Local authority area

GP practices in Eastbourne

8 open practices in this local authority area, 8 with enough survey answers to be rated.

Eastbourne as a whole

80.1/ 100

England 80.0 · 95% interval 76.0 to 82.6

The area’s Practice score is the average over its 8 rated practices. On average they are 0.1 points above the England average (95% interval: from 4.0 points below to 2.6 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 Eastbourne

Top-rated in Eastbourne 2026: Arlington Road Surgery. No practice in Eastbourne is in the top 10% in England this year. How the awards work.

By Practice score, highest first, among the 8 practices in Eastbourne 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 Eastbourne
Place	Practice	Survey answers	Practice score
1	Arlington Road SurgeryTop-rated in Eastbourne 2026	131	86.781.0 to 90.3
2	Seaside Medical Centre	96	85.276.5 to 88.9
3	Victoria Medical Centre	107	82.162.4 to 91.0
4	Harbour Medical Practice	114	79.674.9 to 83.6
5	Park Practice	95	78.565.8 to 87.5
6	Sovereign Practice	102	76.564.3 to 86.1
7	Grove Road Surgery	97	76.371.0 to 80.7
8	The Lighthouse Medical Practice	110	75.762.1 to 85.6

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 Eastbourne, 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 Eastbourne, A to Z
Practice	Practice score	Survey answers	Response rate	Appointments within 2 weeks
Arlington Road SurgeryEastbourne, BN21 1DHClearly above the England average	86.7	131	34.4%	84.7%
Grove Road SurgeryEastbourne, BN21 4TXCannot be told apart from the England average	76.3	97	24.9%	79.4%
Harbour Medical PracticeEastbourne, BN23 6DWCannot be told apart from the England average	79.6	114	29.9%	91.4%
Park PracticeEastbourne, BN22 9PQCannot be told apart from the England average	78.5	95	24.4%	92.2%
Seaside Medical CentreEastbourne, BN22 8DRCannot be told apart from the England average	85.2	96	21.9%	68.2%
Sovereign PracticeEastbourne, BN22 7PGCannot be told apart from the England average	76.5	102	29.6%	96.2%
The Lighthouse Medical PracticeEastbourne, BN21 4HYCannot be told apart from the England average	75.7	110	29.0%	88.7%
Victoria Medical CentreEastbourne, BN20 8NHCannot be told apart from the England average	82.1	107	26.8%	82.2%

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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