Best GP surgeries in Birkenhead
14 GP practices in Wirral, ranked by what their own patients say in the NHS GP Patient Survey 2026: first the share who rate their overall experience as good, then how easy it is to get through on the phone.
| # | Practice | Good overall experience | Easy to phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Villa Medical Centre CH43 3DB · 6,080 patients · 0151 6084702 | 97% | 77% |
| 2 | Heatherlands Med Ctr CH49 9DA · 6,097 patients · 0151 6772172 | 93% | 79% |
| 3 | Hamilton Med Ctr CH41 6AJ · 3,044 patients · 0151 6490191 | 91% | 82% |
| 4 | Vittoria Med Ctr K CH41 3RH · 1,880 patients · 0151 6501098 | 90% | 90% |
| 5 | Prenton & Woodchurch Medical Centre CH43 0TS · 4,117 patients · 0151 6087666 | 89% | 83% |
| 6 | Holmlands Med Ctr CH43 0TX · 4,439 patients · 0151 6087750 | 89% | 85% |
| 7 | Paxton Medical Group CH41 0DD · 20,628 patients · 0151 6521688 | 85% | 65% |
| 8 | Riverside Surgery CH42 2AG · 8,577 patients · 0151 6453464 | 82% | 72% |
| 9 | Upton Group Practice CH49 0TF · 7,676 patients · 0151 6770486 | 81% | 70% |
| 10 | Whetstone Lane Med Ctr CH41 2TF · 8,734 patients · 0151 6479613 | 80% | 66% |
| 11 | St Catherine'S Surgery CH42 0LQ · 15,667 patients · 01516 436700 | 80% | 46% |
| 12 | Devaney Med Ctr CH43 5RE · 7,998 patients · 0151 6524281 | 75% | 42% |
| 13 | Gladstone Med Ctr CH42 3TD · 3,696 patients · 0151 6452306 | 73% | 65% |
| 14 | Vittoria Med Ctr G CH41 3RH · 4,130 patients · 0151 6477321 | 70% | 54% |
| Typical practice in England | 79% | 62% |
Green: at least 5 points above the typical practice; amber: at least 5 below. Practices with fewer than 30 survey responses are listed unranked.
Questions
What is the best GP surgery in Birkenhead?
By the GP Patient Survey 2026, The Villa Medical Centre has the highest share of patients rating their overall experience as good (97%, against 79% at a typical practice in England).
Which GP surgery in Birkenhead is easiest to get an appointment with?
Vittoria Med Ctr K: 90% of patients say it is easy to get through on the phone (typical practice 62%).
How many GP surgeries are there in Birkenhead?
14 GP practices, with 102,763 registered patients between them.
You can register with any GP practice that covers your address and is taking new patients; check with the practice or on the NHS website.
Neighbourhoods
Bidston Hill · Birkenhead Central · Birkenhead South · Claughton North · Claughton South & Oxton North · Egerton Park · Noctorum North & Upton East · Noctorum South · Oxton South · Prenton · Tranmere · Upton West · Woodchurch
Source: GP Patient Survey 2026, NHS England (run by Ipsos), and NHS Digital practice lists. Survey results are weighted estimates from a sample of each practice's patients.