Hardest GP surgeries to phone in East of England (2026)

#	Surgery	Area	Easy by phone	Score	Inspection
1	Sutherland Lodge Surgery115 Baddow Road, Chelmsford, CM2 7PY	Great Baddow Chelmsford	11%	4	Good
2	Parkwood SurgeryParkwood Drive Surgery, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2LD	Hemel Hempstead Dacorum	13%	0	Requires improvement
3	Park Medical Centre164 Park Road, Peterborough, PE1 2UF	Peterborough	16%	1	Good
4	The Hollies41 Rectory Road, Benfleet, SS7 2NA	Thundersley and South Benfleet Castle Point	16%	0	Not rated
5	E Harling & Kenninghall Medical PracticeThe Surgery, Norwich, NR16 2AD	Norwich Breckland	17%	0	Requires improvement
6	The Limes Medical CentreThe Plain, Epping, CM16 6TL	Epping Epping Forest	17%	0	Requires improvement
7	Botolph Bridge Community Health CentreBotolph Bridge Community Health, Peterborough, PE2 9QB	Peterborough	17%	1	Good
8	Orchard SurgeryCommercial Road, Dereham, NR19 1AE	Dereham Breckland	18%	6	Good
9	Murree Medical Group201 Rectory Road, Basildon, SS13 1AJ	Basildon	18%	0	Good
10	West Road SurgeryNorth Road Primary Care Centre, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 7AF	Westcliff-on-Sea Southend-on-Sea	18%	2	Good
11	Longfield Medical CentrePrinces Road, Maldon, CM9 5DF	Maldon	18%	28	Good
12	Ambrose Avenue Group Practice76 Ambrose Avenue, Colchester, CO3 4LN	Colchester	18%	15	Good
13	John Tasker House SurgeryJohn Tasker House, Dunmow, CM6 1BH	Dunmow Uttlesford	20%	14	Good
14	Loughton Health CentreThe Drive, Loughton, IG10 1HW	Loughton Epping Forest	20%	5	Good
15	Addison House - Haque PracticeAddison House, Harlow, CM20 1DS	Harlow	22%	0	Requires improvement
16	Bretton Medical PracticeRightwell, Peterborough, PE3 8DT	Peterborough	23%	2	Good
17	The Knares Medical Practice93 the Knares, Basildon, SS16 5SB	Basildon	24%	10	Good
18	Jenner HealthcareWisbech Road, Peterborough, PE6 0SD	Peterborough	24%	11	Good
19	Ivel Medical CentreChestnut Avenue, Biggleswade, SG18 0RA	Biggleswade Central Bedfordshire	25%	7	Not rated
20	Saffron Health PartnershipBiggleswade Health Centre, Biggleswade, SG18 8DJ	Biggleswade Central Bedfordshire	25%	7	Good
21	Lister Medical CentreLister House Health Centre, Harlow, CM18 6YJ	Harlow	25%	1	Requires improvement
22	Humbleyard PracticeThe Cringleford Surgery, Norwich, NR4 6TA	Norwich South Norfolk	25%	6	Good
23	Cardinal Medical Practice2 Deben Road, Ipswich, IP1 5EN	Ipswich	25%	7	Good
24	The Millwood PartnershipMillwood Surgery, Great Yarmouth, NR31 8HS	Bradwell Great Yarmouth	26%	22	Not rated
25	Laindon Medical GroupLaindon Health Centre, Basildon, SS15 5TR	Laindon Basildon	26%	40	Good
26	Church View SurgeryThe Jones Family Practice, Hockley, SS5 4PZ	Hockley and Hawkwell Rochford	26%	24	Good
27	Church Lane SurgeryBraintree College, Braintree, CM7 5SN	Bocking Braintree	26%	7	Good
28	Bridge Road Surgery1a Bridge Road, Lowestoft, NR32 3LJ	Lowestoft East Suffolk	27%	35	Good
29	Stockwell Lodge Medical CentreRosedale Way, Waltham Cross, EN7 6HL	Cheshunt Broxbourne	27%	2	Requires improvement
30	The Valkyrie SurgeryValkyrie Road Primary Care Centre, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 8BU	Westcliff-on-Sea Southend-on-Sea	27%	5	Good
31	Southend Coastal Surgeries - Thorpe Bay99 Tyrone Road, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 3HD	Southend-on-Sea	28%	6	Good
32	Needham Market Country PracticeBarking Road, Ipswich, IP6 8EZ	Ipswich Mid Suffolk	28%	18	Good
33	The Garden City Surgery59 Station Road, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3BJ	Letchworth North Hertfordshire	28%	2	Good
