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Care homes in Colchester
93 CQC-registered homes in Suffolk, ranked on CQC rating, how recently each was inspected, and its weakest individual domain score.
93Care homes
2,102Registered beds
88.5%Good or better
14With nursing
This order cannot be bought. No care home can pay to move up this page,
and none has been asked to. The score weights CQC's overall rating, how old that inspection is,
and the home's weakest domain — because a home rated Good overall but Requires
Improvement on Safe is not the same as one that is Good across the board.
How it is calculated.
| # | Home | Score | Beds | CQC rating | Inspected | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nationwide Community Care Limited - 3 Cracknell Close CO7 | 75.0 | 3 | Good | 2026-09-30 | Residential |
| 2 | Milton Lodge Retirement Home CO4 | 74.4 | 35 | Good | 2026-08-19 | Residential |
| 3 | Lychgate House CO3 | 74.4 | 16 | Good | 2026-08-17 | Residential |
| 4 | Stanway Villa CO3 | 74.4 | 8 | Good | 2026-08-19 | Residential |
| 5 | Silversprings CO7 | 73.0 | 64 | Good | 2026-05-12 | Nursing |
| 6 | Stronvar Rest Home CO7 | 73.0 | 17 | Good | 2026-05-11 | Residential |
| 7 | Seaview CO5 | 72.6 | 5 | Good | 2026-04-11 | Residential |
| 8 | AYS Care CO4 | 72.1 | 8 | Good | 2026-03-03 | Residential |
| 9 | Loganberry Lodge CO3 | 71.4 | 143 | Good | 2025-12-22 | Residential |
| 10 | Maple House CO2 | 70.9 | 5 | Good | 2025-11-10 | Residential |
| 11 | Mickleboro Lodge CO4 | 70.4 | 8 | Good | 2025-08-29 | Residential |
| 12 | The Oaks Care Home CO3 | 70.2 | 61 | Good | 2025-08-08 | Nursing |
| 13 | The Bungalow CO7 | 69.7 | 6 | Good | 2025-06-10 | Residential |
| 14 | Alderwood Care Home CO1 | 69.4 | 65 | Outstanding | 2018-05-19 | Nursing |
| 15 | Hazel Villa CO4 | 69.0 | 8 | Good | 2025-03-17 | Residential |
| 16 | Essex Care Consortium - Marks Tey CO6 | 66.3 | 13 | Good | 2026-05-07 | Residential |
| 17 | Tall Trees CO4 | 65.6 | 48 | Good | 2026-03-05 | Nursing |
| 18 | Stanway Green Lodge CO3 | 64.9 | 30 | Good | 2026-01-07 | Residential |
| 19 | 481 Ipswich Road CO4 | 64.9 | 5 | Good | 2023-05-20 | Residential |
| 20 | Maple Manor CO2 | 64.4 | 5 | Good | 2025-11-19 | Residential |
| 21 | Maple Lodge CO2 | 64.3 | 5 | Good | 2025-11-17 | Residential |
| 22 | Maple View CO2 | 64.3 | 5 | Good | 2025-11-12 | Residential |
| 23 | Colonia Court Care Home CO4 | 64.1 | 123 | Good | 2023-03-16 | Nursing |
| 24 | The Conifers CO6 | 64.0 | 8 | Good | 2023-03-09 | Residential |
| 25 | St Dominics Residential Home CO5 | 63.8 | 60 | Good | 2025-09-22 | Residential |
| 26 | Nayland House Care Home CO6 | 63.5 | 54 | Good | 2023-02-03 | Residential |
| 27 | Crouched Friars Residential Home CO3 | 62.4 | 56 | Good | 2022-10-08 | Residential |
| 28 | The Oaks Residential Care Home CO7 | 61.1 | 30 | Good | 2024-07-16 | Residential |
