Care home · Lowestoft
Imber House
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- 412 London Road South, Lowestoft, NR33 0BH
- Run by
- Mr Rajkumarsingh Gunowa
- Type of provider
- Independent (owner-run)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 7 (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
- May 2017 (9 years)
- Registered manager
- *
- Last CQC check
- 19 Dec 2018
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,310–£1,600 a week for residential care. Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region; the real price may differ. How we estimate
Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-3157879545
Introducing Imber House
Imber House in Lowestoft is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Mr Rajkumarsingh Gunowa. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists learning disabilities and mental health conditions among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (December 2018). It is one of 25 CQC-registered care homes in and around Lowestoft; 18 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The registered provider
Imber House is the only service its provider, Mr Rajkumarsingh Gunowa, runs, so it is an independent, single-site operator rather than part of a chain.
How long it has been running
Registered in May 2017, it has 9 years on the CQC register.
Its only published overall rating so far is Good, from December 2018.
The rating is 7 years old. CQC decides when to return based on risk, so age alone is not a warning sign; still, ask who the manager is now.
Who it can help
Taken from its CQC registration.
Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led
- Safe132 of 169 in Suffolk
- Effective149 of 169 in Suffolk
- Caring142 of 169 in Suffolk
- Responsive134 of 169 in Suffolk
- Well-led108 of 169 in Suffolk
From CQC's latest report, published 19 December 2018. Under each rating: how many care homes in Suffolk share it.
The local picture
There are 24 other care homes within 3 miles, 17 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Eastview Residential Home, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: learning disabilities (8 of the nearest 25); mental health conditions (3 of the nearest 25).
19 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Kirkley & Pakefield ward, classed by ONS as urban (further from a major town or city), among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Norfolk and Suffolk ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a shop (2 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 it may cost
We estimate Imber House at £1,310–£1,600 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £68k–£83k.
Ask whether the fee changes if needs increase, and what is extra: hairdressing, chiropody, outings and newspapers are often charged separately.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Suffolk Council for a free care needs assessment.
Ratings over time
- Dec 2018
- Today Rating 7 years old
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 19 December 2018
Kitchen hygiene rating
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 12 February 2026 by East Suffolk. Meals matter in a care home: ask to see a menu and whether residents can choose.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Imber House"). Open Government Licence.
Finding it
- Ward
- Kirkley & Pakefield
- Council
- Suffolk County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Lowestoft
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Urban; further from a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in NR33 (13)
See the wider area · Plan a journey · © OpenStreetMap contributors
Local amenities
- Bus stop 30 m (1 min walk) · 16 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Lowestoft, 1.8 km
- GP surgery Kirkley Mill Surgery, 950 m (12 min walk)
- Pharmacy Boots, 830 m (10 min walk)
- Shop Morton Convenience, 180 m (2 min walk)
- Park Kensington Gardens, 160 m (2 min walk)
- Café Garden Tea Rooms, 140 m (2 min walk)
- Place of worship London Road Baptist Church, 100 m (1 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.
Reading Imber House's CQC ratings
Imber House 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 107 of the 168 other care homes in Suffolk that CQC has rated.
What CQC's inspectors reported
- People in care homes receive accommodation and nursing or personal care as single package under contractual agreement.
- Imber is registered to provide personal care to a maximum of six people with a learning disability.
- At the time of inspection there were six people using the service.
- The care service has been developed and designed in line with the values that underpin the Registering the Right Support and other best practice guidance.
Inspected 15 October 2018; report published 19 December 2018. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
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Imber House against its area
- Rated Good. Across Suffolk, 80% of the 169 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 21 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (December 2018) is more recent than 8% of care home ratings in Suffolk.
- With 7 beds it is smaller than 90% of care homes in Suffolk, where the typical home has 40.
- Registered with CQC in 2017: it has been registered longer than 39% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 4 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Suffolk lists 3.
Benchmarked against all CQC-registered care homes in Suffolk (Oct 2026).
Closest alternatives
Guides for families
Newer ratings near Lowestoft
- Eastview Residential HomeOct 2026
Frequently asked about Imber House
- How much does Imber House charge?
- Imber House hasn't shared a price list with us. 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.
- How did Imber House score on each CQC key question?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Imber House: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- How big is Imber House?
- CQC capacity for Imber House: 7 beds. Ask about current availability and room facilities.
- Who runs Imber House?
- Imber House is run by Mr Rajkumarsingh Gunowa, the registered provider on the CQC register.
- Is Imber House registered for dementia care?
- Its CQC registration does not list dementia. If that is a need now or later, check with the provider before deciding.
- How recent is Imber House's CQC rating?
- The rating now shown was published on 19 December 2018, 7 years ago. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
- What type of care does Imber House provide?
- CQC lists Imber House under: residential homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- Where is Imber House?
- It is at 412 London Road South, Lowestoft, NR33 0BH.
- Is Imber House registered with CQC?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-3157879545 and was rated Good overall in December 2018.
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