Care home · Lowestoft
Britten Court
Illustrative photo, not of Britten Court- Address
- Love Road, Lowestoft, NR32 2NY
- Run by
- Care UK Care Services Limited (240 services)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 80 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- October 2024 (2 years)
- Part of
- Care UK
- Registered manager
- Chloe Swarbrick
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1991 (35 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 02571516)
- Last CQC check
- Not listed
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,820–£2,220 a week for nursing care (dementia). Estimate only (Care UK homes publish prices above their area average), from published local rates. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-19896849028
About this home
Britten Court is a CQC-registered nursing home in Lowestoft, run by Care UK Care Services Limited. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with dementia, physical disabilities and mental health conditions.
CQC has not published a rating for this service yet, which is common for newly registered services. It is one of 25 CQC-registered care homes in and around Lowestoft; 18 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Who they support
As listed with the regulator.
Likely fees
We estimate Britten Court at £1,820–£2,220 a week for nursing care (dementia), based on published prices in the region (Care UK homes publish prices above their area average). Over a year that is roughly £95k–£115k.
For residents assessed as needing nursing, a weekly NHS contribution goes straight to the home towards the fee, whoever pays the rest.
Suffolk Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
Around Lowestoft
There are 24 other care homes within 3 miles, 18 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Britten Court, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: mental health conditions (3 of the nearest 25).
It sits in Harbour & Normanston 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 Norfolk and Suffolk ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (7 min), a pharmacy (7 min), a shop (4 min), a café (8 min), a bus stop (3 min) and a railway station (9 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Council food inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 10 December 2025 by East Suffolk. Ask how special diets are handled and whether residents can eat when they like.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Britten Court"). Open Government Licence.
Where it is
- Ward
- Harbour & Normanston
- Council
- Suffolk County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Lowestoft
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Urban, further from a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 20% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in NR32 (14)
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Local amenities
- Bus stop 220 m (3 min walk) · 24 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Lowestoft, 720 m (9 min walk)
- GP surgery Alexandra Road Surgery, 530 m (7 min walk)
- Pharmacy Alexandra Road Pharmacy, 540 m (7 min walk)
- Shop Pammy's General Store, 280 m (4 min walk)
- Park 1.1 km (13 min walk)
- Café Dolly's Coffee, 670 m (8 min walk)
- Place of worship Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 150 m (2 min walk)
- Library Lowestoft Library, 540 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, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).
Who runs it
Britten Court is run by Care Uk Care Services Limited (company 02571516), incorporated in 1991, 33 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 4 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is medical nursing home activities.
Care UK Care Services Limited runs 240 CQC-registered services across 81 council areas; 64 of the 71 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (90%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
13 of its services are in Suffolk.
It trades under the Care UK brand, which covers 240 services run by 1 registered provider.
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Compared with other care homes locally
- With 80 beds it is larger than 91% of care homes in Suffolk, where the typical home has 40.
- Registered with CQC in 2024: it has been registered longer than 9% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Suffolk lists 3.
All figures compare it with other care homes in Suffolk; CQC register, Oct 2026.
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Quick answers about Britten Court
- Who runs Britten Court?
- On CQC's register the provider is Care UK Care Services Limited.
- What type of care does Britten Court provide?
- Britten Court is registered with CQC for: nursing homes. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- What are Britten Court's fees?
- Britten Court's prices aren't on our site yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,250 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in East of England). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
- Is Britten Court registered with CQC?
- Registered, yes: location 1-19896849028 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home, and has not yet been given an overall rating.
- Where is Britten Court?
- It is at Love Road, Lowestoft, NR32 2NY.
- How many beds does Britten Court have?
- Britten Court is registered for up to 80 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- Can Britten Court 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.
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