About this practice

Happy House Surgery is an NHS GP surgery located at Durham Road, Sunderland, Tyne And Wear, SR3 4BY, part of the Sunderland Central Pcn Primary Care Network. The practice serves 8,069 registered patients.

The practice holds a Good rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), meeting expected standards across all areas, based on its most recent inspection on 8 August 2016. CQC assessed the practice as Good across all five key areas: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive, Well-led. In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 88% of respondents described their overall experience as good. Survey results are based on a sample and should be read with the response count.

The practice employs 2.0 full-time equivalent GPs and 5.1 nurses, giving a derived patient-to-GP ratio of approximately 4,035:1. This ratio does not by itself measure appointment availability or quality.

In June 2026, the practice delivered 5,053 appointments. 69% were face-to-face consultations, with 29% by telephone.

Selected Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) reported measures include: Asthma: review in the preceding 12 months (81%), COPD: review in the preceding 12 months (91%), Cervical screening: women aged 25–49 screened (82%). These percentages are indicator-specific and are not a standalone rating of the practice.

Other GP practices nearby include Springwell Medical Group (0.4 miles, CQC: Good), The Broadway Medical Practice (0.4 miles, CQC: Good), and Sunderland West 2 Pcn Enhanced Access (0.4 miles). Compare these practices side by side →