Care home · Colchester
481 Ipswich Road
Typical fee here £1,310–£1,600 a week Estimate
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- 481 Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 0HQ
- Run by
- Inclusive Support Limited (4 services)
- 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
- Registered with CQC
- March 2022 (4 years)
- Registered manager
- Chelsey Jayne Mitchell
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2009 (16 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 07108129)
- Last CQC check
- 20 May 2023
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,310–£1,600 a week for residential care. Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-12687573042
Introducing 481 Ipswich Road
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, 481 Ipswich Road is based in Colchester, run by Inclusive Support Limited. It supports adults under 65, with registered specialisms in learning disabilities.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (May 2023). It is one of 46 CQC-registered care homes in and around Colchester; 34 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Specialisms
Registration details from CQC.
Likely fees
We estimate 481 Ipswich Road 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 Essex Council after a needs and financial assessment.
Around Colchester
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 16 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Newlands, under 0.5 miles away.
10 of the 22 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in St Anne's and St John's ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Essex ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (8 min), a park (4 min), a café (10 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Ratings over time
- May 2023
- Today Rating 3 years old
CQC rating timeline for this address.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 20 May 2023
Location and local area
- Ward
- St Anne's and St John's
- Council
- Essex County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Colchester
- Integrated care board
- NHS Essex Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Urban · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in CO4 (19)
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Nearby
- Bus stop 100 m (1 min walk) · 22 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Bluebell Surgery, 610 m (8 min walk)
- Pharmacy Day Lewis Pharmacy, 1.2 km (15 min walk)
- Shop M&S Simply Food, 820 m (10 min walk)
- Park 300 m (4 min walk)
- Café Harris + Hoole, 780 m (10 min walk)
- Place of worship St John the Evangelist, Colchester, 280 m (3 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).
How CQC rated each area
- Safe290 of 364 in Essex
- Effective326 of 364 in Essex
- Caring340 of 364 in Essex
- Responsive322 of 364 in Essex
- Well-led270 of 364 in Essex
Source: CQC, published 20 May 2023. Under each rating: how many care homes in Essex share it.
The registered provider
481 Ipswich Road is run by Inclusive Support Limited (company 07108129), incorporated in 2009, 12 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 other residential care.
Inclusive Support Limited runs 4 CQC-registered services; 4 of the 4 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
All 4 are in Essex, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
481 Ipswich Road over the years
CQC registration dates from March 2022, so the service has been operating for around 4 years under its current registration.
Its only published overall rating so far is Good, from May 2023.
No new overall rating has been published for 3 years. CQC re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating is not a bad sign in itself, but staff and management may have changed.
What inspectors found
- It was evident from interactions observed that people were confident and relaxed in approaching and interacting with staff and they felt comfortable and safe in their environment.
- Relatives were positive about the care people received.
- People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and were enabled to live fully integrated lives within the community.
- One person awoke that morning and decided they wanted to take a train journey to the seaside and they were supported to do as they wished.
Inspected 19 April 2023; report published 20 May 2023; supporting 5 people at the time. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Reading 481 Ipswich Road's CQC ratings
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for 481 Ipswich Road: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 269 of the 363 other care homes in Essex that CQC has rated.
Family reviews
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How 481 Ipswich Road compares
- Rated Good. Across Essex, 84% of the 363 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 7 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (May 2023) is more recent than 60% of care home ratings in Essex.
- With 5 beds it is smaller than 82% of care homes in Essex, where the typical home has 22.
- Registered with CQC in 2022: it has been registered longer than 20% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 2 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Essex lists 3.
Benchmarked against all CQC-registered care homes in Essex (Oct 2026).
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Frequently asked about 481 Ipswich Road
- How big is 481 Ipswich Road?
- 481 Ipswich Road can take up to 5 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
- Which provider runs 481 Ipswich Road?
- 481 Ipswich Road is run by Inclusive Support Limited, the registered provider on the CQC register.
- How much does care from 481 Ipswich Road cost?
- 481 Ipswich Road hasn't shared a price list with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,455 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in East of England). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- How did 481 Ipswich Road score on each CQC key question?
- CQC rates five key questions. For 481 Ipswich Road: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
- What kind of care can 481 Ipswich Road offer?
- 481 Ipswich Road is registered for residential homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
- What is 481 Ipswich Road's address?
- It is at 481 Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 0HQ.
- Is 481 Ipswich Road registered with CQC?
- Registered, yes: location 1-12687573042 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Good overall in May 2023.
- Does 481 Ipswich Road support people with dementia?
- No dementia specialism is recorded with CQC. Ask the provider directly if this is likely to matter.
- When was 481 Ipswich Road last inspected?
- The rating now shown was published on 20 May 2023, 3 years ago. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
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Information: Care Quality Commission, Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sections in the provider's own words are theirs; we compiled everything else from public data. The Care Panel is independent and not a care provider.