Care home · Baldock

Burleigh House

Rated Requires improvement by CQC Rating published 7 April 2021 Rating 5 years old

Typical fee here £1,350–£1,650 a week Estimate

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Address
41 Letchworth Road, Baldock, SG7 6AA
Run by
Manage Care Homes Limited
Type of provider
Independent (private company)
Service
Residential care home
Beds
44 (registered with CQC)
Nursing care
No, residential care only (CQC registration)
Dementia
Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
Garden
Garden for residents (as stated on burleigh-house.com)
En-suite rooms
En-suite rooms available (as stated on burleigh-house.com)
Registered with CQC
November 2010 (15 years)
Registered manager
Jane Coelho
Company check
Active, trading since 2005 (21 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 05344617)
Last CQC check
7 Apr 2021
Typical fees Estimated
£1,350–£1,650 a week for residential care (dementia). Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region; the real price may differ. How we estimate

Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care

CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-125098165

About this home

Registered with CQC as a residential care home, Burleigh House is based in Baldock, run by Manage Care Homes Limited. It supports older people, with registered specialisms in dementia and physical disabilities.

Its latest CQC rating is Requires improvement overall (April 2021). Safe and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 4 CQC-registered care homes in and around Baldock; 2 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Who the service is registered for

From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.

What it may cost

We estimate Burleigh House at £1,350–£1,650 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £70k–£86k.

Check what the weekly fee leaves out; hairdressing, chiropody, trips and newspapers are common extras.

People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Hertfordshire Council after a needs and financial assessment.

Reading Burleigh House's CQC ratings

Looking at the five areas: Safe and Well-led are rated below Good; 3 other areas are Good.

Across Hertfordshire, 54 of 219 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (25%), while 59 of 219 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (27%).

If you are considering it, read the Safe and Well-led section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.

The local picture

There are 7 other care homes within 3 miles, 5 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Osbourne Court, under 0.5 miles away.

17 of the 24 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Baldock West ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Central East ICB.

Within about a 10-minute walk there is a pharmacy (10 min), a shop (5 min), a park (5 min), a café (10 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.

What inspectors found

  • People and their relatives told us they felt safe and that staff were kind.
  • Staff told us people were well cared for and they would be happy for their relatives to live at Burleigh House.
  • Visiting professionals also gave positive feedback about the home.
  • Staff spoke with people nicely and gave them choices about their day.

Inspected 25 November 2020; report published 7 April 2021. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.

How long it has been running

Registered in November 2010, it has 15 years on the CQC register.

CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2015–2021), starting at Good and falling to Requires improvement.

5 years have passed since the last overall rating. Services judged lower-risk wait longer for a visit, but teams change, so check what is different today.

6 reports have been published for this location, most recently on 7 April 2021.

The registered provider

Burleigh House is run by Manage Care Homes Limited (company 05344617), incorporated in 2005, 5 years before this service registered with CQC.

At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.

Its registered business activity is residential care for older and disabled people.

Ratings over time

  1. Jul 2015 Good
  2. Oct 2017 Good
  3. Apr 2021 Requires improvement
  4. Today Rating 5 years old

Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first. The latest rating is lower than the one before.

Published inspection reports

Food safety inspection

5/5

The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 7 October 2026 by North Hertfordshire. Food is a big part of daily life in a home, so ask about menus, choice and mealtimes.

From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Burleigh House"). Open Government Licence.

Location and local area

Ward
Baldock West
Parliamentary constituency
North East Hertfordshire
Local NHS (ICB)
NHS Central East Integrated Care Board
ONS area type
Urban · nearer to a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 30% least deprived areas in England

See the wider area · Directions · Map data: OpenStreetMap contributors

Nearby

  • Bus stop 100 m (1 min walk) · 8 stops within 600 m
  • Railway station Baldock, 1.1 km (14 min walk)
  • GP surgery The Baldock Surgery, 1.0 km (13 min walk)
  • Pharmacy Tesco Pharmacy, 800 m (10 min walk)
  • Shop Lidl, 370 m (5 min walk)
  • Park Avenue Park, 410 m (5 min walk)
  • Café Dizi, 780 m (10 min walk)
  • Place of worship Saint Mary the Virgin, 760 m (9 min walk)
  • Library Baldock Library, 850 m (11 min walk)

From OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), measured in a straight line, so allow extra for the actual route on foot.

Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.

The five key questions

  • SafeRequires improvement54 of 219 in Hertfordshire
  • EffectiveGood193 of 218 in Hertfordshire
  • CaringGood194 of 218 in Hertfordshire
  • ResponsiveGood182 of 217 in Hertfordshire
  • Well-ledRequires improvement59 of 219 in Hertfordshire

From CQC's latest report, published 7 April 2021. Under each rating: how many care homes in Hertfordshire share it.

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Burleigh House against its area

  • Rated Requires improvement. Across Hertfordshire, 76% of the 219 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 9 are Outstanding.
  • Its rating (April 2021) is more recent than 48% of care home ratings in Hertfordshire.
  • With 44 beds it is larger than 56% of care homes in Hertfordshire, where the typical home has 32.
  • Registered with CQC in 2010, it is one of the longest-registered care homes in the area.
  • It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Hertfordshire lists 3.
  • Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (26% of care homes in Hertfordshire are also rated below Good here); Well-led (28% of care homes in Hertfordshire are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.

Compared with every CQC-registered care home in Hertfordshire. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.

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Burleigh House: common questions

How many residents can Burleigh House take?
Burleigh House is registered for up to 44 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
Who runs Burleigh House?
The registered provider is Manage Care Homes Limited, according to CQC.
What are Burleigh House's fees?
Burleigh House has not published its fees with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,455 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in East of England). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
Is Burleigh House rated well for safety?
By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
What kind of care can Burleigh House offer?
Its CQC registration covers residential homes. Ask Burleigh House how it would adapt if needs increase.
Where is Burleigh House?
It is at 41 Letchworth Road, Baldock, SG7 6AA.
Is Burleigh House registered with CQC?
Registered, yes: location 1-125098165 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Requires improvement overall in April 2021.
Can Burleigh House care for someone with dementia?
Dementia appears among its CQC specialisms; ask about staff training and how care adapts as dementia progresses.
When did CQC last rate Burleigh House?
The rating now shown was published on 7 April 2021, 5 years ago. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.

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