Care home · Wisbech
Dove Court
Illustrative photo, not of Dove Court- Address
- Kirkgate Street, Wisbech, PE13 3QU
- Run by
- Four Crest Care (Wisbech) Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 76 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- September 2025 (1 year)
- Registered manager
- Nocola Thompson
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2024 (2 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 15966596)
- Last CQC check
- 15 Feb 2022
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,350–£1,650 a week for residential care (dementia). An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-24515401033
An overview of Dove Court
Dove Court is a CQC-registered residential care home in Wisbech, run by Four Crest Care (Wisbech) Limited. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with dementia and mental health conditions.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (July 2018). It is one of 9 CQC-registered care homes in and around Wisbech; 6 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe107 of 123 in Cambridgeshire
- Effective117 of 123 in Cambridgeshire
- Caring109 of 123 in Cambridgeshire
- Responsive103 of 123 in Cambridgeshire
- Well-led107 of 123 in Cambridgeshire
As rated by CQC, published 3 July 2018. Under each rating: how many care homes in Cambridgeshire share it.
Reading Dove Court's CQC ratings
Dove Court has an even profile: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are each rated Good.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 106 of the 122 other care homes in Cambridgeshire that CQC has rated.
Specialisms
As listed with the regulator.
Rating history
- Jan 2015
- Jun 2017
- Jul 2018
- Nov 2020
- Feb 2022
- Today Rating 8 years old
Published CQC ratings in date order.
The kitchen's hygiene score
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 5 September 2026 by Fenland. 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 "Dove Court"). Open Government Licence.
Location and local area
- Ward
- Wisbech Walsoken & Waterlees
- Parliamentary constituency
- North East Cambridgeshire
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Central East Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Urban (further from a major town or city)
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in PE13 (9)
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Nearby
- Bus stop 250 m (3 min walk) · 17 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Clarkson Surgery, 1.2 km (15 min walk)
- Pharmacy Boots, 230 m (3 min walk)
- Shop Tesco Express, 280 m (3 min walk)
- Park 80 m (1 min walk)
- Café Patrix Internet Cafe, 280 m (3 min walk)
- Place of worship All Saints, 270 m (3 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 registered provider
Dove Court is run by Four Crest Care (wisbech) Limited (company 15966596), incorporated in 2024.
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 nursing care.
Dove Court over the years
Registered in September 2025, it has 1 year on the CQC register.
CQC has published 5 overall ratings for it (2015–2022), starting at Good; it has gone up 1 and down 1 time, and is now Inspected but not rated.
At 8 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 current rating was given to a previous provider; the present one has not yet been inspected here.
Likely fees
We estimate Dove Court 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.
Ask how often fees rise and whether they go up if care needs increase.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Cambridgeshire Council after a needs and financial assessment.
Around Wisbech
There are 8 other care homes within 3 miles, 5 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Rose Lodge, under 0.5 miles away.
9 of the 10 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Wisbech Walsoken & Waterlees ward, classed by ONS as urban (further from a major town or city), among the 30% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Central East ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a pharmacy (3 min), a shop (3 min), a park (1 min), a café (3 min) and a bus stop (3 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Family reviews
Nobody has reviewed Dove Court here yet. Have you used it? A short, honest review helps the next family decide.
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Quick answers about Dove Court
- Who is the registered provider for Dove Court?
- Four Crest Care (Wisbech) Limited is the registered provider for Dove Court.
- How many beds does Dove Court have?
- Dove Court has 76 registered places. Ask how many are free now and which rooms have en-suites.
- Is Dove Court rated well for safety?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Dove Court: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- What are Dove Court's fees?
- Dove Court's prices aren't on our site yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,455 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in East of England). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
- Is Dove Court regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-24515401033 and was rated Good overall in July 2018.
- Where is Dove Court?
- It is at Kirkgate Street, Wisbech, PE13 3QU.
- What type of care does Dove Court provide?
- Registration for Dove Court covers: residential homes. Check which of these it offers today.
- When did CQC last rate Dove Court?
- 3 July 2018 is when the current rating was published, 8 years ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- Can Dove Court care for someone with dementia?
- Dementia is listed on its CQC registration. Ask what dementia training staff have and how they handle distress or refusals.
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