Care home · Seaham
Dr. Ashdown's Stockton Lodge
Illustrative photo, not of Dr. Ashdown's Stockton Lodge- Address
- Seaton Park, Stockton Road, Seaham, SR7 0HJ
- Run by
- Seaham Care Limited (2 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 39 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- Yes, registered as a nursing home (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- October 2013 (13 years)
- Registered manager
- *
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2013 (13 years), accounts up to date (Companies House FC031512)
- Last CQC check
- 4 Mar 2023
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,230–£1,500 a week for nursing care (dementia). An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
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Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-974089340
Dr. Ashdown's Stockton Lodge at a glance
Dr. Ashdown's Stockton Lodge is a CQC-registered nursing home in Seaham, run by Seaham Care Limited. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with dementia and physical disabilities.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (March 2023). It is one of 16 CQC-registered care homes in and around Seaham; 15 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Around Seaham
There are 22 other care homes within 3 miles, 20 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Cedar Court Residential and Nursing Home, under 0.5 miles away.
11 of the 25 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Seaham ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a shop (1 min), a park (3 min), a café (4 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
From the latest CQC inspection
- Risk assessments were clear and readily identified how to mitigate them.
- Staff were familiar with these documents and the actions they needed to take.
- The electronic care record templates didn't always offer the range needed and couldn't be modified.
- The registered manager was in the process of finding a different more effective electronic care record system.
Inspected 15 February 2023; report published 4 March 2023. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Ownership and company checks
Dr. Ashdown's Stockton Lodge is run by Seaham Care Limited (company FC031512), incorporated in 2013.
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.
Seaham Care Limited 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 County Durham, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
Likely fees
We estimate Dr. Ashdown's Stockton Lodge at £1,230–£1,500 a week for nursing care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £64k–£78k.
Part of a nursing fee may be met by the NHS (NHS-funded nursing care), paid to the home rather than to you.
With savings below £23,250, County Durham Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
Dr. Ashdown's Stockton Lodge over the years
CQC registration dates from October 2013, so the service has been operating for around 13 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2016–2023), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
No new overall rating has been published for 3 years. CQC re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating is not a bad sign in itself, but staff and management may have changed.
CQC lists 4 reports for this location, the latest dated 4 March 2023.
Earlier inspections
- May 2016
- Sep 2018
- Mar 2023
- Today Rating 3 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 4 March 2023
- CQC inspection report 21 September 2018
- CQC inspection report 12 May 2016
- Inspection report 2 May 2014
Kitchen hygiene rating
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 19 March 2026 by Durham. 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 "Dr Ashdown's Stockton Lodge"). Open Government Licence.
Area and map
- Ward
- Seaham
- Council
- Durham County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Easington
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban (nearer to a major town or city)
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in SR7 (18)
See the wider area · Get directions · Base map © OpenStreetMap
Around the building
- Bus stop 80 m (1 min walk) · 15 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Seaham, 1.4 km (17 min walk)
- GP surgery Byron Medical Practice, 1.2 km (15 min walk)
- Pharmacy Eilbeck Pharmacy, 1.2 km (15 min walk)
- Shop Tesco Express, 10 m (1 min walk)
- Park 210 m (3 min walk)
- Café Filthy's, 340 m (4 min walk)
- Place of worship Independent Methodist Church, 210 m (3 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.
Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe128 of 138 in County Durham
- Effective129 of 138 in County Durham
- Caring122 of 137 in County Durham
- Responsive122 of 138 in County Durham
- Well-led115 of 138 in County Durham
As rated by CQC, published 4 March 2023. Under each rating: how many care homes in County Durham share it.
What the ratings tell you
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 114 of the 137 other care homes in County Durham that CQC has rated.
Who the service is registered for
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed Dr. Ashdown's Stockton Lodge on The Care Panel so far.
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Where Dr. Ashdown's Stockton Lodge stands locally
- Rated Good. Across County Durham, 93% of the 137 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 9 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (March 2023) is more recent than 52% of care home ratings in County Durham.
- With 39 beds it is smaller than 51% of care homes in County Durham, where the typical home has 40.
- Registered with CQC in 2013: it has been registered longer than 43% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 4 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in County Durham lists 4.
Benchmarked against all CQC-registered care homes in County Durham (Oct 2026).
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Dr. Ashdown's Stockton Lodge questions answered
- Can Dr. Ashdown's Stockton Lodge care for someone with dementia?
- Dementia appears among its CQC specialisms; ask about staff training and how care adapts as dementia progresses.
- When was Dr. Ashdown's Stockton Lodge last inspected?
- The latest rating is dated 4 March 2023, 3 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- What is Dr. Ashdown's Stockton Lodge's address?
- It is at Seaton Park, Stockton Road, Seaham, SR7 0HJ.
- Is Dr. Ashdown's Stockton Lodge a registered provider?
- Registered, yes: location 1-974089340 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Good overall in March 2023.
- What kind of care can Dr. Ashdown's Stockton Lodge offer?
- Dr. Ashdown's Stockton Lodge is registered for nursing homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
- How much does care from Dr. Ashdown's Stockton Lodge cost?
- We don't have published prices from Dr. Ashdown's Stockton Lodge yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,185 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in North East). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
- How did Dr. Ashdown's Stockton Lodge score on each CQC key question?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- How big is Dr. Ashdown's Stockton Lodge?
- CQC capacity for Dr. Ashdown's Stockton Lodge: 39 beds. Ask about current availability and room facilities.
- Which provider runs Dr. Ashdown's Stockton Lodge?
- The registered provider is Seaham Care Limited, according to CQC.
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Information: Care Quality Commission, Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sections in the provider's own words are theirs; we compiled everything else from public data. The Care Panel is independent and not a care provider.