Care home · Barnard Castle
Kings Court Care Home
Illustrative photo, not of Kings Court Care Home- Address
- 14 Market Place, Barnard Castle, DL12 8ND
- Run by
- Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd (103 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 37 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- October 2011 (15 years)
- Part of
- Welltower
- Registered manager
- Hayley Sarah Coatsworth
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1991 (35 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 02644862)
- Last CQC check
- 28 Apr 2026
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,320–£1,620 a week for residential care (dementia). An estimate based on local published fees (Care UK homes publish prices above their area average). Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-319264671
Kings Court Care Home at a glance
Kings Court Care Home is a CQC-registered residential care home in Barnard Castle, run by Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities and mental health conditions.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (April 2026). It is one of 4 CQC-registered care homes in and around Barnard Castle; 4 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Kings Court Care Home over the years
CQC registration dates from October 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 and staying Good every time.
CQC lists 5 reports for this location, the latest dated 13 March 2021.
Likely fees
We estimate Kings Court Care Home at £1,320–£1,620 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region (Care UK homes publish prices above their area average). Over a year that is roughly £69k–£84k.
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), County Durham Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
Around Barnard Castle
It sits in Barnard Castle ward, classed by ONS as larger rural (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% least 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 GP surgery (8 min), a pharmacy (1 min), a shop (1 min), a park (2 min), a café (1 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Reading Kings Court Care Home's CQC ratings
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Kings Court Care Home: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 114 of the 137 other care homes in County Durham that CQC has rated.
Under CQC's newer scoring, its strongest area is Responsive at 75% and its lowest is Caring at 70%, averaging 73% overall.
The inspection, summarised
- This assessment was carried out because of the length of time since our last visit.
- We expect health and social care providers to guarantee people with a learning disability and autistic people respect, equality, dignity, choices and independence and good access to local communities that most people take for granted.
- Risks to people were assessed and plans put in place to manage these safely.
- One person said, “I’m very happy living here.” Relatives said people were well cared for by staff who knew them well.
Inspected 3 March 2021; report published 13 March 2021. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Who it can help
Taken from its CQC registration.
Percentage scores by area
CQC's single assessment framework gives every quality statement a score out of 4, then reports each key question as a percentage. Averaged across the five areas, Kings Court Care Home scores 73%.
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 needs3 · Good
- 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 treatment2 · Some shortfalls
Caring 70%
- Kindness, compassion and dignity3 · Good
- Treating people as individuals3 · Good
- Independence, choice and control2 · Some shortfalls
- Responding to people’s immediate needs3 · Good
- Workforce wellbeing and enablement3 · Good
Responsive 75%
- Person-centred Care3 · Good
- Care provision, Integration and continuity3 · Good
- Providing Information3 · Good
- Listening to and involving people3 · Good
- Equity in access3 · Good
- Equity in experiences and outcomes3 · Good
- Planning for the future3 · Good
Well-led 75%
- Shared direction and culture3 · Good
- Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders3 · Good
- Freedom to speak up3 · Good
- Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion3 · Good
- Governance, management and sustainability3 · Good
- Partnerships and communities3 · Good
- Learning, improvement and innovation3 · Good
Scale: 1 (significant shortfalls) to 4 (exceptional). From CQC, assessed 20 January 2026, published 28 April 2026, Open Government Licence. Statements without a score were not reassessed and their earlier result stands.
Ratings over time
- Jan 2016
- Jul 2018
- Mar 2021
- Apr 2026
- Today Rated in the last 12 months
Published CQC ratings in date order. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 13 March 2021
- CQC inspection report 10 July 2018
- CQC inspection report 7 January 2016
- Inspection report 21 May 2013
- Inspection report 25 July 2012
Food hygiene
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 14 July 2025 by Durham. On a visit, ask to see this week's menu and how residents choose what they eat.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Kings Court Care Home - Care UK"). Open Government Licence.
Location and local area
- Ward
- Barnard Castle
- Council
- Durham County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bishop Auckland
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Larger rural (nearer to a major town or city)
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% least deprived areas in England
View on OpenStreetMap · Directions · Map data: OpenStreetMap contributors
Local amenities
- Bus stop 40 m (1 min walk) · 20 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Barnard Castle Surgery, 630 m (8 min walk)
- Pharmacy Boots, 110 m (1 min walk)
- Shop Heron Foods, 70 m (1 min walk)
- Park Barnard Castle Grounds, 130 m (2 min walk)
- Café Moments, 10 m (1 min walk)
- Place of worship Barnard Castle Christian Fellowship, 100 m (1 min walk)
- Library Barnard Castle Library, 160 m (2 min walk)
From OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), measured in a straight line, so allow extra for the actual route on foot.
Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe75% score128 of 138 in County Durham
- Effective71% score129 of 138 in County Durham
- Caring70% score122 of 137 in County Durham
- Responsive75% score122 of 138 in County Durham
- Well-led75% score115 of 138 in County Durham
As rated by CQC, published 28 April 2026. Under each rating: how many care homes in County Durham share it.
The registered provider
Kings Court Care Home is run by Care Uk Community Partnerships Ltd (company 02644862), incorporated in 1991, 20 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is residential care for older and disabled people.
Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd runs 103 CQC-registered services across 52 council areas; 94 of the 99 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (95%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
2 of its services are in County Durham.
It trades under the Welltower brand, which covers 529 services run by 37 registered providers.
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Kings Court Care Home in local context
- Rated Good. Across County Durham, 93% of the 137 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 9 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (April 2026) is more recent than 91% of care home ratings in County Durham.
- With 37 beds it is smaller than 54% of care homes in County Durham, where the typical home has 40.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 52% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 6 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in County Durham lists 4.
Comparison set: every registered care home in County Durham, CQC data for Oct 2026.
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Newer ratings near Barnard Castle
- Kings Court Care HomeApr 2026
Kings Court Care Home: common questions
- How big is Kings Court Care Home?
- Kings Court Care Home is registered for up to 37 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- Who is the registered provider for Kings Court Care Home?
- The registered provider is Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd, according to CQC.
- What are Kings Court Care Home's fees?
- Kings Court Care Home has not published its fees with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,185 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in North East). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- How is Kings Court Care Home rated for safety and leadership?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Kings Court Care Home: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- What type of care does Kings Court Care Home provide?
- Kings Court Care Home is registered for residential homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
- What is Kings Court Care Home's address?
- It is at 14 Market Place, Barnard Castle, DL12 8ND.
- Is Kings Court Care Home a registered provider?
- Yes. Kings Court Care Home is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-319264671) and was rated Good overall in April 2026.
- Can Kings Court Care Home care for someone with dementia?
- Yes, it is registered for dementia. Worth asking: how many staff are trained, and how routines are kept consistent.
- When was Kings Court Care Home last inspected?
- The latest rating is dated 28 April 2026; ask whether there have been changes since.
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Source: the CQC register as of Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0), with our own analysis. Anything marked "in the provider's own words" comes from the provider. The Care Panel does not provide care.