Care home · Gerrards Cross
Greene House
Typical fee here £1,400–£1,710 a week Estimate
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Illustrative photo, not of Greene House- Address
- Chesham Lane, Chalfont St. Peter, Gerrards Cross, SL9 0RJ
- Run by
- Epilepsy Society (7 services)
- Type of provider
- Charity (registered charity 206186)
- 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
- Garden
- Garden for residents (as stated on epilepsysociety.org.uk)
- Registered with CQC
- December 2010 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Stephen James Potter
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1951 (75 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 00492761)
- Last CQC check
- 14 Feb 2020
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,400–£1,710 a week for residential care. An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-119002496
An overview of Greene House
Greene House in Gerrards Cross is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Epilepsy Society. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists physical disabilities, learning disabilities and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (February 2020). It is one of 10 CQC-registered care homes in and around Chalfont St Peter; 9 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Greene House over the years
Greene House has been registered with CQC since December 2010, about 15 years.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2016–2020), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Good.
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.
Reports on record: 6, with the most recent dated 14 February 2020.
Who the service is registered for
Taken from its CQC registration.
Reading Greene House's CQC ratings
CQC rated every one of the five key questions Good here, so there is no weak spot in the published ratings.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 79 of the 118 other care homes in Buckinghamshire that CQC has rated.
Around Gerrards Cross
There are 20 other care homes within 3 miles, 15 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Morton House, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: sight or hearing loss (8 of the nearest 25).
12 of the 22 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Chalfont St Peter 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 Thames Valley ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a shop (8 min) and a bus stop (5 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
CQC ratings, area by area
- Safe87 of 119 in Buckinghamshire
- Effective99 of 119 in Buckinghamshire
- Caring108 of 119 in Buckinghamshire
- Responsive102 of 119 in Buckinghamshire
- Well-led80 of 119 in Buckinghamshire
From CQC's latest report, published 14 February 2020. Under each rating: how many care homes in Buckinghamshire share it.
Likely fees
We estimate Greene 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 how often fees rise and whether they go up if care needs increase.
If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), Buckinghamshire Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
What inspectors found
- People were protected from abuse, neglect and discrimination.
- Most people's risk assessments were thorough and up-to-date and contained relevant information to ensure risks were mitigated as far as possible.
- Risks related to the premises were assessed and managed.
- There were enough staff deployed, albeit an ongoing vacancy pattern for care workers.
Inspected 15 January 2020; report published 14 February 2020; supporting 14 people at the time. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
The registered provider
Greene House is run by Epilepsy Society (company 00492761), incorporated in 1951, 59 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 13 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is other human health activities and nursing care.
Epilepsy Society runs 7 CQC-registered services; 6 of the 7 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (86%), against 84% for the same mix of services across England.
All 7 are in Buckinghamshire, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
Past CQC ratings
- Feb 2016
- Mar 2017
- Feb 2020
- Today Rating 6 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 14 February 2020
- CQC inspection report 16 March 2017
- CQC inspection report 26 February 2016
- Inspection report 25 October 2014
- Inspection report 25 July 2014
- Inspection report 16 January 2014
Food safety inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from an inspection on 15 May 2026 by Buckinghamshire. On a visit, ask to see this week's menu and how residents choose what they eat.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Greene House"). Open Government Licence.
The neighbourhood
- Ward
- Chalfont St Peter
- Council
- Buckinghamshire Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Chesham and Amersham
- Integrated care board
- NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Urban; nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in SL9 (13)
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Local amenities
- Bus stop 370 m (5 min walk)
- Shop Quickstop, 630 m (8 min walk)
- Park Cheena Meadow, 1.2 km (15 min walk)
- Café 930 m (12 min walk)
- Place of worship St Paul's, 820 m (10 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).
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Where Greene House stands locally
- Rated Good. Across Buckinghamshire, 74% of the 119 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 5 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (February 2020) is more recent than 45% of care home ratings in Buckinghamshire.
- With 10 beds it is smaller than 69% of care homes in Buckinghamshire, where the typical home has 31.
- Registered with CQC in 2010: it has been registered longer than 85% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Buckinghamshire lists 4.
Comparison set: every registered care home in Buckinghamshire, CQC data for Oct 2026.
Nearby options
Guides for families
Other care homes near Chalfont St Peter with recent ratings
- Mulberry CourtSep 2026
- Chalfont LodgeAug 2026
Frequently asked about Greene House
- Can Greene House care for someone with dementia?
- It is not registered with dementia as a specialism, so confirm with the provider whether it can meet that need.
- How recent is Greene House's CQC rating?
- 14 February 2020 is when the current rating was published, 6 years ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- What is Greene House's address?
- It is at Chesham Lane, Chalfont St. Peter, Gerrards Cross, SL9 0RJ.
- Is Greene House registered with CQC?
- Registered, yes: location 1-119002496 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Good overall in February 2020.
- What services is Greene House registered for?
- Its CQC registration covers residential homes. Ask Greene House how it would adapt if needs increase.
- How much does Greene House charge?
- Greene House has not published its fees with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,555 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South East). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
- Is Greene House rated well for safety?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- How big is Greene House?
- Greene House has 10 registered places. Ask how many are free now and which rooms have en-suites.
- Who is the registered provider for Greene House?
- On CQC's register the provider is Epilepsy Society.
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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.