Care home · Sevenoaks
Weald Heights
Top rated 2026 · one of the services in Kent rated Outstanding by CQC
Illustrative photo, not of Weald Heights- Address
- Bourchier Close, Sevenoaks, TN13 1PD
- Run by
- Care UK Care Services Limited (240 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 80 (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
- October 2024 (2 years)
- Part of
- Care UK
- Registered manager
- Maria Covington
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1991 (35 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 02571516)
- Last CQC check
- 4 Jun 2025
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,990–£2,440 a week for nursing care (dementia). Our estimate from published local prices (Care UK homes publish prices above their area average), not a quote. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
More in Sevenoaks: Care homes in Sevenoaks (11) · Best rated care homes in Sevenoaks · Care homes for dementia care in Sevenoaks · Care homes for care for adults under 65 in Sevenoaks
Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-19896835588
The service in brief
Registered with CQC as a nursing home, Weald Heights is based in Sevenoaks, run by Care UK Care Services Limited. It supports adults under 65, with registered specialisms in dementia and mental health conditions.
Its latest CQC rating is Outstanding overall (June 2025). It is one of 11 CQC-registered care homes in and around Sevenoaks; 7 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe75% score353 of 455 in Kent
- Effective75% score400 of 455 in Kent
- Caring95% score20 of 455 in Kent
- Responsive82% score395 of 455 in Kent
- Well-led89% score14 of 455 in Kent
As rated by CQC, published 4 June 2025. Under each rating: how many care homes in Kent share it; for example, 20 of 455 care homes in Kent rated Outstanding for Caring.
History with CQC
Weald Heights has been registered with CQC since October 2024, about 2 years.
Its only published overall rating so far is Outstanding, from June 2025.
Scores behind the rating
Behind each rating sit scores of 1 to 4 for individual quality statements, which CQC turns into a percentage for the area. Averaged across the five areas, Weald Heights scores 83%.
Safe 75%
- Learning culture3 · Good
- Safe systems, pathways and transitions3 · Good
- Safeguarding3 · Good
- Involving people to manage risks3 · Good
- Safe environments3 · Good
- Safe and effective staffing3 · Good
- Infection prevention and control3 · Good
- Medicines optimisation3 · Good
Effective 75%
- Assessing needs3 · Good
- Delivering evidence-based care and treatment3 · Good
- How staff, teams and services work together3 · Good
- Supporting people to live healthier lives3 · Good
- Monitoring and improving outcomes3 · Good
- Consent to care and treatment3 · Good
Caring 95%
- Kindness, compassion and dignity3 · Good
- Treating people as individuals4 · Exceptional
- Independence, choice and control4 · Exceptional
- Responding to people’s immediate needs4 · Exceptional
- Workforce wellbeing and enablement4 · Exceptional
Responsive 82%
- Person-centred Care4 · Exceptional
- Care provision, Integration and continuity3 · Good
- Providing Information3 · Good
- Listening to and involving people3 · Good
- Equity in access3 · Good
- Equity in experiences and outcomes3 · Good
- Planning for the future4 · Exceptional
Well-led 89%
- Shared direction and culture3 · Good
- Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders4 · Exceptional
- Freedom to speak up3 · Good
- Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion3 · Good
- Governance, management and sustainability4 · Exceptional
- Partnerships and communities4 · Exceptional
- Learning, improvement and innovation4 · Exceptional
Scale: 1 (significant shortfalls) to 4 (exceptional). From CQC, assessed 6 May 2025, published 4 June 2025, Open Government Licence. Statements without a score were not reassessed and their earlier result stands.
Food safety inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 21 September 2026 by Sevenoaks. 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 "Weald Heights"). Open Government Licence.
