Care home · Huddersfield
Castle Grange
Illustrative photo, not of Castle Grange- Address
- Ing Lane, Huddersfield, HD4 6LT
- Run by
- 1 Mulberry Care Homes LLP (2 services)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 40 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- June 2026 (4 months)
- Registered manager
- Beverley Anne Smith
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2025 (1 year), accounts up to date (Companies House OC458071)
- Last CQC check
- 23 Mar 2023
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,140–£1,390 a week for residential care (dementia). Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-27788378311
About this home
Castle Grange in Huddersfield is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by 1 Mulberry Care Homes LLP. The service is registered to support older people and lists dementia and physical disabilities among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (March 2023). It is one of 33 CQC-registered care homes in and around Huddersfield; 27 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Who runs it
Castle Grange is run by 1mulberry Care Homes Llp (company OC458071), incorporated in 2025.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time and there is no insolvency history.
1 Mulberry Care Homes LLP runs 2 CQC-registered services; 2 of the 2 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
All 2 are in Kirklees, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led
- Safe94 of 123 in Kirklees
- Effective107 of 123 in Kirklees
- Caring108 of 123 in Kirklees
- Responsive98 of 123 in Kirklees
- Well-led88 of 123 in Kirklees
CQC key question ratings, published 23 March 2023. Under each rating: how many care homes in Kirklees share it.
Castle Grange over the years
Castle Grange registered with CQC in June 2026, so it is a new service.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2016–2023), starting at Good; it has gone up 1 and down 1 time, and is now Good.
At 3 years old, the rating may not reflect the current team. CQC prioritises higher-risk services, so ask about recent changes rather than assuming the worst.
The registered provider has changed since the last rating, so it reflects the old provider; the current one has not been inspected here yet.
Earlier inspections
- Oct 2016
- Jun 2019
- Mar 2023
- Today Rating 3 years old
CQC rating timeline for this address. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
Kitchen hygiene rating
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 20 July 2026 by Kirklees. Meals matter in a care home: ask to see a menu and whether residents can choose.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Castle Grange"). Open Government Licence.
Map and area details
- Ward
- Netherton & Newsome
- Council
- Kirklees Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Huddersfield
- Integrated care board
- NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Urban · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 20% most deprived areas in England
See the wider area · Directions · © OpenStreetMap contributors
Around the building
- Bus stop 170 m (2 min walk) · 36 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Lockwood, 1.3 km (16 min walk)
- GP surgery Newsome Surgery, 260 m (3 min walk)
- Pharmacy Newsome Pharmacy, 260 m (3 min walk)
- Shop Newsome Village Store, 260 m (3 min walk)
- Park 290 m (4 min walk)
- Café The Scar Cafe, 750 m (9 min walk)
- Place of worship Church of God of Prophecy, 530 m (7 min walk)
- Library Huddersfield Library Hub, 1.4 km (17 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 and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Castle Grange: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 87 of the 122 other care homes in Kirklees that CQC has rated.
Around Huddersfield
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 21 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Aden Mount Care Home, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: dementia (7 of the nearest 25); physical disabilities (3 of the nearest 25).
14 of the 25 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Netherton & Newsome 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 West Yorkshire ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (3 min), a pharmacy (3 min), a shop (3 min), a park (4 min), a café (9 min) and a bus stop (2 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Who they support
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
Likely fees
We estimate Castle Grange at £1,140–£1,390 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £59k–£72k.
Get the extras in writing: items such as hairdressing and outings are usually charged on top.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Kirklees Council for a free care needs assessment.
Family reviews
There are no reviews of Castle Grange yet. If you know the service, your experience could help someone else.
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.
Where Castle Grange stands locally
- Rated Good. Across Kirklees, 79% of the 123 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 3 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (March 2023) is more recent than 54% of care home ratings in Kirklees.
- With 40 beds it is larger than 64% of care homes in Kirklees, where the typical home has 24.
- Registered with CQC in 2026, it is one of the newest care homes in the area.
- It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Kirklees lists 3.
Comparison set: every registered care home in Kirklees, CQC data for Oct 2026.
Also nearby
Guides for families
Other care homes near Huddersfield with recent ratings
- Langdale HouseJan 2026
- Bridge HouseMar 2026
- Cleveland House Care HomeJun 2025
Frequently asked about Castle Grange
- When was Castle Grange last inspected?
- The latest rating is dated 23 March 2023, 3 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- Does Castle Grange support people with dementia?
- Yes, it is registered for dementia. Worth asking: how many staff are trained, and how routines are kept consistent.
- What services is Castle Grange registered for?
- Its CQC registration covers residential homes. Ask Castle Grange how it would adapt if needs increase.
- Is Castle Grange registered with CQC?
- Yes. Castle Grange is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-27788378311) and was rated Good overall in March 2023.
- What is Castle Grange's address?
- It is at Ing Lane, Huddersfield, HD4 6LT.
- How did Castle Grange score on each CQC key question?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
- How much does care from Castle Grange cost?
- No fee list from Castle Grange has reached us. Residential care home typically costs £1,115 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in Yorkshire and the Humber). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
- Who is the registered provider for Castle Grange?
- The registered provider is 1 Mulberry Care Homes LLP, according to CQC.
- How many residents can Castle Grange take?
- CQC registers Castle Grange for 40 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
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