Care home · Walton On The Naze
The Retreat
Typical fee here £1,310–£1,600 a week Estimate
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- 64 Hall Lane, Walton On The Naze, CO14 8HD
- Run by
- Peter House Care Ltd (2 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 5 (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
- February 2020 (6 years)
- Registered manager
- Natalie Margaret Jackson
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2010 (16 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 07271330)
- Last CQC check
- 22 Mar 2023
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,310–£1,600 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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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-8054083079
An overview of The Retreat
The Retreat in Walton On The Naze is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Peter House Care Ltd. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists physical disabilities, learning disabilities and mental health conditions among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (March 2023). It is one of 7 CQC-registered care homes in and around Walton-on-the-Naze; 5 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
What the ratings tell you
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 269 of the 363 other care homes in Essex that CQC has rated.
Rating history
- May 2016
- May 2017
- Jan 2020
- Mar 2023
- Today Rating 3 years old
Published CQC ratings in date order.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 22 March 2023
Map and area details
- Ward
- Walton
- Council
- Essex County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Clacton
- Integrated care board
- NHS Essex Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Urban; further from a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in CO14 (8)
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Within walking distance
- Bus stop 100 m (1 min walk) · 8 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Walton-on-the-Naze, 1.3 km (16 min walk)
- GP surgery 810 m (10 min walk)
- Pharmacy Borno Pharmacy, 940 m (12 min walk)
- Shop Naze Park Premier, 210 m (3 min walk)
- Park 1.2 km (15 min walk)
- Café The Last Fisherman Cafe, 170 m (2 min walk)
- Place of worship Walton Baptist Church, 140 m (2 min walk)
- Library Walton Library, 890 m (11 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 CQC's inspectors reported
- We found the service were following the principles and values of Right Support, Right Care, Right Culture, and other best practice guidance.
- Right Support: People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests; the policies and systems in the service supported this practice.
- Staff supported people to take part in activities of their choosing, and to join in new activities and past times.
- The service was designed and furnished to meet people's needs and was well maintained and clean.
Inspected 3 February 2023; report published 22 March 2023; supporting 5 people at the time. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Ownership and company checks
The Retreat is run by Peter House Care Ltd (company 07271330), incorporated in 2010, 9 years 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 care for people with learning disabilities, mental health problems or substance misuse.
Peter House Care Ltd runs 2 CQC-registered services; 1 of the 2 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (50%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
All 2 are in Essex, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
How CQC rated each area
- Safe290 of 364 in Essex
- Effective326 of 364 in Essex
- Caring340 of 364 in Essex
- Responsive322 of 364 in Essex
- Well-led270 of 364 in Essex
From CQC's latest report, published 22 March 2023. Under each rating: how many care homes in Essex share it.
History with CQC
The Retreat has been registered with CQC since February 2020, about 6 years.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2016–2023), starting at Inadequate and improving to Good.
No new overall rating has been published for 3 years. CQC re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating is not a bad sign in itself, but staff and management may have changed.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate The Retreat at £1,310–£1,600 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £68k–£83k.
Ask whether the fee changes if needs increase, and what is extra: hairdressing, chiropody, outings and newspapers are often charged separately.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Essex Council after a needs and financial assessment.
How it fits locally
There are 14 other care homes within 3 miles, 11 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Butterfly's Care Home, under 0.5 miles away.
10 of the 24 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Walton ward, classed by ONS as urban (further from a major town or city), among the 30% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Essex ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a shop (3 min), a café (2 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
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Where The Retreat stands locally
- Rated Good. Across Essex, 84% of the 363 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 7 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (March 2023) is more recent than 59% of care home ratings in Essex.
- With 5 beds it is smaller than 82% of care homes in Essex, where the typical home has 22.
- Registered with CQC in 2020: it has been registered longer than 27% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Essex lists 3.
Based on the CQC register for Essex as at Oct 2026.
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Quick answers about The Retreat
- What type of care does The Retreat provide?
- Registration for The Retreat covers: residential homes. Check which of these it offers today.
- Is The Retreat registered with CQC?
- Yes. The Retreat is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-8054083079) and was rated Good overall in March 2023.
- Where is The Retreat?
- It is at 64 Hall Lane, Walton On The Naze, CO14 8HD.
- When was The Retreat last inspected?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 22 March 2023, 3 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- Can The Retreat care for someone with dementia?
- Not as a registered specialism. Some services still support people with mild dementia, so ask.
- Who is the registered provider for The Retreat?
- Peter House Care Ltd is the registered provider for The Retreat.
- How many residents can The Retreat take?
- CQC capacity for The Retreat: 5 beds. Ask about current availability and room facilities.
- Is The Retreat rated well for safety?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- What are The Retreat's fees?
- The Retreat's prices aren't on our site yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,455 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in East of England). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
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