Care home · Fareham
Solent Lodge
Illustrative photo, not of Solent Lodge- Address
- 105 Stubbington Lane, Fareham, PO14 2PG
- Run by
- Howlett Homes Limited
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 4 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- November 2013 (12 years)
- Registered manager
- Nicola Marie Heaybourne
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2013 (13 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 08638622)
- Last CQC check
- 21 May 2025
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,400–£1,710 a week for residential care. Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region; the real price may differ. How we estimate
Registered to provide: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-1061637931
About this home
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, Solent Lodge is based in Fareham, run by Howlett Homes Limited. It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in physical disabilities, learning disabilities and sight or hearing loss.
Its latest CQC rating is Requires improvement overall (May 2025). Safe and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 9 CQC-registered care homes in and around Stubbington; 5 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Costs to expect
We estimate Solent Lodge at £1,400–£1,710 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £73k–£89k.
Ask how often fees rise and whether they go up if care needs increase.
With savings below £23,250, Hampshire Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
The registered provider
Solent Lodge is run by Howlett Homes Limited (company 08638622), incorporated in 2013.
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.
Choice nearby
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 20 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is 78 Stubbington Lane, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: learning disabilities (8 of the nearest 25); sight or hearing loss (5 of the nearest 25).
4 of the 24 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Hill Head 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 Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (8 min), a pharmacy (8 min), a shop (3 min), a park (5 min), a café (8 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Specialisms
Registration details from CQC.
Past CQC ratings
- Mar 2017
- Jan 2018
- May 2025
- Today Rating 1 year old
Published CQC ratings in date order. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 4 January 2018
- CQC inspection report 7 March 2017
- Inspection report 19 June 2014
Council food inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 24 November 2021 by Fareham. 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 "Solent Lodge Care Home"). Open Government Licence.
Finding it
- Ward
- Hill Head
- Council
- Hampshire County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Gosport
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban (nearer to a major town or city)
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in PO14 (16)
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Nearby
- Bus stop 30 m (1 min walk) · 13 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Stubbington Medical Practice, 610 m (8 min walk)
- Pharmacy Village Pharmacy, 640 m (8 min walk)
- Shop Asda On The Move, 260 m (3 min walk)
- Park Stubbington Green, 430 m (5 min walk)
- Café Costa, 620 m (8 min walk)
- Place of worship The Immaculate Conception, 360 m (4 min walk)
- Library Stubbington Library, 520 m (6 min walk)
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). These are direct-line distances, so real walking routes, and times, will be longer.
Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.
Track record
Solent Lodge has been registered with CQC since November 2013, about 12 years.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2017–2025), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Requires Improvement.
3 reports have been published for this location, most recently on 4 January 2018.
What inspectors found
- At this assessment we found breaches of regulations relating to safe care and treatment, staffing, and governance.
- We found the service was not always supporting people with a learning disability in line with this statutory guidance.
- We could not be assured restrictions imposed were always proportionate or the least restrictive option to reduce risk.
- Comments from relatives included, “We feel confident that [person] is safe and treated with respect”, “We have noticed a massive change in [person’s] whole demeanour since he has been living at Solent Lodge.
Inspected 4 December 2017; report published 4 January 2018. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Reading Solent Lodge's CQC ratings
Area by area, Safe and Well-led are rated below Good; 3 other areas are Good.
Across Hampshire, 74 of 446 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (17%), while 92 of 446 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (21%).
The Safe and Well-led findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.
How CQC rated each area
- Safe74 of 446 in Hampshire
- Effective398 of 446 in Hampshire
- Caring411 of 446 in Hampshire
- Responsive394 of 446 in Hampshire
- Well-led92 of 446 in Hampshire
CQC key question ratings, published 21 May 2025. Under each rating: how many care homes in Hampshire share it.
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How Solent Lodge compares
- Rated Requires improvement. Across Hampshire, 85% of the 445 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 26 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (May 2025) is more recent than 75% of care home ratings in Hampshire.
- With 4 beds it is smaller than 94% of care homes in Hampshire, where the typical home has 27.
- Registered with CQC in 2013: it has been registered longer than 51% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Hampshire lists 3.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (17% of care homes in Hampshire are also rated below Good here); Well-led (21% of care homes in Hampshire are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Comparison set: every registered care home in Hampshire, CQC data for Oct 2026.
Nearby options
Guides for families
Stubbington: care homes inspected recently
- 78 Stubbington LaneDec 2025
- 97 Old StreetJul 2026
Frequently asked about Solent Lodge
- Is Solent Lodge registered with CQC?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-1061637931 and was rated Requires improvement overall in May 2025.
- What is Solent Lodge's address?
- It is at 105 Stubbington Lane, Fareham, PO14 2PG.
- What type of care does Solent Lodge provide?
- Registration for Solent Lodge covers: residential homes. Check which of these it offers today.
- How recent is Solent Lodge's CQC rating?
- The latest rating is dated 21 May 2025, 1 year ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- Can Solent Lodge care for someone with dementia?
- It is not registered with dementia as a specialism, so confirm with the provider whether it can meet that need.
- Which provider runs Solent Lodge?
- The registered provider is Howlett Homes Limited, according to CQC.
- How many beds does Solent Lodge have?
- CQC capacity for Solent Lodge: 4 beds. Ask about current availability and room facilities.
- How is Solent Lodge rated for safety and leadership?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Solent Lodge: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
- What are Solent Lodge's fees?
- Solent Lodge hasn't shared a price list with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,450 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South East). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
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