Care home · Didcot
Valerian Court
- Address
- Lower Broadway, Didcot, OX11 8ET
- Run by
- Priory CC5 Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 70 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- Yes, registered as a nursing home (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- December 2022 (3 years)
- Part of
- Care Concern Group
- Registered manager
- Andrei Tudor Joanta
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2017 (9 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 10551153)
- Last CQC check
- Not listed
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,660–£2,030 a week for nursing care (dementia). Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
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Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-14540723159
An overview of Valerian Court
Registered with CQC as a nursing home, Valerian Court is based in Didcot, run by Priory CC5 Limited. It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in dementia, physical disabilities and mental health conditions.
There is no published CQC rating yet; newly registered services are usually rated after their first inspection. It is one of 6 CQC-registered care homes in and around Didcot; 5 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Who runs it
Valerian Court is run by Priory Cc5 Limited (company 10551153), incorporated in 2017, 5 years 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.
It trades under the Care Concern Group brand, which covers 43 services run by 33 registered providers.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate Valerian Court at £1,660–£2,030 a week for nursing care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £86k–£106k.
Part of a nursing fee may be met by the NHS (NHS-funded nursing care), paid to the home rather than to you.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Oxfordshire Council after a needs and financial assessment.
How it fits locally
There are 5 other care homes within 3 miles, 5 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Brook House Residential Care Home, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: mental health conditions (4 of the nearest 24).
It sits in Didcot South ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Thames Valley ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a pharmacy (7 min), a shop (1 min), a park (1 min), a café (5 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
The kitchen's hygiene score
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 16 June 2026 by South Oxfordshire. On a visit, ask to see this week's menu and how residents choose what they eat.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Valerian Court Care Home"). Open Government Licence.
Area and map
- Ward
- Didcot South
- Parliamentary constituency
- Didcot and Wantage
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in OX11 (6)
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Nearby
- Bus stop 10 m (1 min walk) · 10 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Didcot Parkway, 980 m (12 min walk)
- GP surgery Oak Tree Health Centre, 1.2 km (15 min walk)
- Pharmacy Superdrug, 570 m (7 min walk)
- Shop Aldi, 80 m (1 min walk)
- Park Marsh Recreation Ground, 50 m (1 min walk)
- Café Starbucks, 420 m (5 min walk)
- Place of worship Didcot Methodist Church, 620 m (8 min walk)
- Library Didcot Libary, 1.2 km (15 min walk)
Nearest of each type, measured in a straight line using OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). If a resident uses a wheelchair or frame, check the route itself.
Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).
Needs it is registered to meet
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
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How Valerian Court compares
- With 70 beds it is larger than 83% of care homes in Oxfordshire, where the typical home has 48.
- Registered with CQC in 2022: it has been registered longer than 25% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Oxfordshire lists 3.
Compared with every CQC-registered care home in Oxfordshire. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.
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Valerian Court: common questions
- Who is the registered provider for Valerian Court?
- The registered provider is Priory CC5 Limited, according to CQC.
- What services is Valerian Court registered for?
- Registration for Valerian Court covers: nursing homes. Check which of these it offers today.
- How much does care from Valerian Court cost?
- Valerian Court's prices aren't on our site yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,555 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South East). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
- Is Valerian Court regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Valerian Court is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-14540723159), and has not yet been given an overall rating.
- Where is Valerian Court based?
- It is at Lower Broadway, Didcot, OX11 8ET.
- How big is Valerian Court?
- Valerian Court can take up to 70 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
- Does Valerian Court support people with dementia?
- Dementia appears among its CQC specialisms; ask about staff training and how care adapts as dementia progresses.
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