Care home · Worthing
Ashford House
Typical fee here £1,400–£1,710 a week Estimate
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Illustrative photo, not of Ashford House- Address
- 9-11 Winchester Road, Worthing, BN11 4DJ
- Run by
- Ashford House Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 10 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Registered with CQC
- December 2010 (15 years)
- Part of
- Allied Care Limited
- Registered manager
- Lisa Holder
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1998 (28 years), accounts overdue (Companies House 03499309)
- Last CQC check
- 2 Aug 2018
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,400–£1,710 a week for residential care. Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-145186731
About this home
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, Ashford House is based in Worthing, run by Ashford House Limited. Its registered specialisms include learning disabilities and mental health conditions.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (October 2026). It is one of 67 CQC-registered care homes in and around Worthing; 53 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Who runs it
Ashford House is run by Ashford House Limited (company 03499309), incorporated in 1998, 12 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are overdue, 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.
It trades under the Allied Care Limited brand, which covers 30 services run by 21 registered providers.
The five key questions
- Safe75% score267 of 317 in West Sussex
- Effective75% score289 of 317 in West Sussex
- Caring75% score294 of 317 in West Sussex
- Responsive75% score286 of 317 in West Sussex
- Well-led75% score233 of 317 in West Sussex
CQC key question ratings, published 23 October 2026. Under each rating: how many care homes in West Sussex share it.
Specialisms
As listed with the regulator.
How the scores break down
CQC's single assessment framework gives every quality statement a score out of 4, then reports each key question as a percentage. Averaged across the five areas, Ashford House scores 75%.
Safe 75%
- Learning culture3 · Good
- Safe systems, pathways and transitions3 · Good
- Safeguarding3 · Good
- Involving people to manage risks3 · Good
- Safe environments3 · Good
- Safe and effective staffing3 · Good
- Infection prevention and control3 · Good
- Medicines optimisation3 · Good
Effective 75%
- Assessing needs3 · Good
- Delivering evidence-based care and treatment3 · Good
- How staff, teams and services work together3 · Good
- Supporting people to live healthier lives3 · Good
- Monitoring and improving outcomes3 · Good
- Consent to care and treatment3 · Good
Caring 75%
- Kindness, compassion and dignity3 · Good
- Treating people as individuals3 · Good
- Independence, choice and control3 · Good
- Responding to people’s immediate needs3 · Good
- Workforce wellbeing and enablement3 · Good
Responsive 75%
- Person-centred Care3 · Good
- Care provision, Integration and continuity3 · Good
- Providing Information3 · Good
- Listening to and involving people3 · Good
- Equity in access3 · Good
- Equity in experiences and outcomes3 · Good
- Planning for the future3 · Good
Well-led 75%
- Shared direction and culture3 · Good
- Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders3 · Good
- Freedom to speak up3 · Good
- Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion3 · Good
- Governance, management and sustainability3 · Good
- Partnerships and communities3 · Good
- Learning, improvement and innovation3 · Good
Key: 4 = exceptional, 3 = good, 2 = some shortfalls, 1 = significant shortfalls. Source: CQC, assessed 21 August 2026, published 23 October 2026, Open Government Licence. Unscored statements weren't reviewed this time and keep their previous result.
Ratings over time
- Nov 2015
- Aug 2018
- Oct 2026
- Today Rated in the last 12 months
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 2 August 2018
- CQC inspection report 12 November 2015
- Inspection report 27 April 2013
- Inspection report 2 March 2012
Council food inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 20 February 2025 by Worthing. Try to visit at a mealtime: it shows how food, choice and help with eating work in practice.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Ashford House"). Open Government Licence.
Map and area details
- Ward
- Heene
- Parliamentary constituency
- Worthing West
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in BN11 (56)
See the wider area · Directions · Map data: OpenStreetMap contributors
Within walking distance
- Bus stop 110 m (1 min walk) · 28 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Worthing, 740 m (9 min walk)
- GP surgery Shelley Surgery, 270 m (3 min walk)
- Pharmacy Boots, 600 m (8 min walk)
- Shop M&V Polish Shop, 310 m (4 min walk)
- Park Amelia Park, 170 m (2 min walk)
- Café Blend Coffee Co., 310 m (4 min walk)
- Place of worship St Mary of the Angels, 260 m (3 min walk)
- Library Worthing Library, 620 m (8 min walk)
From OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), measured in a straight line, so allow extra for the actual route on foot.
Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence).
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 (2015–2026), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
The CQC website holds 4 reports for it, the latest from 2 August 2018.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
Ashford House has an even profile: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are each rated Good.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 232 of the 316 other care homes in West Sussex that CQC has rated.
Under CQC's newer scoring, its strongest area is Caring at 75% and its lowest is Well-led at 75%, averaging 75% overall.
Costs to expect
We estimate Ashford House at £1,400–£1,710 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £73k–£89k.
Ask whether the fee changes if needs increase, and what is extra: hairdressing, chiropody, outings and newspapers are often charged separately.
If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), West Sussex Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
Choice nearby
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 21 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Sunkist Lodge, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: learning disabilities (8 of the nearest 25).
Its rating is more recent than any of the 24 nearest rated care homes.
It sits in Heene ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Surrey and Sussex ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (3 min), a pharmacy (8 min), a shop (4 min), a park (2 min), a café (4 min), a bus stop (1 min) and a railway station (9 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Inspection findings in brief
- Who the service is for The service supports adults with a learning disability, autistic people and people with mental health needs.
- Instead, our findings focus on any areas where the service needs to improve or where we found exceptional practice.
- We found that the provider was working to this guidance.
- The ratio is good” Another person told us, “I feel very safe as there are always people around.” One person said, “I feel safe when I go to bed at night.” Another person explained how staff supported their wellbeing and social connections, telling us, “I feel safe because staff always make sure I sit in the same chair.
Inspected 27 March 2018; report published 2 August 2018; supporting 10 people at the time. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed Ashford House on The Care Panel so far.
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Compared with other care homes locally
- Rated Good. Across West Sussex, 84% of the 317 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 12 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (October 2026) is more recent than 99% of care home ratings in West Sussex.
- With 10 beds it is smaller than 79% of care homes in West Sussex, where the typical home has 28.
- Registered with CQC in 2010: it has been registered longer than 89% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 2 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in West Sussex lists 3.
Compared with every CQC-registered care home in West Sussex. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.
Nearby options
Guides for families
Other care homes near Worthing with recent ratings
- ChantryJun 2025
- Tenby HouseJun 2026
- Pentlands Nursing HomeSep 2026
Questions about Ashford House
- What are Ashford House's fees?
- No fee list from Ashford House has reached us. Residential care home typically costs £1,100–£1,600 a week (typical 2026 prices in West Sussex). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
- How did Ashford House score on each CQC key question?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- How many residents can Ashford House take?
- CQC registers Ashford House for 10 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
- Which provider runs Ashford House?
- The registered provider is Ashford House Limited, according to CQC.
- Is Ashford House registered for dementia care?
- It is not registered with dementia as a specialism, so confirm with the provider whether it can meet that need.
- When was Ashford House last inspected?
- CQC published the current rating on 23 October 2026. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- What is Ashford House's address?
- It is at 9-11 Winchester Road, Worthing, BN11 4DJ.
- Is Ashford House regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Yes. Ashford House is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-145186731) and was rated Good overall in October 2026.
- What kind of care can Ashford House offer?
- Ashford House is registered for residential homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
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