Care home · Peacehaven
Ashington Gardens
Illustrative photo, not of Ashington Gardens- Address
- 73 Ashington Gardens, Peacehaven, BN10 8UG
- Run by
- Ambitious about Autism (5 services)
- Type of provider
- Charity (registered charity 1063184)
- Service
- Residential care home, Education disability services
- 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
- October 2023 (3 years)
- Registered manager
- Pamela Jane Smith
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1997 (29 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 03375255)
- Last CQC check
- 21 Jul 2026
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,400–£1,710 a week for residential care. Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
More in Peacehaven: Care homes in Peacehaven (18) · Best rated care homes in Peacehaven · Care homes for learning disability care in Peacehaven · Care homes for care for adults under 65 in Peacehaven
Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-16146677954
Introducing Ashington Gardens
Ashington Gardens is a CQC-registered residential care home in Peacehaven, run by Ambitious about Autism. Its CQC registration covers adults under 65, including people living with learning disabilities.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (July 2026). It is one of 18 CQC-registered care homes in and around Peacehaven; 17 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Ashington Gardens over the years
Registered in October 2023, it has 3 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2023–2026), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Good.
Likely fees
We estimate Ashington Gardens 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 what notice is given before a fee increase and what triggers one.
If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), East Sussex Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
Specialisms
As listed with the regulator.
Around Peacehaven
There are 15 other care homes within 3 miles, 14 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is The Maples, under 0.5 miles away.
1 of the 24 nearest rated care homes has a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Peacehaven East ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Surrey and Sussex ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a café (9 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
The ratings in context
Ashington Gardens has an even profile: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are each rated Good.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 172 of the 260 other care homes in East Sussex that CQC has rated.
Under CQC's newer scoring, its strongest area is Effective at 75% and its lowest is Safe at 66%, averaging 70% overall.
What inspectors found
- It was one of 6 residential services that linked to St.
- John’s College where people attended lessons during term time.
- The service is registered to provide support to younger adults and people living with learning disabilities and autistic people.
- Most people living at the home could not use words to communicate.
In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Detailed scores
Behind each rating sit scores of 1 to 4 for individual quality statements, which CQC turns into a percentage for the area. Averaged across the five areas, Ashington Gardens scores 70%.
Safe 66%
- Learning culture3 · Good
- Safe systems, pathways and transitions2 · Some shortfalls
- Safeguarding3 · Good
- Involving people to manage risks2 · Some shortfalls
- Safe environments3 · Good
- Safe and effective staffing3 · Good
- Infection prevention and control3 · Good
- Medicines optimisation2 · Some shortfalls
Effective 75%
- Assessing needs3 · Good
- Delivering evidence-based care and treatment3 · Good
- How staff, teams and services work together3 · Good
- Supporting people to live healthier lives3 · Good
- Monitoring and improving outcomes3 · Good
- Consent to care and treatment3 · Good
Caring 70%
- Kindness, compassion and dignity3 · Good
- Treating people as individuals3 · Good
- Independence, choice and control3 · Good
- Responding to people’s immediate needs3 · Good
- Workforce wellbeing and enablement2 · Some shortfalls
Responsive 68%
- Person-centred Care3 · Good
- Care provision, Integration and continuity2 · Some shortfalls
- Providing Information3 · Good
- Listening to and involving people2 · Some shortfalls
- Equity in access3 · Good
- Equity in experiences and outcomes3 · Good
- Planning for the future3 · Good
Well-led 71%
- Shared direction and culture3 · Good
- Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders3 · Good
- Freedom to speak up3 · Good
- Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion3 · Good
- Governance, management and sustainability3 · Good
- Partnerships and communities2 · Some shortfalls
- Learning, improvement and innovation3 · Good
Scale: 1 (significant shortfalls) to 4 (exceptional). From CQC, assessed 11 June 2026, published 21 July 2026, Open Government Licence. Statements without a score were not reassessed and their earlier result stands.
Ratings over time
- Jan 2023
- Jul 2026
- Today Rated in the last 12 months
Published CQC ratings in date order. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
The neighbourhood
- Ward
- Peacehaven East
- Parliamentary constituency
- Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Urban; nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in BN10 (8)
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Around the building
- Bus stop 90 m (1 min walk) · 6 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Acorn Chiropody & Podiatry, 1.1 km (14 min walk)
- Pharmacy 1.5 km (19 min walk)
- Shop Co-op Food, 970 m (12 min walk)
- Park Centenary Park, 810 m (10 min walk)
- Café Gateway Cafe, 740 m (9 min walk)
- Place of worship Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 540 m (7 min walk)
- Library 1.4 km (18 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.
Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).
The company behind Ashington Gardens
Ashington Gardens is run by Ambitious About Autism (company 03375255), incorporated in 1997, 26 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 7 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is other residential care.
Ambitious about Autism runs 5 CQC-registered services across 2 council areas; 5 of the 5 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
2 of its services are in East Sussex.
The five key questions
- Safe66% score229 of 261 in East Sussex
- Effective75% score247 of 261 in East Sussex
- Caring70% score253 of 261 in East Sussex
- Responsive68% score238 of 261 in East Sussex
- Well-led71% score173 of 261 in East Sussex
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 21 July 2026. Under each rating: how many care homes in East Sussex share it.
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Ashington Gardens against its area
- Rated Good. Across East Sussex, 85% of the 261 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 5 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (July 2026) is more recent than 92% of care home ratings in East Sussex.
- With 6 beds it is smaller than 83% of care homes in East Sussex, where the typical home has 24.
- Registered with CQC in 2023: it has been registered longer than 17% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 2 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in East Sussex lists 3.
All figures compare it with other care homes in East Sussex; CQC register, Oct 2026.
Other care homes close by
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Frequently asked about Ashington Gardens
- How is Ashington Gardens rated for safety and leadership?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
- How much does care from Ashington Gardens cost?
- Ashington Gardens has not published its fees with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,555 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South East). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- Who runs Ashington Gardens?
- CQC lists Ambitious about Autism as the provider responsible for Ashington Gardens.
- How many beds does Ashington Gardens have?
- Ashington Gardens has 6 registered places. Ask how many are free now and which rooms have en-suites.
- When did CQC last rate Ashington Gardens?
- The rating now shown was published on 21 July 2026. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
- Is Ashington Gardens registered for dementia care?
- No dementia specialism is recorded with CQC. Ask the provider directly if this is likely to matter.
- What services is Ashington Gardens registered for?
- Registration for Ashington Gardens covers: residential homes, education disability services. Check which of these it offers today.
- Is Ashington Gardens registered with CQC?
- Registered, yes: location 1-16146677954 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Good overall in July 2026.
- What is Ashington Gardens's address?
- It is at 73 Ashington Gardens, Peacehaven, BN10 8UG.
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