Care home · Felixstowe
Park House
Typical fee here £1,310–£1,600 a week Estimate
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Illustrative photo, not of Park House- Address
- 72 Constable Road, Felixstowe, IP11 7HW
- Run by
- MPL Care Homes Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 5 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- En-suite rooms
- En-suite rooms available (as stated on mplcarehomes.co.uk)
- Registered with CQC
- December 2010 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Emma Louise Versey
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2005 (20 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 05624384)
- Last CQC check
- 24 Mar 2020
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,310–£1,600 a week for residential care. An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-121501748
The service in brief
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, Park House is based in Felixstowe, run by MPL Care Homes Limited. Its registered specialisms include mental health conditions.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (March 2020). Effective was rated Requires improvement. It is one of 15 CQC-registered care homes in and around Felixstowe; 13 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
What CQC's inspectors reported
- There were some areas of the service being redecorated and environmental audits identified where improvements were needed.
- However, it had been identified there were issues with the wooden window frames, this had not yet been addressed.
- Some of the window frames were rotting and allowed draughts into people's bedrooms.
- Risks to people were assessed and mitigated to reduce the risks of abuse and avoidable harm.
Inspected 3 March 2020; report published 24 March 2020. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Choice nearby
There are 14 other care homes within 3 miles, 12 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Sunrise Nursing Home, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: mental health conditions (7 of the nearest 25).
12 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Eastern Felixstowe ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Norfolk and Suffolk ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (8 min), a pharmacy (5 min), a shop (5 min), a park (1 min), a café (5 min), a bus stop (3 min) and a railway station (7 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Costs to expect
We estimate Park House at £1,310–£1,600 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £68k–£83k.
Get the extras in writing: items such as hairdressing and outings are usually charged on top.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Suffolk Council after a needs and financial assessment.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
Area by area, Effective is rated below Good; 4 other areas are Good.
Across Suffolk, 16 of 169 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Effective (9%).
The Effective findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.
Track record
CQC registration dates from December 2010, so the service has been operating for around 15 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2015–2020), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
It has gone 6 years without a new overall rating. CQC schedules inspections by risk, so this is not a bad sign in itself, though leadership may have moved on.
CQC lists 6 reports for this location, the latest dated 24 March 2020.
Registered specialisms
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
The five key questions
- Safe132 of 169 in Suffolk
- Effective16 of 169 in Suffolk
- Caring142 of 169 in Suffolk
- Responsive134 of 169 in Suffolk
- Well-led108 of 169 in Suffolk
CQC key question ratings, published 24 March 2020. Under each rating: how many care homes in Suffolk share it.
Who runs it
Park House is run by Mpl Care Homes Limited (company 05624384), incorporated in 2005, 5 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 1 active director and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is care for people with learning disabilities, mental health problems or substance misuse.
Earlier inspections
- Apr 2015
- Aug 2017
- Mar 2020
- Today Rating 6 years old
Published CQC ratings in date order.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 24 March 2020
- CQC inspection report 30 August 2017
- CQC inspection report 9 April 2015
- Inspection report 10 May 2014
- Inspection report 21 August 2013
- Inspection report 24 September 2012
Where it is
- Ward
- Eastern Felixstowe
- Council
- Suffolk County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Suffolk Coastal
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Urban (nearer to a major town or city)
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in IP11 (15)
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Close by
- Bus stop 270 m (3 min walk) · 17 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Felixstowe, 580 m (7 min walk)
- GP surgery Howard House Surgery, 670 m (8 min walk)
- Pharmacy Hado Pharmacy, 390 m (5 min walk)
- Shop Tesco Express, 420 m (5 min walk)
- Park Allenby Park, 110 m (1 min walk)
- Café Oasis Cafe, 370 m (5 min walk)
- Place of worship St Andrew, 220 m (3 min walk)
- Library Felixstowe Library, 520 m (6 min walk)
Distances are as the crow flies, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); real walking routes will be longer and may include hills or busy roads.
Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence).
Family reviews
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Park House against its area
- Rated Good. Across Suffolk, 80% of the 169 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 21 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (March 2020) is more recent than 27% of care home ratings in Suffolk.
- With 5 beds it is smaller than 95% of care homes in Suffolk, where the typical home has 39.
- Registered with CQC in 2010: it has been registered longer than 91% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 1 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Suffolk lists 3.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Effective (11% of care homes in Suffolk are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Benchmarked against all CQC-registered care homes in Suffolk (Oct 2026).
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Park House: common questions
- When did CQC last rate Park House?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 24 March 2020, 6 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- Does Park House support people with dementia?
- It is not registered with dementia as a specialism, so confirm with the provider whether it can meet that need.
- Is Park House registered with CQC?
- It is. The CQC register records Park House as a care home, location ID 1-121501748 and was rated Good overall in March 2020.
- Where is Park House?
- It is at 72 Constable Road, Felixstowe, IP11 7HW.
- What services is Park House registered for?
- CQC lists Park House under: residential homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- How is Park House rated for safety and leadership?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Requires improvement; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
- How much does Park House charge?
- We don't have published prices from Park House yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,455 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in East of England). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
- Which provider runs Park House?
- On CQC's register the provider is MPL Care Homes Limited.
- How big is Park House?
- Park House can take up to 5 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
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