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?★Outstanding
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. ?
Woodlands House is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 29 other homes in Hampshire.
85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by H. W. Group Ltd, Woodlands House is a residential care home in Southampton, Hampshire with 40 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and younger adults. That is larger than most homes in Hampshire, where the typical home has 25 beds.
Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. In Hampshire, 85% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in January 2026. 84% of homes in Hampshire also score 5.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in May 2020. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and well-led as well. Responsive was rated Outstanding. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in July 2017. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 46% of ratings in Hampshire are as old (how rating age varies by council).
