Care home · Portslade

Southdown Housing Association - 52 Mill Lane

Rated Good by CQC Rating published 17 January 2019 Rating 7 years old

Typical fee here £1,400–£1,710 a week Estimate

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Address
52 Mill Lane, Portslade, BN41 2DE
Type of provider
Not-for-profit
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
December 2010 (15 years)
Registered manager
Newman Gumpo
Company check
Active, accounts up to date (Companies House IP20755R)
Last CQC check
17 Jan 2019
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

Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care

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Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-135596988

Southdown Housing Association - 52 Mill Lane at a glance

Registered with CQC as a residential care home, Southdown Housing Association - 52 Mill Lane is based in Portslade, run by Southdown Housing Association Limited. Its registered specialisms include learning disabilities.

Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (January 2019). It is one of 21 CQC-registered care homes in and around Southwick; 19 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Specialisms

Taken from its CQC registration.

Past CQC ratings

  1. Jul 2016 Requires improvement
  2. Dec 2017 Requires improvement
  3. Jan 2019 Good
  4. Today Rating 7 years old

Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.

CQC reports

Food hygiene

5/5

The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 1 June 2018 by Brighton and Hove. Meals matter in a care home: ask to see a menu and whether residents can choose.

From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Southdown Housing Association"). Open Government Licence.

Area and map

Ward
South Portslade
Parliamentary constituency
Hove and Portslade
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 40% least deprived areas in England

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Within walking distance

  • Bus stop 110 m (1 min walk) · 29 stops within 600 m
  • Railway station Portslade, 800 m (10 min walk)
  • GP surgery Portslade County Clinic, 450 m (6 min walk)
  • Pharmacy Boots, 930 m (12 min walk)
  • Shop 130 m (2 min walk)
  • Park Easthill Park, 350 m (4 min walk)
  • Café Wheelies, 620 m (8 min walk)
  • Place of worship St Nicholas', 560 m (7 min walk)
  • Library Portslade Library, 450 m (6 min walk)

Straight-line distances to the nearest of each, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). Walking routes are longer; check for hills and crossings if you plan to take a relative out.

Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).

Ratings for safety, care and leadership

  • SafeGood74 of 84 in Brighton and Hove
  • EffectiveGood77 of 84 in Brighton and Hove
  • CaringGood82 of 84 in Brighton and Hove
  • ResponsiveGood77 of 84 in Brighton and Hove
  • Well-ledGood69 of 84 in Brighton and Hove

As rated by CQC, published 17 January 2019. Under each rating: how many care homes in Brighton and Hove share it.

Who runs it

Southdown Housing Association - 52 Mill Lane is run by Southdown Housing Association Limited (company IP20755R).

At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time and there is no insolvency history.

Southdown Housing Association Limited runs 4 CQC-registered services across 2 council areas; 4 of the 4 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.

History with CQC

Southdown Housing Association - 52 Mill Lane has been registered with CQC since December 2010, about 15 years.

CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2016–2019), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Good.

It has gone 7 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.

6 reports have been published for this location, most recently on 17 January 2019.

Budgeting for this home

We estimate Southdown Housing Association - 52 Mill Lane 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.

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 Brighton and Hove Council after a needs and financial assessment.

Key points from CQC's visit

  • The inspection took place on 15 November 2018 and was announced. 52 Mill Lane provides accommodation and personal care for up to five adults with severe learning disabilities and physical needs.
  • The house is situated in a residential area of Hove with some shops nearby.
  • The house has been adapted for the needs of the people who live there.
  • Accommodation is arranged on the ground floor, with offices for staff on the first floor. 52 Mill Lane is a 'care home'.

Inspected 15 November 2018; report published 17 January 2019. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.

Strengths and weak spots in the ratings

All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Southdown Housing Association - 52 Mill Lane: no single area stands out above or below the rest.

For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 68 of the 83 other care homes in Brighton and Hove that CQC has rated.

How it fits locally

Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 23 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is 19 Leicester Villas, 0.6 miles away.

It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: learning disabilities (4 of the nearest 25).

Every one of the 24 nearest rated care homes has a more recent rating than this one, so ask what has changed since its inspection.

It sits in South Portslade ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% least 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 (6 min), a shop (2 min), a park (4 min), a café (8 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.

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How Southdown Housing Association - 52 Mill Lane compares

  • Rated Good. Across Brighton and Hove, 92% of the 84 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 4 are Outstanding.
  • Its rating (January 2019) is more recent than 7% of care home ratings in Brighton and Hove.
  • With 5 beds it is smaller than 88% of care homes in Brighton and Hove, where the typical home has 22.
  • Registered with CQC in 2010: it has been registered longer than 87% of care homes in the area.
  • It lists 1 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Brighton and Hove lists 2.

All figures compare it with other care homes in Brighton and Hove; CQC register, Oct 2026.

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Questions about Southdown Housing Association - 52 Mill Lane

What are Southdown Housing Association - 52 Mill Lane's fees?
Southdown Housing Association - 52 Mill Lane has not published its fees with 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.
Is Southdown Housing Association - 52 Mill Lane rated well for safety?
CQC rates five key questions. For Southdown Housing Association - 52 Mill Lane: 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 Southdown Housing Association - 52 Mill Lane?
Southdown Housing Association - 52 Mill Lane can take up to 5 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
Which provider runs Southdown Housing Association - 52 Mill Lane?
The registered provider is Southdown Housing Association Limited, according to CQC.
Is Southdown Housing Association - 52 Mill Lane registered for dementia care?
Not as a registered specialism. Some services still support people with mild dementia, so ask.
When did CQC last rate Southdown Housing Association - 52 Mill Lane?
The rating now shown was published on 17 January 2019, 7 years ago. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
What is Southdown Housing Association - 52 Mill Lane's address?
It is at 52 Mill Lane, Portslade, BN41 2DE.
Is Southdown Housing Association - 52 Mill Lane regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
Southdown Housing Association - 52 Mill Lane is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-135596988) and was rated Good overall in January 2019.
What kind of care can Southdown Housing Association - 52 Mill Lane offer?
Its CQC registration covers residential homes. Ask Southdown Housing Association - 52 Mill Lane how it would adapt if needs increase.

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