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Essex County Council

Essex County Council is the registered operator of 4 care homes, only in East. Good or Outstanding: 75% of 4 rated services, compared with 83% for like-for-like services in England.

  • 4services on the CQC register
  • 75%share of rated that are Good or Outstanding
  • 0Outstanding
  • 1rated within two years · 3 over 4 years ago

Essex County Council: CQC ratings by key question

Key questionInadequateRequires improvementGoodOutstanding
Overall rating0130
Safe0130
Effective0040
Caring0130
Responsive0040
Well-led0130

Counts of services by their latest published CQC rating; on the register since December 2010; 60 beds across its care homes.

About Essex County Council's services

Its services received 1 new CQC rating over the past year (up: 0, down: 0, first rating: 0). Most recent: Magdalen Close Hostel, Requires improvement, 20 March 2026.

Region by region: East (4 care homes).

Capacity: 60 beds over 4 homes, averaging 15, ranging from 5 at Tudor House to 24 at Bridgemarsh Residential Home.

Compared with England, weighting for its mix of care homes and home care, Essex County Council has 0% of rated services at Outstanding against 5%, and 25% (1 of 4) below Good against 17%.

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Each service against its local area

Each row sets one service against every service of its type in the same council area.

ServiceRatingCouncil areaGood or Outstanding locallyRated more recently than
Bridgemarsh Residential HomeGoodEssex84% of 36843% locally
Longwood PlaceGoodEssex84% of 3687% locally
Magdalen Close HostelRequires improvementEssex84% of 36889% locally
Tudor HouseGoodEssex84% of 36830% locally

Care homes run by Essex County Council

NameLocationRatingBeds
Bridgemarsh Residential HomeChelmsford, EssexGood Rated Apr 202024
Longwood PlaceLangdon Hill, EssexGood Rated May 20189
Magdalen Close HostelClacton On Sea, EssexRequires improvement Rated Mar 2026Inspected recently22
Tudor HouseColchester, EssexGood Rated Jul 20195

Ratings belong to individual services rather than to the group. Taken from CQC's register and its ratings in Oct 2026, under the Open Government Licence (version 3.0). Other care groups.

Essex County Council FAQs

How many care services does Essex County Council run?

CQC lists Essex County Council as running 4 care homes, with 60 care home beds.

What ratings do Essex County Council's services have?

Good or Outstanding: 75% of Essex County Council's 4 rated services. Breakdown: 0 Outstanding, 3 Good, 1 Requires improvement, 0 Inadequate. Always check the individual service.

Are Essex County Council's ratings up to date?

1 was rated within two years; 3 have ratings over four years old, which may predate changes in management. How old care ratings are across England.

Register information from CQC as at Oct 2026; Open Government Licence v3.0 applies. We do not deliver care ourselves.

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