Care home · Loughborough

Huntingdon Court

Rated Requires improvement by CQC Rating published 8 October 2025 Rating 1 year old
A carer serving tea to residents in a care home lounge Illustrative photo, not of Huntingdon Court
Address
Regent Street, Loughborough, LE11 5BA
Type of provider
Independent (private company)
Service
Residential care home
Beds
43 (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 2012 (14 years)
Registered manager
Charlene Elizabeth Limb
Company check
Active, trading since 2011 (15 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 07562264)
Last CQC check
8 Oct 2025
Typical fees Estimated
£1,160–£1,410 a week for residential care (dementia). An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate

Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care

More in Loughborough: Care homes in Loughborough (12) · Best rated care homes in Loughborough · Care homes for dementia care in Loughborough · Care homes for elderly care in Loughborough · Care homes for physical disability care in Loughborough

See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-370469416

Huntingdon Court at a glance

Registered with CQC as a residential care home, Huntingdon Court is based in Loughborough, run by Leicestershire County Care Limited. It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health conditions and sight or hearing loss.

Its latest CQC rating is Requires improvement overall (October 2025). Safe and Effective were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 12 CQC-registered care homes in and around Loughborough; 10 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

How CQC rated each area

  • SafeRequires improvement26 of 151 in Leicestershire
  • EffectiveRequires improvement18 of 151 in Leicestershire
  • CaringGood137 of 151 in Leicestershire
  • ResponsiveGood134 of 151 in Leicestershire
  • Well-ledGood116 of 151 in Leicestershire

Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 8 October 2025. Under each rating: how many care homes in Leicestershire share it.

Strengths and weak spots in the ratings

For Huntingdon Court, Safe and Effective are rated below Good; 3 other areas are Good.

Across Leicestershire, 26 of 151 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (17%), while 18 of 151 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Effective (12%).

If you are considering it, read the Safe and Effective section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.

Registered specialisms

Specialisms as registered with CQC.

Likely fees

We estimate Huntingdon Court at £1,160–£1,410 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £60k–£73k.

Ask whether the fee changes if needs increase, and what is extra: hairdressing, chiropody, outings and newspapers are often charged separately.

With savings below £23,250, Leicestershire Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.

Key points from CQC's visit

  • The service is registered to support up to 43 people.
  • The service is registered to be used by autistic people or people with a learning disability but is not registered as a specialist service.
  • People were kept safe, but care plans required further development to provide personalised information around people’s specific needs, including health conditions, support with distress, decision making, choices and processes.
  • People’s comments included, “Staff help me a terrific amount.

Inspected 27 June 2023; report published 8 August 2023; supporting 42 people at the time. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.

Who runs it

Huntingdon Court is run by Leicestershire County Care Limited (company 07562264), incorporated in 2011, 1 year before this service registered with CQC.

At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 3 active directors and there is no insolvency history.

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

Leicestershire County Care Limited runs 12 CQC-registered services across 2 council areas; 9 of the 12 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (75%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.

8 of its services are in Leicestershire.

It trades under the Johnson Care Ltd brand, which covers 15 services run by 3 registered providers.

Rating history

  1. Jan 2020 Inadequate
  2. Nov 2020 Inadequate
  3. May 2021 Inadequate
  4. Jul 2021 Requires improvement
  5. Jan 2022 Inspected but not rated
  6. Aug 2022 Inadequate
  7. Aug 2023 Good
  8. Oct 2025 Requires Improvement
  9. Today Rating 1 year old

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

Inspection reports to read

The kitchen's hygiene score

5/5

The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 12 June 2025 by Charnwood. Ask how special diets are handled and whether residents can eat when they like.

From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Huntingdon Court"). Open Government Licence.

Area and map

Ward
Loughborough Storer
Parliamentary constituency
Loughborough
Local NHS (ICB)
NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board
Setting
Urban · nearer to a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 40% least deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Care homes in LE11 (12)

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Close by

  • Bus stop 90 m (1 min walk) · 25 stops within 600 m
  • Railway station Loughborough Central, 1.3 km (17 min walk)
  • GP surgery Woodbrook Medical Centre, 390 m (5 min walk)
  • Pharmacy Pharmacy First, 380 m (5 min walk)
  • Shop Vape Zone, 80 m (1 min walk)
  • Park Radmoor Park, 350 m (4 min walk)
  • Café Doja Deserts, 110 m (1 min walk)
  • Place of worship Saint Mary's, 90 m (1 min walk)
  • Library Loughborough Library, 420 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 and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence.

Around Loughborough

There are 14 other care homes within 3 miles, 12 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Lester Court, under 0.5 miles away.

It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: sight or hearing loss (7 of the nearest 25).

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

It sits in Loughborough Storer ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB.

Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (5 min), a pharmacy (5 min), a shop (1 min), a park (4 min), a café (1 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.

Huntingdon Court over the years

Huntingdon Court has been registered with CQC since September 2012, about 14 years.

CQC has published 8 overall ratings for it (2020–2025), starting at Inadequate and improving to Requires Improvement.

The CQC website holds 6 reports for it, the latest from 8 August 2023.

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Huntingdon Court in local context

  • Rated Requires improvement. Across Leicestershire, 81% of the 151 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 3 are Outstanding.
  • Its rating (October 2025) is more recent than 80% of care home ratings in Leicestershire.
  • With 43 beds it is larger than 71% of care homes in Leicestershire, where the typical home has 30.
  • Registered with CQC in 2012: it has been registered longer than 46% of care homes in the area.
  • It lists 7 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Leicestershire lists 4.
  • Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (19% of care homes in Leicestershire are also rated below Good here); Effective (12% of care homes in Leicestershire are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.

Compared with every CQC-registered care home in Leicestershire. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.

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Questions about Huntingdon Court

How many residents can Huntingdon Court take?
CQC capacity for Huntingdon Court: 43 beds. Ask about current availability and room facilities.
Who is the registered provider for Huntingdon Court?
On CQC's register the provider is Leicestershire County Care Limited.
How much does care from Huntingdon Court cost?
Huntingdon Court has not published its fees with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,250 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in East Midlands). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
Is Huntingdon Court rated well for safety?
The five CQC areas: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Requires improvement; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
What is Huntingdon Court's address?
It is at Regent Street, Loughborough, LE11 5BA.
Is Huntingdon Court registered with CQC?
Registered, yes: location 1-370469416 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Requires improvement overall in October 2025.
What kind of care can Huntingdon Court offer?
Huntingdon Court is registered for residential homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
Can Huntingdon Court care for someone with dementia?
Its registration includes dementia. Useful questions: how many staff hold dementia training, and how is a bad day handled?
When was Huntingdon Court last inspected?
8 October 2025 is when the current rating was published, 1 year ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.

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