Care home · Southampton
Speedwell Court
Top rated 2026 · one of the services in Hampshire rated Outstanding by CQC
Illustrative photo, not of Speedwell Court- Address
- Mansbridge Road, West End, Southampton, SO18 3HW
- Run by
- Abbeyfield Society (The) (14 services)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 80 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- June 2019 (7 years)
- Part of
- Abbeyfield Society
- Registered manager
- Rhona-Lee Bray
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1956 (69 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 00574816)
- Last CQC check
- 19 Feb 2026
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,460–£1,780 a week for residential care (dementia). Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-6958209810
The service in brief
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, Speedwell Court is based in Southampton, run by Abbeyfield Society (The). It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in dementia, physical disabilities and sight or hearing loss.
Its latest CQC rating is Outstanding overall (February 2026). It is one of 37 CQC-registered care homes in and around Southampton; 29 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Scores behind the rating
Behind each rating sit scores of 1 to 4 for individual quality statements, which CQC turns into a percentage for the area. Averaged across the five areas, Speedwell Court scores 33%.
Safe 75%
- Learning culture3 · Good
- Safe systems, pathways and transitions3 · Good
- Safeguarding3 · Good
- Involving people to manage risks3 · Good
- Safe environments3 · Good
- Safe and effective staffing3 · Good
- Infection prevention and control3 · Good
- Medicines optimisation3 · Good
Effective 0%
- 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 0%
- 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 0%
- Person-centred Care4 · Exceptional
- Care provision, Integration and continuity3 · Good
- Providing Information3 · Good
- Listening to and involving people4 · Exceptional
- Equity in access4 · Exceptional
- Equity in experiences and outcomes4 · Exceptional
- Planning for the future4 · Exceptional
Well-led 89%
- Shared direction and culture3 · Good
- Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders4 · Exceptional
- Freedom to speak up3 · Good
- Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion4 · Exceptional
- Governance, management and sustainability3 · Good
- Partnerships and communities4 · Exceptional
- Learning, improvement and innovation4 · Exceptional
Scores: 4 exceptional, 3 good, 2 some shortfalls, 1 significant shortfalls. From CQC's assessment, assessed 27 August 2025, published 19 February 2026 (Open Government Licence). A statement with no score was not looked at in this assessment; its earlier result still counts.
Earlier inspections
- Nov 2021
- Feb 2026
- Today Rated in the last 12 months
CQC rating timeline for this address. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 6 November 2021
Kitchen hygiene rating
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 23 October 2025 by Eastleigh. 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 "SPEEDWELL COURT"). Open Government Licence.
Where it is
- Ward
- West End North
- Council
- Hampshire County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Eastleigh
- Integrated care board
- NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in SO18 (5)
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Local amenities
- Bus stop 210 m (3 min walk) · 6 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Swaythling, 1.5 km (18 min walk)
- GP surgery Midanbury Surgery - Ladies Walk Practice, 1.3 km (17 min walk)
- Pharmacy Chartwell Pharmacy, 580 m (7 min walk)
- Shop Tesco Express, 590 m (7 min walk)
- Park 410 m (5 min walk)
- Café High Wood Barn Visitor Centre, 940 m (12 min walk)
- Place of worship 830 m (10 min walk)
Straight-line distances to the nearest of each, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). Walking routes are longer; check for hills and crossings if you plan to take a relative out.
Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence.
What the ratings tell you
Looking at the five areas: Responsive and Well-led are rated Outstanding; 3 other areas are Good.
Across Hampshire, 35 of 446 rated care homes are Outstanding for Responsive (8%), while 20 of 446 rated care homes are Outstanding for Well-led (4%).
Under CQC's newer scoring, its strongest area is Well-led at 89% and its lowest is Responsive at 0%, averaging 33% overall.
The report's Responsive and Well-led section explains what earned the Outstanding rating, which is a useful benchmark when comparing services.
Who they support
Registration details from CQC.
What CQC's inspectors reported
- This assessment was carried out in response to concerns raised about how the home was being managed and about the management of falls risks and privacy and dignity issues. We observed positive staff interactions with people living at the home.
- Systems and procedures for recruiting new staff were robust.
- Staff received training and this was monitored to ensure it was up to date. There were effective processes to prevent and control infection.
- Overall, people and their relatives we spoke with were all happy with the care and support the service provided.
Inspected 26 July 2021; report published 6 November 2021. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate Speedwell Court at £1,460–£1,780 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £76k–£93k.
Ask whether the fee changes if needs increase, and what is extra: hairdressing, chiropody, outings and newspapers are often charged separately.
Hampshire Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
How it fits locally
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 The Oaks, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: physical disabilities (6 of the nearest 25); sight or hearing loss (2 of the nearest 25).
2 of the 22 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in West End North ward, classed by ONS as smaller rural (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% 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 pharmacy (7 min), a shop (7 min), a park (5 min) and a bus stop (3 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Ownership and company checks
Speedwell Court is run by Abbeyfield Society (the) (company 00574816), incorporated in 1956, 62 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 8 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is residential care for older and disabled people.
Abbeyfield Society (The) runs 14 CQC-registered services across 14 council areas; 14 of the 14 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
It trades under the Abbeyfield Society brand, which covers 49 services run by 23 registered providers.
The five key questions
- Safe75% score368 of 446 in Hampshire
- Effective0% score398 of 446 in Hampshire
- Caring0% score411 of 446 in Hampshire
- Responsive0% score35 of 446 in Hampshire
- Well-led89% score20 of 446 in Hampshire
From CQC's latest report, published 19 February 2026. Under each rating: how many care homes in Hampshire share it; for example, 35 of 446 care homes in Hampshire rated Outstanding for Responsive.
History with CQC
CQC registration dates from June 2019, so the service has been operating for around 7 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2021–2026), starting at Good and improving to Outstanding.
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Where Speedwell Court stands locally
- Rated Outstanding. Across Hampshire, 85% of the 445 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 26 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (February 2026) is more recent than 87% of care home ratings in Hampshire.
- With 80 beds it is larger than 95% of care homes in Hampshire, where the typical home has 27.
- Registered with CQC in 2019: it has been registered longer than 26% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Hampshire lists 3.
Benchmarked against all CQC-registered care homes in Hampshire (Oct 2026).
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Quick answers about Speedwell Court
- Where is Speedwell Court?
- It is at Mansbridge Road, West End, Southampton, SO18 3HW.
- Is Speedwell Court a registered provider?
- Registered, yes: location 1-6958209810 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Outstanding overall in February 2026.
- What services is Speedwell Court registered for?
- Speedwell Court is registered for residential homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
- Is Speedwell Court registered for dementia care?
- Its registration includes dementia. Useful questions: how many staff hold dementia training, and how is a bad day handled?
- When was Speedwell Court last inspected?
- The latest rating is dated 19 February 2026; ask whether there have been changes since.
- How many beds does Speedwell Court have?
- Speedwell Court can take up to 80 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
- Who is the registered provider for Speedwell Court?
- CQC lists Abbeyfield Society (The) as the provider responsible for Speedwell Court.
- What are Speedwell Court's fees?
- No fee list from Speedwell Court has reached us. Residential care home typically costs £1,450 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South East). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- How is Speedwell Court rated for safety and leadership?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Outstanding; Well-led: Outstanding. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
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