Care home · Southport
Sutton Grange
Illustrative photo, not of Sutton Grange- Address
- Greaves Hall Lane, Southport, PR9 8BL
- Run by
- Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited (237 services)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 70 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- August 2014 (12 years)
- Part of
- Barchester Healthcare
- Registered manager
- Francesca Lally
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1993 (33 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 02849519)
- Last CQC check
- 6 Feb 2026
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,420–£1,730 a week for nursing care (dementia). Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-1524620467
About this home
Registered with CQC as a nursing home, Sutton Grange is based in Southport, run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited. It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in dementia and physical disabilities.
Its latest CQC rating is Requires improvement overall (February 2026). Safe, Caring and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 3 CQC-registered care homes in and around Banks; 1 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Needs it is registered to meet
Taken from its CQC registration.
Rating history
- Sep 2016
- Mar 2018
- Dec 2018
- Dec 2019
- Feb 2026
- Today Rated in the last 12 months
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 31 December 2019
- CQC inspection report 12 December 2018
- CQC inspection report 22 March 2018
- CQC inspection report 27 September 2016
The kitchen's hygiene score
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 7 January 2026 by West Lancashire. Meals matter in a care home: ask to see a menu and whether residents can choose.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Sutton Grange Care Home"). Open Government Licence.
Map and area details
- Ward
- North Meols & Hesketh Bank
- Council
- Lancashire County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Southport
- Integrated care board
- NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Larger rural · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in PR9 (34)
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Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).
The five key questions
- Safe75 of 395 in Lancashire
- Effective344 of 395 in Lancashire
- Caring11 of 395 in Lancashire
- Responsive354 of 395 in Lancashire
- Well-led75 of 395 in Lancashire
From CQC's latest report, published 6 February 2026. Under each rating: how many care homes in Lancashire share it.
What the ratings tell you
Looking at the five areas: Safe, Caring and Well-led are rated below Good; 2 other areas are Good.
Across Lancashire, 75 of 395 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (19%), while 11 of 395 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Caring (3%), while 75 of 395 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (19%).
The Safe, Caring and Well-led findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.
Likely fees
We estimate Sutton Grange at £1,420–£1,730 a week for nursing care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £74k–£90k.
NHS-funded nursing care covers part of the nursing cost for eligible residents and is paid directly to the home.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Lancashire Council after a needs and financial assessment.
Ownership and company checks
Sutton Grange is run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited (company 02849519), incorporated in 1993, 20 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 5 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is other human health activities.
Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited runs 237 CQC-registered services across 81 council areas; 175 of the 198 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (88%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
5 of its services are in Lancashire.
It trades under the Barchester Healthcare brand, which covers 237 services run by 1 registered provider.
Around Southport
There are 8 other care homes within 3 miles, 7 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Cleveland House, under 0.5 miles away.
Its rating is more recent than any of the 23 nearest rated care homes.
It sits in North Meols & Hesketh Bank ward, classed by ONS as larger rural (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB.
From the latest CQC inspection
- The home can provide support for up to 70 older people or younger adults, including those living with dementia, or a physical disability.
- At the time of -this assessment, 57 people were living at the home.
- An unannounced inspection took place to review the quality of care, following information we received about staffing levels, medicines management systems and moving and handling practices.
- Comments included, “Sometimes they’re short staffed and I have to wait.
Inspected 19 November 2019; report published 31 December 2019. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Sutton Grange over the years
Sutton Grange has been registered with CQC since August 2014, about 12 years.
CQC has published 5 overall ratings for it (2016–2026), starting at Good; it has gone up 2 and down 1 time, and is now Requires Improvement.
The CQC website holds 4 reports for it, the latest from 31 December 2019.
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Questions about Sutton Grange
- When was Sutton Grange last inspected?
- 6 February 2026 is when the current rating was published. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- Does Sutton Grange support people with dementia?
- Dementia appears among its CQC specialisms; ask about staff training and how care adapts as dementia progresses.
- What type of care does Sutton Grange provide?
- CQC lists Sutton Grange under: nursing homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- Is Sutton Grange regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-1524620467 and was rated Requires improvement overall in February 2026.
- Where is Sutton Grange?
- It is at Greaves Hall Lane, Southport, PR9 8BL.
- How is Sutton Grange rated for safety and leadership?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Good; Caring: Requires improvement; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- How much does Sutton Grange charge?
- Sutton Grange has not published its fees with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,100 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in North West). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
- Which provider runs Sutton Grange?
- The registered provider is Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited, according to CQC.
- How big is Sutton Grange?
- CQC capacity for Sutton Grange: 70 beds. Ask about current availability and room facilities.
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Source: the CQC register as of Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0), with our own analysis. Anything marked "in the provider's own words" comes from the provider. The Care Panel does not provide care.