Care home · Widnes
Widnes Hall
Illustrative photo, not of Widnes Hall- Address
- Coronation Drive, Ditton, Widnes, WA8 8BL
- Run by
- Anchor Hanover Group (131 services)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 68 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- May 2021 (5 years)
- Part of
- Anchor
- Registered manager
- Amanda Jane Ashton
- Company check
- Unknown, accounts up to date (Companies House RS007843)
- Last CQC check
- 18 Mar 2023
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,130–£1,380 a week for residential care (dementia). Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-10759231972
Widnes Hall at a glance
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, Widnes Hall is based in Widnes, run by Anchor Hanover Group. It supports older people, with registered specialisms in dementia.
Its latest CQC rating is Requires improvement overall (March 2023). Safe, Effective and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 16 CQC-registered care homes in and around Widnes; 12 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
CQC ratings, area by area
- Safe7 of 24 in Halton
- Effective2 of 24 in Halton
- Caring23 of 24 in Halton
- Responsive22 of 24 in Halton
- Well-led6 of 24 in Halton
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 18 March 2023. Under each rating: how many care homes in Halton share it.
What CQC's inspectors reported
- Risks to the health, safety and welfare of people were not always assessed, monitored and managed to ensure their safety.
- This included risks associated with some people's care, the safety and cleanliness of the environment and infection prevention and control.
- The providers quality assurance systems and processes were not always used effectively to identify and mitigate risk.
- There was a lack of robust checks carried out across the environment in the absence of the registered manager.
Inspected 1 February 2023; report published 18 March 2023; supporting 69 people at the time. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
The company behind Widnes Hall
Widnes Hall is run by Anchor Hanover Group (company RS007843).
At Companies House, the company is listed as , its accounts are filed on time and there is no insolvency history.
Anchor Hanover Group runs 131 CQC-registered services across 57 council areas; 110 of the 129 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (85%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
It trades under the Anchor brand, which covers 131 services run by 1 registered provider.
Choice nearby
There are 19 other care homes within 3 miles, 14 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Maeres House, under 0.5 miles away.
8 of the 22 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Bankfield ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a pharmacy (7 min), 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 Widnes Hall at £1,130–£1,380 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £59k–£72k.
Ask what notice is given before a fee increase and what triggers one.
Halton Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
Past CQC ratings
- Aug 2017
- Mar 2020
- Jun 2021
- Mar 2023
- Today Rating 3 years old
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 18 March 2023
- CQC inspection report 24 June 2021
Food hygiene
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 24 June 2025 by Halton. 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 "Widnes Hall and Lodge"). Open Government Licence.
The neighbourhood
- Ward
- Bankfield
- Council
- Halton Borough Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Widnes and Halewood
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Urban · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in WA8 (15)
See the wider area · Plan a journey · Base map © OpenStreetMap
Close by
- Bus stop 70 m (1 min walk) · 19 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Hough Green, 860 m (11 min walk)
- GP surgery Hough Green Health Park, 1.4 km (17 min walk)
- Pharmacy Ditton Pharmacy, 530 m (7 min walk)
- Shop Bargain Booze Select Convenience, 500 m (6 min walk)
- Park Hough Green Park, 570 m (7 min walk)
- Place of worship St Michael’s Catholic Church, 620 m (8 min walk)
- Library 190 m (2 min walk)
Straight-line distances to the nearest of each, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). Walking routes are longer; check for hills and crossings if you plan to take a relative out.
Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence).
Who it can help
Registration details from CQC.
Track record
Registered in May 2021, it has 5 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2017–2023), starting at Good; it has gone up 0 and down 0 times, and is now Requires improvement.
The rating is 3 years old. CQC decides when to return based on risk, so age alone is not a warning sign; still, ask who the manager is now.
Reports on record: 2, with the most recent dated 18 March 2023.
The ratings in context
Looking at the five areas: Safe, Effective and Well-led are rated below Good; 2 other areas are Good.
Across Halton, 7 of 24 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (29%), while 2 of 24 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Effective (8%), while 6 of 24 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (25%).
If you are considering it, read the Safe, Effective and Well-led section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.
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Widnes Hall in local context
- Rated Requires improvement. Across Halton, 75% of the 24 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 0 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (March 2023) is more recent than 54% of care home ratings in Halton.
- With 68 beds it is larger than 96% of care homes in Halton, where the typical home has 29.
- Registered with CQC in 2021: it has been registered longer than 24% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 2 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Halton lists 3.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (29% of care homes in Halton are also rated below Good here); Effective (8% of care homes in Halton are also rated below Good here); Well-led (25% of care homes in Halton are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Based on the CQC register for Halton as at Oct 2026.
Nearest care homes
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Other care homes near Widnes with recent ratings
- Millbrow Care HomeJun 2025
- Regency ParkAug 2026
- Glenwood Care HomeJul 2026
Widnes Hall: common questions
- Where is Widnes Hall?
- It is at Coronation Drive, Ditton, Widnes, WA8 8BL.
- Is Widnes Hall regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Registered, yes: location 1-10759231972 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Requires improvement overall in March 2023.
- What type of care does Widnes Hall provide?
- Registration for Widnes Hall covers: residential homes. Check which of these it offers today.
- Is Widnes Hall registered for dementia care?
- Yes, it is registered for dementia. Worth asking: how many staff are trained, and how routines are kept consistent.
- When was Widnes Hall last inspected?
- The rating now shown was published on 18 March 2023, 3 years ago. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
- How big is Widnes Hall?
- CQC capacity for Widnes Hall: 68 beds. Ask about current availability and room facilities.
- Who is the registered provider for Widnes Hall?
- On CQC's register the provider is Anchor Hanover Group.
- What are Widnes Hall's fees?
- We don't have published prices from Widnes Hall yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,100 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in North West). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
- Is Widnes Hall rated well for safety?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Requires improvement; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
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