Care home · Ashford
The New Bungalow
Illustrative photo, not of The New Bungalow- Address
- Forge Hill, Aldington, Ashford, TN25 7DT
- Run by
- Canterbury Oast Trust (9 services)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 6 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- December 2010 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- *
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1985 (41 years), accounts up to date, has insolvency history (Companies House 01897198)
- Last CQC check
- 29 Aug 2018
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,400–£1,710 a week for residential care. Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-122501849
About this home
The New Bungalow is a CQC-registered residential care home in Ashford, run by Canterbury Oast Trust. Its registered specialisms include physical disabilities and learning disabilities.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (August 2018).
Inspection findings in brief
- The New Bungalow is a detached bungalow, in the small rural village of Aldington.
- Each person had a single bedroom and there is a shared bathroom, shower room, and two separate toilets.
- The care service has been developed and designed in line with the values that underpin the Registering the Right Support and other best practice guidance.
- These values include choice, promotion of independence and inclusion.
Inspected 9 July 2018; report published 29 August 2018. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
The ratings in context
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for The New Bungalow: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 329 of the 464 other care homes in Kent that CQC has rated.
Costs to expect
We estimate The New Bungalow at £1,400–£1,710 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £73k–£89k.
Ask how often fees rise and whether they go up if care needs increase.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Kent Council after a needs and financial assessment.
Choice nearby
There are 8 other care homes within 3 miles, 8 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Homelands, under 0.5 miles away.
19 of the 24 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Saxon Shore ward, classed by ONS as smaller rural (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Kent and Medway ICB.
Past CQC ratings
- Jan 2016
- Feb 2017
- Aug 2018
- Today Rating 8 years old
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 29 August 2018
- CQC inspection report 28 February 2017
- CQC inspection report 8 January 2016
- Inspection report 12 November 2014
- Inspection report 9 August 2013
- Inspection report 29 May 2013
Council food inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 30 September 2022 by Ashford. Meals matter in a care home: ask to see a menu and whether residents can choose.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Canterbury Oast Trust, New Bungalow"). Open Government Licence.
The neighbourhood
- Ward
- Saxon Shore
- Council
- Kent County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Weald of Kent
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Smaller rural: nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in TN25 (11)
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Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.
CQC ratings, area by area
- Safe360 of 465 in Kent
- Effective410 of 465 in Kent
- Caring416 of 465 in Kent
- Responsive404 of 465 in Kent
- Well-led330 of 465 in Kent
Source: CQC, published 29 August 2018. Under each rating: how many care homes in Kent share it.
Who they support
Taken from its CQC registration.
The company behind The New Bungalow
The New Bungalow is run by Canterbury Oast Trust (company 01897198), incorporated in 1985, 25 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 7 active directors and it has an insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is other residential care.
Canterbury Oast Trust runs 9 CQC-registered services; 7 of the 9 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (78%), against 84% for the same mix of services across England.
All 9 are in Kent, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
Track record
CQC registration dates from December 2010, so the service has been operating for around 15 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2016–2018), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
8 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.
Reports on record: 6, with the most recent dated 29 August 2018.
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Questions about The New Bungalow
- Where is The New Bungalow?
- It is at Forge Hill, Aldington, Ashford, TN25 7DT.
- Is The New Bungalow registered with CQC?
- It is. The CQC register records The New Bungalow as a care home, location ID 1-122501849 and was rated Good overall in August 2018.
- What type of care does The New Bungalow provide?
- The New Bungalow is registered for residential homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
- Does The New Bungalow support people with dementia?
- It is not registered with dementia as a specialism, so confirm with the provider whether it can meet that need.
- How recent is The New Bungalow's CQC rating?
- The latest rating is dated 29 August 2018, 8 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- How many residents can The New Bungalow take?
- The New Bungalow has 6 registered places. Ask how many are free now and which rooms have en-suites.
- Who is the registered provider for The New Bungalow?
- Canterbury Oast Trust is the registered provider for The New Bungalow.
- How much does The New Bungalow charge?
- We don't have published prices from The New Bungalow yet. Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- Is The New Bungalow rated well for safety?
- CQC rates five key questions. For The New Bungalow: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
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Details from the Care Quality Commission register, updated Oct 2026. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Text marked "in the provider's own words" is supplied by the provider. The Care Panel is not a care provider.