Care home · Mansfield
Esmer House
Typical fee here £1,130–£1,380 a week Estimate
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Top rated 2026 · one of the services in Nottinghamshire rated Outstanding by CQC
Illustrative photo, not of Esmer House- Address
- 22 Peafield Lane, Mansfield Woodhouse, Mansfield, NG19 9DT
- Run by
- Voyage 1 Limited (278 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 6 (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 2019 (6 years)
- Part of
- Voyage
- Registered manager
- Shelley Ann Henderson
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1988 (38 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 02215899)
- Last CQC check
- 3 Nov 2021
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,130–£1,380 a week for residential care. Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
Registered to provide: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-8061130748
An overview of Esmer House
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, Esmer House is based in Mansfield, run by Voyage 1 Limited. Its registered specialisms include learning disabilities, mental health conditions and eating disorders.
Its latest CQC rating is Outstanding overall (November 2021). It is one of 9 CQC-registered care homes in and around Mansfield Woodhouse; 8 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
Looking at the five areas: Responsive and Well-led are rated Outstanding; 3 other areas are Good.
Across Nottinghamshire, 23 of 254 rated care homes are Outstanding for Responsive (9%), while 21 of 254 rated care homes are Outstanding for Well-led (8%).
Outstanding ratings for a single area are uncommon; the Responsive and Well-led section of the report gives examples of what inspectors saw.
The local picture
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 18 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is The Beeches, 0.5 miles away.
9 of the 20 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Hornby ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a shop (4 min), a park (5 min), a café (8 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
What CQC's inspectors reported
- Feedback received from people who lived at the home and their relatives was exceptional and described a service that delivered high quality person-centred care.
- The provider supported and guided people in creative and innovative ways to allow them to independently take their prescribed medicines safely.
- There was a genuinely open culture in which all safety concerns raised are highly valued as integral to learning and improvement.
- Staff training was developed and delivered around individual needs.
Inspected 2 September 2021; report published 3 November 2021. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
What it may cost
We estimate Esmer House at £1,130–£1,380 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £59k–£72k.
Ask whether the fee changes if needs increase, and what is extra: hairdressing, chiropody, outings and newspapers are often charged separately.
With savings below £23,250, Nottinghamshire Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
Registered specialisms
Registration details from CQC.
How long it has been running
CQC registration dates from December 2019, so the service has been operating for around 6 years under its current registration.
There is a single overall rating on record, Outstanding (November 2021).
No new overall rating has been published for 4 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.
Past CQC ratings
- Nov 2021
- Today Rating 4 years old
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 3 November 2021
Map and area details
- Ward
- Hornby
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mansfield
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Urban · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in NG19 (16)
Bigger map · Directions · OpenStreetMap (ODbL)
Close by
- Bus stop 80 m (1 min walk) · 32 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Mansfield Woodhouse, 1.6 km
- GP surgery Oakwood Surgery, 1.1 km (13 min walk)
- Pharmacy Rowlands Pharmacy, 960 m (12 min walk)
- Shop Tesco Express, 280 m (4 min walk)
- Park 430 m (5 min walk)
- Café Kath's Filled Rolls, 680 m (8 min walk)
- Place of worship Seventh Day Adventist Church, 770 m (10 min walk)
- Library Mansfield Woodhouse Library, 1.0 km (13 min walk)
Nearest of each type, measured in a straight line using OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). If a resident uses a wheelchair or frame, check the route itself.
Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe203 of 254 in Nottinghamshire
- Effective213 of 254 in Nottinghamshire
- Caring224 of 254 in Nottinghamshire
- Responsive23 of 254 in Nottinghamshire
- Well-led21 of 254 in Nottinghamshire
CQC key question ratings, published 3 November 2021. Under each rating: how many care homes in Nottinghamshire share it; for example, 23 of 254 care homes in Nottinghamshire rated Outstanding for Responsive.
Who runs it
Esmer House is run by Voyage 1 Limited (company 02215899), incorporated in 1988, 31 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 3 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is care for people with learning disabilities, mental health problems or substance misuse and social work without accommodation for older and disabled people (which includes home care).
Voyage 1 Limited runs 280 CQC-registered services across 87 council areas; 244 of the 268 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (91%), against 84% for the same mix of services across England.
9 of its services are in Nottinghamshire.
It trades under the Voyage brand, which covers 320 services run by 13 registered providers.
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Esmer House in local context
- Rated Outstanding. Across Nottinghamshire, 84% of the 254 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 24 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (November 2021) is more recent than 37% of care home ratings in Nottinghamshire.
- With 6 beds it is smaller than 81% of care homes in Nottinghamshire, where the typical home has 25.
- Registered with CQC in 2019: it has been registered longer than 29% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Nottinghamshire lists 4.
Compared with every CQC-registered care home in Nottinghamshire. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.
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Quick answers about Esmer House
- How much does Esmer House charge?
- Esmer House hasn't shared a price list with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,250 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in East Midlands). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
- Is Esmer House rated well for safety?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Outstanding; Well-led: Outstanding. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
- How many residents can Esmer House take?
- CQC capacity for Esmer House: 6 beds. Ask about current availability and room facilities.
- Who is the registered provider for Esmer House?
- Esmer House is run by Voyage 1 Limited, the registered provider on the CQC register.
- Does Esmer House support people with dementia?
- Its CQC registration does not list dementia. If that is a need now or later, check with the provider before deciding.
- When was Esmer House last inspected?
- CQC published the current rating on 3 November 2021, 4 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- What type of care does Esmer House provide?
- Registration for Esmer House covers: residential homes. Check which of these it offers today.
- What is Esmer House's address?
- It is at 22 Peafield Lane, Mansfield Woodhouse, Mansfield, NG19 9DT.
- Is Esmer House registered with CQC?
- Registered, yes: location 1-8061130748 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Outstanding overall in November 2021.
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Details from the Care Quality Commission register, updated Oct 2026. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Text marked "in the provider's own words" is supplied by the provider. The Care Panel is not a care provider.