Care home · Northampton
The Berkeley
Illustrative photo, not of The Berkeley- Address
- 1-2 Elysium Terrace, Kingsthorpe Road, Northampton, NN2 6EN
- Run by
- Mentaur Limited (10 services)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 10 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- January 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- *
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1988 (38 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 02239409)
- Last CQC check
- 17 Feb 2023
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,130–£1,380 a week for residential care. 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
Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-115249933
About this home
The Berkeley in Northampton is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Mentaur Limited. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists learning disabilities, mental health conditions and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Requires improvement overall (February 2023). Safe and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 64 CQC-registered care homes in and around Northampton; 44 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Around Northampton
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 18 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Fair Haven Care Home, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: sight or hearing loss (5 of the nearest 25).
10 of the 25 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Kingsley & Semilong ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Northamptonshire ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (4 min), a pharmacy (4 min), a shop (2 min), a park (8 min), a café (2 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Likely fees
We estimate The Berkeley at £1,130–£1,380 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £59k–£72k.
Ask whether the fee changes if needs increase, and what is extra: hairdressing, chiropody, outings and newspapers are often charged separately.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from West Northamptonshire Council after a needs and financial assessment.
Specialisms
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
Ratings over time
- Jun 2015
- May 2016
- Dec 2018
- Feb 2023
- Today Rating 3 years old
Published CQC ratings in date order. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 17 February 2023
- CQC inspection report 6 December 2018
- CQC inspection report 10 May 2016
- CQC inspection report 25 June 2015
- Inspection report 25 October 2014
- Inspection report 23 August 2013
Council food inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 18 November 2019 by West Northamptonshire. 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 "The Berkeley"). Open Government Licence.
Where it is
- Ward
- Kingsley & Semilong
- Parliamentary constituency
- Northampton North
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in NN2 (20)
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Close by
- Bus stop 90 m (1 min walk) · 10 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Northampton, 1.5 km (19 min walk)
- GP surgery Langham Place Surgery, 280 m (4 min walk)
- Pharmacy Chemist Near Me, 340 m (4 min walk)
- Shop Jimmy's Store, 130 m (2 min walk)
- Park The Racecourse, 640 m (8 min walk)
- Café Cafe 1850, 180 m (2 min walk)
- Place of worship Primrose Hil Congregational Church, 90 m (1 min walk)
- Library Northamptonshire Central Library, 1.3 km (17 min walk)
Distances are as the crow flies, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); real walking routes will be longer and may include hills or busy roads.
Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.
The five key questions
- Safe33 of 95 in West Northamptonshire
- Effective73 of 95 in West Northamptonshire
- Caring82 of 95 in West Northamptonshire
- Responsive75 of 95 in West Northamptonshire
- Well-led29 of 95 in West Northamptonshire
CQC key question ratings, published 17 February 2023. Under each rating: how many care homes in West Northamptonshire share it.
From the latest CQC inspection
- Right Support: Risks to people had not always been assessed and strategies to reduce the known risks had not always been recorded.
- The provider implemented the missing risk assessments and completed mitigating strategies immediately after the inspection.
- Medicine records were not always consistently recorded.
- The provider was aware, and actions were being put into place.
Inspected 27 January 2023; report published 17 February 2023; supporting 10 people at the time. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
The Berkeley over the years
The Berkeley has been registered with CQC since January 2011, about 15 years.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2015–2023), starting at Requires improvement; it has gone up 1 and down 1 time, and is now Requires improvement.
At 3 years old, the rating may not reflect the current team. CQC prioritises higher-risk services, so ask about recent changes rather than assuming the worst.
CQC lists 6 reports for this location, the latest dated 17 February 2023.
What the ratings tell you
Looking at the five areas: Safe and Well-led are rated below Good; 3 other areas are Good.
Across West Northamptonshire, 33 of 95 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (35%), while 29 of 95 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (31%).
The Safe and Well-led findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.
Ownership and company checks
The Berkeley is run by Mentaur Limited (company 02239409), incorporated in 1988, 22 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 1 active director and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is care for people with learning disabilities, mental health problems or substance misuse.
Mentaur Limited runs 10 CQC-registered services across 4 council areas; 8 of the 10 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (80%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
4 of its services are in West Northamptonshire.
Family reviews
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How The Berkeley compares
- Rated Requires improvement. Across West Northamptonshire, 68% of the 95 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 10 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (February 2023) is more recent than 45% of care home ratings in West Northamptonshire.
- With 10 beds it is smaller than 67% of care homes in West Northamptonshire, where the typical home has 24.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 86% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in West Northamptonshire lists 4.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (36% of care homes in West Northamptonshire are also rated below Good here); Well-led (32% of care homes in West Northamptonshire are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Compared with every CQC-registered care home in West Northamptonshire. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.
Nearest care homes
Guides for families
Northampton: care homes inspected recently
- Fair Haven Care HomeJun 2026
- Wilton HouseJan 2026
- St Andrew's Healthcare - 17 The AvenueOct 2025
Questions about The Berkeley
- What are The Berkeley's fees?
- The Berkeley has not published its fees 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.
- Is The Berkeley rated well for safety?
- CQC rates five key questions. For The Berkeley: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- How many residents can The Berkeley take?
- The Berkeley is registered for up to 10 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- Who is the registered provider for The Berkeley?
- On CQC's register the provider is Mentaur Limited.
- Can The Berkeley care for someone with dementia?
- Its CQC registration does not list dementia. If that is a need now or later, check with the provider before deciding.
- When was The Berkeley last inspected?
- The latest rating is dated 17 February 2023, 3 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- What type of care does The Berkeley provide?
- Its CQC registration covers residential homes. Ask The Berkeley how it would adapt if needs increase.
- What is The Berkeley's address?
- It is at 1-2 Elysium Terrace, Kingsthorpe Road, Northampton, NN2 6EN.
- Is The Berkeley a registered provider?
- The Berkeley is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-115249933) and was rated Requires improvement overall in February 2023.
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Information: Care Quality Commission, Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sections in the provider's own words are theirs; we compiled everything else from public data. The Care Panel is independent and not a care provider.