Care home · Chelmsford
Broomfield Village Care Home
Typical fee here £1,520–£1,850 a week Estimate
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Illustrative photo, not of Broomfield Village Care Home- Address
- Puddings Wood Drive, Chelmsford, CM1 7AL
- Run by
- Principle Care Homes Chelmsford Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 137 (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
- December 2024 (1 year)
- Registered manager
- Alison Rachael Wakefield
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2020 (6 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 12714028)
- Last CQC check
- Not listed
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,520–£1,850 a week for nursing care (dementia). Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region; the real price may differ. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-20397241572
The service in brief
Broomfield Village Care Home in Chelmsford is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a nursing home, run by Principle Care Homes Chelmsford Limited. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia, physical disabilities and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.
There is no published CQC rating yet; newly registered services are usually rated after their first inspection. It is one of 18 CQC-registered care homes in and around Chelmsford; 11 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Who it can help
As listed with the regulator.
Costs to expect
We estimate Broomfield Village Care Home at £1,520–£1,850 a week for nursing care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £79k–£96k.
NHS-funded nursing care covers part of the nursing cost for eligible residents and is paid directly to the home.
If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), Essex Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
Choice nearby
There are 9 other care homes within 3 miles, 8 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Ayletts House, 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: sight or hearing loss (8 of the nearest 24).
It sits in Broomfield and The Walthams ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Essex ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a pharmacy (5 min), a shop (5 min), a café (4 min) and a bus stop (5 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
The company behind Broomfield Village Care Home
Broomfield Village Care Home is run by Principle Care Homes (chelmsford) Limited (company 12714028), incorporated in 2020, 4 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 nursing care and residential care for older and disabled people.
Finding it
- Ward
- Broomfield and The Walthams
- Council
- Essex County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- North West Essex
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS Essex Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Urban (nearer to a major town or city)
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in CM1 (11)
Bigger map · Directions · OpenStreetMap (ODbL)
Close by
- Bus stop 440 m (5 min walk) · 6 stops within 600 m
- Pharmacy Outpatient Pharmacy, 390 m (5 min walk)
- Shop M&S Simply Food, 370 m (5 min walk)
- Park Church Green, 1.1 km (13 min walk)
- Café Pudding Wood Cafe, 330 m (4 min walk)
- Place of worship St Mary with St Leonard, Broomfield, 1.0 km (13 min walk)
- Library Warner Library, 200 m (2 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.
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Where Broomfield Village Care Home stands locally
- With 137 beds it is larger than 99% of care homes in Essex, where the typical home has 22.
- 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 Essex lists 3.
Comparison set: every registered care home in Essex, CQC data for Oct 2026.
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Chelmsford: care homes inspected recently
- Manor LodgeJan 2025
- Lyons Court Residential Care HomeOct 2026
Questions about Broomfield Village Care Home
- What services is Broomfield Village Care Home registered for?
- CQC lists Broomfield Village Care Home under: nursing homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- How much does Broomfield Village Care Home charge?
- We don't have published prices from Broomfield Village Care Home yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,455 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in East of England). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- Who runs Broomfield Village Care Home?
- Principle Care Homes Chelmsford Limited is the registered provider for Broomfield Village Care Home.
- How big is Broomfield Village Care Home?
- Broomfield Village Care Home can take up to 137 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
- Can Broomfield Village Care 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.
- Is Broomfield Village Care Home regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Registered, yes: location 1-20397241572 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home, and has not yet been given an overall rating.
- Where is Broomfield Village Care Home?
- It is at Puddings Wood Drive, Chelmsford, CM1 7AL.
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