Care home · Leigh On Sea
Kingston House
Typical fee here £1,310–£1,600 a week Estimate
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- 43 Woodfield Park Drive, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1LN
- Run by
- Consensus Support Services Limited (59 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 9 (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
- January 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Adrian Gabriel Maciejewski
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2000 (26 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 04081379)
- Last CQC check
- 24 Aug 2023
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,310–£1,600 a week for residential care. Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-132660169
Kingston House at a glance
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, Kingston House is based in Leigh On Sea, run by Consensus Support Services Limited. It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in learning disabilities.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (August 2023). It is one of 18 CQC-registered care homes in and around Leigh-on-Sea; 16 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The company behind Kingston House
Kingston House is run by Consensus Support Services Limited (company 04081379), incorporated in 2000, 10 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 care for people with learning disabilities, mental health problems or substance misuse.
Consensus Support Services Limited runs 59 CQC-registered services across 24 council areas; 53 of the 56 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (95%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
3 of its services are in Southend-on-Sea.
Choice nearby
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 23 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Chalkwell Grange, under 0.5 miles away.
14 of the 24 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Leigh ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Essex ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (5 min), a pharmacy (4 min), a shop (3 min), a park (8 min), a café (3 min), a bus stop (3 min) and a railway station (10 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
What CQC's inspectors reported
- Feedback from families and relatives was positive.
- A relative told us, "I never have to worry about [person name] being there." Another relative said, "I am very happy with the service, communication is good and they love being there." Right Support: Care and treatment was planned and delivered in a way which was intended to ensure people's safety and welfare.
- People were cared for safely by staff who had been recruited and employed after appropriate checks had been completed.
- There were systems in place to minimise the risk of infection and to learn lessons from accidents and incidents.
Inspected 27 July 2023; report published 24 August 2023. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
The five key questions
- Safe69 of 76 in Southend-on-Sea
- Effective74 of 76 in Southend-on-Sea
- Caring74 of 76 in Southend-on-Sea
- Responsive72 of 76 in Southend-on-Sea
- Well-led64 of 76 in Southend-on-Sea
As rated by CQC, published 24 August 2023. Under each rating: how many care homes in Southend-on-Sea share it.
Costs to expect
We estimate Kingston 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.
Get the extras in writing: items such as hairdressing and outings are usually charged on top.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Southend-on-Sea Council after a needs and financial assessment.
Rating history
- Dec 2015
- Dec 2017
- Aug 2023
- Today Rating 3 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 24 August 2023
- CQC inspection report 15 December 2017
- CQC inspection report 21 December 2015
- Inspection report 14 February 2014
- Inspection report 12 March 2013
- Inspection report 22 February 2012
Council food inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 11 November 2025 by Southend-On-Sea. 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 "Kingston House"). Open Government Licence.
Finding it
- Ward
- Leigh
- Parliamentary constituency
- Southend West and Leigh
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS Essex Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in SS9 (19)
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Local amenities
- Bus stop 200 m (3 min walk) · 15 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Chalkwell, 770 m (10 min walk)
- GP surgery 370 m (5 min walk)
- Pharmacy Derix Healthcare Pharmacy, 360 m (4 min walk)
- Shop Tesco Express, 260 m (3 min walk)
- Park Chalkwell Park, 660 m (8 min walk)
- Café Break & Brunch, 250 m (3 min walk)
- Place of worship Our Lady of Lourdes & St Joseph, 300 m (4 min walk)
- Library Leigh Library, 1.1 km (14 min walk)
Nearest of each type, measured in a straight line using OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). If a resident uses a wheelchair or frame, check the route itself.
Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence.
The ratings in context
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Kingston House: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 63 of the 75 other care homes in Southend-on-Sea that CQC has rated.
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 3 overall ratings for it (2015–2023), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
The rating is 3 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.
CQC lists 6 reports for this location, the latest dated 24 August 2023.
Specialisms
As listed with the regulator.
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Where Kingston House stands locally
- Rated Good. Across Southend-on-Sea, 92% of the 76 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 2 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (August 2023) is more recent than 41% of care home ratings in Southend-on-Sea.
- With 9 beds it is smaller than 77% of care homes in Southend-on-Sea, where the typical home has 17.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 63% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Southend-on-Sea lists 3.
Comparison set: every registered care home in Southend-on-Sea, CQC data for Oct 2026.
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Frequently asked about Kingston House
- Is Kingston House rated well for safety?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Kingston House: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- How much does Kingston House charge?
- Kingston House's prices aren't on our site yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,455 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in East of England). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
- Who runs Kingston House?
- CQC lists Consensus Support Services Limited as the provider responsible for Kingston House.
- How many residents can Kingston House take?
- Kingston House is registered for up to 9 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- When was Kingston House last inspected?
- The latest rating is dated 24 August 2023, 3 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- Does Kingston House support people with dementia?
- Not as a registered specialism. Some services still support people with mild dementia, so ask.
- Is Kingston House a registered provider?
- It is. The CQC register records Kingston House as a care home, location ID 1-132660169 and was rated Good overall in August 2023.
- Where is Kingston House?
- It is at 43 Woodfield Park Drive, Leigh On Sea, SS9 1LN.
- What kind of care can Kingston House offer?
- Kingston House is registered with CQC for: residential homes. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
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