Care home · Southampton
Winfrith House
Illustrative photo, not of Winfrith House- Address
- 4 Winfrith Way, Nursling, Southampton, SO16 0XB
- Run by
- Hampshire Care Limited (2 services)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 2 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- July 2022 (4 years)
- Registered manager
- Julie Margaret Foster
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2016 (10 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 09985756)
- Last CQC check
- 20 Jan 2026
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,400–£1,710 a week for residential care. Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-12731630815
Winfrith House at a glance
Winfrith House in Southampton is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Hampshire Care Limited. The service is registered to support adults under 65 and lists learning disabilities among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Requires improvement overall (January 2026). Safe, Effective, Responsive and Well-led were rated Requires improvement or Inadequate. It is one of 10 CQC-registered care homes in and around Rownhams; 7 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The ratings in context
Area by area, Safe, Effective, Responsive and Well-led are rated below Good; 1 other area is Good.
Across Hampshire, 3 of 446 rated care homes are Inadequate for Safe (1%), while 33 of 446 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Effective (7%), while 16 of 446 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Responsive (4%), while 92 of 446 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (21%).
If you are considering it, read the Safe, Effective, Responsive and Well-led section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.
Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led
- Safe3 of 446 in Hampshire
- Effective33 of 446 in Hampshire
- Caring411 of 446 in Hampshire
- Responsive16 of 446 in Hampshire
- Well-led92 of 446 in Hampshire
CQC key question ratings, published 20 January 2026. Under each rating: how many care homes in Hampshire share it.
Past CQC ratings
- Jun 2023
- Jan 2026
- Today Rated in the last 12 months
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
Inspection reports to read
- CQC inspection report 17 June 2023
Finding it
- Ward
- Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams
- Council
- Hampshire County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Romsey and Southampton North
- Integrated care board
- NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in SO16 (14)
Larger map · How to get there · © OpenStreetMap contributors
Local amenities
- Bus stop 160 m (2 min walk) · 10 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Enhanced Care Services, 720 m (9 min walk)
- Pharmacy Lordshill Pharmacy, 1.2 km (15 min walk)
- Shop Co-op Food, 100 m (1 min walk)
- Park 350 m (4 min walk)
- Place of worship St John's, Rownhams, 930 m (12 min walk)
- Library Lordshill Library, 1.2 km (15 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 it may cost
We estimate Winfrith House 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.
Ask whether the fee changes if needs increase, and what is extra: hairdressing, chiropody, outings and newspapers are often charged separately.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Hampshire Council after a needs and financial assessment.
The local picture
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 21 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is St Johns Nursing Home, 0.6 miles away.
1 of the 24 nearest rated care homes has a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (9 min), a shop (1 min), a park (4 min) and a bus stop (2 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Who the service is registered for
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
From the latest CQC inspection
- This specialist service is used by younger adults with a learning disability or autism.
- A responsive assessment was triggered following a safeguarding concern regarding a resident’s safety and wellbeing, after reports of significant distress and potential lack of appropriate supervision.
- We identified 6 breaches of legal regulations relating to person-centred care, consent, safe care and treatment, safeguarding people from abuse, staffing and governance.
- People were not able to speak directly with us about their experiences.
Inspected 3 May 2023; report published 17 June 2023. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
The company behind Winfrith House
Winfrith House is run by Hampshire Care Limited (company 09985756), incorporated in 2016, 6 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 1 active director and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is care for people with learning disabilities, mental health problems or substance misuse.
Hampshire Care Limited runs 2 CQC-registered services across 2 council areas; 1 of the 2 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (50%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
How long it has been running
Registered in July 2022, it has 4 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2023–2026), starting at Requires improvement; it has gone up 0 and down 0 times, and is now Requires Improvement.
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How Winfrith House compares
- Rated Requires improvement. Across Hampshire, 85% of the 445 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 26 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (January 2026) is more recent than 86% of care home ratings in Hampshire.
- With 2 beds it is smaller than 99% of care homes in Hampshire, where the typical home has 27.
- Registered with CQC in 2022: it has been registered longer than 18% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 2 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Hampshire lists 3.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (17% of care homes in Hampshire are also rated below Good here); Effective (8% of care homes in Hampshire are also rated below Good here); Responsive (4% of care homes in Hampshire are also rated below Good here); Well-led (21% of care homes in Hampshire are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
All figures compare it with other care homes in Hampshire; CQC register, Oct 2026.
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Winfrith House questions answered
- What type of care does Winfrith House provide?
- Winfrith House is registered with CQC for: residential homes. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- Where is Winfrith House?
- It is at 4 Winfrith Way, Nursling, Southampton, SO16 0XB.
- Is Winfrith House registered with CQC?
- Registered, yes: location 1-12731630815 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Requires improvement overall in January 2026.
- Does Winfrith House support people with dementia?
- Dementia is not listed among the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask the provider directly if this matters to you.
- When was Winfrith House last inspected?
- The latest rating is dated 20 January 2026; ask whether there have been changes since.
- How big is Winfrith House?
- Winfrith House is registered for up to 2 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- Which provider runs Winfrith House?
- CQC lists Hampshire Care Limited as the provider responsible for Winfrith House.
- What are Winfrith House's fees?
- We don't have published prices from Winfrith House yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,450 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South East). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
- Is Winfrith House rated well for safety?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Inadequate; Effective: Requires improvement; Caring: Good; Responsive: Requires improvement; Well-led: Requires improvement. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
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