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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 23 NHS GP surgeries and around 188,408 registered patients. Patients here rate their surgeries about the England average. 4 surgeries are rated excellent and 5 poor. Ranked 71st of 106 local NHS areas in England.

46average score (England 50)
76%say their surgery is goodEngland 77%
56%find the phone easyEngland 57%
21 of 23taking on new patients

Groups of surgeries in Essex

Benfleet PCN7 surgeriesAverage score 45Canvey PCN6 surgeriesAverage score 33Rayleigh and District PCN6 surgeriesAverage score 49Rochford PCN4 surgeriesAverage score 61

All 23 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 Ashingdon Medical CentreSS4 3BW Rochford 95 85% 89% Good Yes
2 Benfleet SurgerySS7 1ED Thundersley and South Benfleet 91 86% 90% Good No
3 Conner & PartnersSS5 6JH Hockley 90 74% 94% Good Yes
4 The Greensward SurgerySS5 5HQ Hockley and Hawkwell 86 75% 87% Good Yes
5 The Practice Leecon WaySS4 1TU Rochford 77 68% 85% Good Yes
6 Ghauri PracticeSS8 0EX Canvey Island 69 83% 85% Good Yes
7 Essex Way SurgerySS7 1LT Thundersley and South Benfleet 64 66% 88% Good Yes
8 High Road Family DoctorsSS7 5LN Thundersley and South Benfleet 59 70% 84% Not rated No
9 Third Avenue Health CentreSS8 9SU Canvey Island 54 54% 82% Good Yes
10 Downhall Park SurgerySS6 9QD Rayleigh 50 51% 76% Good Yes
11 Dr Puzey,dr Kothari and Dr NandaSS4 1AY Rochford 48 43% 81% Good Yes
12 Grace House SurgerySS7 3PR Thundersley and South Benfleet 43 70% 78% Good Yes
13 Dr Khan & PartnersSS7 4EA Thundersley and South Benfleet 41 57% 81% Good Yes
14 Canvey Village SurgerySS8 0JH Canvey Island 39 63% 81% Requires improvement Yes
15 Audley Mills SurgerySS6 7JF Rayleigh 36 31% 77% Good Yes
16 Wakering Medical CentreSS3 0HX Southend-on-Sea 25 35% 77% Good Yes
17 Church View SurgerySS5 4PZ Hockley and Hawkwell 24 26% 71% Good Yes
18 The Island SurgerySS8 0JA Canvey Island 24 63% 66% Good Yes
19 St Georges Medical PracticeSS7 4EA Thundersley and South Benfleet 20 49% 58% Good Yes
20 The Community PracticeSS8 0JA Canvey Island 9 45% 63% Good Yes
21 William Harvey SurgerySS6 9HR Rayleigh 7 45% 61% Good Yes
22 Oaklands SurgerySS8 0JA Canvey Island 5 44% 64% Good Yes
23 The HolliesSS7 2NA Thundersley and South Benfleet 0 16% 42% Not rated 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 phone56%57%
Easy to contact via website49%58%
Good experience of contacting72%73%
Waiting time was about right71%69%
Good at listening85%87%
Confidence and trust92%93%
Needs were met91%90%
Overall experience good76%77%

Common questions

Which is the highest-rated GP surgery in Essex?

Ashingdon Medical Centre has the highest GPScore in Essex, 95 out of 100. 89% 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?

56% of patients in Essex find it easy to get through to their surgery by phone. The England average is 57%. 76% say their overall experience is good (England 77%). On average score, Essex ranks 71st of 106 local NHS areas in England.

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

21 of the 23 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.