Care home · East Preston
White Lodge Residential Home
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- Westfield Avenue South Strand, East Preston, BN16 1PN
- Run by
- South Coast Nursing Homes Limited (9 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 29 (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
- January 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Emma Louise Pigott
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1977 (49 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 01337123)
- Last CQC check
- 12 Apr 2019
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,400–£1,710 a week for residential care. Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region; the real price may differ. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-126677643
About this home
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, White Lodge Residential Home is based in East Preston, run by South Coast Nursing Homes Limited. It is registered to support older people.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (April 2019). It is one of 7 CQC-registered care homes in and around East Preston; 6 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led
- Safe267 of 317 in West Sussex
- Effective289 of 317 in West Sussex
- Caring294 of 317 in West Sussex
- Responsive286 of 317 in West Sussex
- Well-led233 of 317 in West Sussex
As rated by CQC, published 12 April 2019. Under each rating: how many care homes in West Sussex share it.
Who runs it
White Lodge Residential Home is run by South Coast Nursing Homes Limited (company 01337123), incorporated in 1977, 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 3 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is nursing care.
South Coast Nursing Homes Limited runs 9 CQC-registered services across 2 council areas; 9 of the 9 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
7 of its services are in West Sussex.
Rating history
- Apr 2015
- Jul 2016
- Mar 2018
- Apr 2019
- Today Rating 7 years old
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 12 April 2019
- CQC inspection report 23 March 2018
- CQC inspection report 14 July 2016
- CQC inspection report 29 April 2015
- Inspection report 7 January 2014
- Inspection report 19 February 2013
Kitchen hygiene rating
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 5 October 2026 by Arun. Ask how special diets are handled and whether residents can eat when they like.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "White Lodge Residential Care Home"). Open Government Licence.
Where it is
- Ward
- East Preston
- Parliamentary constituency
- Worthing West
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban; nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 20% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in BN16 (18)
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Close by
- Railway station Angmering, 1.6 km (20 min walk)
- GP surgery SKB Reflexology and Foot Care, 810 m (10 min walk)
- Pharmacy Kamsons Pharmacy, 740 m (9 min walk)
- Shop Seaview Stores, 330 m (4 min walk)
- Park East Preston Village Green, 300 m (4 min walk)
- Café Grub & Gumption, 320 m (4 min walk)
- Place of worship Our Lady Star Of The Sea Catholic Church, 560 m (7 min walk)
- Library East Preston Library, 880 m (11 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.
Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence.
Key points from CQC's visit
- The home is registered for up to 30 older people living with dementia or frailty.
- There were 25 people living at the home at the time of inspection.
- People had access to a communal lounge, a dining area and landscaped gardens.
- People each had their own bedrooms with en- suites.
Inspected 19 March 2019; report published 12 April 2019. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Costs to expect
We estimate White Lodge 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.
Check what the weekly fee leaves out; hairdressing, chiropody, trips and newspapers are common extras.
If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), West Sussex Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
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 232 of the 316 other care homes in West Sussex that CQC has rated.
Choice nearby
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 18 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Dean House, under 0.5 miles away.
20 of the 21 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in East Preston ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 20% 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 (9 min), a shop (4 min), a park (4 min) and a café (4 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Registered specialisms
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
Track record
Registered in January 2011, it has 15 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2015–2019), starting at Requires improvement; it has gone up 2 and down 1 time, and is now Good.
No new overall rating has been published for 7 years. CQC re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating is not a bad sign in itself, but staff and management may have changed.
Reports on record: 6, with the most recent dated 12 April 2019.
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Compared with other care homes locally
- Rated Good. Across West Sussex, 84% of the 317 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 12 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (April 2019) is more recent than 13% of care home ratings in West Sussex.
- With 29 beds it is larger than 51% of care homes in West Sussex, where the typical home has 28.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 55% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 1 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in West Sussex lists 3.
Based on the CQC register for West Sussex as at Oct 2026.
Closest alternatives
Guides for families
East Preston: care homes inspected recently
- The MartletsJun 2026
- Green Willow Care HomeJun 2026
- Dean HouseApr 2026
Questions about White Lodge Residential Home
- Who is the registered provider for White Lodge Residential Home?
- CQC lists South Coast Nursing Homes Limited as the provider responsible for White Lodge Residential Home.
- How many beds does White Lodge Residential Home have?
- CQC registers White Lodge Residential Home for 29 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
- Is White Lodge Residential Home rated well for safety?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
- How much does care from White Lodge Residential Home cost?
- White Lodge Residential Home's prices aren't on our site yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,100–£1,600 a week (typical 2026 prices in West Sussex). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
- What type of care does White Lodge Residential Home provide?
- Registration for White Lodge Residential Home covers: residential homes. Check which of these it offers today.
- Is White Lodge Residential Home regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-126677643 and was rated Good overall in April 2019.
- Where is White Lodge Residential Home based?
- It is at Westfield Avenue South Strand, East Preston, BN16 1PN.
- When did CQC last rate White Lodge Residential Home?
- The latest rating is dated 12 April 2019, 7 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- Does White Lodge Residential Home support people with dementia?
- No dementia specialism is recorded with CQC. Ask the provider directly if this is likely to matter.
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