Care home · Shrewsbury
Railway Cottage
Illustrative photo, not of Railway Cottage- Address
- Station Road, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0QY
- Run by
- Condover College Limited (14 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 4 (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
- July 2022 (4 years)
- Registered manager
- Hazel Dorne Rice
- Company check
- Active, accounts up to date (Companies House IP29768R)
- Last CQC check
- Not listed
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,170–£1,420 a week for residential 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
Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-13585079370
About Railway Cottage
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, Railway Cottage is based in Shrewsbury, run by Condover College Limited. It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in physical disabilities, learning disabilities and sight or hearing loss.
CQC has not published a rating for this service yet, which is common for newly registered services.
Who the service is registered for
Registration details from CQC.
Finding it
- Ward
- Rea Valley
- Council
- Shropshire Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Shrewsbury
- Integrated care board
- NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Larger rural · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in SY5 (10)
View on OpenStreetMap · How to get there · Map © OpenStreetMap contributors
Nearby
- Bus stop 130 m (2 min walk) · 9 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Pontesbury Primary Care Centre, 370 m (5 min walk)
- Pharmacy Pontesbury Pharmacy, 170 m (2 min walk)
- Shop Co-op Food, 270 m (3 min walk)
- Café Connections Coffee Shop, 530 m (7 min walk)
- Place of worship Pontesbury Congregational Church, 100 m (1 min walk)
- Library 300 m (4 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.
Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).
The company behind Railway Cottage
Railway Cottage is run by Condover College Limited (company IP29768R).
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time and there is no insolvency history.
Condover College Limited runs 14 CQC-registered services; 12 of the 12 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
All 14 are in Shropshire, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
Around Shrewsbury
There are 4 other care homes within 3 miles, 4 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Hall Bank Mews, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: learning disabilities (8 of the nearest 24).
It sits in Rea Valley 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 Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (5 min), a pharmacy (2 min), a shop (3 min), a café (7 min) and a bus stop (2 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Likely fees
We estimate Railway Cottage at £1,170–£1,420 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £61k–£74k.
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 Shropshire Council for a free care needs assessment.
Family reviews
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Railway Cottage questions answered
- Who is the registered provider for Railway Cottage?
- Condover College Limited is the registered provider for Railway Cottage.
- What services is Railway Cottage registered for?
- Railway Cottage is registered for residential homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
- How much does care from Railway Cottage cost?
- No fee list from Railway Cottage has reached us. Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
- Is Railway Cottage a registered provider?
- Registered, yes: location 1-13585079370 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home, and has not yet been given an overall rating.
- Where is Railway Cottage based?
- It is at Station Road, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0QY.
- How many beds does Railway Cottage have?
- Railway Cottage has 4 registered places. Ask how many are free now and which rooms have en-suites.
- Can Railway Cottage care for someone with dementia?
- Dementia is not listed among the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask the provider directly if this matters to you.
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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.