Care home · Bristol
The Old Vicarage
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- 250a Fishponds Road, Fishponds, Bristol, BS5 6PY
- Run by
- Parkcare Homes (No.2) Limited (87 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 10 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Registered with CQC
- January 2011 (15 years)
- Part of
- Priory Group
- Registered manager
- Hayley Ruth Matthews-Long
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2000 (26 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 04000281)
- Last CQC check
- 9 Aug 2019
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,300–£1,590 a week for residential care. Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-133299137
An overview of The Old Vicarage
The Old Vicarage is a CQC-registered residential care home in Bristol, run by Parkcare Homes (No.2) Limited. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with physical disabilities, learning disabilities and mental health conditions.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (August 2019). It is one of 27 CQC-registered care homes in and around Fishponds; 24 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
From the latest CQC inspection
- People were safe and protected from avoidable harm or abuse at The Old Vicarage.
- Policies, procedures and checks were in place to protect people and staff.
- Risk assessments were in place, and the environment was clean and met people's needs.
- Plans were in place to redecorate some areas of the building.
Inspected 11 July 2019; report published 9 August 2019. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate The Old Vicarage at £1,300–£1,590 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £68k–£83k.
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Each area CQC checks
- Safe81 of 84 in Bristol, City of
- Effective79 of 84 in Bristol, City of
- Caring81 of 84 in Bristol, City of
- Responsive76 of 84 in Bristol, City of
- Well-led76 of 84 in Bristol, City of
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 9 August 2019. Under each rating: how many care homes in Bristol, City of share it.
Ownership and company checks
The Old Vicarage is run by Parkcare Homes (no.2) Limited (company 04000281), incorporated in 2000, 10 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 3 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is other human health activities.
Parkcare Homes (No.2) Limited runs 89 CQC-registered services across 41 council areas; 76 of the 88 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (86%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
3 of its services are in Bristol, City of.
It trades under the Priory Group brand, which covers 180 services run by 36 registered providers.
How it fits locally
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 23 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Primrose Villa, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: mental health conditions (8 of the nearest 25); physical disabilities (8 of the nearest 25).
15 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Eastville ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a pharmacy (9 min), a shop (3 min), a park (7 min), a café (6 min) and a bus stop (2 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
History with CQC
CQC registration dates from January 2011, so the service has been operating for around 15 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2016–2019), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Good.
The rating is 7 years old. CQC decides when to return based on risk, so age alone is not a warning sign; still, ask who the manager is now.
Reports on record: 6, with the most recent dated 9 August 2019.
Earlier inspections
- Mar 2016
- Mar 2017
- Aug 2019
- Today Rating 7 years old
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 9 August 2019
- CQC inspection report 15 March 2017
- CQC inspection report 4 March 2016
- Inspection report 2 September 2014
- Inspection report 19 September 2013
- Inspection report 5 November 2012
Kitchen hygiene rating
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 17 February 2026 by Bristol. 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 "Priory - The Old Vicarage"). Open Government Licence.
Area and map
- Ward
- Eastville
- Council
- Bristol City Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bristol North East
- NHS planning area
- NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 20% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in BS5 (13)
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Around the building
- Bus stop 150 m (2 min walk) · 11 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Stapleton Road, 1.1 km (14 min walk)
- GP surgery Community Children's Health Partnership, 1.1 km (13 min walk)
- Pharmacy Tesco Pharmacy, 700 m (9 min walk)
- Shop Baryahs, 270 m (3 min walk)
- Park Eastville Park, 550 m (7 min walk)
- Café Agape House Cafe, 520 m (6 min walk)
- Place of worship The International Pentecostal City Mission Church, 200 m (2 min walk)
- Library D, 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.
Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).
Who they support
As listed with the regulator.
What the ratings tell you
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for The Old Vicarage: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 75 of the 83 other care homes in Bristol, City of that CQC has rated.
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The Old Vicarage in local context
- Rated Good. Across Bristol, City of, 99% of the 84 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 3 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (August 2019) is more recent than 20% of care home ratings in Bristol, City of.
- With 10 beds it is smaller than 64% of care homes in Bristol, City of, where the typical home has 19.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 67% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Bristol, City of lists 3.
All figures compare it with other care homes in Bristol, City of; CQC register, Oct 2026.
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What families ask about The Old Vicarage
- What are The Old Vicarage's fees?
- No fee list from The Old Vicarage has reached us. Residential care home typically costs £1,445 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South West). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
- How did The Old Vicarage score on each CQC key question?
- CQC rates five key questions. For The Old Vicarage: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- How big is The Old Vicarage?
- CQC registers The Old Vicarage for 10 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
- Who is the registered provider for The Old Vicarage?
- CQC lists Parkcare Homes (No.2) Limited as the provider responsible for The Old Vicarage.
- Can The Old Vicarage care for someone 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 Old Vicarage's CQC rating?
- The rating now shown was published on 9 August 2019, 7 years ago. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
- What type of care does The Old Vicarage provide?
- CQC lists The Old Vicarage under: residential homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- What is The Old Vicarage's address?
- It is at 250a Fishponds Road, Fishponds, Bristol, BS5 6PY.
- Is The Old Vicarage regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Registered, yes: location 1-133299137 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Good overall in August 2019.
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