| 29 | Colne House CO6 | 61.0 | 38 | Good | 2022-04-30 | Residential |
| 30 | Newlands CO4 | 60.4 | 8 | Good | 2021-12-15 | Residential |
| 31 | Cleaveland Lodge CO2 | 59.9 | 54 | Good | 2021-08-24 | Residential |
| 32 | 43a and 43b Morley Road CO5 | 59.9 | 6 | Good | 2021-09-03 | Residential |
| 33 | The Haven CO4 | 59.3 | 32 | Good | 2023-08-31 | Residential |
| 34 | Woodland View CO4 | 59.1 | 60 | Good | 2021-03-18 | Nursing |
| 35 | Jamesons RCH Wormingford Road CO6 | 59.0 | 16 | Good | 2020-12-25 | Residential |
| 36 | Blossomwood CO7 | 58.4 | 12 | Good | 2020-04-02 | Residential |
| 37 | The Ridings CO3 | 58.0 | 4 | Good | 2020-03-04 | Residential |
| 38 | Shaftesbury Treetops CO4 | 57.8 | 21 | Good | 2020-02-20 | Nursing |
| 39 | Hilton House CO3 | 57.5 | 10 | Good | 2020-02-04 | Residential |
| 40 | Quenby Rest Home CO7 | 57.2 | 26 | Good | 2020-01-15 | Residential |
| 41 | Yarra Respite CO3 | 57.1 | 2 | Good | 2020-01-10 | Residential |
| 42 | Woodlands Residential Home for Ladies CO3 | 56.7 | 23 | Good | 2019-12-07 | Residential |
| 43 | Gables CO4 | 56.7 | 7 | Good | 2019-12-07 | Residential |
| 44 | Abberton Manor Nursing Home CO5 | 56.5 | 26 | Good | 2019-11-23 | Nursing |
| 45 | Essex Care Consortium - Plume Avenue CO3 | 56.1 | 4 | Good | 2019-10-24 | Residential |
| 46 | Tudor House CO3 | 55.1 | 5 | Good | 2019-07-25 | Residential |
| 47 | Grammar School House CO6 | 54.9 | 12 | Good | 2019-07-05 | Residential |
| 48 | The Orchards CO7 | 54.9 | 5 | Good | 2019-07-04 | Residential |
| 49 | Ewer Court CO2 | 54.6 | 4 | Good | 2019-06-04 | Residential |
| 50 | Avalon CO7 | 54.5 | 4 | Good | 2019-05-23 | Residential |
| 51 | Peldon Campus CO5 | 54.1 | 23 | Good | 2019-04-18 | Residential |
| 52 | Pinewood and Hollywood CO1 | 54.1 | 8 | Good | 2019-04-30 | Residential |
| 53 | Myland House CO4 | 54.1 | 5 | Good | 2019-04-27 | Residential |
| 54 | Marsh House CO3 | 54.0 | 6 | Good | 2019-04-17 | Residential |
| 55 | Saresta and Serenade CO7 | 53.6 | 10 | Good | 2019-03-13 | Residential |
| 56 | Ogilvie Court CO6 | 53.3 | 25 | Good | 2019-02-15 | Residential |
| 57 | Springfields Nursing Home CO6 | 52.6 | 37 | Good | 2018-12-29 | Nursing |
| 58 | Cheviot Nursing Home CO3 | 52.6 | 33 | Good | 2018-12-21 | Nursing |
| 59 | Four Winds CO7 | 52.5 | 6 | Good | 2018-12-18 | Residential |
| 60 | Seven Rivers - Care Home with Nursing Physical Disabilities CO7 | 52.2 | 29 | Good | 2018-11-10 | Nursing |
| 61 | Mill House CO4 | 51.9 | 4 | Good | 2018-09-29 | Residential |
| 62 | Aveley Lodge CO5 | 51.8 | 28 | Good | 2018-09-14 | Residential |
| 63 | New Copford Place Residential Care Home CO6 | 51.4 | 27 | Good | 2018-07-14 | Residential |
| 64 | Springfields Residential Home CO6 | 51.4 | 16 | Good | 2018-07-06 | Residential |
| 65 | Henderson and Harvard CO5 | 51.4 | 8 | Good | 2018-07-11 | Residential |
| 66 | Drummonds CO5 | 51.1 | 45 | Good | 2018-05-22 | Residential |
