Care home · Mirfield
The Conkers
Illustrative photo, not of The Conkers- Address
- Far Common Road, Mirfield, WF14 0DQ
- Run by
- Hollybank Trust (8 services)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 7 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- May 2013 (13 years)
- Registered manager
- Kelly Marie Beck
- Last CQC check
- 15 Jun 2021
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,110–£1,350 a week for residential care. Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-714622735
The service in brief
The Conkers is a CQC-registered residential care home in Mirfield, run by Hollybank Trust. Its CQC registration covers adults under 65, including people living with physical disabilities, learning disabilities and sight or hearing loss.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (January 2019). Well-led was rated Requires improvement. It is one of 9 CQC-registered care homes in and around Mirfield; 6 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The Conkers over the years
Registered in May 2013, it has 13 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2015–2021), starting at Good; it has gone up 1 and down 1 time, and is now Inspected but not rated.
7 years have passed since the last overall rating. Services judged lower-risk wait longer for a visit, but teams change, so check what is different today.
4 reports have been published for this location, most recently on 15 June 2021.
Around Mirfield
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 17 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Willow Court, under 0.5 miles away.
21 of the 24 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Liversedge & Gomersal ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS West Yorkshire ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a shop (10 min), a park (8 min), a café (4 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
The ratings in context
Area by area, Well-led is rated below Good; 4 other areas are Good.
Across Kirklees, 30 of 123 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (24%).
If you are considering it, read the Well-led section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.
Likely fees
We estimate The Conkers at £1,110–£1,350 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £58k–£70k.
Ask whether the fee changes if needs increase, and what is extra: hairdressing, chiropody, outings and newspapers are often charged separately.
Kirklees Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
Who it can help
Taken from its CQC registration.
How its rating has changed
- May 2015
- Dec 2017
- Jan 2019
- Jun 2021
- Today Rating 7 years old
Published CQC ratings in date order. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
Inspection reports to read
- CQC inspection report 15 June 2021
- CQC inspection report 23 January 2019
- CQC inspection report 23 December 2017
- CQC inspection report 13 May 2015
Council food inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 9 June 2025 by Kirklees. Ask how special diets are handled and whether residents can eat when they like.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "The Conkers"). Open Government Licence.
Finding it
- Ward
- Liversedge & Gomersal
- Council
- Kirklees Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Spen Valley
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Urban · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in WF14 (9)
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Close by
- Bus stop 60 m (1 min walk) · 17 stops within 600 m
- Pharmacy Boots, 1.3 km (16 min walk)
- Shop Bee Gee Late Shop, 790 m (10 min walk)
- Park Roberttown Community Orchard, 650 m (8 min walk)
- Café 310 m (4 min walk)
- Place of worship All Saints Church, 810 m (10 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.
Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence).
The company behind The Conkers
Hollybank Trust runs 8 CQC-registered services across 3 council areas; 6 of the 8 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (75%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
6 of its services are in Kirklees.
CQC ratings, area by area
- Safe94 of 123 in Kirklees
- Effective107 of 123 in Kirklees
- Caring108 of 123 in Kirklees
- Responsive98 of 123 in Kirklees
- Well-led30 of 123 in Kirklees
As rated by CQC, published 23 January 2019. Under each rating: how many care homes in Kirklees share it.
From the latest CQC inspection
- The Conkers is registered to provide accommodation and personal care for up to seven people with learning disabilities and other complex health needs.
- The home is a one storey, purpose-built building with a separate garden.
- At the time of inspection seven people lived in the service.
- People who used the service were supported to stay safe from the risk of COVID-19.
Inspected 19 May 2021; report published 15 June 2021. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
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Where The Conkers stands locally
- Rated Good. Across Kirklees, 79% of the 123 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 3 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (January 2019) is more recent than 9% of care home ratings in Kirklees.
- With 7 beds it is smaller than 83% of care homes in Kirklees, where the typical home has 24.
- Registered with CQC in 2013: it has been registered longer than 44% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 4 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Kirklees lists 3.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Well-led (25% of care homes in Kirklees are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
All figures compare it with other care homes in Kirklees; CQC register, Oct 2026.
Also nearby
Guides for families
Mirfield: care homes inspected recently
- Fieldhead ParkDec 2025
- Holly CourtJun 2026
Questions about The Conkers
- When did CQC last rate The Conkers?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 23 January 2019, 7 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- Is The Conkers registered for dementia care?
- It is not registered with dementia as a specialism, so confirm with the provider whether it can meet that need.
- Is The Conkers regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Yes. The Conkers is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-714622735) and was rated Good overall in January 2019.
- What is The Conkers's address?
- It is at Far Common Road, Mirfield, WF14 0DQ.
- What services is The Conkers registered for?
- CQC lists The Conkers under: residential homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- Is The Conkers rated well for safety?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- How much does care from The Conkers cost?
- The Conkers's prices aren't on our site yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,115 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in Yorkshire and the Humber). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- Who runs The Conkers?
- The registered provider is Hollybank Trust, according to CQC.
- How many residents can The Conkers take?
- CQC registers The Conkers for 7 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
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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.