Care home · Colchester
Millwrights
Illustrative photo, not of Millwrights- Address
- 56a, Baden Powell Drive, Colchester, CO3 4SR
- Run by
- Mr Leon Sudath Dias and Kaushali Niroshini Kittle
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 6 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- April 2026 (6 months)
- Registered manager
- Debbie Louise Brooks
- Last CQC check
- Not listed
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,310–£1,600 a week for residential care. Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
Registered to provide: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-26671086482
Introducing Millwrights
Millwrights in Colchester is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Mr Leon Sudath Dias and Kaushali Niroshini Kittle. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists learning disabilities among its specialisms.
CQC has not published a rating for this service yet, which is common for newly registered services. It is one of 48 CQC-registered care homes in and around Colchester; 37 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Council food inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 19 May 2026 by Colchester. Ask how special diets are handled and whether residents can eat when they like.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Millwrights"). Open Government Licence.
Map and area details
- Ward
- Prettygate
- Council
- Essex County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Colchester
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Essex 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 CO3 (17)
View on OpenStreetMap · How to get there · © OpenStreetMap contributors
Around the building
- Bus stop 150 m (2 min walk) · 28 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Shrub End Surgery, 620 m (8 min walk)
- Pharmacy Boots, 530 m (7 min walk)
- Shop Asda Express, 250 m (3 min walk)
- Park Westlands Country Park, 440 m (6 min walk)
- Café Coffee Hog, 730 m (9 min walk)
- Place of worship The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 320 m (4 min walk)
- Library Prettygate Library, 630 m (8 min walk)
From OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), measured in a straight line, so allow extra for the actual route on foot.
Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).
Who they support
Taken from its CQC registration.
Who runs it
Millwrights is the only service its provider, Mr Leon Sudath Dias and Kaushali Niroshini Kittle, runs, so it is an independent, single-site operator rather than part of a chain.
Costs to expect
We estimate Millwrights 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 what notice is given before a fee increase and what triggers one.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Essex Council after a needs and financial assessment.
Choice nearby
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 21 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Hilton House, under 0.5 miles away.
It sits in Prettygate 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 Essex ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (8 min), a pharmacy (7 min), a shop (3 min), a park (6 min), a café (9 min) and a bus stop (2 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
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Compared with other care homes locally
- With 6 beds it is smaller than 76% of care homes in Essex, where the typical home has 23.
- Registered with CQC in 2026, it is one of the newest care homes in the area.
- It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Essex lists 3.
All figures compare it with other care homes in Essex; CQC register, Oct 2026.
Nearby options
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What families ask about Millwrights
- Does Millwrights support people with dementia?
- Not as a registered specialism. Some services still support people with mild dementia, so ask.
- How big is Millwrights?
- Millwrights is registered for up to 6 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- Where is Millwrights?
- It is at 56a, Baden Powell Drive, Colchester, CO3 4SR.
- Is Millwrights regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Yes. Millwrights is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-26671086482), and has not yet been given an overall rating.
- How much does Millwrights charge?
- Millwrights has not published its fees with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,250 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in East of England). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
- What services is Millwrights registered for?
- CQC lists Millwrights under: residential homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- Who is the registered provider for Millwrights?
- On CQC's register the provider is Mr Leon Sudath Dias and Kaushali Niroshini Kittle.
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Details from the Care Quality Commission register, updated Oct 2026. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Text marked "in the provider's own words" is supplied by the provider. The Care Panel is not a care provider.