Care home · Gosport
The Royal
Illustrative photo, not of The Royal- Address
- 37B Stoke Road, Gosport, PO12 1LS
- Run by
- Alex Davis (Gosport) Limited
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 7 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- April 2012 (14 years)
- Registered manager
- *
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2011 (15 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 07537396)
- Last CQC check
- 11 Mar 2020
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,400–£1,710 a week for residential care. Estimated from prices published locally; 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 1-406506563
About The Royal
The Royal in Gosport is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Alex Davis (Gosport) Limited. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists physical disabilities, learning disabilities and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (March 2020). It is one of 23 CQC-registered care homes in and around Gosport; 19 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Likely fees
We estimate The Royal 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.
Check what the weekly fee leaves out; hairdressing, chiropody, trips and newspapers are common extras.
With savings below £23,250, Hampshire Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
Around Gosport
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 20 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is St Vincent House - Gosport, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: learning disabilities (5 of the nearest 25); sight or hearing loss (4 of the nearest 25).
14 of the 25 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Harbourside & Town ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a pharmacy (4 min), a shop (3 min), a park (4 min), a café (1 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
The Royal over the years
Registered in April 2012, it has 14 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2017–2020), starting at Good; it has gone up 1 and down 1 time, and is now Good.
It has gone 6 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.
Reports on record: 6, with the most recent dated 11 March 2020.
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 331 of the 445 other care homes in Hampshire that CQC has rated.
Who it can help
Registration details from CQC.
How its rating has changed
- Jan 2017
- Feb 2019
- Mar 2020
- Today Rating 6 years old
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
Inspection reports to read
- CQC inspection report 11 March 2020
- CQC inspection report 8 February 2019
- CQC inspection report 10 January 2017
- Inspection report 3 June 2014
- Inspection report 7 August 2013
- Inspection report 6 March 2013
Kitchen hygiene rating
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 30 May 2022 by Gosport. 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 "The Royal"). Open Government Licence.
Area and map
- Ward
- Harbourside & Town
- Council
- Hampshire County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Gosport
- NHS planning area
- NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in PO12 (19)
Larger map · Route planner · Map © OpenStreetMap contributors
Nearby
- Bus stop 70 m (1 min walk) · 17 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Portsmouth Harbour, 1.7 km
- Pharmacy Asda, 280 m (4 min walk)
- Shop Waitrose, 230 m (3 min walk)
- Park Walpole Park, 310 m (4 min walk)
- Café Trash Cafe, 10 m (1 min walk)
- Place of worship Christ Church, 60 m (1 min walk)
- Library Gosport Discovery Centre, 530 m (7 min walk)
From OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), measured in a straight line, so allow extra for the actual route on foot.
Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence.
How CQC rated each area
- Safe368 of 446 in Hampshire
- Effective398 of 446 in Hampshire
- Caring411 of 446 in Hampshire
- Responsive394 of 446 in Hampshire
- Well-led332 of 446 in Hampshire
Source: CQC, published 11 March 2020. Under each rating: how many care homes in Hampshire share it.
What CQC's inspectors reported
- Appropriate safeguarding procedures protected people from the risk of abuse.
- There were enough staff to meet people's needs and they had been recruited safely.
- Individual and environmental risks were managed appropriately.
- People received their medicines safely and as prescribed.
Inspected 18 February 2020; report published 11 March 2020; supporting 7 people at the time. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Ownership and company checks
The Royal is run by Alex Davis (gosport) Limited (company 07537396), incorporated in 2011, 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 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is other residential care.
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Compared with other care homes locally
- Rated Good. Across Hampshire, 85% of the 445 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 26 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (March 2020) is more recent than 37% of care home ratings in Hampshire.
- With 7 beds it is smaller than 79% of care homes in Hampshire, where the typical home has 27.
- Registered with CQC in 2012: it has been registered longer than 56% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Hampshire lists 3.
All figures compare it with other care homes in Hampshire; CQC register, Oct 2026.
Also nearby
Guides for families
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- Brookfield Residential HomeMar 2025
- Park ViewMar 2026
- White Hart HouseJan 2025
Quick answers about The Royal
- What type of care does The Royal provide?
- The Royal is registered with CQC for: residential homes. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- Is The Royal a registered provider?
- Registered, yes: location 1-406506563 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Good overall in March 2020.
- What is The Royal's address?
- It is at 37B Stoke Road, Gosport, PO12 1LS.
- When was The Royal last inspected?
- The latest rating is dated 11 March 2020, 6 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- Is The Royal registered for dementia care?
- It is not registered with dementia as a specialism, so confirm with the provider whether it can meet that need.
- Which provider runs The Royal?
- CQC lists Alex Davis (Gosport) Limited as the provider responsible for The Royal.
- How many residents can The Royal take?
- The Royal is registered for up to 7 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- Is The Royal rated well for safety?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
- What are The Royal's fees?
- No fee list from The Royal has reached us. Residential care home typically costs £1,450 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South East). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
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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.