The neighbourhood
- Ward
- Sevenoaks Town and St John's
- Council
- Kent County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Sevenoaks
- Integrated care board
- NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in TN13 (10)
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Around the building
- Bus stop 220 m (3 min walk) · 10 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Sevenoaks, 1.2 km (15 min walk)
- GP surgery South Park Medical Practice, 360 m (4 min walk)
- Pharmacy Paydens, 420 m (5 min walk)
- Shop Waitrose, 360 m (5 min walk)
- Park 270 m (3 min walk)
- Café Stag Cafe, 340 m (4 min walk)
- Place of worship St. Nicholas's Church, 200 m (3 min walk)
- Library Sevenoaks Library, 570 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, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).
The company behind Weald Heights
Weald Heights is run by Care Uk Care Services Limited (company 02571516), incorporated in 1991, 33 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 4 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is medical nursing home activities.
Care UK Care Services Limited runs 240 CQC-registered services across 81 council areas; 64 of the 71 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (90%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
6 of its services are in Kent.
It trades under the Care UK brand, which covers 240 services run by 1 registered provider.
Registered specialisms
Taken from its CQC registration.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate Weald Heights at £1,990–£2,440 a week for nursing care (dementia), based on published prices in the region (Care UK homes publish prices above their area average). Over a year that is roughly £103k–£127k.
Where a resident needs nursing, the NHS pays part of the fee straight to the home as NHS-funded nursing care, regardless of who pays the rest.
With savings below £23,250, Kent Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
How it fits locally
There are 10 other care homes within 3 miles, 6 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Weald Heights, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: mental health conditions (4 of the nearest 25).
4 of the 22 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Sevenoaks Town and St John's ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Kent and Medway ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (4 min), a pharmacy (5 min), a shop (5 min), a park (3 min), a café (4 min) and a bus stop (3 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
The inspection, summarised
- People at Weald Heights received an exceptionally caring service from a highly motivated and responsive staff team.
- This was supported by an outstanding leadership team who put people and their care and support at the heart of everything they did.
- Engagement and activities were tailored to suit the needs of people, to match their abilities and to encourage independence and control.
- One person told us of the home, “This is absolutely the best.” People received outstanding care that promoted independence, choice and control.
In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
The ratings in context
For Weald Heights, Caring and Well-led are rated Outstanding; 3 other areas are Good.
Across Kent, 20 of 455 rated care homes are Outstanding for Caring (4%), while 14 of 455 rated care homes are Outstanding for Well-led (3%).
Under CQC's newer scoring, its strongest area is Caring at 95% and its lowest is Safe at 75%, averaging 83% overall.
Outstanding ratings for a single area are uncommon; the Caring and Well-led section of the report gives examples of what inspectors saw.
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Weald Heights in local context
- Rated Outstanding. Across Kent, 79% of the 454 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 18 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (June 2025) is more recent than 78% of care home ratings in Kent.
- With 80 beds it is larger than 96% of care homes in Kent, where the typical home has 24.
- Registered with CQC in 2024: it has been registered longer than 9% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Kent lists 3.
Based on the CQC register for Kent as at Oct 2026.
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Frequently asked about Weald Heights
- When was Weald Heights last inspected?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 4 June 2025, 1 year ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- Is Weald Heights registered for dementia care?
- Dementia is listed on its CQC registration. Ask what dementia training staff have and how they handle distress or refusals.
- Is Weald Heights a registered provider?
- Yes. Weald Heights is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-19896835588) and was rated Outstanding overall in June 2025.
- Where is Weald Heights?
- It is at Bourchier Close, Sevenoaks, TN13 1PD.
- What type of care does Weald Heights provide?
- Its CQC registration covers nursing homes. Ask Weald Heights how it would adapt if needs increase.
- Is Weald Heights rated well for safety?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Outstanding; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Outstanding. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
- What are Weald Heights's fees?
- Weald Heights hasn't shared a price list with 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.
- Who runs Weald Heights?
- Care UK Care Services Limited is the registered provider for Weald Heights.
- How many beds does Weald Heights have?
- Weald Heights is registered for up to 80 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
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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.