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Wensley House Residential Home
Typical fee here £1,350–£1,650 a week Estimate
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- Bell Common, Epping, CM16 4DL
- Run by
- Beling & Co Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 48 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- December 2010 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Bianca Elena Garmacea
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2005 (21 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 05514438)
- Last CQC check
- 14 Mar 2025
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,350–£1,650 a week for residential care (dementia). Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
More in Epping: Care homes in Epping (3) · Care homes for dementia care in Epping · Care homes for elderly care in Epping
Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-119496899
Wensley House Residential Home at a glance
Wensley House Residential Home in Epping is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Beling & Co Limited. The service is registered to support older people and lists dementia and mental health conditions among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Requires improvement overall (March 2025). Effective, Responsive and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 3 CQC-registered care homes in and around Epping; 2 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Past CQC ratings
- Jan 2016
- Apr 2016
- Jan 2017
- Mar 2018
- Mar 2019
- Oct 2019
- Mar 2021
- Mar 2025
- Today Rating 1 year old
CQC rating timeline for this address.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 4 March 2021
- CQC inspection report 9 October 2019
- CQC inspection report 8 March 2019
- CQC inspection report 20 March 2018
- CQC inspection report 25 January 2017
- CQC inspection report 29 April 2016
Food hygiene
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 9 September 2025 by Epping Forest. Try to visit at a mealtime: it shows how food, choice and help with eating work in practice.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Wensley House Care Home"). Open Government Licence.
Finding it
- Ward
- Epping East
- Council
- Essex County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Epping Forest
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Essex Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Urban (nearer to a major town or city)
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% least deprived areas in England
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Within walking distance
- Bus stop 250 m (3 min walk) · 6 stops within 600 m
- Shop Little Waitrose, 1.1 km (13 min walk)
- Park 610 m (8 min walk)
- Library Epping Library, 1.5 km (18 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.
Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence.
The company behind Wensley House Residential Home
Wensley House Residential Home is run by Beling & Co Limited (company 05514438), incorporated in 2005, 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 3 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is nursing care.
The five key questions
- Safe290 of 364 in Essex
- Effective35 of 364 in Essex
- Caring340 of 364 in Essex
- Responsive25 of 364 in Essex
- Well-led76 of 364 in Essex
CQC key question ratings, published 14 March 2025. Under each rating: how many care homes in Essex share it.
How it fits locally
There are 4 other care homes within 3 miles, 2 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Frank Foster House, 1.4 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: mental health conditions (5 of the nearest 25).
1 of the 22 nearest rated care homes has a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Epping East ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Essex ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a park (8 min) and a bus stop (3 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Who the service is registered for
As listed with the regulator.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate Wensley House Residential 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.
Check what the weekly fee leaves out; hairdressing, chiropody, trips and newspapers are common extras.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Essex Council after a needs and financial assessment.
The ratings in context
Area by area, Effective, Responsive and Well-led are rated below Good; 2 other areas are Good.
Across Essex, 35 of 364 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Effective (10%), while 25 of 364 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Responsive (7%), while 76 of 364 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (21%).
The Effective, Responsive and Well-led findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.
History with CQC
CQC registration dates from December 2010, so the service has been operating for around 15 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 8 overall ratings for it (2016–2025), starting at Inadequate; it has gone up 2 and down 1 time, and is now Requires Improvement.
CQC lists 6 reports for this location, the latest dated 4 March 2021.
Key points from CQC's visit
- This assessment commenced on 10 December 2024 which was unannounced and concluded on 20 January 2025.
- We further met with the provider and registered manager on 18 December 2024 and 15 January 2025.
- We spoke with three people who use the service and 8 of their relatives and further received feedback from 8 staff members and three professionals who work with Wensley House.
- People told us they were happy with the care they received.
Inspected 16 February 2021; report published 4 March 2021; supporting 36 people at the time. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
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Wensley House Residential Home against its area
- Rated Requires improvement. Across Essex, 84% of the 363 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 7 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (March 2025) is more recent than 78% of care home ratings in Essex.
- With 48 beds it is larger than 73% of care homes in Essex, where the typical home has 22.
- Registered with CQC in 2010: it has been registered longer than 86% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Essex lists 3.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Effective (10% of care homes in Essex are also rated below Good here); Responsive (7% of care homes in Essex are also rated below Good here); Well-led (23% of care homes in Essex are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Compared with every CQC-registered care home in Essex. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.
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Questions about Wensley House Residential Home
- How is Wensley House Residential Home rated for safety and leadership?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Requires improvement; Caring: Good; Responsive: Requires improvement; Well-led: Requires improvement. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
- How much does Wensley House Residential Home charge?
- No fee list from Wensley House Residential Home has reached us. Residential care home typically costs £1,455 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in East of England). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- Who is the registered provider for Wensley House Residential Home?
- Beling & Co Limited is the registered provider for Wensley House Residential Home.
- How many beds does Wensley House Residential Home have?
- CQC registers Wensley House Residential Home for 48 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
- When did CQC last rate Wensley House Residential Home?
- 14 March 2025 is when the current rating was published, 1 year ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- Can Wensley House Residential Home care for someone with dementia?
- Dementia appears among its CQC specialisms; ask about staff training and how care adapts as dementia progresses.
- Is Wensley House Residential Home registered with CQC?
- It is. The CQC register records Wensley House Residential Home as a care home, location ID 1-119496899 and was rated Requires improvement overall in March 2025.
- Where is Wensley House Residential Home?
- It is at Bell Common, Epping, CM16 4DL.
- What type of care does Wensley House Residential Home provide?
- CQC lists Wensley House Residential Home under: residential homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
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