Residential care home · Cambridgeshire

1 High Street

1 High Street, Milton, Cambridge, CB24 6AJ

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 7 years ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement New owner since April 2025

CQC rating

Good
Published 30 July 2019 Rated 7 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good

CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?

The home changed owner in April 2025. Its rating dates from before the change. ?

This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • June 2018Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • November 2015GoodSECRW previous owner

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Cambridgeshire

1 High Street is in the Good tier ?, with 89 other homes in Cambridgeshire. 92% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 9 (7%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 7 (5%)
  • Good 90 (68%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 9 (7%)
  • Requires improvement 10 (8%)
  • Not yet rated 7 (5%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Rosewood
    Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · CB24 6ZS · Residential care home · 6 beds0.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Pauline Burnet House
    Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · CB4 1GL · Residential care home · 9 beds2.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Sherbourne Lodge Care Services
    Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · CB4 1RT · Residential care home · 34 beds2.2 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • Woodlands Care Centre
    Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · CB4 2RD · Nursing home · 109 beds2.5 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: Requires improvementR: Requires improvementW: Inadequate Rated this month
  • Buchan House Care Home
    Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · CB4 2XF · Nursing home · 66 beds2.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Waterbeach Lodge
    Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · CB25 9NW · Residential care home · 46 beds2.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago

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Other homes run by The Edmund Trust

3 care homes in total: 3 Good.

  • Pauline Burnet House
    Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · CB4 1GL · Residential care home · 9 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Rosewood
    Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · CB24 6ZS · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago

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1 High Street at a glance

The Edmund Trust runs 1 High Street, a residential care home in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire with room for 5 residents. CQC registers it to look after younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. That is smaller than most homes in Cambridgeshire, where the typical home has 35 beds.

In July 2019, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. Before that, in June 2018, it was rated Requires improvement. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 64% of ratings in Cambridgeshire are as old (how rating age varies by council).

Across Cambridgeshire, 92% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from May 2025. 88% of homes in Cambridgeshire score the top mark of 5. None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. 3 of The Edmund Trust’s 3 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). The home changed owner in April 2025.