Residential care home · Plymouth

Valley View

298 Fort Austin Avenue, Plymouth, PL6 5SR

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 3 years ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement New owner since October 2025

CQC rating

Good
Published 18 January 2023 Rated 3 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

The home changed owner in October 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 ?

  • August 2021Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • June 2018GoodSECRW previous owner
  • January 2016GoodSECRW 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 Plymouth

Valley View is in the Good tier ?, with 44 other homes in Plymouth. 79% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 8 (9%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 8 (9%)
  • Good 45 (52%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 5 (6%)
  • Requires improvement 17 (20%)
  • Inadequate 1 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 2 (2%)

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Valley View at a glance

Run by Three Valley Care Limited, Valley View is a residential care home in Plymouth with 20 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and younger adults.

In January 2023, 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. Its previous rating, in August 2021, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved.

Hartley Park Care Home, 2.1 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding. The home changed owner in October 2025. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from November 2025. That is true of 87% of homes in Plymouth. 44 other homes in Plymouth share its tier, “Good”.