Care home · Darlington
Station Road
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- 24 Station Road, Darlington, DL3 6SU
- Run by
- Middleton St George Healthcare Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home, Rehabilitation (illness/injury)
- Beds
- 3 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Registered with CQC
- December 2010 (15 years)
- Part of
- Priory Group
- Registered manager
- Alison Elizabeth Walton
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1999 (27 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 03864079)
- Last CQC check
- 11 Feb 2023
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,070–£1,300 a week for residential care. Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-126823537
The service in brief
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, Station Road is based in Darlington, run by Middleton St George Healthcare Limited. It supports adults under 65, with registered specialisms in mental health conditions.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (February 2023). It is one of 29 CQC-registered care homes in and around Darlington; 23 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The inspection, summarised
- Infection prevention and control processes protected people from the risk of infections.
- The staff team were consistent and had a good understanding of how to care for people who lived at the service.
- Risks to people were assessed and measures were put in place to reduce them.
- Staff received regular training, supervisions and appraisals.
Inspected 10 January 2023; report published 11 February 2023; supporting 3 people at the time. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Track record
Registered in December 2010, it has 15 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2015–2023), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
No new overall rating has been published for 3 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.
Reports on record: 6, with the most recent dated 11 February 2023.
Costs to expect
We estimate Station Road at £1,070–£1,300 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £56k–£68k.
Ask whether the fee changes if needs increase, and what is extra: hairdressing, chiropody, outings and newspapers are often charged separately.
With savings below £23,250, Darlington Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
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 Elderwood Residential Home, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: mental health conditions (8 of the nearest 25).
10 of the 22 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Northgate ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a pharmacy (7 min), a shop (2 min), a park (2 min), a café (1 min), a bus stop (1 min) and a railway station (2 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Who runs it
Station Road is run by Middleton St George Healthcare Limited (company 03864079), incorporated in 1999, 11 years 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 medical nursing home activities.
It trades under the Priory Group brand, which covers 180 services run by 36 registered providers.
Who they support
Registration details from CQC.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe24 of 29 in Darlington
- Effective24 of 29 in Darlington
- Caring26 of 29 in Darlington
- Responsive24 of 29 in Darlington
- Well-led23 of 29 in Darlington
Source: CQC, published 11 February 2023. Under each rating: how many care homes in Darlington share it.
Rating history
- Oct 2015
- Oct 2017
- Feb 2023
- Today Rating 3 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 11 February 2023
- CQC inspection report 19 October 2017
- CQC inspection report 19 October 2015
- Inspection report 11 September 2014
- Inspection report 27 June 2013
- Inspection report 17 May 2012
Map and area details
- Ward
- Northgate
- Parliamentary constituency
- Darlington
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Urban (nearer to a major town or city)
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in DL3 (14)
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Nearby
- Bus stop 100 m (1 min walk) · 12 stops within 600 m
- Railway station North Road, 160 m (2 min walk)
- GP surgery Orchard Road Surgery, 810 m (10 min walk)
- Pharmacy North Road Pharmacy, 560 m (7 min walk)
- Shop Noaman's Store, 120 m (2 min walk)
- Park 120 m (2 min walk)
- Café Clocktower Café, 110 m (1 min walk)
- Place of worship Darlington Baptist Church, 360 m (4 min walk)
- Library Edward Pease Free Library, 910 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.
Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
Station Road 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 22 of the 28 other care homes in Darlington that CQC has rated.
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Compared with other care homes locally
- Rated Good. Across Darlington, 86% of the 29 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 2 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (February 2023) is more recent than 52% of care home ratings in Darlington.
- With 3 beds it is smaller than 88% of care homes in Darlington, where the typical home has 41.
- Registered with CQC in 2010: it has been registered longer than 88% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 2 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Darlington lists 3.
All figures compare it with other care homes in Darlington; CQC register, Oct 2026.
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Station Road: common questions
- Which provider runs Station Road?
- Station Road is run by Middleton St George Healthcare Limited, the registered provider on the CQC register.
- How many beds does Station Road have?
- CQC registers Station Road for 3 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
- How is Station Road rated for safety and leadership?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
- How much does care from Station Road cost?
- We don't have published prices from Station Road yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,185 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in North East). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- Is Station Road registered with CQC?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-126823537 and was rated Good overall in February 2023.
- Where is Station Road based?
- It is at 24 Station Road, Darlington, DL3 6SU.
- What type of care does Station Road provide?
- Station Road is registered with CQC for: residential homes, rehabilitation (illness/injury). Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- How recent is Station Road's CQC rating?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 11 February 2023, 3 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- Is Station Road registered for dementia care?
- Not as a registered specialism. Some services still support people with mild dementia, so ask.
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Details from the Care Quality Commission register, updated Oct 2026. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Text marked "in the provider's own words" is supplied by the provider. The Care Panel is not a care provider.