP surgeries in Stockton-on-Tees

Stockton-on-Tees is a council area. It has 20 NHS GP surgeries and around 210,637 registered patients. Patients here rate their surgeries above the England average. 5 surgeries are rated excellent and 2 poor. Ranked 115th of 294 council areas in England.

54average score (England 50)
81%say their surgery is goodEngland 77%
59%find the phone easyEngland 57%
20 of 20taking on new patients

All 20 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 Melrose SurgeryTS23 2JW Billingham 99 98% 96% Good Yes
2 Dr RasoolTS23 2DG Billingham 99 97% 93% Good Yes
3 Elm Tree SurgeryTS17 6PG Thornaby-on-Tees 94 95% 91% Good Yes
4 Eaglescliffe Medical PracticeTS16 9EA Stockton-on-Tees 89 66% 94% Good Yes
5 Park Lane SurgeryTS21 1JS Stockton-on-Tees 88 78% 88% Good Yes
6 Tennant Street Medical PracticeTS18 2AT Stockton-on-Tees 72 50% 89% Good Yes
7 Riverside Medical PracticeTS18 2AP Stockton-on-Tees 70 91% 84% Good Yes
8 Queenstree PracticeTS23 2LA Billingham 59 66% 80% Good Yes
9 Woodlands Family Medical CentreTS18 1YE Stockton-on-Tees 54 52% 75% Good Yes
10 The Densham SurgeryTS18 1HU Stockton-on-Tees 53 59% 85% Good Yes
11 Thornaby & Barwick Medical GroupTS17 0EE Thornaby-on-Tees 50 56% 79% Good Yes
12 Queens Park Medical CentreTS18 2AW Stockton on Tees 47 48% 86% Good Yes
13 Kingsway Medical CentreTS23 2LS Billingham 39 50% 79% Good Yes
14 Yarm Medical PracticeTS15 9DD Yarm 37 31% 79% Good Yes
15 The Roseberry PracticeTS23 2DG Billingham 31 52% 69% Good Yes
16 Alma Medical CentreTS18 2BP Stockton-on-Tees 27 27% 76% Good Yes
17 Marsh House Medical PracticeTS23 2DG Billingham 24 53% 75% Good Yes
18 Woodbridge PracticeTS17 0EE Thornaby-on-Tees 23 46% 71% Good Yes
19 The Dovecot SurgeryTS18 1HU Stockton-on-Tees 14 52% 70% Good Yes
20 Norton Medical CentreTS20 2UZ Norton 14 32% 68% Requires improvement Yes

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How Stockton-on-Tees compares

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

Easy to get through by phone59%57%
Easy to contact via website59%58%
Good experience of contacting75%73%
Waiting time was about right73%69%
Good at listening89%87%
Confidence and trust93%93%
Needs were met93%90%
Overall experience good81%77%

Common questions

Which is the highest-rated GP surgery in Stockton-on-Tees?

Melrose Surgery has the highest GPScore in Stockton-on-Tees, 99 out of 100. 96% 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 Stockton-on-Tees?

59% of patients in Stockton-on-Tees find it easy to get through to their surgery by phone. The England average is 57%. 81% say their overall experience is good (England 77%). On average score, Stockton-on-Tees ranks 115th of 294 council areas in England.

How many GP surgeries in Stockton-on-Tees are taking on new patients?

20 of the 20 surgeries in Stockton-on-Tees 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.