Local authority area

GP practices in Bury

25 open practices in this local authority area, 25 with enough survey answers to be rated.

Bury as a whole

78.3/ 100

England 80.0 · 95% interval 76.3 to 79.7

The area’s Practice score is the average over its 25 rated practices. On average they are 1.7 points below the England average (95% interval: 0.3 to 3.7 points below). 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%).

Below 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 Bury

Top-rated in Bury 2026: Garden City Medical Centre. 2 practices in Bury are in the top 10% in England. How the awards work.

By Practice score, highest first, among the 19 practices in Bury 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 Bury
Place	Practice	Survey answers	Practice score
1	Garden City Medical CentreTop-rated in Bury 2026	102	92.988.2 to 95.7
2	The Birches Medical CentreTop 10% in England 2026	133	91.587.8 to 93.3
3	Radcliffe Medical PracticeClearly above the England average	112	90.882.0 to 95.5
4	Unsworth Medical CentreClearly above the England average	120	86.281.3 to 89.9
5	Walmersley Road Medical Practice	107	82.878.9 to 86.1
6	Huntley Mount Medical Centre	105	82.779.4 to 85.3
7	Greyland Medical Centre	85	82.079.3 to 84.2
8	Knowsley Medical Centre	101	81.075.7 to 85.1
9	Blackford House Medical Centre	106	80.772.8 to 86.4
10	The Uplands Medical Practice	107	79.972.4 to 85.9

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 Bury, 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 Bury, A to Z
Practice	Practice score	Survey answers	Response rate	Appointments within 2 weeks
Blackford House Medical CentreBury, BL9 8QACannot be told apart from the England average	80.7	106	32.6%	84.6%
Fairfax Group PracticeManchester, M25 1BTCannot be told apart from the England average	79.8	125	30.9%	94.8%
Garden City Medical CentreBury, BL0 9TNClearly above the England average	92.9	102	31.7%	95.6%
Greyland Medical CentreManchester, M25 1NLCannot be told apart from the England average	82.0	85	22.3%	93.9%
Huntley Mount Medical CentreBury, BL9 6JACannot be told apart from the England average	82.7	105	21.6%	98.4%
Knowsley Medical CentreBury, BL9 0STCannot be told apart from the England average	81.0	101	16.8%	86.2%
Longfield Medical PracticeManchester, M25 1BT	72.7	100	25.3%	85.7%
Mile Lane Health CentreBury, BL8 2JRCannot be told apart from the England average	78.3	102	29.2%	90.1%
Monarch Medical CentreManchester, M26 2QZ	72.9	96	17.0%	94.0%
Peel GPSBury, BL9 0SNCannot be told apart from the England average	78.2	97	19.6%	73.6%
Radcliffe Medical PracticeManchester, M26 2SPClearly above the England average	90.8	112	22.1%	98.5%
Ramsbottom Medical PracticeBury, BL0 9DD	72.8	104	28.4%	90.3%
Red Bank Group PracticeManchester, M26 2SPCannot be told apart from the England average	75.4	100	25.1%	96.0%
Ribblesdale Medical PracticeBury, BL9 0SNCannot be told apart from the England average	76.9	99	26.6%	92.5%
Rock Healthcare LimitedBury, BL9 0NJ	61.2	91	15.5%	75.6%
St Gabriel's Medical CentreManchester, M25 0HTCannot be told apart from the England average	77.6	110	20.0%	99.3%
The Birches Medical CentreManchester, M25 2GNClearly above the England average	91.5	133	26.7%	95.6%
The Elms Medical CentreManchester, M45 7FDCannot be told apart from the England average	78.6	119	24.6%	95.9%
The Uplands Medical PracticeManchester, M45 8GHCannot be told apart from the England average	79.9	107	19.4%	97.7%
Tower Family HealthcareBury, BL8 4ADCannot be told apart from the England average	72.3	117	29.9%	84.8%
Townside SurgeryBury, BL9 0SNCannot be told apart from the England average	78.2	95	26.5%	93.3%
Unsworth Medical CentreBury, BL9 8JRClearly above the England average	86.2	120	29.1%	92.6%
Walmersley Road Medical PracticeBury, BL9 6DXCannot be told apart from the England average	82.8	107	13.1%	98.0%
Whittaker Lane Med CentreManchester, M25 1EX	66.5	104	26.3%	84.1%
Woodbank SurgeryBury, BL8 1EG	66.7	90	19.1%	81.0%

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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