Care home · Wandsworth
Wimbledon Common Care Home
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- 6 Victoria Drive, Wimbledon, London, SW19 6AB
- Run by
- Redwood Tower UK Opco 1 Limited (7 services)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 79 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- June 2021 (5 years)
- Part of
- Welltower
- Registered manager
- Brian Kanyingi Njeri
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2016 (9 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 10525862)
- Last CQC check
- 2 Aug 2023
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,500–£1,830 a week for residential care (dementia). Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region; the real price may differ. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-10882124560
About this home
Wimbledon Common Care Home in Wandsworth is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Redwood Tower UK Opco 1 Limited. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia, physical disabilities, mental health conditions and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (August 2023). It is one of 26 CQC-registered care homes in and around Wandsworth; 24 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Who runs it
Wimbledon Common Care Home is run by Redwood Tower Uk Opco 1 Limited (company 10525862), incorporated in 2016, 4 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.
Redwood Tower UK Opco 1 Limited runs 7 CQC-registered services across 6 council areas; 6 of the 7 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (86%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
2 of its services are in Wandsworth.
It trades under the Welltower brand, which covers 623 services run by 76 registered providers.
Past CQC ratings
- Apr 2018
- Dec 2018
- Dec 2019
- Aug 2023
- Today Rating 3 years old
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 2 August 2023
The kitchen's hygiene score
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 21 July 2026 by Wandsworth. Ask how special diets are handled and whether residents can eat when they like.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Wimbledon Common Care Home"). Open Government Licence.
Area and map
- Ward
- West Hill
- Parliamentary constituency
- Putney
- Integrated care board
- NHS South West London Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in SW19 (12)
Larger map · Directions · © OpenStreetMap contributors
Within walking distance
- Bus stop 30 m (1 min walk) · 26 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Putney, 1.5 km (18 min walk)
- GP surgery Chartfield Surgery, 1.1 km (13 min walk)
- Pharmacy Ashburton Pharmacy, 940 m (12 min walk)
- Shop Londis, 290 m (4 min walk)
- Park 200 m (2 min walk)
- Café Pret A Manger, 970 m (12 min walk)
- Place of worship Our Lady Queen of Heaven, 170 m (2 min walk)
- Library Southfields Library, 1.0 km (13 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.
Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence).
What CQC's inspectors reported
- The first floor community specialises in providing care and support to people living with dementia.
- People's experience of using this service People living in the care home, their relatives and community health and social care professionals spoke positively about the standard of care and support provided at the service.
- A relative told us, "The friendly staff understand my [family members] needs and wishes.
- The service was adequately staffed by people whose suitability and fitness to work at the care home had been thoroughly assessed.
Inspected 12 July 2023; report published 2 August 2023; supporting 79 people at the time. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Who they support
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
Likely fees
We estimate Wimbledon Common Care Home at £1,500–£1,830 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £78k–£95k.
Get the extras in writing: items such as hairdressing and outings are usually charged on top.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Wandsworth Council for a free care needs assessment.
Around Wandsworth
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 22 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Wimbledon Common Care Home, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: mental health conditions (3 of the nearest 25).
15 of the 24 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in West Hill ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS South West London ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a shop (4 min), a park (2 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Wimbledon Common Care Home: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 22 of the 25 other care homes in Wandsworth that CQC has rated.
CQC ratings, area by area
- Safe24 of 26 in Wandsworth
- Effective23 of 26 in Wandsworth
- Caring23 of 26 in Wandsworth
- Responsive23 of 26 in Wandsworth
- Well-led23 of 26 in Wandsworth
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 2 August 2023. Under each rating: how many care homes in Wandsworth share it.
Wimbledon Common Care Home over the years
Registered in June 2021, it has 5 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2018–2023), starting at Good; it has gone up 1 and down 1 time, and is now Good.
At 3 years old, the rating may not reflect the current team. CQC prioritises higher-risk services, so ask about recent changes rather than assuming the worst.
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Wimbledon Common Care Home against its area
- Rated Good. Across Wandsworth, 92% of the 26 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 2 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (August 2023) is more recent than 54% of care home ratings in Wandsworth.
- With 79 beds it is larger than 73% of care homes in Wandsworth, where the typical home has 50.
- Registered with CQC in 2021: it has been registered longer than 23% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 6 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Wandsworth lists 4.
Based on the CQC register for Wandsworth as at Oct 2026.
Closest alternatives
Guides for families
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Quick answers about Wimbledon Common Care Home
- How much does care from Wimbledon Common Care Home cost?
- Wimbledon Common Care Home's prices aren't on our site yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,456 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in London). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
- How did Wimbledon Common Care Home score on each CQC key question?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- How big is Wimbledon Common Care Home?
- Wimbledon Common Care Home is registered for up to 79 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- Which provider runs Wimbledon Common Care Home?
- Wimbledon Common Care Home is run by Redwood Tower UK Opco 1 Limited, the registered provider on the CQC register.
- Does Wimbledon Common Care Home support people with dementia?
- Its registration includes dementia. Useful questions: how many staff hold dementia training, and how is a bad day handled?
- How recent is Wimbledon Common Care Home's CQC rating?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 2 August 2023, 3 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- Where is Wimbledon Common Care Home based?
- It is at 6 Victoria Drive, Wimbledon, London, SW19 6AB.
- Is Wimbledon Common Care Home regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Wimbledon Common Care Home is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-10882124560) and was rated Good overall in August 2023.
- What kind of care can Wimbledon Common Care Home offer?
- CQC lists Wimbledon Common Care Home under: residential homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
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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.