Local authority area
GP practices in North Norfolk
12 open practices in this local authority area, 12 with enough survey answers to be rated.
North Norfolk as a whole
England 80.0 · 95% interval 83.2 to 86.5
The area’s Practice score is the average over its 12 rated practices. On average they are 5.2 points above the England average (95% interval: 3.2 to 6.5 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%).
Clearly above 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 North Norfolk
Top-rated in North Norfolk 2026: Aldborough Surgery. 2 practices in North Norfolk are in the top 10% in England. How the awards work.
By Practice score, highest first, among the 12 practices in North Norfolk with a label. Each score has a margin of error, and neighbouring scores often overlap, so nearby places can be close calls.
| Place | Practice | Survey answers | Practice score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aldborough SurgeryTop-rated in North Norfolk 2026 | 108 | 95.593.6 to 96.7 |
| 2 | Holt Medical PracticeTop 10% in England 2026 | 120 | 91.083.3 to 95.0 |
| 3 | Mundesley Medical CentreClearly above the England average | 131 | 89.586.7 to 91.7 |
| 4 | Wells Health CentreClearly above the England average | 118 | 88.185.9 to 89.8 |
| 5 | Birchwood Medical Practice | 115 | 87.379.9 to 91.5 |
| 6 | Paston SurgeryClearly above the England average | 104 | 87.182.5 to 90.5 |
| 7 | Sheringham Medical Practice | 128 | 84.879.7 to 88.4 |
| 8 | Cromer Group Practice | 96 | 83.972.2 to 91.5 |
| 9 | Hoveton & Wroxham Medical Centre | 121 | 82.075.9 to 86.0 |
| 10 | Fakenham Medical Practice | 102 | 78.864.8 to 87.1 |
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 North Norfolk, 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.
| Practice | Practice score | Survey answers | Response rate | Appointments within 2 weeks | Trend 2024–2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aldborough SurgeryClearly above the England average | 95.5 | 108 | 41.8% | 96.3% | |
Birchwood Medical PracticeCannot be told apart from the England average | 87.3 | 115 | 37.9% | 86.0% | |
Cromer Group PracticeCannot be told apart from the England average | 83.9 | 96 | 36.6% | 98.5% | |
Fakenham Medical PracticeCannot be told apart from the England average | 78.8 | 102 | 36.2% | 78.5% | |
Holt Medical PracticeClearly above the England average | 91.0 | 120 | 40.7% | 94.4% | |
Hoveton & Wroxham Medical CentreCannot be told apart from the England average | 82.0 | 121 | 39.6% | 71.2% | |
Ludham and Stalham Green SurgeriesCannot be told apart from the England average | 77.5 | 101 | 35.7% | 84.3% | |
Mundesley Medical CentreClearly above the England average | 89.5 | 131 | 42.4% | 97.7% | |
Paston SurgeryClearly above the England average | 87.1 | 104 | 40.0% | 91.8% | |
Sheringham Medical PracticeCannot be told apart from the England average | 84.8 | 128 | 45.1% | 83.8% | |
Stalham Staithe SurgeryCannot be told apart from the England average | 77.1 | 112 | 40.7% | 96.2% | |
Wells Health CentreClearly above the England average | 88.1 | 118 | 41.8% | 84.5% |
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.
North Norfolk on the map
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Each practice is placed at the centre of its postcode, not at its building, so practices that share a postcode share a point. Click a point to see every practice there.
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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
- Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
- Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
- Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0