Residential care home · Southend-on-Sea

Southwold House

16-18 Cliff Road, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1HJ

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 8 months ago
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Southwold House is a residential care home in Leigh On Sea, run by Consensus Support Services Limited. CQC registers it for 12 places and supports younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism.

CQC rated it Good overall in January 2026, and Good in all five key questions. Across Southend-on-Sea, 91% of the 77 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Good
Published 7 January 2026 Rated 8 months 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

Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗

How it compares in Southend-on-Sea

Southwold House is in the Good tier, alongside 60 other homes in Southend-on-Sea. Of the 77 rated care homes here, 91% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 2 (2%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 1 (1%)
  • Good 61 (74%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 6 (7%)
  • Requires improvement 6 (7%)
  • Inadequate 1 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 5 (6%)

Half of Southend-on-Sea's ratings are more than 3.1 years old. How tiers work

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The provider's other homes

Consensus Support Services Limited runs 57 care homes registered with CQC: 5 Outstanding, 48 Good, 3 Requires improvement, 1 Not yet rated.

  • Cheshire House
    Sale, Trafford · M33 6SA · Residential care home · 8 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 6 years ago
  • Haydock House
    Kettering, North Northamptonshire · NN16 9HX · Residential care home · 8 beds
    Outstanding S: OutstandingE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago
  • Heatherington House
    Kettering, North Northamptonshire · NN16 0EF · Residential care home · 8 beds
    Outstanding S: OutstandingE: OutstandingC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago
  • Holland House
    Corby, North Northamptonshire · NN17 1UX · Residential care home · 4 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 6 years ago
  • Kingarth
    Manchester, Bury · M26 1LS · Residential care home · 7 beds
    Outstanding S: OutstandingE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 2 years ago
  • 78 Polwell Lane
    Kettering, North Northamptonshire · NN15 6UB · Residential care home · 5 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 8 years ago

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Care homes nearby

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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 month ago
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    Inadequate S: InadequateE: GoodC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Inadequate Rated 4 months ago
  • St Edith's Court
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 months ago
  • Old Leigh House
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 years ago
  • Catherine Miller House
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago

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