Is Duke Street Bungalows a registered provider?

It is. The CQC register records Duke Street Bungalows as a care home, location ID 1-118364206 and was rated Requires improvement overall in July 2026.

Does Duke Street Bungalows support people with dementia?

It is not registered with dementia as a specialism, so confirm with the provider whether it can meet that need.

How much does Duke Street Bungalows charge?

Duke Street Bungalows has not published its fees with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,295 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in West Midlands). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.

Who is the registered provider for Duke Street Bungalows?

On CQC's register the provider is City of Wolverhampton Council.

Where is Duke Street Bungalows?

It is at 21-25 Duke Street, Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, WV11 1TH.

How recent is Duke Street Bungalows's CQC rating?

The rating now shown was published on 28 July 2026. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.

How did Duke Street Bungalows score on each CQC key question?

The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Requires improvement; Well-led: Requires improvement. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.

How many beds does Duke Street Bungalows have?

CQC registers Duke Street Bungalows for 16 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.

What kind of care can Duke Street Bungalows offer?

Duke Street Bungalows is registered with CQC for: residential homes. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.

Duke Street Bungalows, Wolverhampton: Care Home Rated Requires improvement by CQC, Report and Reviews

The service in brief

Duke Street Bungalows in Wolverhampton is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by City of Wolverhampton Council. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists physical disabilities, learning disabilities and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.

CQC rated it Requires improvement overall (July 2026). Responsive and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 9 CQC-registered care homes in and around Willenhall; 5 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Costs to expect

We estimate Duke Street Bungalows at £1,170–£1,420 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £61k–£74k.

Check what the weekly fee leaves out; hairdressing, chiropody, trips and newspapers are common extras.

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

Choice nearby

Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 14 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Bentley Court Care Home, under 0.5 miles away.

It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: sight or hearing loss (5 of the nearest 25).

3 of the 25 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Wednesfield South ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Black Country ICB.

Within about a 10-minute walk there is a pharmacy (8 min), a shop (3 min), a park (2 min), a café (2 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.

What inspectors found

The home compromised of 3 separate bungalows with 6 people living in 1 of the bungalows and 5 people living in each of the other bungalows.
This assessment was carried out due to the age of the rating for the service.
This guidance supported judgements about whether the provider guaranteed people with a learning disability and autistic people respect, equality, dignity, choice, independence and access to local communities that most people take for granted.
People and relatives raised no concerns, they were happy with the care they received, the staff that supported them, the activities they participated in and the quality of the home.

Inspected 14 April 2021; report published 28 April 2021. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.

The five key questions

SafeGood48 of 68 in Wolverhampton
EffectiveGood58 of 68 in Wolverhampton
CaringGood59 of 68 in Wolverhampton
ResponsiveRequires improvement8 of 68 in Wolverhampton
Well-ledRequires improvement24 of 68 in Wolverhampton

Source: CQC, published 28 July 2026. Under each rating: how many care homes in Wolverhampton share it.

What the ratings tell you

Area by area, Responsive and Well-led are rated below Good; 3 other areas are Good.

Across Wolverhampton, 8 of 68 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Responsive (12%), while 24 of 68 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (35%).

If you are considering it, read the Responsive and Well-led section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.

Who they support

Specialisms as registered with CQC.

Track record

CQC registration dates from January 2011, so the service has been operating for around 15 years under its current registration.

CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2016–2026), starting at Good; it has gone up 0 and down 0 times, and is now Requires Improvement.

5 reports have been published for this location, most recently on 28 April 2021.

Past CQC ratings

Oct 2016 Good
May 2019 Good
Apr 2021 Inspected but not rated
Jul 2026 Requires Improvement
Today Rated in the last 12 months

The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest.

CQC reports

CQC inspection report 28 April 2021
CQC inspection report 8 May 2019
CQC inspection report 13 October 2016
Inspection report 28 November 2013
Inspection report 17 September 2012

Kitchen hygiene rating

5/5

The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 22 July 2026 by Wolverhampton. 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 "Duke Street Bungalows"). Open Government Licence.

Map and area details

Ward: Wednesfield South
Council: City of Wolverhampton Council · paying for care
Parliamentary constituency: Wolverhampton North East
NHS integrated care board: NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board
Urban or rural: Urban · nearer to a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation: Among the 20% most deprived areas in England
Postcode district: Care homes in WV11 (7)

Nearby

Bus stop 120 m (1 min walk) · 22 stops within 600 m
Pharmacy Boots, 660 m (8 min walk)
Shop Heron Foods, 270 m (3 min walk)
Park Wednesfield Park, 150 m (2 min walk)
Café Martha's Café, 160 m (2 min walk)
Place of worship St Thomas, 230 m (3 min walk)
Library Wednesfield Library, 390 m (5 min walk)

From OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), measured in a straight line, so allow extra for the actual route on foot.

Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).

Ownership and company checks

City of Wolverhampton Council runs 4 CQC-registered services; 3 of the 4 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (75%), against 84% for the same mix of services across England.

All 4 are in Wolverhampton, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.

Family reviews

No family has reviewed Duke Street Bungalows on The Care Panel so far.

Each review is tied to a verified email. We publish both good and bad, and providers may respond but not delete. How reviews work.

Quick answers about Duke Street Bungalows

How recent is Duke Street Bungalows's CQC rating?: The rating now shown was published on 28 July 2026. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
Does Duke Street Bungalows support people with dementia?: It is not registered with dementia as a specialism, so confirm with the provider whether it can meet that need.
What kind of care can Duke Street Bungalows offer?: Duke Street Bungalows is registered with CQC for: residential homes. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
Is Duke Street Bungalows a registered provider?: It is. The CQC register records Duke Street Bungalows as a care home, location ID 1-118364206 and was rated Requires improvement overall in July 2026.
Where is Duke Street Bungalows?: It is at 21-25 Duke Street, Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, WV11 1TH.
How did Duke Street Bungalows score on each CQC key question?: The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Requires improvement; Well-led: Requires improvement. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
How much does Duke Street Bungalows charge?: Duke Street Bungalows has not published its fees with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,295 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in West Midlands). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
Who is the registered provider for Duke Street Bungalows?: On CQC's register the provider is City of Wolverhampton Council.
How many beds does Duke Street Bungalows have?: CQC registers Duke Street Bungalows for 16 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.

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