Care home · Ashington
Ashington Grange
Illustrative photo, not of Ashington Grange- Address
- Moorhouse Lane, Ashington, NE63 9LJ
- Run by
- WT HI OpCo 1 Limited (34 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 59 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- Yes, registered as a nursing home (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- June 2026 (4 months)
- Part of
- Welltower
- Registered manager
- Andrea Patricia Pringle
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2026, accounts up to date (Companies House 17087812)
- Last CQC check
- 19 May 2022
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,230–£1,500 a week for nursing care (dementia). Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
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Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-27776501744
Introducing Ashington Grange
Ashington Grange in Ashington is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a nursing home, run by WT HI OpCo 1 Limited. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (May 2022). It is one of 7 CQC-registered care homes in and around Ashington; 7 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Who they support
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
Who runs it
Ashington Grange is run by Wt Hi Opco 1 Limited (company 17087812), incorporated in 2026.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is nursing care and residential care for older and disabled people.
WT HI OpCo 1 Limited runs 34 CQC-registered services across 17 council areas; 29 of the 32 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (91%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
It trades under the Welltower brand, which covers 529 services run by 37 registered providers.
How CQC rated each area
- Safe83 of 92 in Northumberland
- Effective89 of 92 in Northumberland
- Caring80 of 92 in Northumberland
- Responsive85 of 92 in Northumberland
- Well-led74 of 92 in Northumberland
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 19 May 2022. Under each rating: how many care homes in Northumberland share it.
How long it has been running
Ashington Grange registered with CQC in June 2026, so it is a new service.
CQC has published 7 overall ratings for it (2014–2022), starting at Inspected but not rated; it has gone up 1 and down 1 time, and is now Good.
At 4 years old, the rating may not reflect the current team. CQC prioritises higher-risk services, so ask about recent changes rather than assuming the worst.
Note that a different provider ran the service when it was rated; the current one has not been inspected here so far.
What it may cost
We estimate Ashington Grange at £1,230–£1,500 a week for nursing care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £64k–£78k.
Part of a nursing fee may be met by the NHS (NHS-funded nursing care), paid to the home rather than to you.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Northumberland Council after a needs and financial assessment.
The local picture
There are 10 other care homes within 3 miles, 10 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Woodhorn Park, 0.6 miles away.
16 of the 25 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Hirst ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a pharmacy (3 min), a shop (2 min), a park (5 min) and a bus stop (3 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Ashington Grange: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 73 of the 91 other care homes in Northumberland that CQC has rated.
Earlier inspections
- Sep 2014
- Sep 2015
- Mar 2017
- Dec 2017
- Apr 2021
- Apr 2021
- May 2022
- Today Rating 4 years old
Published CQC ratings in date order. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
The kitchen's hygiene score
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 25 April 2025 by Northumberland. On a visit, ask to see this week's menu and how residents choose what they eat.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Ashington Grange"). Open Government Licence.
Area and map
- Ward
- Hirst
- Parliamentary constituency
- Blyth and Ashington
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Urban; nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% most deprived areas in England
See the wider area · Directions · OpenStreetMap (ODbL)
Nearby
- Bus stop 220 m (3 min walk) · 10 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Museum Halt, 1.1 km (13 min walk)
- GP surgery Seaton Hirst Primary Care Centre, 1.2 km (15 min walk)
- Pharmacy Crescent Pharmacy, 220 m (3 min walk)
- Shop Tesco Express, 150 m (2 min walk)
- Park Hirst Park, 390 m (5 min walk)
- Café Little Paul’s Pantry, 980 m (12 min walk)
- Place of worship St Andrew's Seaton Hirst, 570 m (7 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.
Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence.
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Quick answers about Ashington Grange
- How big is Ashington Grange?
- Ashington Grange has 59 registered places. Ask how many are free now and which rooms have en-suites.
- Who is the registered provider for Ashington Grange?
- WT HI OpCo 1 Limited is the registered provider for Ashington Grange.
- What are Ashington Grange's fees?
- We don't have published prices from Ashington Grange yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,185 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in North East). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
- How did Ashington Grange score on each CQC key question?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
- Where is Ashington Grange based?
- It is at Moorhouse Lane, Ashington, NE63 9LJ.
- Is Ashington Grange regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- It is. The CQC register records Ashington Grange as a care home, location ID 1-27776501744 and was rated Good overall in May 2022.
- What type of care does Ashington Grange provide?
- Ashington Grange is registered for nursing homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
- Is Ashington Grange registered for dementia care?
- Yes, it is registered for dementia. Worth asking: how many staff are trained, and how routines are kept consistent.
- When did CQC last rate Ashington Grange?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 19 May 2022, 4 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
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