Care home · Wandsworth
Wimbledon Common Care Home
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- 6 Victoria Drive, London, SW19 6AB
- Run by
- Willowbrook Healthcare Limited (42 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 79 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- June 2023 (3 years)
- Part of
- Avery
- Registered manager
- Brian Kanyingi Njeri
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2008 (18 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 06655208)
- Last CQC check
- 15 Aug 2023
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,500–£1,830 a week for residential care (dementia). An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-15519796777
The service in brief
Wimbledon Common Care Home in Wandsworth is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Willowbrook Healthcare Limited. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia, physical disabilities 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.
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 15 August 2023; supporting 79 people at the time. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Who the service is registered for
As listed with the regulator.
The registered provider
Wimbledon Common Care Home is run by Willowbrook Healthcare Limited (company 06655208), incorporated in 2008, 14 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.
Willowbrook Healthcare Limited runs 42 CQC-registered services across 23 council areas; 33 of the 38 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (87%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
2 of its services are in Wandsworth.
It trades under the Avery brand, which covers 100 services run by 40 registered providers.
Rating history
- Dec 2019
- Aug 2023
- Today Rating 3 years old
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first.
Inspection reports to read
- CQC inspection report 15 August 2023
Food safety inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 21 July 2026 by Wandsworth. 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 "Wimbledon Common Care Home"). Open Government Licence.
The neighbourhood
- Ward
- West Hill
- Parliamentary constituency
- Putney
- NHS planning area
- NHS South West London Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- 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)
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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)
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). These are direct-line distances, so real walking routes, and times, will be longer.
Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence.
How long it has been running
CQC registration dates from June 2023, so the service has been operating for around 3 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2019–2023), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
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.
What it may cost
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.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- 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
Source: CQC, published 15 August 2023. Under each rating: how many care homes in Wandsworth share it.
The local picture
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.
14 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.
Reading Wimbledon Common Care Home's CQC 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 22 of the 25 other care homes in Wandsworth that CQC has rated.
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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 58% 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 2023, it is one of the newest care homes in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Wandsworth lists 4.
All figures compare it with other care homes in Wandsworth; CQC register, Oct 2026.
Also nearby
Guides for families
Other care homes near Wandsworth with recent ratings
- SignHealth Longley RoadJan 2026
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Quick answers about Wimbledon Common Care Home
- When did CQC last rate Wimbledon Common Care Home?
- The rating now shown was published on 15 August 2023, 3 years ago. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
- Can Wimbledon Common Care Home care for someone with dementia?
- Dementia is listed on its CQC registration. Ask what dementia training staff have and how they handle distress or refusals.
- Is Wimbledon Common Care Home registered with CQC?
- Registered, yes: location 1-15519796777 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Good overall in August 2023.
- What is Wimbledon Common Care Home's address?
- It is at 6 Victoria Drive, London, SW19 6AB.
- What type of care does Wimbledon Common Care Home provide?
- Registration for Wimbledon Common Care Home covers: residential homes. Check which of these it offers today.
- Is Wimbledon Common Care Home rated well for safety?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- What are Wimbledon Common Care Home's fees?
- We don't have published prices from Wimbledon Common Care Home yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,615 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in London). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
- Who runs Wimbledon Common Care Home?
- On CQC's register the provider is Willowbrook Healthcare Limited.
- How big is Wimbledon Common Care Home?
- CQC registers Wimbledon Common Care Home for 79 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
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