Care home · Leicester
South Lodge Care Home
Illustrative photo, not of South Lodge Care Home- Address
- 307 London Road, Leicester, LE2 3ND
- Run by
- Avery of Leicester (Operations) Limited
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 106 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- January 2011 (15 years)
- Part of
- Avery
- Registered manager
- Donna Marie Bradley
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2009 (17 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 06860746)
- Last CQC check
- 28 Aug 2024
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,160–£1,410 a week for residential care (dementia). An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
Registered to provide: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-145498319
About South Lodge Care Home
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, South Lodge Care Home is based in Leicester, run by Avery of Leicester (Operations) Limited. It supports older people, with registered specialisms in dementia and physical disabilities.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (August 2024). It is one of 56 CQC-registered care homes in and around Leicester; 41 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Scores behind the rating
Each area below is made up of several quality statements, each scored 1 to 4 by CQC; the percentage combines those scores for the area. Averaged across the five areas, South Lodge Care Home scores 74%.
Safe 72%
- Learning culture3 · Good
- Safe systems, pathways and transitions3 · Good
- Safeguarding3 · Good
- Involving people to manage risks3 · Good
- Safe environments3 · Good
- Safe and effective staffing2 · Some shortfalls
- Infection prevention and control3 · Good
- Medicines optimisation3 · Good
Effective 75%
- Assessing needs3 · Good
- Delivering evidence-based care and treatment3 · Good
- How staff, teams and services work together3 · Good
- Supporting people to live healthier lives3 · Good
- Monitoring and improving outcomes3 · Good
- Consent to care and treatment3 · Good
Caring 75%
- Kindness, compassion and dignity3 · Good
- Treating people as individuals3 · Good
- Independence, choice and control3 · Good
- Responding to people’s immediate needs3 · Good
- Workforce wellbeing and enablement3 · Good
Responsive 75%
- Person-centred Care3 · Good
- Care provision, Integration and continuity3 · Good
- Providing Information3 · Good
- Listening to and involving people3 · Good
- Equity in access3 · Good
- Equity in experiences and outcomes3 · Good
- Planning for the future3 · Good
Well-led 75%
- Shared direction and culture3 · Good
- Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders3 · Good
- Freedom to speak up3 · Good
- Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion3 · Good
- Governance, management and sustainability3 · Good
- Partnerships and communities3 · Good
- Learning, improvement and innovation3 · Good
4 means exceptional and 1 means significant shortfalls (3 good, 2 some shortfalls). CQC data, assessed 4 March 2024, published 28 August 2024, Open Government Licence. Where no score shows, that statement wasn't part of this assessment and its earlier result still counts.
Earlier inspections
- Jul 2016
- May 2019
- Aug 2022
- Aug 2024
- Today Rating 2 years old
Published CQC ratings in date order.
Inspection reports to read
- CQC inspection report 31 August 2022
- CQC inspection report 18 May 2019
- CQC inspection report 13 July 2016
- Inspection report 7 December 2013
- Inspection report 21 February 2013
- Inspection report 22 December 2011
Food safety inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 12 September 2026 by Leicester City. Meals matter in a care home: ask to see a menu and whether residents can choose.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "South Lodge"). Open Government Licence.
Where it is
- Ward
- Knighton
- Council
- Leicester City Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Leicester South
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland 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 LE2 (52)
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Close by
- Bus stop 50 m (1 min walk) · 4 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Dentique, 450 m (6 min walk)
- Pharmacy Stoneycroft Chemists, 390 m (5 min walk)
- Shop Co-op Food, 170 m (2 min walk)
- Park Clarendon Park Community Garden, 800 m (10 min walk)
- Café Outer Space, 400 m (5 min walk)
- Place of worship Stoneygate Baptist Church, 10 m (1 min walk)
- Library Knighton Library, 890 m (11 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.
Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.
The five key questions
- Safe72% score71 of 93 in Leicester
- Effective75% score81 of 93 in Leicester
- Caring75% score85 of 93 in Leicester
- Responsive75% score85 of 93 in Leicester
- Well-led75% score64 of 93 in Leicester
CQC key question ratings, published 28 August 2024. Under each rating: how many care homes in Leicester share it.
What CQC's inspectors reported
- We found people were protected from abuse and harm.
- People were involved in discussions about risk promoting freedom and control over their care.
- People received their medicines safely and on time.
- Feedback from people was positive about the quality of care they received.
Inspected 16 August 2022; report published 31 August 2022. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Ownership and company checks
South Lodge Care Home is run by Avery Of Leicester (operations) Limited (company 06860746), incorporated in 2009, 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 3 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is residential care for older and disabled people.
It trades under the Avery brand, which covers 101 services run by 40 registered providers.
How it fits locally
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 London Road Specialist Nursing Home, under 0.5 miles away.
6 of the 20 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Knighton 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 Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (6 min), a pharmacy (5 min), a shop (2 min), a park (10 min), a café (5 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate South Lodge Care Home at £1,160–£1,410 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £60k–£73k.
Ask how often fees rise and whether they go up if care needs increase.
If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), Leicester Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
What the ratings tell you
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for South Lodge Care Home: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 63 of the 92 other care homes in Leicester that CQC has rated.
Under CQC's newer scoring, its strongest area is Caring at 75% and its lowest is Safe at 72%, averaging 74% overall.
Who they support
As listed with the regulator.
History with CQC
CQC registration dates from January 2011, so the service has been operating for around 15 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2016–2024), starting at Good; it has gone up 1 and down 1 time, and is now Good.
The CQC website holds 6 reports for it, the latest from 31 August 2022.
Family reviews
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South Lodge Care Home in local context
- Rated Good. Across Leicester, 81% of the 93 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 1 is Outstanding.
- Its rating (August 2024) is more recent than 66% of care home ratings in Leicester.
- With 106 beds it is larger than 99% of care homes in Leicester, where the typical home has 24.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 71% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Leicester lists 4.
Benchmarked against all CQC-registered care homes in Leicester (Oct 2026).
Closest alternatives
Guides for families
Other care homes near Leicester with recent ratings
- Fosse CourtJan 2025
- Abberdale Ltd t/a Abberdale HouseMay 2026
- Agnes HouseAug 2026
Frequently asked about South Lodge Care Home
- Can South Lodge Care Home care for someone with dementia?
- Its registration includes dementia. Useful questions: how many staff hold dementia training, and how is a bad day handled?
- How recent is South Lodge Care Home's CQC rating?
- 28 August 2024 is when the current rating was published, 2 years ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- What services is South Lodge Care Home registered for?
- CQC lists South Lodge Care Home under: residential homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- What is South Lodge Care Home's address?
- It is at 307 London Road, Leicester, LE2 3ND.
- Is South Lodge Care Home a registered provider?
- Yes. South Lodge Care Home is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-145498319) and was rated Good overall in August 2024.
- What are South Lodge Care Home's fees?
- South Lodge Care Home hasn't shared a price list with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,125 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in East Midlands). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
- Is South Lodge Care Home rated well for safety?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
- How many beds does South Lodge Care Home have?
- South Lodge Care Home is registered for up to 106 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- Which provider runs South Lodge Care Home?
- South Lodge Care Home is run by Avery of Leicester (Operations) Limited, the registered provider on the CQC register.
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