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GP surgeries in Waltham Forest

Waltham Forest is a council area. It has 39 NHS GP surgeries and around 332,344 registered patients. Patients here rate their surgeries below the England average. 3 surgeries are rated excellent and 10 poor. Ranked 206th of 294 council areas in England.

42average score (England 50)
74%say their surgery is goodEngland 77%
60%find the phone easyEngland 57%
39 of 39taking on new patients

Towns in Waltham Forest

Leytonstone8 surgeriesAverage score 52Chingford5 surgeriesAverage score 50Leyton4 surgeriesAverage score 43Walthamstow3 surgeriesAverage score 46Highams Park1 surgeryAverage score 25

All 39 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 Langthorne Sharma Family PracticeE11 4HX Leytonstone 93 87% 92% Good Yes
2 Lime Tree SurgeryE11 4JT Leytonstone 88 76% 87% Good Yes
3 Chingford Medical PracticeE4 8LF Chingford 81 65% 82% Good Yes
4 Dr Mohammed Green Man Medical CentreE11 1GA Leytonstone 79 83% 84% Good Yes
5 Queens Road Medical CentreE17 8PX Walthamstow 74 83% 78% Good Yes
6 The Bailey PracticeE17 9LY London 68 88% 83% Good Yes
7 The Old Church SurgeryE4 6UN London 67 70% 82% Good Yes
8 Higham Hill Medical CentreE17 5RQ London 66 72% 87% Good Yes
9 The Lyndhurst SurgeryE10 6JB London 60 70% 82% Good Yes
10 Crawley Road Medical CentreE10 5EL Leyton 59 66% 82% Good Yes
11 The FirsE17 7JT Walthamstow 58 64% 79% Good Yes
12 Churchill Medical CentreE4 8DG Chingford 58 45% 82% Good Yes
13 Hampton Medical CentreE11 4BB Leyton 57 75% 76% Good Yes
14 The MicrofacultyE4 8LT London 56 83% 80% Good Yes
15 Kiyani Medical PracticeE11 4HX Leytonstone 54 79% 81% Good Yes
16 Sma Medical PracticeE10 6RA London 52 61% 80% Good Yes
17 High Road SurgeryE11 4HH Leytonstone 49 70% 76% Good Yes
18 Larkshall Medical CentreE4 7HS Chingford 48 61% 86% Good Yes
19 Francis Road Medical CentreE10 6PP Leyton 47 50% 75% Not rated Yes
20 Kings Head Medical PracticeE4 7NX Chingford 45 59% 73% Good Yes
21 Dr Dhital PracticeE17 3LA London 44 64% 77% Good Yes
22 Claremont Medical CentreE17 5RJ London 43 65% 79% Good Yes
23 The Forest SurgeryE17 4BA London 40 50% 74% Requires improvement Yes
24 Addison Road Medical PracticeE17 9LY London 37 55% 71% Good Yes
25 Harrow Road GP CentreE11 3QF Leytonstone 33 58% 71% Good Yes
26 Seymour Medical CentreE10 7LD London 27 59% 66% Good Yes
27 Handsworth Medical PracticeE4 9PD Highams Park 25 31% 73% Good Yes
28 Sinnott Medical CentreE17 6BD London 24 54% 72% Requires improvement Yes
29 Waltham Forest Comm & Fam Hth Serv LtdE17 3LA London 22 50% 78% Good Yes
30 The Ridgeway SurgeryE4 7JX Chingford 20 47% 71% Good Yes
31 LL Medical Care LtdE11 4HX Leytonstone 15 44% 72% Good Yes
32 Dr Shantir PracticeE17 5JL London 11 58% 63% Good Yes
33 Grove SurgeryE17 9BU London 10 56% 56% Requires improvement Yes
34 The Allum Medical CentreE11 1BN Leytonstone 8 31% 64% Good Yes
35 Leyton Healthcare 4th FloorE10 5LG Leyton 8 49% 60% Good Yes
36 St James Medical Practice LimitedE17 7JT Walthamstow 6 33% 57% Good Yes
37 The Penrhyn SurgeryE17 5DB London 5 36% 57% Good Yes
38 The Ecclesbourne PracticeE17 9DP London 5 27% 56% Requires improvement Yes
39 The Manor PracticeE10 7DY London 3 44% 53% Good Yes

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How Waltham Forest compares

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

Easy to get through by phone60%57%
Easy to contact via website57%58%
Good experience of contacting71%73%
Waiting time was about right69%69%
Good at listening85%87%
Confidence and trust92%93%
Needs were met89%90%
Overall experience good74%77%

Common questions

Which is the highest-rated GP surgery in Waltham Forest?

Langthorne Sharma Family Practice has the highest GPScore in Waltham Forest, 93 out of 100. 92% 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 Waltham Forest?

60% of patients in Waltham Forest find it easy to get through to their surgery by phone. The England average is 57%. 74% say their overall experience is good (England 77%). On average score, Waltham Forest ranks 206th of 294 council areas in England.

How many GP surgeries in Waltham Forest are taking on new patients?

39 of the 39 surgeries in Waltham Forest 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.