Care home · Crewe
Merlin House (ECHO) Limited
Typical fee here £1,360–£1,670 a week Estimate
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- 19 Archer Drive, Crewe, CW1 5DN
- Run by
- Merlin House (ECHO) Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 6 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- Yes, registered as a nursing home (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Registered with CQC
- April 2025 (1 year)
- Registered manager
- Sarah Deana Dulcie Whiston
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2023 (3 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 14913527)
- Last CQC check
- Not listed
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,360–£1,670 a week for nursing care. Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
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See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-22756213589
The service in brief
Merlin House (ECHO) Limited in Crewe is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a nursing home. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists physical disabilities, learning disabilities and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.
There is no published CQC rating yet; newly registered services are usually rated after their first inspection. It is one of 4 CQC-registered care homes in and around Haslington; 3 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Food safety inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 23 June 2025 by Cheshire East. 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 "Merlin House (ECHO) Ltd"). Open Government Licence.
Location and local area
- Ward
- Crewe East
- Parliamentary constituency
- Crewe and Nantwich
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Urban; nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 20% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in CW1 (11)
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Local amenities
- Bus stop 210 m (3 min walk) · 12 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Crewe, 1.7 km
- Pharmacy Boots, 1.2 km (15 min walk)
- Shop Spice of Asia, 680 m (9 min walk)
- Park 310 m (4 min walk)
- Place of worship 90 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.
Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence.
Who it can help
Taken from its CQC registration.
Costs to expect
We estimate Merlin House (ECHO) Limited at £1,360–£1,670 a week for nursing care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £71k–£87k.
Where a resident needs nursing, the NHS pays part of the fee straight to the home as NHS-funded nursing care, regardless of who pays the rest.
The company behind Merlin House (ECHO) Limited
Merlin House (ECHO) Limited is run by Merlin House (echo) Limited (company 14913527), incorporated in 2023, 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 4 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is nursing care.
Choice nearby
There are 16 other care homes within 3 miles, 10 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is The Emmie Dixon Home, 0.6 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: learning disabilities (7 of the nearest 25); sight or hearing loss (5 of the nearest 25).
It sits in Crewe East ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a shop (9 min), a park (4 min) and a bus stop (3 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
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Frequently asked about Merlin House (ECHO) Limited
- How many beds does Merlin House (ECHO) Limited have?
- CQC registers Merlin House (ECHO) Limited for 6 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
- Is Merlin House (ECHO) Limited a registered provider?
- Registered, yes: location 1-22756213589 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home, and has not yet been given an overall rating.
- Does Merlin House (ECHO) Limited support people with dementia?
- No dementia specialism is recorded with CQC. Ask the provider directly if this is likely to matter.
- What kind of care can Merlin House (ECHO) Limited offer?
- CQC lists Merlin House (ECHO) Limited under: nursing homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- What is Merlin House (ECHO) Limited's address?
- It is at 19 Archer Drive, Crewe, CW1 5DN.
- What are Merlin House (ECHO) Limited's fees?
- Merlin House (ECHO) Limited hasn't shared a price list with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,205 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in North West). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
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