Health

Number of GP practices

Active GP practices in each council, counted by Open Index from where each practice's postcode falls.

Worked out by Open Index from NHS England's Organisation Data Service, Public Health Scotland and OS Code-Point Open

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Published by
NHS England Organisation Data ServicePublic Health ScotlandOrdnance Survey
Level of detail
Council
Published for
Council
Covers
England, Wales and Scotland
Updates
Daily
Latest period
2026
Published
15 October 2026
Fetched by Open Index
15 October 2026
Licence
Open Government Licence 3.0 and OS OpenData (Open Government Licence 3.0)

Where it covers

  • England
  • Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland(not covered)

Northern Ireland GP practice locations need a postcode licence.

  • England296 of 296 councils have a figure
  • Wales22 of 22 councils have a figure
  • Scotland32 of 32 councils have a figure
  • Northern Ireland0 of 11 councils have a figure

11 councils have no figure for 2026. The map hatches each one and gives the reason.

  • Northern Ireland GP practice locations need a postcode licence. Antrim and Newtownabbey, Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Belfast, Causeway Coast and Glens, Derry City and Strabane, Fermanagh and Omagh and 5 more

How it is made

Worked out by Open Index from NHS England's Organisation Data Service, Public Health Scotland and OS Code-Point Open.

Each active practice is placed at its postcode point (OS Code-Point Open), matched to the council boundary that point falls inside, and the practices in each council are counted. The period is the year of each list.

Counts for larger areas are added up from councils.

Zoom in past council level and the map keeps the council shapes and says so, rather than inventing detail.

  • Council2026 only

Before you use it

  • This is a count, not a rate. Councils with more people have more practices, and practice sizes vary a lot.
  • Branch surgeries are not counted. A practice with several sites counts once, at its main address.

Colours on the map

Fixed breaks, held for every period, so colours mean the same over time.

Sources and licences

GP practices in England and Wales (ODS epraccur)
NHS England Organisation Data Service
Edition
epraccur fetched 2026-10-15
Published
15 October 2026
Fetched by Open Index
15 October 2026
Licence
Open Government Licence 3.0
Credit line

Source: NHS England Organisation Data Service. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practice contact details and list sizes (Scotland)
Public Health Scotland
Edition
GP Practices and List sizes July 2026
Published
28 July 2026
Fetched by Open Index
15 October 2026
Licence
Open Government Licence 3.0
Credit line

Source: Public Health Scotland. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Code-Point Open
Ordnance Survey
Edition
Code-Point Open 2026-08
Fetched by Open Index
15 October 2026
Licence
OS OpenData (Open Government Licence 3.0)
Credit line

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

  • No northern ireland.

Credit the calculation as: Worked out by Open Index from NHS England's Organisation Data Service, Public Health Scotland and OS Code-Point Open.

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