Care home · Harwich
Waters View Residential Care Home
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- 85 Harwich Road, Little Oakley, Harwich, CO12 5JA
- Run by
- Waters View Residential Care Home Ltd
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 15 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- October 2025 (1 year)
- Registered manager
- Ellie Pamela Leontia Steel
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2019 (7 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 12226288)
- Last CQC check
- 8 Sep 2022
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,350–£1,650 a week for residential care (dementia). Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate
Registered to provide: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-25005925588
Waters View Residential Care Home at a glance
Waters View Residential Care Home is a CQC-registered residential care home in Harwich, run by Waters View Residential Care Home Ltd. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with dementia, physical disabilities, mental health conditions and sight or hearing loss.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (September 2022). It is one of 10 CQC-registered care homes in and around Harwich; 8 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
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
Source: CQC, published 8 September 2022. Under each rating: how many care homes in Essex share it.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
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.
Who the service is registered for
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
Choice nearby
There are 11 other care homes within 3 miles, 9 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Phoebe House, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: mental health conditions (7 of the nearest 25); sight or hearing loss (6 of the nearest 25).
9 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in The Oakleys & Wix ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Essex ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a shop (6 min), a park (7 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Costs to expect
We estimate Waters View Residential Care Home at £1,350–£1,650 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £70k–£86k.
Ask what notice is given before a fee increase and what triggers one.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Essex Council after a needs and financial assessment.
Who runs it
Waters View Residential Care Home is run by Waters View Residential Care Home Ltd (company 12226288), incorporated in 2019, 6 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 nursing care.
Ratings over time
- Sep 2022
- Today Rating 4 years old
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first.
Food safety inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from an inspection on 30 September 2025 by Tendring. On a visit, ask to see this week's menu and how residents choose what they eat.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Waters View"). Open Government Licence.
Map and area details
- Ward
- The Oakleys & Wix
- Council
- Essex County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Clacton
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS Essex Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Urban; nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in CO12 (12)
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Within walking distance
- Bus stop 100 m (1 min walk) · 8 stops within 600 m
- Pharmacy Oakley Pharmacy, 1.5 km (18 min walk)
- Shop Premier Cloverwood Stores, 500 m (6 min walk)
- Park Oakley Coronation Park, 560 m (7 min walk)
- Café Hamford View Tea Room, 1000 m (12 min walk)
- Place of worship St Michael, Ramsey, 1.1 km (13 min walk)
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). These are direct-line distances, so real walking routes, and times, will be longer.
Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence.
Track record
CQC registration dates from October 2025, so the service has been operating for around 1 year under its current registration.
So far CQC has published one overall rating: Good, in September 2022.
It has gone 4 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.
The registered provider has changed since the last rating, so it reflects the old provider; the current one has not been inspected here yet.
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Waters View Residential Care Home: common questions
- How did Waters View Residential Care Home score on each CQC key question?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Waters View Residential Care Home: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
- What are Waters View Residential Care Home's fees?
- Waters View Residential Care Home has not published its fees with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,455 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in East of England). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
- Who runs Waters View Residential Care Home?
- CQC lists Waters View Residential Care Home Ltd as the provider responsible for Waters View Residential Care Home.
- How many beds does Waters View Residential Care Home have?
- CQC capacity for Waters View Residential Care Home: 15 beds. Ask about current availability and room facilities.
- When was Waters View Residential Care Home last inspected?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 8 September 2022, 4 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- Does Waters View Residential Care Home support people with dementia?
- Dementia is listed on its CQC registration. Ask what dementia training staff have and how they handle distress or refusals.
- Is Waters View Residential Care Home regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Yes. Waters View Residential Care Home is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-25005925588) and was rated Good overall in September 2022.
- What is Waters View Residential Care Home's address?
- It is at 85 Harwich Road, Little Oakley, Harwich, CO12 5JA.
- What type of care does Waters View Residential Care Home provide?
- Its CQC registration covers residential homes. Ask Waters View Residential Care Home how it would adapt if needs increase.
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