Care home · Berkhamsted
Dunsland House
Typical fee here £1,350–£1,650 a week Estimate
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- 5 Shrublands Road, Berkhamsted, HP4 3HY
- Run by
- Dunsland House Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 20 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- October 2015 (11 years)
- Registered manager
- Elizabeth Taylor McLeod
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2015 (11 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 09516675)
- Last CQC check
- 11 Jun 2019
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,350–£1,650 a week for residential care (dementia). Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
More in Berkhamsted: Care homes in Berkhamsted (4) · Care homes for dementia care in Berkhamsted · Care homes for elderly care in Berkhamsted
Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-2265906295
Dunsland House at a glance
Dunsland House in Berkhamsted is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Dunsland House Limited. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (June 2019). It is one of 4 CQC-registered care homes in and around Berkhamsted; 3 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Inspection findings in brief
- People's experience of using this service: People were happy at the service and were supported by staff who knew them well.
- People felt their privacy and dignity was promoted.
- People were able to choose how to spend their time and encouraged to make decisions about their care.
- People's care plans gave staff information on how people wanted to be supported and what their likes and dislikes were.
Inspected 28 May 2019; report published 11 June 2019. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Ownership and company checks
Dunsland House is run by Dunsland House Limited (company 09516675), incorporated in 2015.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 5 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is residential care for older and disabled people.
Who the service is registered for
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
Track record
CQC registration dates from October 2015, so the service has been operating for around 11 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2016–2019), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
At 7 years old, the rating may not reflect the current team. CQC prioritises higher-risk services, so ask about recent changes rather than assuming the worst.
Reports on record: 2, with the most recent dated 11 June 2019.
Costs to expect
We estimate Dunsland House at £1,350–£1,650 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £70k–£86k.
Ask what notice is given before a fee increase and what triggers one.
If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), Hertfordshire Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
Choice nearby
There are 3 other care homes within 3 miles, 3 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Kilfillan House Care Home, under 0.5 miles away.
15 of the 21 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Berkhamsted West 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 Central East ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (4 min), a pharmacy (7 min), a shop (2 min), a park (5 min), a café (3 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
What the ratings tell you
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Dunsland House: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 147 of the 218 other care homes in Hertfordshire that CQC has rated.
Rating history
- Sep 2016
- Jun 2019
- Today Rating 7 years old
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first.
Inspection reports to read
- CQC inspection report 11 June 2019
- CQC inspection report 2 September 2016
Kitchen hygiene rating
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 24 July 2025 by Dacorum. Food is a big part of daily life in a home, so ask about menus, choice and mealtimes.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Dunsland House Ltd"). Open Government Licence.
Where it is
- Ward
- Berkhamsted West
- Parliamentary constituency
- Harpenden and Berkhamsted
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Central East 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 HP4 (5)
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Local amenities
- Bus stop 90 m (1 min walk) · 10 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Berkhamsted, 860 m (11 min walk)
- GP surgery Gossoms End Surgery, 310 m (4 min walk)
- Pharmacy Acorn Pharmacy, 540 m (7 min walk)
- Shop Budgens, 190 m (2 min walk)
- Park 440 m (5 min walk)
- Café Plates, 270 m (3 min walk)
- Place of worship All Saints, 80 m (1 min walk)
- Library Berkhamsted Library, 700 m (9 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).
How CQC rated each area
- Safe161 of 219 in Hertfordshire
- Effective193 of 218 in Hertfordshire
- Caring194 of 218 in Hertfordshire
- Responsive182 of 217 in Hertfordshire
- Well-led148 of 219 in Hertfordshire
CQC key question ratings, published 11 June 2019. Under each rating: how many care homes in Hertfordshire share it.
Family reviews
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Where Dunsland House stands locally
- Rated Good. Across Hertfordshire, 76% of the 219 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 9 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (June 2019) is more recent than 26% of care home ratings in Hertfordshire.
- With 20 beds it is smaller than 58% of care homes in Hertfordshire, where the typical home has 32.
- Registered with CQC in 2015: it has been registered longer than 42% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Hertfordshire lists 3.
Based on the CQC register for Hertfordshire as at Oct 2026.
Also nearby
Guides for families
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- Kilfillan House Care HomeOct 2026
What families ask about Dunsland House
- What are Dunsland House's fees?
- Dunsland House's prices aren't on our site yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,455 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in East of England). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
- Is Dunsland House rated well for safety?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- How many beds does Dunsland House have?
- Dunsland House can take up to 20 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
- Which provider runs Dunsland House?
- CQC lists Dunsland House Limited as the provider responsible for Dunsland House.
- Is Dunsland House registered for dementia care?
- Yes, it is registered for dementia. Worth asking: how many staff are trained, and how routines are kept consistent.
- When was Dunsland House last inspected?
- The latest rating is dated 11 June 2019, 7 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- What kind of care can Dunsland House offer?
- Its CQC registration covers residential homes. Ask Dunsland House how it would adapt if needs increase.
- What is Dunsland House's address?
- It is at 5 Shrublands Road, Berkhamsted, HP4 3HY.
- Is Dunsland House registered with CQC?
- Dunsland House is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-2265906295) and was rated Good overall in June 2019.
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