Care home · Leicester
The Lawns Residential Home
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- 1a, Knighton Rise, Leicester, LE2 2RF
- Run by
- Springcare (Oadby) Limited
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 41 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- April 2025 (1 year)
- Part of
- Springcare Group
- Registered manager
- Marie Ann Welsh
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2024 (2 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 15641750)
- Last CQC check
- 4 Mar 2022
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,160–£1,410 a week for residential care (dementia). 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
Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-21752922081
Introducing The Lawns Residential Home
The Lawns Residential Home is a CQC-registered residential care home in Leicester, run by Springcare (Oadby) Limited. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with dementia and physical disabilities.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (March 2022). It is one of 15 CQC-registered care homes in and around Oadby; 11 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
CQC ratings, area by area
- Safe122 of 151 in Leicestershire
- Effective132 of 151 in Leicestershire
- Caring137 of 151 in Leicestershire
- Responsive134 of 151 in Leicestershire
- Well-led116 of 151 in Leicestershire
CQC key question ratings, published 4 March 2022. Under each rating: how many care homes in Leicestershire share it.
The Lawns Residential Home over the years
The Lawns Residential Home has been registered with CQC since April 2025, about 1 year.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2016–2022), starting at Good; it has gone up 1 and down 1 time, and is now Good.
It has gone 4 years without a new overall rating. CQC schedules inspections by risk, so this is not a bad sign in itself, though leadership may have moved on.
The current rating was given to a previous provider; the present one has not yet been inspected here.
Likely fees
We estimate The Lawns Residential Home at £1,160–£1,410 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £60k–£73k.
Get the extras in writing: items such as hairdressing and outings are usually charged on top.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Leicestershire Council for a free care needs assessment.
Who runs it
The Lawns Residential Home is run by Springcare (oadby) Limited (company 15641750), incorporated in 2024, 1 year 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 medical nursing home activities, nursing care and residential care for older and disabled people.
It trades under the Springcare Group brand, which covers 31 services run by 26 registered providers.
Around Leicester
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 21 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Oadby Manor Care Home, under 0.5 miles away.
13 of the 21 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Oadby Grange ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (6 min), a pharmacy (9 min), a shop (8 min), a park (6 min), a café (9 min) and a bus stop (4 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Needs it is registered to meet
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
How its rating has changed
- Oct 2016
- Jun 2019
- Mar 2022
- Today Rating 4 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest. 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 11 November 2025 by Oadby and Wigston. Meals matter in a care home: ask to see a menu and whether residents can choose.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "The Lawns"). Open Government Licence.
Where it is
- Ward
- Oadby Grange
- Parliamentary constituency
- Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Urban · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in LE2 (52)
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Local amenities
- Bus stop 330 m (4 min walk) · 13 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Dentique, 500 m (6 min walk)
- Pharmacy Stoneycroft Chemists, 690 m (9 min walk)
- Shop Allandale News, 610 m (8 min walk)
- Park 460 m (6 min walk)
- Café Deli Flavours, 680 m (9 min walk)
- Place of worship St Guthlac, 700 m (9 min walk)
- Library Evington Library, 1.4 km (18 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.
Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for The Lawns Residential Home: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 115 of the 150 other care homes in Leicestershire that CQC has rated.
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The Lawns Residential Home in local context
- Rated Good. Across Leicestershire, 81% of the 151 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 3 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (March 2022) is more recent than 38% of care home ratings in Leicestershire.
- With 41 beds it is larger than 67% of care homes in Leicestershire, where the typical home has 30.
- Registered with CQC in 2025: it has been registered longer than 9% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 4 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Leicestershire lists 4.
Benchmarked against all CQC-registered care homes in Leicestershire (Oct 2026).
Nearest care homes
Guides for families
Other care homes near Oadby with recent ratings
- Stoneygate AshlandsJan 2025
- Evington Home - Pilgrims' Friend SocietyFeb 2026
- The Lodge Residential HomeJul 2025
Questions about The Lawns Residential Home
- Can The Lawns Residential Home care for someone with dementia?
- Yes. Dementia is one of the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask how many carers or staff have dementia training.
- When was The Lawns Residential Home last inspected?
- CQC published the current rating on 4 March 2022, 4 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- What kind of care can The Lawns Residential Home offer?
- CQC lists The Lawns Residential Home under: residential homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- Where is The Lawns Residential Home?
- It is at 1a, Knighton Rise, Leicester, LE2 2RF.
- Is The Lawns Residential Home registered with CQC?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-21752922081 and was rated Good overall in March 2022.
- How much does care from The Lawns Residential Home cost?
- The Lawns Residential Home's prices aren't on our site yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,125 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in East Midlands). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
- How is The Lawns Residential Home rated for safety and leadership?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
- How big is The Lawns Residential Home?
- CQC registers The Lawns Residential Home for 41 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
- Which provider runs The Lawns Residential Home?
- Springcare (Oadby) Limited is the registered provider for The Lawns Residential Home.
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