Care home · Wakefield
Avalon Clarence Gardens
Illustrative photo, not of Avalon Clarence Gardens- Address
- 161 Lawefield Lane, Wakefield, WF2 8SU
- Run by
- Avalon Group (Social Care) (9 services)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 4 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- May 2024 (2 years)
- Registered manager
- *
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1994 (32 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 02976727)
- Last CQC check
- 20 Feb 2020
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,110–£1,350 a week for residential care. Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region; the real price may differ. How we estimate
Registered to provide: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-18821754085
About Avalon Clarence Gardens
Avalon Clarence Gardens in Wakefield is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Avalon Group (Social Care). The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists physical disabilities and learning disabilities among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Requires improvement overall (February 2020). Safe, Effective and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 21 CQC-registered care homes in and around Wakefield; 15 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Who the service is registered for
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
For Avalon Clarence Gardens, Safe, Effective and Well-led are rated below Good; 2 other areas are Good.
Across Wakefield, 22 of 88 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (25%), while 11 of 88 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Effective (13%), while 25 of 88 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (28%).
If you are considering it, read the Safe, Effective and Well-led section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.
Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led
- Safe22 of 88 in Wakefield
- Effective11 of 88 in Wakefield
- Caring78 of 88 in Wakefield
- Responsive74 of 88 in Wakefield
- Well-led25 of 88 in Wakefield
Source: CQC, published 20 February 2020. Under each rating: how many care homes in Wakefield share it.
What it may cost
We estimate Avalon Clarence Gardens at £1,110–£1,350 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £58k–£70k.
Ask whether the fee changes if needs increase, and what is extra: hairdressing, chiropody, outings and newspapers are often charged separately.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Wakefield Council after a needs and financial assessment.
Who runs it
Avalon Clarence Gardens is run by Avalon Group (social Care) (company 02976727), incorporated in 1994, 29 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 residential care for older and disabled people.
Avalon Group (Social Care) runs 9 CQC-registered services across 5 council areas; 8 of the 9 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (89%), against 87% for the same mix of services across England.
2 of its services are in Wakefield.
The local picture
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 16 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is West Villa Residential Home, 0.9 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: learning disabilities (7 of the nearest 25).
19 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Wakefield West ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS West Yorkshire ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (9 min), a shop (4 min), a park (5 min), a café (5 min), a bus stop (2 min) and a railway station (2 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Earlier inspections
- Apr 2017
- Feb 2020
- Today Rating 6 years old
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
Map and area details
- Ward
- Wakefield West
- Council
- Wakefield Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wakefield and Rothwell
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 20% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in WF2 (11)
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Close by
- Bus stop 130 m (2 min walk) · 25 stops within 600 m
- Railway station 130 m (2 min walk)
- GP surgery Homestead Medical Centre, 720 m (9 min walk)
- Pharmacy Horbury Road Pharmacy, 810 m (10 min walk)
- Shop Sun Mini Market, 310 m (4 min walk)
- Park Thornes Park, 430 m (5 min walk)
- Café Costa, 360 m (5 min walk)
- Place of worship Markazi Jamia Masjid, 200 m (2 min walk)
- Library Wakefield One, 910 m (11 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 and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence.
How long it has been running
Avalon Clarence Gardens has been registered with CQC since May 2024, about 2 years.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2017–2020), starting at Good and falling to Requires improvement.
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.
The current rating was given to a previous provider; the present one has not yet been inspected here.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed Avalon Clarence Gardens on The Care Panel so far.
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Where Avalon Clarence Gardens stands locally
- Rated Requires improvement. Across Wakefield, 74% of the 88 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 2 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (February 2020) is more recent than 27% of care home ratings in Wakefield.
- With 4 beds it is smaller than 90% of care homes in Wakefield, where the typical home has 22.
- Registered with CQC in 2024: it has been registered longer than 19% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 4 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Wakefield lists 4.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (31% of care homes in Wakefield are also rated below Good here); Effective (16% of care homes in Wakefield are also rated below Good here); Well-led (33% of care homes in Wakefield are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Based on the CQC register for Wakefield as at Oct 2026.
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What families ask about Avalon Clarence Gardens
- What is Avalon Clarence Gardens's address?
- It is at 161 Lawefield Lane, Wakefield, WF2 8SU.
- Is Avalon Clarence Gardens regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Yes. Avalon Clarence Gardens is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-18821754085) and was rated Requires improvement overall in February 2020.
- What type of care does Avalon Clarence Gardens provide?
- Avalon Clarence Gardens is registered with CQC for: residential homes. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- Is Avalon Clarence Gardens registered for dementia care?
- It is not registered with dementia as a specialism, so confirm with the provider whether it can meet that need.
- How recent is Avalon Clarence Gardens's CQC rating?
- CQC published the current rating on 20 February 2020, 6 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- How many beds does Avalon Clarence Gardens have?
- Avalon Clarence Gardens is registered for up to 4 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- Which provider runs Avalon Clarence Gardens?
- CQC lists Avalon Group (Social Care) as the provider responsible for Avalon Clarence Gardens.
- What are Avalon Clarence Gardens's fees?
- No fee list from Avalon Clarence Gardens has reached us. Residential care home typically costs £1,115 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in Yorkshire and the Humber). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
- Is Avalon Clarence Gardens rated well for safety?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Requires improvement; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
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