Care home · Cullompton

Culm Valley Care Centre

Rated Good by CQC Rating published 11 January 2020 Rating 6 years old
Rated 6 years ago. CQC's last published rating for this service is from January 2020. Ask what has changed since, such as the manager or the number of people they support. See nearby services rated recently.
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Address
Gravel Walk, Cullompton, EX15 1DA
Run by
Ashdown Care Limited (3 services)
Service
Nursing home, Rehabilitation (illness/injury)
Beds
63 (registered with CQC)
Registered with CQC
January 2011 (15 years)
Registered manager
Carole Ann Bright
Company check
Active, trading since 2001 (25 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 04161913)
Last CQC check
16 Feb 2022
Typical fees Estimated
£1,520–£1,860 a week for nursing care. Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate

CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury

Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-143411127

Culm Valley Care Centre at a glance

Registered with CQC as a nursing home, Culm Valley Care Centre is based in Cullompton, run by Ashdown Care Limited. It supports older people, with registered specialisms in physical disabilities.

Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (January 2020). It is one of 6 CQC-registered care homes in and around Cullompton; 4 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Needs it is registered to meet

Registration details from CQC.

Strengths and weak spots in the ratings

All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Culm Valley Care Centre: no single area stands out above or below the rest.

For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 231 of the 288 other care homes in Devon that CQC has rated.

The inspection, summarised

  • Culm Valley Care Centre is registered to provide accommodation for 63 people who require nursing and personal care.
  • There were 50 people living at the service on the day we visited.
  • Culm Valley Care Centre is a service in a detached building over three floors in the centre of the market town, Cullompton in East Devon.
  • The home is in walking distance of the town centre and local amenities.

Inspected 12 January 2022; report published 16 February 2022; supporting 63 people at the time. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.

Around Cullompton

There are 6 other care homes within 3 miles, 4 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Forge House Services Limited, under 0.5 miles away.

10 of the 15 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Cullompton St Andrews ward, classed by ONS as larger rural (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Devon ICB.

Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (6 min), a pharmacy (4 min), a shop (2 min), a park (3 min), a café (3 min) and a bus stop (2 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.

Ratings over time

  1. Jul 2015 Requires improvement
  2. Oct 2016 Requires improvement
  3. Jun 2017 Good
  4. Jan 2020 Good
  5. Feb 2022 Inspected but not rated
  6. Today Rating 6 years old

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

Reports on the CQC website

The kitchen's hygiene score

5/5

The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 10 April 2025 by Mid Devon. Meals matter in a care home: ask to see a menu and whether residents can choose.

From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Culm Valley Care Centre"). Open Government Licence.

Area and map

Ward
Cullompton St Andrews
Parliamentary constituency
Honiton and Sidmouth
Integrated care board
NHS Devon Integrated Care Board
Area classification
Larger rural; nearer to a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 50% most deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Care homes in EX15 (8)

Larger map · Directions · Base map © OpenStreetMap

Local amenities

  • Bus stop 140 m (2 min walk) · 24 stops within 600 m
  • GP surgery Bramblehays, 470 m (6 min walk)
  • Pharmacy Tesco Instore Pharmacy, 320 m (4 min walk)
  • Shop Premier, 120 m (2 min walk)
  • Park 240 m (3 min walk)
  • Café The Bakehouse, 270 m (3 min walk)
  • Place of worship St. Andrew's Church, 40 m (1 min walk)
  • Library Cullompton Library, 190 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.

Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence).

CQC ratings, area by area

  • SafeGood254 of 289 in Devon
  • EffectiveGood262 of 289 in Devon
  • CaringGood250 of 289 in Devon
  • ResponsiveGood251 of 289 in Devon
  • Well-ledGood232 of 289 in Devon

CQC key question ratings, published 11 January 2020. Under each rating: how many care homes in Devon share it.

Likely fees

We estimate Culm Valley Care Centre at £1,520–£1,860 a week for nursing care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £79k–£97k.

NHS-funded nursing care covers part of the nursing cost for eligible residents and is paid directly to the home.

Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Devon Council for a free care needs assessment.

Culm Valley Care Centre over the years

Registered in January 2011, it has 15 years on the CQC register.

CQC has published 5 overall ratings for it (2015–2022), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Inspected but not rated.

6 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.

CQC lists 6 reports for this location, the latest dated 16 February 2022.

Who runs it

Culm Valley Care Centre is run by Ashdown Care Limited (company 04161913), 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 1 active director and there is no insolvency history.

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

Ashdown Care 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 Devon, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.

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Where Culm Valley Care Centre stands locally

  • Rated Good. Across Devon, 90% of the 289 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 21 are Outstanding.
  • Its rating (January 2020) is more recent than 35% of care home ratings in Devon.
  • With 63 beds it is larger than 92% of care homes in Devon, where the typical home has 25.
  • Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 76% of care homes in the area.
  • It lists 2 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Devon lists 3.

All figures compare it with other care homes in Devon; CQC register, Oct 2026.

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Quick answers about Culm Valley Care Centre

Does Culm Valley Care Centre support people with dementia?
It is not registered with dementia as a specialism, so confirm with the provider whether it can meet that need.
When did CQC last rate Culm Valley Care Centre?
CQC published the current rating on 11 January 2020, 6 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
Where is Culm Valley Care Centre?
It is at Gravel Walk, Cullompton, EX15 1DA.
Is Culm Valley Care Centre regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
Culm Valley Care Centre is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-143411127) and was rated Good overall in January 2020.
What services is Culm Valley Care Centre registered for?
Its CQC registration covers nursing homes, rehabilitation (illness/injury). Ask Culm Valley Care Centre how it would adapt if needs increase.
What are Culm Valley Care Centre's fees?
Culm Valley Care Centre's prices aren't on our site yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,349 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South West). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
Is Culm Valley Care Centre rated well for safety?
By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
How many residents can Culm Valley Care Centre take?
CQC registers Culm Valley Care Centre for 63 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
Which provider runs Culm Valley Care Centre?
CQC lists Ashdown Care Limited as the provider responsible for Culm Valley Care Centre.

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