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GP surgeries in the Essex local NHS area

Essex is a local NHS area, which used to be called a clinical commissioning group. It has 31 NHS GP surgeries and around 336,238 registered patients. Patients here rate their surgeries below the England average. 5 surgeries are rated excellent and 9 poor. Ranked 76th of 106 local NHS areas in England.

44average score (England 50)
75%say their surgery is goodEngland 77%
55%find the phone easyEngland 57%
29 of 31taking on new patients

Groups of surgeries in Essex

Epping Forest North PCN6 surgeriesAverage score 47Harlow North PCN5 surgeriesAverage score 32Harlow South PCN3 surgeriesAverage score 23Loughton Buckhurst Hill & Chigwell PCN7 surgeriesAverage score 46North Uttlesford PCN4 surgeriesAverage score 67South Uttlesford PCN4 surgeriesAverage score 42

All 31 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 Thaxted SurgeryCM6 2QN Dunmow 94 78% 97% Good Yes
2 The River SurgeryIG9 6BN Buckhurst Hill 86 71% 89% Good Yes
3 Old Harlow Health CentreCM17 0AX Harlow 84 76% 90% Outstanding Yes
4 Maynard Court SurgeryEN9 3DU Waltham Abbey 82 87% 90% Good Yes
5 Palmerston Road SurgeryIG9 5LT Buckhurst Hill 81 84% 89% Good Yes
6 Market Square SurgeryEN9 1NP Waltham Abbey 76 85% 87% Good Yes
7 Peacock SurgeryCM24 8XG Stansted 74 83% 85% Good Yes
8 Kings Medical CentreIG9 5LP Buckhurst Hill 70 60% 89% Good Yes
9 Sydenham House SurgeryCM20 3NT Harlow 65 81% 83% Good Yes
10 Crocus Medical PracticeCB11 3HY Saffron Walden 63 53% 85% Good Yes
11 Angel Lane SurgeryCM6 1AQ Dunmow 62 50% 84% Good Yes
12 The Gold Street SurgeryCB10 1EJ Saffron Walden 61 52% 80% Good Yes
13 Abridge SurgeryRM4 1UD Romford 51 60% 79% Good Yes
14 Newport SurgeryCB11 3PY Saffron Walden 50 74% 77% Good Yes
15 High Street Surgery, EppingCM16 4DA Epping 42 49% 81% Good Yes
16 The Hamilton PracticeCM18 6LY Harlow 40 65% 77% Good Yes
17 Chigwell Medical CentreIG6 2TA Ilford 37 54% 68% Good Yes
18 Ongar Health CentreCM5 0AL Ongar 31 54% 72% Good Yes
19 The Ross PracticeCM18 6LY Harlow 28 37% 70% Good Yes
20 The Loughton SurgeryIG10 1SZ Loughton 23 53% 69% Good Yes
21 Forest PracticeIG10 2NH Loughton 19 50% 76% Good Yes
22 The Eden SurgeriesCM22 7EH Bishops Stortford 17 40% 72% Good Yes
23 John Tasker House SurgeryCM6 1BH Dunmow 14 20% 65% Good Yes
24 Church Langley Medical PracticeCM17 9TG Harlow 10 48% 56% Requires improvement Yes
25 Loughton Health CentreIG10 1HW Loughton 5 20% 55% Good Yes
26 Nuffield House Health CentreCM20 3AX Harlow 2 29% 48% Good Yes
27 Lister Medical CentreCM18 6YJ Harlow 1 25% 57% Requires improvement Yes
28 The Limes Medical CentreCM16 6TL Epping 0 17% 49% Requires improvement Yes
29 Addison House - Haque PracticeCM20 1DS Harlow 0 22% 45% Requires improvement Yes
30 The Rivers HospitalCM21 0HH Sawbridgeworth – – – Not rated –
31 The Rivers HospitalCM21 0HH Sawbridgeworth – – – Not rated –

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How Essex compares

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

Easy to get through by phone54%57%
Easy to contact via website52%58%
Good experience of contacting70%73%
Waiting time was about right69%69%
Good at listening86%87%
Confidence and trust92%93%
Needs were met90%90%
Overall experience good75%77%

Common questions

Which is the highest-rated GP surgery in Essex?

Thaxted Surgery has the highest GPScore in Essex, 94 out of 100. 97% 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 Essex?

55% of patients in Essex find it easy to get through to their surgery by phone. The England average is 57%. 75% say their overall experience is good (England 77%). On average score, Essex ranks 76th of 106 local NHS areas in England.

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

29 of the 31 surgeries in Essex 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.