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St Martins of Tours Housing - 158-162 New North Road
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- 158-162 New North Road, London, N1 7BH
- Run by
- St Martin Of Tours Housing Association Limited (3 services)
- Service
- Residential care home, Home care agency, Supported living
- Beds
- 18 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- January 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- James Stuart Crockart
- Company check
- Active, accounts up to date (Companies House IP22546R)
- Last CQC check
- 4 Mar 2022
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,450–£1,780 a week for residential care. Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-112849219
Introducing St Martins of Tours Housing - 158-162 New North Road
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, St Martins of Tours Housing - 158-162 New North Road is based in Islington, run by St Martin Of Tours Housing Association Limited. It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in mental health conditions.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (March 2022). It is one of 18 CQC-registered care homes in and around Islington; 15 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate St Martins of Tours Housing - 158-162 New North Road at £1,450–£1,780 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £75k–£93k.
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Who they support
As listed with the regulator.
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 Wilton Villas, under 0.5 miles away.
11 of the 22 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in St Mary's & St James' ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% 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 (4 min), a pharmacy (3 min), a shop (1 min), a park (1 min), a café (2 min), a bus stop (1 min) and a railway station (8 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
What inspectors found
- A person who spoke with us told us that the service was much improved.
- They had used this service before and since returning they felt it was a very different place to live, they felt much safer and thought their recovery would be greatly helped by this.
- Much had improved at the service over the last two years.
- Oversight and management was thorough and there was transparency in sharing information with people using the service and stakeholders.
Inspected 16 February 2022; report published 4 March 2022. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Past CQC ratings
- Dec 2016
- Nov 2019
- Nov 2020
- Mar 2022
- Today Rating 4 years old
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 4 March 2022
- CQC inspection report 4 November 2020
- CQC inspection report 29 November 2019
- CQC inspection report 9 December 2016
- Inspection report 27 June 2014
- Inspection report 30 October 2013
Location and local area
- Ward
- St Mary's & St James'
- Parliamentary constituency
- Islington South and Finsbury
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in N1 (7)
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Around the building
- Bus stop 30 m (1 min walk) · 25 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Essex Road, 630 m (8 min walk)
- GP surgery Elizabeth Avenue Group Practice, 300 m (4 min walk)
- Pharmacy North London Health Centre, 220 m (3 min walk)
- Shop The Co-operative Food, 110 m (1 min walk)
- Park Wilton Square, 80 m (1 min walk)
- Café Bobo & Wild, 140 m (2 min walk)
- Place of worship St James, 410 m (5 min walk)
- Library South Library, 670 m (8 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.
Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.
History with CQC
St Martins of Tours Housing - 158-162 New North Road has been registered with CQC since January 2011, about 15 years.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2016–2022), starting at Good and falling to Good.
The rating is 4 years old. CQC decides when to return based on risk, so age alone is not a warning sign; still, ask who the manager is now.
CQC lists 6 reports for this location, the latest dated 4 March 2022.
The ratings in context
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for St Martins of Tours Housing - 158-162 New North Road: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 13 of the 14 other care homes in Islington that CQC has rated.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe14 of 15 in Islington
- Effective14 of 15 in Islington
- Caring13 of 15 in Islington
- Responsive14 of 15 in Islington
- Well-led14 of 15 in Islington
From CQC's latest report, published 4 March 2022. Under each rating: how many care homes in Islington share it.
The company behind St Martins of Tours Housing - 158-162 New North Road
St Martins of Tours Housing - 158-162 New North Road is run by St Martin Of Tours Housing Association Limited (company IP22546R).
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time and there is no insolvency history.
St Martin Of Tours Housing Association Limited runs 4 CQC-registered services across 2 council areas; 3 of the 3 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 85% for the same mix of services across England.
3 of its services are in Islington.
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How St Martins of Tours Housing - 158-162 New North Road compares
- Rated Good. Across Islington, 100% of the 15 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 1 is Outstanding.
- Its rating (March 2022) is more recent than 53% of care home ratings in Islington.
- With 18 beds it is smaller than 67% of care homes in Islington, where the typical home has 53.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 44% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Islington lists 3.
Comparison set: every registered care home in Islington, CQC data for Oct 2026.
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Quick answers about St Martins of Tours Housing - 158-162 New North Road
- Is St Martins of Tours Housing - 158-162 New North Road regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Registered, yes: location 1-112849219 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Good overall in March 2022.
- Where is St Martins of Tours Housing - 158-162 New North Road?
- It is at 158-162 New North Road, London, N1 7BH.
- What services is St Martins of Tours Housing - 158-162 New North Road registered for?
- Registration for St Martins of Tours Housing - 158-162 New North Road covers: residential homes, homecare agencies, supported living. Check which of these it offers today.
- How recent is St Martins of Tours Housing - 158-162 New North Road's CQC rating?
- The rating now shown was published on 4 March 2022, 4 years ago. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
- Is St Martins of Tours Housing - 158-162 New North Road registered for dementia care?
- It is not registered with dementia as a specialism, so confirm with the provider whether it can meet that need.
- Which provider runs St Martins of Tours Housing - 158-162 New North Road?
- St Martin Of Tours Housing Association Limited is the registered provider for St Martins of Tours Housing - 158-162 New North Road.
- How big is St Martins of Tours Housing - 158-162 New North Road?
- St Martins of Tours Housing - 158-162 New North Road has 18 registered places. Ask how many are free now and which rooms have en-suites.
- How did St Martins of Tours Housing - 158-162 New North Road score on each CQC key question?
- CQC rates five key questions. For St Martins of Tours Housing - 158-162 New North Road: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
- How much does St Martins of Tours Housing - 158-162 New North Road charge?
- No fee list from St Martins of Tours Housing - 158-162 New North Road has reached us. Residential care home typically costs £1,456 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in London). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
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