Care home · Northampton
Spencer House Care Home
Illustrative photo, not of Spencer House Care Home- Address
- Cliftonville Road, Northampton, NN1 5BU
- Run by
- Avery Homes SH Limited
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 65 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- October 2014 (12 years)
- Part of
- Avery
- Registered manager
- Cheryl Louise Jones
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2013 (13 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 08595639)
- Last CQC check
- 9 Jul 2021
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,390–£1,690 a week for nursing care (dementia). An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-1699962591
Spencer House Care Home at a glance
Spencer House Care Home in Northampton is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a nursing home, run by Avery Homes SH Limited. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia, physical disabilities, mental health conditions and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (July 2021). It is one of 64 CQC-registered care homes in and around Northampton; 44 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
How long it has been running
Spencer House Care Home has been registered with CQC since October 2014, about 12 years.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2015–2021), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
No new overall rating has been published for 5 years. CQC re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating is not a bad sign in itself, but staff and management may have changed.
The CQC website holds 4 reports for it, the latest from 9 July 2021.
Rating history
- Jun 2015
- Jun 2016
- Jan 2018
- Jul 2021
- Today Rating 5 years old
Published CQC ratings in date order.
Inspection reports to read
- CQC inspection report 9 July 2021
- CQC inspection report 3 January 2018
- CQC inspection report 14 June 2016
- CQC inspection report 18 June 2015
Map and area details
- Ward
- Castle
- Parliamentary constituency
- Northampton South
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Urban · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in NN1 (19)
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Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence.
What it may cost
We estimate Spencer House Care Home at £1,390–£1,690 a week for nursing care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £72k–£88k.
Part of a nursing fee may be met by the NHS (NHS-funded nursing care), paid to the home rather than to you.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask West Northamptonshire Council for a free care needs assessment.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
Spencer House Care Home has an even profile: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are each rated Good.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 55 of the 94 other care homes in West Northamptonshire that CQC has rated.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe59 of 95 in West Northamptonshire
- Effective73 of 95 in West Northamptonshire
- Caring82 of 95 in West Northamptonshire
- Responsive75 of 95 in West Northamptonshire
- Well-led56 of 95 in West Northamptonshire
From CQC's latest report, published 9 July 2021. Under each rating: how many care homes in West Northamptonshire share it.
The local picture
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 16 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is St Andrew's Healthcare - 17 The Avenue, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: dementia (6 of the nearest 25); physical disabilities (8 of the nearest 25); sight or hearing loss (8 of the nearest 25).
13 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Castle ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Northamptonshire ICB.
Who runs it
Spencer House Care Home is run by Avery Homes Sh Limited (company 08595639), incorporated in 2013, 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.
The inspection, summarised
- People were supported by staff who knew them well and had been safely recruited.
- Staff received training to ensure they had the skills to complete their roles.
- The provider had effective safeguarding and whistleblowing systems and policies in place and staff understood how to recognise signs of abuse and who to report to.
- People told us they felt safe and that staff were "Kind, polite, respectful and caring." Relative's told us they were comfortable with the care given at Spencer House.
Inspected 27 May 2021; report published 9 July 2021. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Registered specialisms
Registration details from CQC.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed Spencer House Care Home on The Care Panel so far.
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Compared with other care homes locally
- Rated Good. Across West Northamptonshire, 68% of the 95 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 10 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (July 2021) is more recent than 24% of care home ratings in West Northamptonshire.
- With 65 beds it is larger than 86% of care homes in West Northamptonshire, where the typical home has 24.
- Registered with CQC in 2014: it has been registered longer than 51% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 6 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in West Northamptonshire lists 4.
Based on the CQC register for West Northamptonshire as at Oct 2026.
Closest alternatives
Guides for families
Recently rated care homes near Northampton
- Fair Haven Care HomeJun 2026
- Wilton HouseJan 2026
- St Andrew's Healthcare - 17 The AvenueOct 2025
Quick answers about Spencer House Care Home
- Where is Spencer House Care Home?
- It is at Cliftonville Road, Northampton, NN1 5BU.
- Is Spencer House Care Home regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- It is. The CQC register records Spencer House Care Home as a care home, location ID 1-1699962591 and was rated Good overall in July 2021.
- What kind of care can Spencer House Care Home offer?
- Registration for Spencer House Care Home covers: nursing homes. Check which of these it offers today.
- Does Spencer House Care Home support people with dementia?
- Its registration includes dementia. Useful questions: how many staff hold dementia training, and how is a bad day handled?
- How recent is Spencer House Care Home's CQC rating?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 9 July 2021, 5 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- How many beds does Spencer House Care Home have?
- Spencer House Care Home is registered for up to 65 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- Which provider runs Spencer House Care Home?
- The registered provider is Avery Homes SH Limited, according to CQC.
- What are Spencer House Care Home's fees?
- Spencer House 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). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
- How did Spencer House Care Home score on each CQC key question?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
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