Care home · Lewes
Halland House
Typical fee here £1,400–£1,710 a week Estimate
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- Eastbourne Road, Halland, Lewes, BN8 6PS
- Run by
- Gary Richard Homes Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 30 (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
- December 2010 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Amina Whitehouse
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1971 (54 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 01033833)
- Last CQC check
- 30 Dec 2024
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,400–£1,710 a week for residential care. Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-118896450
The service in brief
Halland House in Lewes is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Gary Richard Homes Limited. Its registered specialisms include learning disabilities.
CQC rated it Good overall (December 2024). Well-led was rated Requires improvement. It is one of 7 CQC-registered care homes in and around Uckfield; 6 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Detailed scores
Behind each rating sit scores of 1 to 4 for individual quality statements, which CQC turns into a percentage for the area. Averaged across the five areas, Halland House scores 70%.
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 71%
- Assessing needs2 · Some shortfalls
- 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 70%
- 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 enablement2 · Some shortfalls
Responsive 71%
- Person-centred Care3 · Good
- Care provision, Integration and continuity3 · Good
- Providing Information2 · Some shortfalls
- Listening to and involving people3 · Good
- Equity in access3 · Good
- Equity in experiences and outcomes3 · Good
- Planning for the future3 · Good
Well-led 61%
- Shared direction and culture3 · Good
- Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders3 · Good
- Freedom to speak up2 · Some shortfalls
- Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion2 · Some shortfalls
- Governance, management and sustainability2 · Some shortfalls
- Partnerships and communities3 · Good
- Learning, improvement and innovation2 · Some shortfalls
Scores: 4 exceptional, 3 good, 2 some shortfalls, 1 significant shortfalls. From CQC's assessment, assessed 30 September 2024, published 30 December 2024 (Open Government Licence). A statement with no score was not looked at in this assessment; its earlier result still counts.
How its rating has changed
- Jun 2015
- Jul 2017
- Feb 2021
- Dec 2024
- Today Rating 1 year old
CQC rating timeline for this address. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 10 February 2021
- CQC inspection report 27 July 2017
- CQC inspection report 29 June 2015
- Inspection report 29 October 2013
- Inspection report 11 September 2012
Finding it
- Ward
- Chiddingly, East Hoathly & Waldron
- Parliamentary constituency
- Sussex Weald
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in BN8 (10)
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Local amenities
- Bus stop 240 m (3 min walk) · 6 stops within 600 m
- Place of worship Halland Chapel, 430 m (5 min walk)
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). These are direct-line distances, so real walking routes, and times, will be longer.
Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence).
The five key questions
- Safe75% score229 of 261 in East Sussex
- Effective71% score247 of 261 in East Sussex
- Caring70% score253 of 261 in East Sussex
- Responsive71% score238 of 261 in East Sussex
- Well-led61% score84 of 261 in East Sussex
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 30 December 2024. Under each rating: how many care homes in East Sussex share it.
Who they support
Registration details from CQC.
The company behind Halland House
Halland House is run by Gary Richard Homes Limited (company 01033833), incorporated in 1971, 39 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, its confirmation statement is overdue, it has 3 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is nursing care.
What it may cost
We estimate Halland House at £1,400–£1,710 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £73k–£89k.
Ask how often fees rise and whether they go up if care needs increase.
If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), East Sussex Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
The local picture
There are 4 other care homes within 3 miles, 3 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Crockstead Farm House, 0.7 miles away.
7 of the 22 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Chiddingly, East Hoathly & Waldron ward, classed by ONS as smaller rural (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Surrey and Sussex ICB.
Few everyday amenities are within a short walk, so visitors will mostly come by car; the nearest bus stop is under 0.5 miles away.
Key points from CQC's visit
- The assessment commenced on 14 October 2024 when we visited the service unannounced.
- An assessment has been undertaken of a specialist service that is used by autistic people or people with a learning disability.
- People were supported to participate in activities of their choice, this included attending clubs and venues to reflect their individual interests.
- Not everybody was able to communicate with us verbally so we used the Short Observational Framework for Inspection (SOFI).
Inspected 26 January 2021; report published 10 February 2021; supporting 30 people at the time. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
How long it has been running
Halland House has been registered with CQC since December 2010, about 15 years.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2015–2024), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
5 reports have been published for this location, most recently on 10 February 2021.
The ratings in context
Area by area, Well-led is rated below Good; 4 other areas are Good.
Across East Sussex, 84 of 261 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (32%).
Under CQC's newer scoring, its strongest area is Safe at 75% and its lowest is Well-led at 61%, averaging 70% overall.
The Well-led findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed Halland House on The Care Panel so far.
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Halland House in local context
- Rated Good. Across East Sussex, 85% of the 261 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 5 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (December 2024) is more recent than 72% of care home ratings in East Sussex.
- With 30 beds it is larger than 60% of care homes in East Sussex, where the typical home has 24.
- Registered with CQC in 2010: it has been registered longer than 88% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 1 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in East Sussex lists 3.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Well-led (32% of care homes in East Sussex are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Based on the CQC register for East Sussex as at Oct 2026.
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Halland House questions answered
- What are Halland House's fees?
- Halland House hasn't shared a price list with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,555 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South East). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- How did Halland House score on each CQC key question?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Halland House: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
- How many residents can Halland House take?
- CQC capacity for Halland House: 30 beds. Ask about current availability and room facilities.
- Who is the registered provider for Halland House?
- On CQC's register the provider is Gary Richard Homes Limited.
- Is Halland House registered for dementia care?
- Not as a registered specialism. Some services still support people with mild dementia, so ask.
- How recent is Halland House's CQC rating?
- The latest rating is dated 30 December 2024, 1 year ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- What is Halland House's address?
- It is at Eastbourne Road, Halland, Lewes, BN8 6PS.
- Is Halland House registered with CQC?
- Registered, yes: location 1-118896450 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Good overall in December 2024.
- What type of care does Halland House provide?
- Halland House is registered for residential homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
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