Nursing home · Surrey

Leighton House Private Nursing Home

Burgh Heath Road, Epsom, KT17 4NB

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 5 years ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement New owner since July 2025

CQC rating

Good
Published 22 June 2021 Rated 5 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 July 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 ?

  • April 2021Inspected, no new rating
  • March 2020Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • July 2017GoodSECRW 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 Surrey

Leighton House Private Nursing Home is in the Good tier ?, with 219 other homes in Surrey. 81% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 15 (4%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 15 (4%)
  • Good 220 (63%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 22 (6%)
  • Requires improvement 64 (18%)
  • Inadequate 1 (0%)
  • Not yet rated 12 (3%)

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About Leighton House Private Nursing Home

Alpha Care Epsom Ltd runs Leighton House Private Nursing Home, a nursing home in Epsom, Surrey with room for 27 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment.

219 other homes in Surrey share its tier, “Good”. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from September 2026. 87% of homes in Surrey also score 5. Alpha Care Epsom Ltd has run the home since July 2025, when it changed owner. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.

Its CQC rating, from June 2021, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. Before that, in March 2020, it was rated Requires improvement. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Surrey, 34% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).