Residential care home · Wiltshire

Bradbury House

The Portway, Salisbury, SP4 6BT

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 11 months ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 18 November 2025 Rated 11 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 8 below good
    • Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • Assessing needsGood
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?71%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 7 below good
    • Equity in accessSome shortfalls
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Person-centred careGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Shared direction and cultureGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 31 good, 2 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • January 2020Requires improvementSECRW
  • August 2019Requires improvementSECRW
  • May 2019GoodSECRW
  • April 2018Requires improvementSECRW
  • January 2016GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Wiltshire

Bradbury House is in the Good tier ?, with 104 other homes in Wiltshire. 90% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 3 (2%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 8 (5%)
  • Good 105 (67%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 25 (16%)
  • Requires improvement 15 (10%)
  • Not yet rated 1 (1%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Avon Court
    Salisbury, Wiltshire · SP4 6GW · Residential care home · 48 bedsunder 0.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Bourne House
    Salisbury, Wiltshire · SP4 6GW · Nursing home · 72 bedsunder 0.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Old Sarum Manor
    Salisbury, Wiltshire · SP4 6SA · Residential care home · 66 beds0.6 km
    Good S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Castle View Care Centre
    Salisbury, Wiltshire · SP1 3SF · Residential care home · 28 beds1.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Laverstock Care Centre
    Salisbury, Wiltshire · SP1 3HP · Nursing home · 80 beds1.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Stratford Lodge
    Salisbury, Wiltshire · SP1 3NP · Residential care home · 10 beds1.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago

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Other homes run by Wiltshire Council

3 care homes in total: 3 Good.

  • Bradbury Manor
    Devizes, Wiltshire · SN10 3AF · Residential care home · 11 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Meadow Lodge
    Chippenham, Wiltshire · SN15 3PE · Residential care home · 4 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago

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About Bradbury House

Bradbury House is a 10-bed residential care home in Salisbury, Wiltshire, run by Wiltshire Council. Its CQC registration covers people with a physical disability and people with a learning disability or autism. That is smaller than most homes in Wiltshire, where the typical home has 21 beds.

Across Wiltshire, 90% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in April 2026. 89% of homes in Wiltshire also score 5. Wiltshire Council runs 3 care homes, and all 3 rated are Good or Outstanding. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in November 2025. Before that, in January 2020, it was rated Requires improvement. Ratings in Wiltshire are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 2 fell below good. The lowest was “equity in access” (some shortfalls).