Care home · Enfield
Sidney Avenue Lodge Residential Care Home
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- 24 Sidney Avenue, Palmers Green, London, N13 4UY
- Run by
- Greenfields Residential Care Homes Limited
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 8 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- December 2010 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Theodoros Demetrios Demetriou
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1993 (33 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 02857634)
- Last CQC check
- 13 May 2026
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,500–£1,830 a week for residential care (dementia). An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-120430259
Sidney Avenue Lodge Residential Care Home at a glance
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, Sidney Avenue Lodge Residential Care Home is based in Enfield, run by Greenfields Residential Care Homes Limited. It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities and mental health conditions.
Its latest CQC rating is Requires improvement overall (May 2026). Safe and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 82 CQC-registered care homes in and around Enfield; 61 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The ratings in context
Looking at the five areas: Safe and Well-led are rated below Good; 3 other areas are Good.
Across Enfield, 19 of 75 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (25%), while 14 of 75 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (19%).
The Safe and Well-led findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.
What CQC's inspectors reported
- Where they do, we also take into account any wider social care provided.
- This was an unannounced assessment, which means the provider was not told an assessment was going to be starting before.
- We visited the home on 30 September and 16 October 2026.
- People told us they liked living at Sidney Avenue.
Inspected 6 December 2019; report published 28 January 2020. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Track record
Registered in December 2010, it has 15 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 6 overall ratings for it (2014–2026), starting at Inadequate and improving to Requires Improvement.
There are 6 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 28 January 2020.
Costs to expect
We estimate Sidney Avenue Lodge Residential Care Home at £1,500–£1,830 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £78k–£95k.
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 Enfield Council for a free care needs assessment.
Ratings over time
- Oct 2014
- Feb 2015
- May 2015
- May 2017
- Jan 2020
- May 2026
- Today Rated in the last 12 months
CQC rating timeline for this address. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 28 January 2020
- CQC inspection report 10 May 2017
- CQC inspection report 27 May 2015
- CQC inspection report 27 February 2015
- CQC inspection report 10 October 2014
- Inspection report 27 March 2014
Food safety inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from an inspection on 14 September 2022 by Enfield. 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 "Sidney Avenue Lodge"). Open Government Licence.
Finding it
- Ward
- Bowes
- Council
- London Borough of Enfield · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Southgate and Wood Green
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in N13 (15)
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Close by
- Bus stop 100 m (1 min walk) · 16 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Palmers Green, 770 m (10 min walk)
- GP surgery North London Health Centre, 750 m (9 min walk)
- Pharmacy Vantage Pharmacy, 180 m (2 min walk)
- Shop Elif Food Centre, 180 m (2 min walk)
- Park 190 m (2 min walk)
- Café Orange Cafe, 230 m (3 min walk)
- Place of worship Trinity-at-Bowes Methodist Church, 120 m (2 min walk)
- Library Palmers Green Library, 430 m (5 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.
How CQC rated each area
- Safe19 of 75 in Enfield
- Effective69 of 75 in Enfield
- Caring74 of 75 in Enfield
- Responsive69 of 75 in Enfield
- Well-led14 of 75 in Enfield
Source: CQC, published 13 May 2026. Under each rating: how many care homes in Enfield share it.
Choice nearby
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 19 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Camden Lodge Residential Care Home, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: mental health conditions (8 of the nearest 25); physical disabilities (6 of the nearest 25).
2 of the 22 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Bowes ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS West and North London ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (9 min), a pharmacy (2 min), a shop (2 min), a park (2 min), a café (3 min), a bus stop (1 min) and a railway station (10 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
The company behind Sidney Avenue Lodge Residential Care Home
Sidney Avenue Lodge Residential Care Home is run by Greenfields Residential Care Homes Limited (company 02857634), incorporated in 1993, 17 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 1 active director and there is no insolvency history.
Needs it is registered to meet
Registration details from CQC.
Family reviews
Nobody has reviewed Sidney Avenue Lodge Residential Care Home here yet. Have you used it? A short, honest review helps the next family decide.
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Compared with other care homes locally
- Rated Requires improvement. Across Enfield, 83% of the 75 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 1 is Outstanding.
- Its rating (May 2026) is more recent than 91% of care home ratings in Enfield.
- With 8 beds it is smaller than 59% of care homes in Enfield, where the typical home has 11.
- Registered with CQC in 2010: it has been registered longer than 83% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 6 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Enfield lists 3.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (25% of care homes in Enfield are also rated below Good here); Well-led (19% of care homes in Enfield are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Comparison set: every registered care home in Enfield, CQC data for Oct 2026.
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Sidney Avenue Lodge Residential Care Home: common questions
- Is Sidney Avenue Lodge Residential Care Home rated well for safety?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- How much does care from Sidney Avenue Lodge Residential Care Home cost?
- Sidney Avenue Lodge Residential Care Home hasn't shared a price list with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,456 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in London). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
- Who runs Sidney Avenue Lodge Residential Care Home?
- Sidney Avenue Lodge Residential Care Home is run by Greenfields Residential Care Homes Limited, the registered provider on the CQC register.
- How big is Sidney Avenue Lodge Residential Care Home?
- CQC capacity for Sidney Avenue Lodge Residential Care Home: 8 beds. Ask about current availability and room facilities.
- When was Sidney Avenue Lodge Residential Care Home last inspected?
- The rating now shown was published on 13 May 2026. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
- Is Sidney Avenue Lodge Residential Care Home registered for dementia care?
- Dementia appears among its CQC specialisms; ask about staff training and how care adapts as dementia progresses.
- Is Sidney Avenue Lodge Residential Care Home regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Registered, yes: location 1-120430259 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Requires improvement overall in May 2026.
- Where is Sidney Avenue Lodge Residential Care Home?
- It is at 24 Sidney Avenue, Palmers Green, London, N13 4UY.
- What type of care does Sidney Avenue Lodge Residential Care Home provide?
- Sidney Avenue Lodge Residential Care Home is registered with CQC for: residential homes. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
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