Care home · Seaton
The Check House
Illustrative photo, not of The Check House- Address
- 61 Beer Road, Seaton, EX12 2PR
- Run by
- Check House Care Limited
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 59 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- October 2024 (2 years)
- Part of
- Care Concern Group
- Registered manager
- Karen Louise Real
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2019 (7 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 12269796)
- Last CQC check
- 8 Jun 2018
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,370–£1,680 a week for residential care (dementia). Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region; the real price may differ. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-19886383752
About this home
The Check House is a CQC-registered residential care home in Seaton, run by Check House Care Limited. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with dementia, physical disabilities and sight or hearing loss.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (May 2026). It is one of 10 CQC-registered care homes in and around Seaton; 10 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate The Check House at £1,370–£1,680 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £71k–£87k.
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How it fits locally
There are 9 other care homes within 3 miles, 9 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Lyme Bay View Residential Home, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: sight or hearing loss (6 of the nearest 20).
2 of the 19 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Beer & Branscombe ward, classed by ONS as larger rural (further from a major town or city), among the 30% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Devon ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (7 min), a pharmacy (7 min), a shop (6 min), a park (3 min), a café (2 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
History with CQC
CQC registration dates from October 2024, so the service has been operating for around 2 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2015–2026), starting at Good; it has gone up 1 and down 1 time, and is now Good.
Rating history
- Dec 2015
- Jun 2018
- Today Rated in the last 12 months
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
Council food inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 5 August 2026 by East Devon. Meals matter in a care home: ask to see a menu and whether residents can choose.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "The Check House Nursing Home"). Open Government Licence.
Area and map
- Ward
- Beer & Branscombe
- Council
- Devon County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth
- Integrated care board
- NHS Devon Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Larger rural: further from a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in EX12 (8)
Larger map · Directions · OpenStreetMap (ODbL)
Around the building
- Bus stop 30 m (1 min walk) · 9 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Much Natter, 1.7 km
- GP surgery Seaton Chiropody & Podiatry, 560 m (7 min walk)
- Pharmacy Seaton Pharmacy, 540 m (7 min walk)
- Shop 520 m (6 min walk)
- Park 260 m (3 min walk)
- Café The Hideaway, 170 m (2 min walk)
- Place of worship St. Augustines RC Church, 720 m (9 min walk)
- Library Seaton Library, 540 m (7 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.
Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
CQC rated every one of the five key questions Good here, so there is no weak spot in the published ratings.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 231 of the 288 other care homes in Devon that CQC has rated.
How CQC rated each area
- Safe254 of 289 in Devon
- Effective262 of 289 in Devon
- Caring250 of 289 in Devon
- Responsive251 of 289 in Devon
- Well-led232 of 289 in Devon
Source: CQC, published 7 May 2026. Under each rating: how many care homes in Devon share it.
Who they support
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
Who runs it
The Check House is run by Check House Care Limited (company 12269796), incorporated in 2019, 5 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is other residential care.
It trades under the Care Concern Group brand, which covers 54 services run by 44 registered providers.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed The Check House on The Care Panel so far.
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Where The Check House stands locally
- Rated Good. Across Devon, 90% of the 289 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 21 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (May 2026) is more recent than 94% of care home ratings in Devon.
- With 59 beds it is larger than 91% of care homes in Devon, where the typical home has 25.
- Registered with CQC in 2024: it has been registered longer than 8% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Devon lists 3.
Benchmarked against all CQC-registered care homes in Devon (Oct 2026).
Nearest care homes
Guides for families
Seaton: care homes inspected recently
- The Manor House Residential HomeJul 2026
- Netherhayes Care HomeAug 2026
- Thornfield Care HomeJan 2026
Quick answers about The Check House
- How big is The Check House?
- The Check House has 59 registered places. Ask how many are free now and which rooms have en-suites.
- Who is the registered provider for The Check House?
- Check House Care Limited is the registered provider for The Check House.
- What are The Check House's fees?
- We don't have published prices from The Check House yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,349 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South West). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
- How is The Check House rated for safety and leadership?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- Where is The Check House based?
- It is at 61 Beer Road, Seaton, EX12 2PR.
- Is The Check House registered with CQC?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-19886383752 and was rated Good overall in May 2026.
- What type of care does The Check House provide?
- CQC lists The Check House under: residential homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- Is The Check House registered for dementia care?
- Dementia appears among its CQC specialisms; ask about staff training and how care adapts as dementia progresses.
- How recent is The Check House's CQC rating?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 7 May 2026. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
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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.