Requires improvementSafe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvementRated 5 years ago↓ Down from Good
SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
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?Requires improvement
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. ?
Cheney House is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 27 other homes in West Northamptonshire.
70% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Cheney House is a 34-bed residential care home in Banbury, West Northamptonshire, run by Regal Care Trading Ltd. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. The typical home in West Northamptonshire has 22 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
It is one of 15 homes run by Regal Care Trading Ltd. 9 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. About 1.6 km away, Chacombe Park is rated Good. 27 other homes in West Northamptonshire share its tier, “Requires improvement”. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in January 2026. 93% of homes in West Northamptonshire also score 5.
The current CQC rating is Requires improvement, published in November 2020. Safe and well-led were also Requires improvement. CQC rated effective, caring and responsive as Good. That is down from Good in December 2018. The rating is more than 5 years old. In West Northamptonshire, 27% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
