Care home · Uckfield
Thornbury Residential Home
Typical fee here £1,400–£1,710 a week Estimate
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- Thornbury, Hempstead Road, Uckfield, TN22 1DT
- Run by
- Mrs Alyson Johnson and Mr John Johnson
- Type of provider
- Independent (partnership)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 19 (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
- November 2010 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Alyson Johnson
- Last CQC check
- 16 Nov 2023
- 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
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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-131472191
The service in brief
Thornbury Residential Home is a CQC-registered residential care home in Uckfield, run by Mrs Alyson Johnson and Mr John Johnson. It is registered to support older people.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (November 2023). Well-led was rated Requires improvement. It is one of 7 CQC-registered care homes in and around Uckfield; 6 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe229 of 261 in East Sussex
- Effective247 of 261 in East Sussex
- Caring253 of 261 in East Sussex
- Responsive238 of 261 in East Sussex
- Well-led84 of 261 in East Sussex
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 16 November 2023. Under each rating: how many care homes in East Sussex share it.
How its rating has changed
- Nov 2015
- Aug 2016
- Nov 2017
- Nov 2023
- Today Rating 2 years old
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 16 November 2023
- CQC inspection report 29 November 2017
- CQC inspection report 31 August 2016
- CQC inspection report 6 November 2015
- Inspection report 5 December 2014
- Inspection report 16 October 2014
The kitchen's hygiene score
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from an inspection on 28 January 2026 by Wealden. On a visit, ask to see this week's menu and how residents choose what they eat.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Thornbury Residential Home"). Open Government Licence.
Location and local area
- Ward
- Uckfield East
- Parliamentary constituency
- East Grinstead and Uckfield
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Urban, further from a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in TN22 (8)
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Around the building
- Bus stop 130 m (2 min walk) · 15 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Uckfield, 430 m (5 min walk)
- GP surgery The Meads Medical Centre, 920 m (12 min walk)
- Pharmacy Tesco Pharmacy, 340 m (4 min walk)
- Shop Kangaroo Local, 190 m (2 min walk)
- Park Elizabeth Gardens, 140 m (2 min walk)
- Café Cafe 212, 120 m (2 min walk)
- Place of worship Grange Evangelical Church, 30 m (1 min walk)
- Library Uckfield Library, 130 m (2 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.
Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence.
The registered provider
Thornbury Residential Home is the only service its provider, Mrs Alyson Johnson and Mr John Johnson, runs, so it is an independent, single-site operator rather than part of a chain.
Key points from CQC's visit
- The registered manager had systems and processes to safely assess and manage risks to people, including their medicines and the environment.
- However, these had not identified some of the shortfalls we found.
- For example, the audits had not identified that water temperatures whilst tested had not been recorded and that as required medicine protocols had not been transferred over with the new medicine providers administration records.
- These were immediately actioned, and risk mitigated.
Inspected 18 October 2023; report published 16 November 2023. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Likely fees
We estimate Thornbury Residential Home 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 what notice is given before a fee increase and what triggers one.
If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), East Sussex Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
Around Uckfield
There are 5 other care homes within 3 miles, 4 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Linden Cottage, under 0.5 miles away.
11 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Uckfield East ward, classed by ONS as urban (further from a major town or city), among the 40% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Surrey and Sussex ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a pharmacy (4 min), a shop (2 min), a park (2 min), a café (2 min), a bus stop (2 min) and a railway station (5 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Registered specialisms
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
Reading Thornbury Residential Home's CQC ratings
For Thornbury Residential Home, Well-led is rated below Good; 4 other areas are Good.
Across East Sussex, 84 of 261 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (32%).
If you are considering it, read the Well-led section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.
Thornbury Residential Home over the years
Registered in November 2010, it has 15 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2015–2023), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Good.
6 reports have been published for this location, most recently on 16 November 2023.
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Where Thornbury Residential Home stands locally
- Rated Good. Across East Sussex, 85% of the 261 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 5 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (November 2023) is more recent than 62% of care home ratings in East Sussex.
- With 19 beds it is smaller than 61% of care homes in East Sussex, where the typical home has 24.
- Registered with CQC in 2010: it has been registered longer than 94% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 1 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in East Sussex lists 3.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Well-led (32% of care homes in East Sussex are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Benchmarked against all CQC-registered care homes in East Sussex (Oct 2026).
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Recently rated care homes near Uckfield
- Linden CottageOct 2026
- Crockstead Farm HouseAug 2026
- Halland HouseDec 2024
Questions about Thornbury Residential Home
- Where is Thornbury Residential Home?
- It is at Thornbury, Hempstead Road, Uckfield, TN22 1DT.
- Is Thornbury Residential Home a registered provider?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-131472191 and was rated Good overall in November 2023.
- What services is Thornbury Residential Home registered for?
- Thornbury Residential Home is registered with CQC for: residential homes. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- Does Thornbury Residential Home support people with dementia?
- Dementia is not listed among the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask the provider directly if this matters to you.
- How recent is Thornbury Residential Home's CQC rating?
- The latest rating is dated 16 November 2023, 2 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- How big is Thornbury Residential Home?
- Thornbury Residential Home has 19 registered places. Ask how many are free now and which rooms have en-suites.
- Who runs Thornbury Residential Home?
- The registered provider is Mrs Alyson Johnson and Mr John Johnson, according to CQC.
- How much does care from Thornbury Residential Home cost?
- No fee list from Thornbury Residential Home has reached us. Residential care home typically costs £1,555 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South East). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
- How did Thornbury Residential Home score on each CQC key question?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
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