Local authority area

GP practices in Blackburn with Darwen

22 open practices in this local authority area, 22 with enough survey answers to be rated.

Blackburn with Darwen as a whole

79.5/ 100

England 80.0 · 95% interval 77.4 to 80.9

The area’s Practice score is the average over its 22 rated practices. On average they are 0.5 points below the England average (95% interval: from 2.6 points below to 0.9 points above). The Practice score weighs two NHS measures: the share of patients who describe their practice as good (70%) and the share of appointments that take place within two weeks of booking (30%).

Cannot be told apart from the England average

This describes the area as a whole, with every rated practice counting equally. It says nothing about any single practice: see each practice’s own page.

Best-rated GP practices in Blackburn with Darwen

Top-rated in Blackburn with Darwen 2026: Hollins Grove Surgery. 1 practice in Blackburn with Darwen is in the top 10% in England. How the awards work.

By Practice score, highest first, among the 18 practices in Blackburn with Darwen with a label. Each score has a margin of error, and neighbouring scores often overlap, so nearby places can be close calls.

Best-rated GP practices in Blackburn with Darwen
Place	Practice	Survey answers	Practice score
1	Hollins Grove SurgeryTop-rated in Blackburn with Darwen 2026	96	93.690.9 to 95.7
2	Witton Medical CentreClearly above the England average	104	90.881.2 to 95.0
3	Roman Road Health CentreClearly above the England average	100	88.283.5 to 91.7
4	Darwen Healthcare	124	87.076.9 to 91.7
5	Oakenhurst Medical Practice	108	86.277.0 to 91.8
6	Spring-Fenisco HealthlinkClearly above the England average	114	85.282.2 to 87.7
7	Redlam SurgeryClearly above the England average	112	84.881.5 to 87.5
8	Limefield Surgery	98	84.480.0 to 88.0
9	Darwen Healthlink	94	82.666.2 to 91.6
10	Pringle Street Surgery	81	80.477.2 to 83.3

The line under each score is its 95% interval. The Practice score weighs two NHS measures: the share of patients who describe their practice as good (70%) and the share of appointments that take place within two weeks of booking (30%).

Only practices with a label are placed. Practices without one are in the full list below, with their figures.

All GP practices in Blackburn with Darwen, A to Z

In alphabetical order. The list is not a ranking. Each Practice score is shown with its 95% interval; a label appears only when the margin of error supports it.

All GP practices in Blackburn with Darwen, A to Z
Practice	Practice score	Survey answers	Response rate	Appointments within 2 weeks
Bentham Road Health CentreBlackburn, BB2 4QDCannot be told apart from the England average	73.5	94	17.1%	74.7%
Blakewater HealthcareBlackburn, BB1 9SRCannot be told apart from the England average	77.0	77	14.8%	94.0%
Brownhill SurgeryBlackburn, BB1 9BACannot be told apart from the England average	80.2	105	24.5%	91.7%
Darwen HealthcareDarwen, BB3 1PYCannot be told apart from the England average	87.0	124	23.0%	82.0%
Darwen HealthlinkDarwen, BB3 1PYCannot be told apart from the England average	82.6	94	20.0%	90.8%
Family PracticeBlackburn, BB2 1AX	67.9	96	12.7%	91.1%
Hollins Grove SurgeryDarwen, BB3 1ETClearly above the England average	93.6	96	13.1%	–
Limefield SurgeryBlackburn, BB2 6PLCannot be told apart from the England average	84.4	98	18.3%	96.6%
Little Harwood Health CentreBlackburn, BB1 6PHCannot be told apart from the England average	76.7	110	23.4%	88.5%
Oakenhurst Medical PracticeBlackburn, BB2 1AXCannot be told apart from the England average	86.2	108	26.6%	91.8%
Olive Medical CentreBlackburn, BB1 7EPCannot be told apart from the England average	73.1	87	7.8%	96.8%
Primrose Bank Medical CentreBlackburn, BB1 5ER	61.6	132	15.2%	78.3%
Pringle Street SurgeryBlackburn, BB1 1SBCannot be told apart from the England average	80.4	81	8.2%	90.8%
Redlam SurgeryBlackburn, BB2 1UWClearly above the England average	84.8	112	22.7%	89.4%
Roman Road Health CentreBlackburn, BB2 3UYClearly above the England average	88.2	100	16.8%	97.9%
Shifa SurgeryBlackburn, BB1 6DYCannot be told apart from the England average	69.9	60	6.4%	81.3%
Spring-Fenisco HealthlinkDarwen, BB3 1BZClearly above the England average	85.2	114	26.3%	81.0%
St Georges SurgeryBlackburn, BB2 3HS	71.9	107	21.3%	63.8%
Stepping Stone PracticeBlackburn, BB1 1XA	74.3	92	13.6%	95.3%
The Cornerstone PracticeBlackburn, BB1 2HRCannot be told apart from the England average	79.4	108	17.5%	81.8%
William Hopwood Street SurgeryBlackburn, BB1 1LXCannot be told apart from the England average	79.8	101	9.2%	96.1%
Witton Medical CentreBlackburn, BB2 2SUClearly above the England average	90.8	104	27.1%	91.4%

The trend column shows overall experience (the share of patients who describe the practice as good), 2024–2026, from the GP Patient Survey (question 32). It is the survey part of the Practice score, not the score itself. Practices with fewer than 3 yearly results are shown without a curve.

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Sources

2026 GP Patient Survey: https://www.gp-patient.co.uk/
2024 GP Patient Survey: https://www.gp-patient.co.uk/
2025 GP Patient Survey: https://www.gp-patient.co.uk/
Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0

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