Care home · Banbury
Banbury Heights Nursing Home
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- 11 Old Parr Road, Banbury, OX16 5HT
- Run by
- Banbury Heights Ltd
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Nursing home, Rehabilitation (illness/injury)
- 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
- November 2010 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Megan Alice Holland
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2003 (23 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 04701938)
- Last CQC check
- 20 Mar 2026
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,660–£2,030 a week for nursing care (dementia). Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
More in Banbury: Care homes in Banbury (12) · Care homes for dementia care in Banbury · Care homes for elderly care in Banbury · Care homes for physical disability care in Banbury · Care homes for learning disability care in Banbury
Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-107117300
The service in brief
Registered with CQC as a nursing home, Banbury Heights Nursing Home is based in Banbury, run by Banbury Heights Ltd. It supports older people, with registered specialisms in dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health conditions and sight or hearing loss.
Its latest CQC rating is Requires improvement overall (March 2026). Safe, Effective and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 12 CQC-registered care homes in and around Banbury; 4 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Who it can help
As listed with the regulator.
Ownership and company checks
Banbury Heights Nursing Home is run by Banbury Heights Ltd. (company 04701938), incorporated in 2003, 7 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 1 active director and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is medical nursing home activities.
Key points from CQC's visit
- Date of inspection: 8 January 2026 to 3 February 2026.
- There were 41 people living at the service when we visited.
- An assessment has been undertaken of a service that is used by autistic people or people with a learning disability but is not registered as a specialist service.
- Comments included “I am well looked after here”, “Staff are lovely” and “they look after me well here.” People liked the food provided.
Inspected 2 May 2023; report published 14 June 2023; supporting 41 people at the time. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Likely fees
We estimate Banbury Heights Nursing Home at £1,660–£2,030 a week for nursing care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £86k–£106k.
For residents assessed as needing nursing, a weekly NHS contribution goes straight to the home towards the fee, whoever pays the rest.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Oxfordshire Council for a free care needs assessment.
Around Banbury
There are 16 other care homes within 3 miles, 8 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is The Julie Richardson Nursing Home, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: learning disabilities (4 of the nearest 21); mental health conditions (4 of the nearest 21); sight or hearing loss (6 of the nearest 21).
3 of the 17 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Banbury Cross and Neithrop ward, classed by ONS as urban (further from a major town or city), among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Thames Valley ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (3 min), a pharmacy (3 min), a shop (4 min), a park (2 min), a café (3 min), a bus stop (3 min) and a railway station (10 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Ratings over time
- Jun 2015
- Aug 2017
- Nov 2019
- Dec 2020
- Jun 2022
- Jun 2023
- Jul 2024
- Today Rated in the last 12 months
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 14 June 2023
- CQC inspection report 14 June 2022
- CQC inspection report 18 December 2020
- CQC inspection report 22 November 2019
- CQC inspection report 19 August 2017
- CQC inspection report 29 June 2015
The kitchen's hygiene score
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from an inspection on 23 April 2026 by Cherwell. Ask how special diets are handled and whether residents can eat when they like.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Banbury Heights Nursing Home"). Open Government Licence.
Area and map
- Ward
- Banbury Cross and Neithrop
- Parliamentary constituency
- Banbury
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Urban, further from a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 20% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in OX16 (11)
See the wider area · Plan a journey · Base map © OpenStreetMap
Local amenities
- Bus stop 220 m (3 min walk) · 17 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Banbury, 770 m (10 min walk)
- GP surgery Banbury Cross Health Centre, 250 m (3 min walk)
- Pharmacy Peak Pharmacy, 230 m (3 min walk)
- Shop A & Y Grocers, 280 m (4 min walk)
- Park 190 m (2 min walk)
- Café Mar & Rocha, 280 m (3 min walk)
- Place of worship Saint John the Evangelist, 190 m (2 min walk)
- Library Library Bus, 260 m (3 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).
What the ratings tell you
Area by area, Safe, Effective and Well-led are rated below Good; 2 other areas are Good.
Across Oxfordshire, 15 of 119 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (13%), while 7 of 119 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Effective (6%), while 21 of 119 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (18%).
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.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe15 of 119 in Oxfordshire
- Effective7 of 119 in Oxfordshire
- Caring103 of 119 in Oxfordshire
- Responsive95 of 119 in Oxfordshire
- Well-led21 of 119 in Oxfordshire
Source: CQC, published 20 March 2026. Under each rating: how many care homes in Oxfordshire share it.
Banbury Heights Nursing Home over the years
Registered in November 2010, it has 15 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 8 overall ratings for it (2015–2026), starting at Good; it has gone up 0 and down 0 times, and is now Requires improvement.
Reports on record: 6, with the most recent dated 14 June 2023.
Family reviews
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Banbury Heights Nursing Home questions answered
- Can Banbury Heights Nursing Home care for someone with dementia?
- Dementia is listed on its CQC registration. Ask what dementia training staff have and how they handle distress or refusals.
- When did CQC last rate Banbury Heights Nursing Home?
- The rating now shown was published on 20 March 2026. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
- What services is Banbury Heights Nursing Home registered for?
- Registration for Banbury Heights Nursing Home covers: nursing homes, rehabilitation (illness/injury). Check which of these it offers today.
- What is Banbury Heights Nursing Home's address?
- It is at 11 Old Parr Road, Banbury, OX16 5HT.
- Is Banbury Heights Nursing Home regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Yes. Banbury Heights Nursing Home is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-107117300) and was rated Requires improvement overall in March 2026.
- How much does Banbury Heights Nursing Home charge?
- No fee list from Banbury Heights Nursing Home has reached us. Residential care home typically costs £1,555 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South East). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
- How is Banbury Heights Nursing Home rated for safety and leadership?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Requires improvement; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
- How many residents can Banbury Heights Nursing Home take?
- Banbury Heights Nursing Home is registered for up to 59 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- Which provider runs Banbury Heights Nursing Home?
- CQC lists Banbury Heights Ltd as the provider responsible for Banbury Heights Nursing Home.
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