Care home · Chippenham
Cocklebury Farmhouse
Illustrative photo, not of Cocklebury Farmhouse- Address
- Cocklebury Lane, Off Darcy Close, Chippenham, SN15 3QW
- Run by
- Cocklebury Farmhouse Homes Limited (3 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 10 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Registered with CQC
- October 2014 (12 years)
- Registered manager
- Simon Willis
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2014 (12 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 09043305)
- Last CQC check
- 9 Apr 2026
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,300–£1,590 a week for residential care. Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region; the real price may differ. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-1627452830
Cocklebury Farmhouse at a glance
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, Cocklebury Farmhouse is based in Chippenham, run by Cocklebury Farmhouse Homes Limited. It supports adults under 65, with registered specialisms in learning disabilities.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (April 2026). It is one of 18 CQC-registered care homes in and around Chippenham; 14 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Reading Cocklebury Farmhouse's CQC ratings
CQC rated every one of the five key questions Good here, so there is no weak spot in the published ratings.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 127 of the 150 other care homes in Wiltshire that CQC has rated.
Under CQC's newer scoring, its strongest area is Responsive at 79% and its lowest is Well-led at 75%, averaging 76% overall.
Who it can help
As listed with the regulator.
From the latest CQC inspection
- The provider had taken action to address all the shortfalls identified at the last inspection.
- The service now had effective systems to support people following incidents in which people were restrained for their safely.
- Incidents were clearly recorded and reviewed by managers to ensure any learning from incidents was implemented.
- People said they felt safe living at the service and knew who they could talk to if they had any concerns.
Inspected 13 April 2022; report published 23 July 2022. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
The registered provider
Cocklebury Farmhouse is run by Cocklebury Farmhouse Homes Limited (company 09043305), incorporated in 2014.
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.
Cocklebury Farmhouse Homes Limited runs 3 CQC-registered services; 3 of the 3 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
All 3 are in Wiltshire, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
How long it has been running
CQC registration dates from October 2014, so the service has been operating for around 12 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2015–2026), starting at Outstanding; it has gone up 1 and down 1 time, and is now Good.
Reports on record: 3, with the most recent dated 23 July 2022.
CQC's scores in detail
CQC now scores each area it inspects from 1 to 4 against a set of "quality statements", and turns those into a percentage for the area. Averaged across the five areas, Cocklebury Farmhouse scores 76%.
Safe 75%
- Learning culture3 · Good
- Safe systems, pathways and transitions3 · Good
- Safeguarding3 · Good
- Involving people to manage risks3 · Good
- Safe environments3 · Good
- Safe and effective staffing3 · Good
- Infection prevention and control3 · Good
- Medicines optimisation3 · Good
Effective 75%
- Assessing needs3 · Good
- Delivering evidence-based care and treatment3 · Good
- How staff, teams and services work together3 · Good
- Supporting people to live healthier lives3 · Good
- Monitoring and improving outcomes3 · Good
- Consent to care and treatment3 · Good
Caring 75%
- Kindness, compassion and dignity3 · Good
- Treating people as individuals3 · Good
- Independence, choice and control3 · Good
- Responding to people’s immediate needs3 · Good
- Workforce wellbeing and enablement3 · Good
Responsive 79%
- Person-centred Care3 · Good
- Care provision, Integration and continuity3 · Good
- Providing Information3 · Good
- Listening to and involving people3 · Good
- Equity in access3 · Good
- Equity in experiences and outcomes4 · Exceptional
- Planning for the future3 · Good
Well-led 75%
- Shared direction and culture3 · Good
- Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders3 · Good
- Freedom to speak up3 · Good
- Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion3 · Good
- Governance, management and sustainability3 · Good
- Partnerships and communities3 · Good
- Learning, improvement and innovation3 · Good
Key: 4 = exceptional, 3 = good, 2 = some shortfalls, 1 = significant shortfalls. Source: CQC, assessed 29 January 2026, published 9 April 2026, Open Government Licence. Unscored statements weren't reviewed this time and keep their previous result.
Rating history
- Aug 2015
- May 2018
- Jul 2022
- Apr 2026
- Today Rated in the last 12 months
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 23 July 2022
- CQC inspection report 30 May 2018
- CQC inspection report 21 August 2015
Location and local area
- Ward
- Chippenham Monkton
- Council
- Wiltshire Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Chippenham
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Urban; nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in SN15 (15)
See the wider area · Directions · Map data: OpenStreetMap contributors
Within walking distance
- Bus stop 110 m (1 min walk) · 9 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Chippenham, 730 m (9 min walk)
- GP surgery Hathaway Medical Centre, 860 m (11 min walk)
- Pharmacy Boots, 930 m (12 min walk)
- Shop Londis, 430 m (5 min walk)
- Park Monkton Park, 620 m (8 min walk)
- Café Tenth Hole Tea Room, 640 m (8 min walk)
- Place of worship St Paul's, 840 m (10 min walk)
- Library Public Library, 980 m (12 min walk)
From OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), measured in a straight line, so allow extra for the actual route on foot.
Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence.
What it may cost
We estimate Cocklebury Farmhouse at £1,300–£1,590 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £68k–£83k.
Ask how often fees rise and whether they go up if care needs increase.
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How CQC rated each area
- Safe75% score126 of 151 in Wiltshire
- Effective75% score139 of 151 in Wiltshire
- Caring75% score142 of 151 in Wiltshire
- Responsive79% score138 of 151 in Wiltshire
- Well-led75% score128 of 151 in Wiltshire
As rated by CQC, published 9 April 2026. Under each rating: how many care homes in Wiltshire share it.
The local picture
There are 18 other care homes within 3 miles, 14 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Ordinary Life Project Association - 18 Boundary Road, under 0.5 miles away.
3 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Chippenham Monkton 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 Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a shop (5 min), a park (8 min), a café (8 min), a bus stop (1 min) and a railway station (9 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed Cocklebury Farmhouse on The Care Panel so far.
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.
Cocklebury Farmhouse against its area
- Rated Good. Across Wiltshire, 89% of the 151 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 3 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (April 2026) is more recent than 87% of care home ratings in Wiltshire.
- With 10 beds it is smaller than 60% of care homes in Wiltshire, where the typical home has 21.
- Registered with CQC in 2014: it has been registered longer than 35% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 2 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Wiltshire lists 3.
Comparison set: every registered care home in Wiltshire, CQC data for Oct 2026.
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Questions about Cocklebury Farmhouse
- How much does Cocklebury Farmhouse charge?
- Cocklebury Farmhouse has not published its fees with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,445 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South West). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
- How is Cocklebury Farmhouse rated for safety and leadership?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Cocklebury Farmhouse: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- How many residents can Cocklebury Farmhouse take?
- Cocklebury Farmhouse has 10 registered places. Ask how many are free now and which rooms have en-suites.
- Who is the registered provider for Cocklebury Farmhouse?
- Cocklebury Farmhouse Homes Limited is the registered provider for Cocklebury Farmhouse.
- Can Cocklebury Farmhouse care for someone with dementia?
- Not as a registered specialism. Some services still support people with mild dementia, so ask.
- When did CQC last rate Cocklebury Farmhouse?
- CQC published the current rating on 9 April 2026. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- What kind of care can Cocklebury Farmhouse offer?
- Cocklebury Farmhouse is registered for residential homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
- Where is Cocklebury Farmhouse based?
- It is at Cocklebury Lane, Off Darcy Close, Chippenham, SN15 3QW.
- Is Cocklebury Farmhouse regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- It is. The CQC register records Cocklebury Farmhouse as a care home, location ID 1-1627452830 and was rated Good overall in April 2026.
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