34	Willow Tree SurgeryOrton Goldhay, Peterborough, PE2 5RQ	Orton Peterborough	28%	4	Good
35	The New Folly SurgeryBell Mead, High Street, Ingatestone, CM4 0FA	Ingatestone Brentwood	28%	20	Good
36	Knebworth & Marymead Practice7 St Martins Road, Knebworth, SG3 6ER	Knebworth North Hertfordshire	29%	6	Not rated
37	Beacon Health Group-Danbury Medical Centre52 Maldon Road, Chelmsford, CM3 4QL	Chelmsford	29%	4	Good
38	Silver End SurgeryDoctors Surgery, Witham, CM8 3RQ	Witham Braintree	29%	1	Good
39	Nuffield House Health CentreNuffield House Surgery, Harlow, CM20 3AX	Harlow	29%	2	Good
40	Stanhope SurgeryStanhope Road, Waltham Cross, EN8 7DJ	Waltham Cross Broxbourne	30%	2	Good
41	Southgates Surgical & Medical Centre41 Goodwins Road, King's Lynn, PE30 5QX	King's Lynn King's Lynn and West Norfolk	30%	9	Good
42	Attleborough SurgeryStation Road, Attleborough, NR17 2AS	Attleborough Breckland	30%	12	Good
43	New Queen Street SurgerySyers Lane, Peterborough, PE7 1AT	Peterborough Fenland	31%	3	Requires improvement
44	Aveley Medical Centre22 High Street, South Ockendon, RM15 4AD	South Ockendon Thurrock	31%	2	Good
45	The Writtle Surgery16a Lordship Road, Chelmsford, CM1 3EH	Chelmsford	31%	7	Good
46	Audley Mills Surgery57 Eastwood Road, Rayleigh, SS6 7JF	Rayleigh Rochford	31%	36	Good
47	Cauldwell Medical CentreBedford Hospital, Bedford, MK42 9DJ	Bedford	31%	2	Good
48	Nene Valley and Hodgson Medical PracticeNene Valley & Hodgson Med, Peterborough, PE2 5GP	Orton Peterborough	31%	2	Good
49	Larksfield and Arlesey Medical PracticeLarksfield & Arlesey Surgery, Hitchin, SG5 4HB	Hitchin Central Bedfordshire	31%	23	Requires improvement
50	Tiptree Medical CentreChurch Road, Colchester, CO5 0HB	Colchester	32%	56	Not rated
51	Chelmer Medical Partnership20 Merlin Place, Chelmsford, CM1 4HW	Melbourne Chelmsford	32%	22	Good
52	East Norwich Medical PartnershipSt. Williams Way, Norwich, NR7 0AJ	Thorpe St Andrew Broadland	32%	18	Good
53	Lister House Surgery473-475 Dunstable Road, Luton, LU4 8DG	Luton	32%	2	Good
54	Nightingale Medical CentreDamson Drive, Peterborough, PE1 4FS	Peterborough	32%	5	Requires improvement
55	Wheatfield Surgery60 Wheatfield Road, Luton, LU4 0SY	Lewsey Luton	33%	9	Requires improvement
56	Church Street Partnership30a Church Street, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2LY	Bishop's Stortford East Hertfordshire	33%	11	Good
57	Leighton Road Surgery1 Leighton Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1LB	Leighton Buzzard Central Bedfordshire	33%	12	Good
58	Chapel Street Surgery93 Chapel Street, Billericay, CM12 9LR	Billericay Basildon	33%	3	Good
59	The Riverside Health CentreStation Road, Manningtree, CO11 1AA	Manningtree Tendring	33%	25	Not rated
60	The Practice Northumberland Avenue32 Northumberland Avenue, Southend on Sea, SS1 2TH	Southend on Sea Southend-on-Sea	33%	8	Good
61	King George & Manor House SurgeriesKing George Surgery(Main), Stevenage, SG1 3HT	Stevenage	34%	4	Good
62	The Queensway SurgeryQueensway Surgery, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2AB	Southend-on-Sea	34%	7	Good
63	Sancta Maria Medical CentreDaiglen Drive, South Ockendon, RM15 5SZ	South Ockendon Thurrock	34%	17	Good
64	Houghton Regis Medical CentrePeel Street, Dunstable, LU5 5EZ	Houghton Regis Central Bedfordshire	34%	2	Requires improvement
65	Peartree Surgery & West Horndon SurgeryPear Tree Surgery, South Ockendon, RM15 6PR	South Ockendon Thurrock	35%	7	Good
66	Ravenswood Medical Practice24 Hening Avenue, Ipswich, IP3 9QJ	Ipswich	35%	40	Good
67	Mount Chambers Medical Practice92 Coggeshall Road, Braintree, CM7 9BY	Braintree	35%	19	Good
