Care home · Hove
Charles Lodge
Typical fee here £1,460–£1,780 a week Estimate
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- 75 New Church Road, Hove, BN3 4BB
- Run by
- Nicholas James Care Homes Ltd (6 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 27 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- January 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Perin Varkey Prasad
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2001 (24 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 04334712)
- Last CQC check
- 3 Mar 2021
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,460–£1,780 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 to provide: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-137862159
An overview of Charles Lodge
Charles Lodge in Hove is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Nicholas James Care Homes Ltd. The service is registered to support older people and lists dementia among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (January 2019). Effective was rated Requires improvement. It is one of 21 CQC-registered care homes in and around Southwick; 19 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Likely fees
We estimate Charles Lodge at £1,460–£1,780 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £76k–£93k.
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How its rating has changed
- Jun 2016
- Jul 2018
- Jan 2019
- Mar 2021
- Today Rating 7 years old
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 3 March 2021
- CQC inspection report 18 January 2019
- CQC inspection report 14 July 2018
- CQC inspection report 17 June 2016
- Inspection report 5 July 2014
- Inspection report 14 February 2014
The kitchen's hygiene score
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 24 July 2025 by Brighton and Hove. Meals matter in a care home: ask to see a menu and whether residents can choose.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Charles Lodge"). Open Government Licence.
Location and local area
- Ward
- Westbourne & Poets' Corner
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hove and Portslade
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Urban (nearer to a major town or city)
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in BN3 (51)
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Nearby
- Bus stop 150 m (2 min walk) · 20 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Aldrington, 850 m (11 min walk)
- GP surgery Links Road Surgery, 1.4 km (17 min walk)
- Pharmacy Osbon Pharmacy, 610 m (8 min walk)
- Shop Morrisons Daily, 140 m (2 min walk)
- Park Davis Park, 280 m (4 min walk)
- Café Drury Tea & Coffee, 120 m (2 min walk)
- Place of worship St Philip's, 90 m (1 min walk)
- Library Hove Public Library, 950 m (12 min walk)
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). These are direct-line distances, so real walking routes, and times, will be longer.
Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).
Key points from CQC's visit
- The service caters for older people who are living with dementia.
- There were suitably robust measures in place to help prevent or minimise the risk of people who lived, worked and visited the care home catching or spreading COVID-19.
- Access to the care home was restricted for non-essential visitors.
- All essential visitors to the care home had to pre-arrange the date and time of their visit and on arrival were required to have a COVID-19 test if they had not been tested recently, wash and sanitize their hands and wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
Inspected 17 February 2021; report published 3 March 2021; supporting 27 people at the time. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Around Hove
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 23 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is The Churchley Rest Home Limited, under 0.5 miles away.
23 of the 24 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Westbourne & Poets' Corner 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 Surrey and Sussex ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a pharmacy (8 min), a shop (2 min), a park (4 min), a café (2 min) and a bus stop (2 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Reading Charles Lodge's CQC ratings
Looking at the five areas: Effective is rated below Good; 4 other areas are Good.
Across Brighton and Hove, 4 of 84 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Effective (5%).
The Effective findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.
Charles Lodge over the years
Charles Lodge has been registered with CQC since January 2011, about 15 years.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2016–2021), starting at Good; it has gone up 1 and down 1 time, and is now Inspected but not rated.
The rating is 7 years old. CQC decides when to return based on risk, so age alone is not a warning sign; still, ask who the manager is now.
The CQC website holds 6 reports for it, the latest from 3 March 2021.
Needs it is registered to meet
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
The registered provider
Charles Lodge is run by Nicholas James Care Homes Ltd (company 04334712), incorporated in 2001, 9 years before this service registered with CQC.
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.
Nicholas James Care Homes Ltd runs 6 CQC-registered services across 3 council areas; 6 of the 6 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
It trades under the Nicholas James and Regal Care Trading Limited brand, which covers 26 services run by 4 registered providers.
The five key questions
- Safe74 of 84 in Brighton and Hove
- Effective4 of 84 in Brighton and Hove
- Caring82 of 84 in Brighton and Hove
- Responsive77 of 84 in Brighton and Hove
- Well-led69 of 84 in Brighton and Hove
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 18 January 2019. Under each rating: how many care homes in Brighton and Hove share it.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed Charles Lodge on The Care Panel so far.
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How Charles Lodge compares
- Rated Good. Across Brighton and Hove, 92% of the 84 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 4 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (January 2019) is more recent than 8% of care home ratings in Brighton and Hove.
- With 27 beds it is larger than 62% of care homes in Brighton and Hove, where the typical home has 22.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 67% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 2 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Brighton and Hove lists 2.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Effective (5% of care homes in Brighton and Hove are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Compared with every CQC-registered care home in Brighton and Hove. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.
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Questions about Charles Lodge
- Where is Charles Lodge based?
- It is at 75 New Church Road, Hove, BN3 4BB.
- Is Charles Lodge a registered provider?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-137862159 and was rated Good overall in January 2019.
- What type of care does Charles Lodge provide?
- Charles Lodge is registered with CQC for: residential homes. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- Can Charles Lodge care for someone with dementia?
- Its registration includes dementia. Useful questions: how many staff hold dementia training, and how is a bad day handled?
- When did CQC last rate Charles Lodge?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 18 January 2019, 7 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- How many beds does Charles Lodge have?
- CQC registers Charles Lodge for 27 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
- Who is the registered provider for Charles Lodge?
- Nicholas James Care Homes Ltd is the registered provider for Charles Lodge.
- How much does Charles Lodge charge?
- Charles Lodge has not published its fees with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,100–£1,600 a week (typical 2026 prices in West Sussex). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- Is Charles Lodge rated well for safety?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Requires improvement; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
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