| 67 | Freda Gunton Lodge Residential Home CO1 | 51.0 | 40 | Good | 2020-02-11 | Residential |
| 68 | 26 Dugard Avenue CO3 | 51.0 | 4 | Good | 2018-05-12 | Residential |
| 69 | Blackbrook House CO7 | 50.6 | 55 | Good | 2020-01-18 | Residential |
| 70 | Nationwide Community Care Limited - 35 Mede Way CO7 | 50.6 | 2 | Good | 2018-03-07 | Residential |
| 71 | Kacee Lodge CO6 | 50.5 | 8 | Good | 2020-01-10 | Residential |
| 72 | Butterfly's Care Home CO7 | 50.5 | 5 | Good | 2018-02-03 | Residential |
| 73 | Butterfly's Care Home CO4 | 50.3 | 9 | Good | 2017-12-06 | Residential |
| 74 | Aldeburgh House CO5 | 50.3 | 8 | Good | 2017-12-06 | Residential |
| 75 | Jameson House CO5 | 50.1 | 5 | Good | 2017-10-25 | Residential |
| 76 | Welshwood Manor CO4 | 48.8 | 34 | Requires improvement | 2026-07-11 | Residential |
| 77 | Willow Health Limited CO2 | 48.5 | 7 | Good | 2019-07-27 | Residential |
| 78 | Priory Lodge CO1 | 47.3 | 20 | Requires improvement | 2026-03-16 | Residential |
| 79 | Mercers CO1 | 46.7 | 7 | Good | 2019-02-26 | Residential |
| 80 | Essex Care Consortium - Colchester CO2 | 43.9 | 20 | Requires improvement | 2025-02-19 | Residential |
| 81 | Brook House CO6 | 43.3 | 36 | Requires improvement | 2024-11-08 | Residential |
| 82 | Foxburrow Grange CO2 | 42.3 | 69 | Requires improvement | 2024-02-27 | Nursing |
| 83 | Valmark House CO4 | 41.6 | 4 | Requires improvement | 2023-11-25 | Residential |
| 84 | Maple Cottage CO2 | 39.4 | 5 | Requires improvement | 2025-11-19 | Residential |
| 85 | St Fillans Care Home CO4 | 37.6 | 71 | Requires improvement | 2022-11-08 | Nursing |
| 86 | Horkesley Manor CO6 | 37.3 | 73 | Requires improvement | 2022-09-30 | Nursing |
| 87 | The Cottage Residential Care Home CO7 | 20.5 | 10 | Inadequate | 2025-09-15 | Residential |
| 88 | Duncannons CO7 | — | 6 | Not rated | — | Residential |
| 89 | Maldon Lodge CO3 | — | 6 | Not rated | — | Residential |
| 90 | Millwrights CO3 | — | 6 | Not rated | — | Residential |
| 91 | Sally Meadows CO6 | — | 6 | Not rated | — | Residential |
| 92 | Care Givers Limited CO2 | — | 2 | Not rated | — | Residential |
| 93 | Care Givers - 11 Barnfield Road CO6 | — | 1 | Not rated | — | Residential |
By area
CO4
18 homes · 490 beds
Best rated: Milton Lodge Retirement Home
Best rated: Milton Lodge Retirement Home
CO3
17 homes · 417 beds
Best rated: Stanway Villa
Best rated: Stanway Villa
CO7
17 homes · 290 beds
Best rated: Nationwide Community Care Limited - 3 Cracknell Close
Best rated: Nationwide Community Care Limited - 3 Cracknell Close
CO6
15 homes · 370 beds
Best rated: Essex Care Consortium - Marks Tey
Best rated: Essex Care Consortium - Marks Tey
CO2
11 homes · 181 beds
Best rated: Maple House
Best rated: Maple House
CO5
10 homes · 214 beds
Best rated: Seaview
Best rated: Seaview
CO1
5 homes · 140 beds
Best rated: Alderwood Care Home
Best rated: Alderwood Care Home
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