68	Dr JL Henderson & Partners29 Bassett Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1AR	Leighton Buzzard Central Bedfordshire	35%	20	Good
69	The Nevells Road SurgeryNevells Road, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 4TS	Letchworth North Hertfordshire	35%	29	Good
70	Old Road Surgery147-149 Old Road, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 3AU	Clacton-on-Sea Tendring	35%	2	Good
71	Park Lane Surgery8 Park Lane, Broxbourne, EN10 7NQ	Hoddesdon Broxbourne	35%	14	Requires improvement
72	Wakering Medical Centre274 High Street, Southend-on-Sea, SS3 0HX	Southend-on-Sea Rochford	35%	25	Good
73	Lincoln House Surgery163 London Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 9SQ	Hemel Hempstead Dacorum	36%	11	Good
74	Elmham Surgery59 Holt Road, Dereham, NR20 5JS	Dereham Breckland	36%	24	Good
75	Roundwell Medical Centre25 Doctor Torrens Way, Norwich, NR5 0GB	Norwich South Norfolk	36%	32	Good
76	Monkfield Medical PracticeSackville House, Cambridge, CB23 6HL	Cambridge South Cambridgeshire	36%	10	Good
77	Mattishall and Lenwade Surgeries15 Dereham Road, Dereham, NR20 3QA	Dereham Breckland	36%	34	Good
78	Cherry Hinton Medical Centre34 Fishers Lane, Cambridge, CB1 9HR	Cambridge	36%	19	Good
79	The Pall Mall SurgeryLeigh Pcc, Leigh on Sea, SS9 3NG	Leigh on Sea Southend-on-Sea	36%	27	Good
80	Ashwell SurgeryGardiners Lane, Baldock, SG7 5PY	Baldock North Hertfordshire	36%	13	Good
81	Market Cross Surgery7 Market Place, Bury St. Edmunds, IP28 7EG	Mildenhall West Suffolk	37%	44	Outstanding
82	Chafford Hundred Medical CentreDrake Road, Grays, RM16 6RS	Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock Thurrock	37%	17	Good
83	Caddington Surgery33 Manor Road, Luton, LU1 4EE	Luton Central Bedfordshire	37%	22	Good
84	Sandy Health CentreNorthcroft, Sandy, SG19 1JQ	Sandy Central Bedfordshire	37%	18	Good
85	Bancroft Medical CentreBancroft Court, Hitchin, SG5 1LH	Hitchin North Hertfordshire	37%	21	Good
86	Barton Hills Medical GroupThe Surgery, Luton, LU3 4AD	Luton	37%	13	Good
87	Bedwell Medical CentreSinfield CL, Bedwell Cres, Stevenage, SG1 1LQ	Stevenage	37%	25	Good
88	The Ross PracticeKeats House, Harlow, CM18 6LY	Harlow	37%	28	Good
89	The De Parys GroupEnhanced Services Centre, Bedford, MK40 2NT	Bedford	37%	21	Good
90	Mount Farm SurgeryLawson Place, Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7EW	Bury St Edmunds West Suffolk	38%	25	Good
91	The Laurels SurgeryJuniper Road, Chelmsford, CM3 3DX	Chelmsford	38%	46	Good
92	London Road SurgeryMarket House, Wickford, SS12 0AA	Wickford Basildon	38%	35	Good
93	Lodge,highfield & RedbournNormandy Road, St. Albans, AL3 5NP	St. Albans St Albans	38%	64	Good
94	Woodland Avenue Practice30 Woodland Avenue, Luton, LU3 1RW	Luton	38%	33	Good
95	King Street Surgery273 Bedford Road, Bedford, MK42 8QD	Kempston Bedford	38%	29	Good
96	Thorpewood Medical Group140 Woodside Road, Norwich, NR7 9QL	Norwich	39%	21	Requires improvement
97	The Birchwood and Sollershott Surgeries232-240 Nevells Road, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 4UB	Letchworth North Hertfordshire	39%	2	Requires improvement
98	Cornerstone Practice26 Elwyn Road, March, PE15 9BF	March Fenland	39%	20	Good
99	Little Waltham & GT Notley Surgery30 Brook Hill, Chelmsford, CM3 3LL	Chelmsford	39%	47	Good
100	Tollgate Health Centre145 London Road, Colchester, CO3 8NZ	Colchester	39%	11	Not rated

Sources: the 2026 NHS GP Patient Survey (NHS England and Ipsos) and Care Quality Commission ratings to 01 September 2026. Read how scores work.

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