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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 34 NHS GP surgeries and around 295,884 registered patients. Patients here rate their surgeries below the England average. 3 surgeries are rated excellent and 9 poor. Ranked 92nd of 106 local NHS areas in England.

40average score (England 50)
74%say their surgery is goodEngland 77%
53%find the phone easyEngland 57%
34 of 34taking on new patients

Groups of surgeries in Essex

Billericay PCN5 surgeriesAverage score 46Brentwood PCN8 surgeriesAverage score 46Central Basildon PCN9 surgeriesAverage score 24East Basildon PCN4 surgeriesAverage score 52West Basildon PCN5 surgeriesAverage score 38Wickford PCN3 surgeriesAverage score 46

All 34 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 The Highwood SurgeryCM15 9DY Brentwood 93 95% 93% Requires improvement Yes
2 Dr Sims and PartnersSS13 3HQ Basildon 87 68% 90% Good Yes
3 Queens Park SurgeryCM12 0UA Billericay 86 70% 83% Good Yes
4 Aryan Medical CentreSS13 1PN Basildon 72 70% 80% Not rated Yes
5 Western Road SurgeryCM12 9DX Billericay 68 68% 84% Good Yes
6 Ballards Walk SurgerySS15 5HL Laindon 66 72% 79% Good Yes
7 Dr GC Chajed's PracticeSS16 5AD Basildon 60 68% 84% Good Yes
8 Deal Tree Health CentreCM15 0HU Brentwood 59 47% 88% Good Yes
9 Robert Frew Medical CentreSS12 9NR Wickford 58 53% 78% Good Yes
10 Tile House SurgeryCM15 8AQ Brentwood 52 64% 81% Good Yes
11 Rose Villa SurgerySS13 3DW Basildon 50 70% 74% Good Yes
12 Beechwood SurgeryCM14 5WF Brentwood 49 62% 79% Good Yes
13 Swanwood PartnershipSS12 0AG Wickford 44 41% 83% Good Yes
14 Dr Salako and PartnersSS16 6SA Basildon 43 46% 77% Good Yes
15 Laindon Medical GroupSS15 5TR Laindon 40 26% 81% Good Yes
16 The New SurgeryCM12 0AH Billericay 37 54% 78% Good Yes
17 Dr Nasah & PartnersSS13 3HQ Pitsea 36 57% 77% Good Yes
18 The Billericay Medical PracticeCM12 0BJ Billericay 35 48% 79% Good Yes
19 London Road SurgerySS12 0AA Wickford 35 38% 80% Good Yes
20 Dr A Naeem & Partners,the New SurgeryCM15 8AB Brentwood 35 50% 75% Good Yes
21 Dr Jo Arayomi's PracticeSS13 3HQ Basildon 34 68% 73% Good Yes
22 Mount Avenue SurgeryCM13 2NL Brentwood 33 51% 83% Good Yes
23 Matching Green SurgerySS14 2PB Basildon 30 60% 73% Good Yes
24 Rockleigh Court SurgeryCM15 8NN Brentwood 28 62% 68% Good Yes
25 Clayhill Medical PracticeSS16 4HD Basildon 23 73% 63% Not rated Yes
26 The New Folly SurgeryCM4 0FA Ingatestone 20 28% 66% Good Yes
27 Felmores Medical CentreSS13 1PN Basildon 19 59% 68% Good Yes
28 Knights SurgerySS14 3GR Laindon 16 49% 70% Good Yes
29 Dr Sharma & PartnersSS15 4EZ Basildon 14 48% 58% Good Yes
30 The Knares Medical PracticeSS16 5SB Basildon 10 24% 67% Good Yes
31 Fryerns Medical CentreSS14 3SS Basildon 6 40% 55% Good Yes
32 Aegis Medical CentreSS14 2ER Basildon 5 41% 56% Requires improvement Yes
33 Chapel Street SurgeryCM12 9LR Billericay 3 33% 43% Good Yes
34 Murree Medical GroupSS13 1AJ Basildon 0 18% 44% Good Yes

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How Essex compares

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

Easy to get through by phone53%57%
Easy to contact via website57%58%
Good experience of contacting70%73%
Waiting time was about right69%69%
Good at listening82%87%
Confidence and trust89%93%
Needs were met88%90%
Overall experience good74%77%

Common questions

Which is the highest-rated GP surgery in Essex?

The Highwood Surgery has the highest GPScore in Essex, 93 out of 100. 93% 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?

53% of patients in Essex 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, Essex ranks 92nd of 106 local NHS areas in England.

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

34 of the 34 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.