Care home · Bishop Auckland
Barrington Lodge
Illustrative photo, not of Barrington Lodge- Address
- Berkshire Place, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6XX
- Run by
- Harbour Healthcare (North) Ltd (18 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 70 (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
- September 2025 (1 year)
- Part of
- Harbour Healthcare
- Registered manager
- Maninder Matharoo
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2024 (1 year), accounts up to date (Companies House 16113734)
- Last CQC check
- Not listed
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,230–£1,500 a week for nursing care (dementia). Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
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Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-24034056911
Barrington Lodge at a glance
Barrington Lodge is a CQC-registered nursing home in Bishop Auckland, run by Harbour Healthcare (North) Ltd. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with dementia and physical disabilities.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (April 2021). It is one of 9 CQC-registered care homes in and around Bishop Auckland; 7 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Needs it is registered to meet
Taken from its CQC registration.
CQC ratings, area by area
- Safe128 of 138 in County Durham
- Effective129 of 138 in County Durham
- Caring122 of 137 in County Durham
- Responsive122 of 138 in County Durham
- Well-led115 of 138 in County Durham
CQC key question ratings, published 30 April 2021. Under each rating: how many care homes in County Durham share it.
Reading Barrington Lodge's CQC ratings
Barrington Lodge 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 114 of the 137 other care homes in County Durham that CQC has rated.
How its rating has changed
- Apr 2021
- Today Rating 5 years old
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first.
Kitchen hygiene rating
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 6 August 2026 by Durham. On a visit, ask to see this week's menu and how residents choose what they eat.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Barrington Lodge"). Open Government Licence.
The neighbourhood
- Ward
- Bishop Auckland
- Council
- Durham County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bishop Auckland
- NHS planning area
- NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Urban (nearer to a major town or city)
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 20% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in DL14 (12)
Bigger map · Route planner · Map © OpenStreetMap contributors
Local amenities
- Bus stop 110 m (1 min walk) · 22 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Bishop Auckland, 830 m (10 min walk)
- GP surgery Watling Road Surgery, 350 m (4 min walk)
- Pharmacy Boots, 350 m (4 min walk)
- Shop Best-one, 240 m (3 min walk)
- Park 310 m (4 min walk)
- Café Tasty Treats, 400 m (5 min walk)
- Place of worship Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses, 330 m (4 min walk)
- Library Woodhouse Close Library, 330 m (4 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.
Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence.
History with CQC
Registered in September 2025, it has 1 year on the CQC register.
Current overall rating: Good, published April 2021.
No new overall rating has been published for 5 years. CQC re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating is not a bad sign in itself, but staff and management may have changed.
Note that a different provider ran the service when it was rated; the current one has not been inspected here so far.
The registered provider
Barrington Lodge is run by Harbour Healthcare (north) Ltd (company 16113734), incorporated in 2024.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 3 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is nursing care.
Harbour Healthcare (North) Ltd runs 18 CQC-registered services across 11 council areas; 15 of the 18 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (83%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
4 of its services are in County Durham.
It trades under the Harbour Healthcare brand, which covers 37 services run by 5 registered providers.
How it fits locally
There are 11 other care homes within 3 miles, 9 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Eden House, under 0.5 miles away.
18 of the 24 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Bishop Auckland 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 North East and North Cumbria ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (4 min), a pharmacy (4 min), a shop (3 min), a park (4 min), a café (5 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate Barrington Lodge 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.
Where a resident needs nursing, the NHS pays part of the fee straight to the home as NHS-funded nursing care, regardless of who pays the rest.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from County Durham Council after a needs and financial assessment.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed Barrington Lodge on The Care Panel so far.
Reviews come from people who used the service or their families, verified by email. They sit alongside, not instead of, CQC ratings, and providers cannot take them down. How reviews work.
Barrington Lodge in local context
- Rated Good. Across County Durham, 93% of the 137 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 9 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (April 2021) is more recent than 24% of care home ratings in County Durham.
- With 70 beds it is larger than 92% of care homes in County Durham, where the typical home has 40.
- Registered with CQC in 2025: it has been registered longer than 8% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 4 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in County Durham lists 4.
All figures compare it with other care homes in County Durham; CQC register, Oct 2026.
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Quick answers about Barrington Lodge
- What kind of care can Barrington Lodge offer?
- Its CQC registration covers nursing homes. Ask Barrington Lodge how it would adapt if needs increase.
- Is Barrington Lodge a registered provider?
- Registered, yes: location 1-24034056911 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Good overall in April 2021.
- Where is Barrington Lodge?
- It is at Berkshire Place, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6XX.
- When did CQC last rate Barrington Lodge?
- The latest rating is dated 30 April 2021, 5 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- Does Barrington Lodge support people with dementia?
- Yes, it is registered for dementia. Worth asking: how many staff are trained, and how routines are kept consistent.
- Who is the registered provider for Barrington Lodge?
- Barrington Lodge is run by Harbour Healthcare (North) Ltd, the registered provider on the CQC register.
- How many residents can Barrington Lodge take?
- Barrington Lodge is registered for up to 70 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- Is Barrington Lodge rated well for safety?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
- How much does care from Barrington Lodge cost?
- Barrington Lodge hasn't shared a price list with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,185 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in North East). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
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