Care home · Crewe
Wood Cottage
Typical fee here £1,080–£1,330 a week Estimate
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Illustrative photo, not of Wood Cottage- Address
- Wood Cottage, Middlewich Road, Woolstanwood, Crewe, CW2 8SD
- Run by
- iMap Centre Limited (3 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 3 (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
- August 2022 (4 years)
- Registered manager
- Joanne Pierce
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2009 (16 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 07104954)
- Last CQC check
- 27 Aug 2026
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,080–£1,330 a week for residential care. An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-13500091827
About Wood Cottage
Wood Cottage in Crewe is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by iMap Centre Limited. The service is registered to support adults under 65 and lists learning disabilities and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (August 2026). It is one of 13 CQC-registered care homes in and around Crewe; 8 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
What the ratings tell you
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 67 of the 95 other care homes in Cheshire East that CQC has rated.
Under CQC's newer scoring, its strongest area is Caring at 75% and its lowest is Effective at 67%, averaging 69% overall.
Who they support
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
Key points from CQC's visit
- This assessment was undertaken on site on 23, 24 and 25 June 2026 with documentation reviewed off site.
- We found people received care and support in accordance with this guidance.
- The service was run by a registered manager and a service manager.
- People communicated in a variety of individual ways.
Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Ownership and company checks
Wood Cottage is run by Imap Centre Limited (company 07104954), incorporated in 2009, 12 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 other residential care.
iMap Centre Limited runs 3 CQC-registered services across 2 council areas; 1 of the 3 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (33%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
2 of its services are in Cheshire East.
How the scores break down
Each area below is made up of several quality statements, each scored 1 to 4 by CQC; the percentage combines those scores for the area. Averaged across the five areas, Wood Cottage scores 69%.
Safe 69%
- Learning culture3 · Good
- Safe systems, pathways and transitions3 · Good
- Safeguarding3 · Good
- Involving people to manage risks3 · Good
- Safe environments2 · Some shortfalls
- Safe and effective staffing3 · Good
- Infection prevention and control2 · Some shortfalls
- Medicines optimisation3 · Good
Effective 67%
- Assessing needs2 · Some shortfalls
- Delivering evidence-based care and treatment3 · Good
- How staff, teams and services work together3 · Good
- Supporting people to live healthier lives3 · Good
- Monitoring and improving outcomes3 · Good
- Consent to care and treatment2 · Some shortfalls
Caring 75%
- Kindness, compassion and dignity3 · Good
- Treating people as individuals3 · Good
- Independence, choice and control3 · Good
- Responding to people’s immediate needs3 · Good
- Workforce wellbeing and enablement3 · Good
Responsive 68%
- Person-centred Care2 · Some shortfalls
- Care provision, Integration and continuity3 · Good
- Providing Information3 · Good
- Listening to and involving people3 · Good
- Equity in access3 · Good
- Equity in experiences and outcomes3 · Good
- Planning for the future2 · Some shortfalls
Well-led 68%
- Shared direction and culture3 · Good
- Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders3 · Good
- Freedom to speak up3 · Good
- Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion3 · Good
- Governance, management and sustainability2 · Some shortfalls
- Partnerships and communities3 · Good
- Learning, improvement and innovation2 · Some shortfalls
How to read the numbers: 4 exceptional, 3 good, 2 some shortfalls, 1 significant shortfalls. Published by CQC, assessed 11 May 2026, published 27 August 2026 under the Open Government Licence; a blank score means the statement was carried over unchanged.
The kitchen's hygiene score
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 10 February 2025 by Cheshire East. 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 "Wood Cottage"). Open Government Licence.
Where it is
- Ward
- Wistaston
- Council
- Cheshire East Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Crewe and Nantwich
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Urban; nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in CW2 (7)
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Local amenities
- Bus stop 480 m (6 min walk) · 4 stops within 600 m
- Shop Co-op Food, 840 m (10 min walk)
- Park 800 m (10 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.
Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence).
Costs to expect
We estimate Wood Cottage at £1,080–£1,330 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £56k–£69k.
Ask what notice is given before a fee increase and what triggers one.
With savings below £23,250, Cheshire East Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
Choice nearby
There are 19 other care homes within 3 miles, 11 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Mayfield House Residential Care Home, 1.1 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: learning disabilities (5 of the nearest 25); sight or hearing loss (6 of the nearest 25).
1 of the 22 nearest rated care homes has a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Wistaston ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% 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 park (10 min) and a bus stop (6 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Track record
CQC registration dates from August 2022, so the service has been operating for around 4 years under its current registration.
Its only published overall rating so far is Good, from August 2026.
Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led
- Safe69% score64 of 96 in Cheshire East
- Effective67% score80 of 96 in Cheshire East
- Caring75% score87 of 96 in Cheshire East
- Responsive68% score82 of 96 in Cheshire East
- Well-led68% score68 of 96 in Cheshire East
Source: CQC, published 27 August 2026. Under each rating: how many care homes in Cheshire East share it.
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How Wood Cottage compares
- Rated Good. Across Cheshire East, 77% of the 96 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 4 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (August 2026) is more recent than 95% of care home ratings in Cheshire East.
- With 3 beds it is smaller than 98% of care homes in Cheshire East, where the typical home has 48.
- Registered with CQC in 2022: it has been registered longer than 22% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Cheshire East lists 3.
Based on the CQC register for Cheshire East as at Oct 2026.
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Questions about Wood Cottage
- How much does care from Wood Cottage cost?
- We don't have published prices from Wood Cottage yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,205 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in North West). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
- How did Wood Cottage score on each CQC key question?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Wood Cottage: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
- How big is Wood Cottage?
- CQC registers Wood Cottage for 3 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
- Who runs Wood Cottage?
- iMap Centre Limited is the registered provider for Wood Cottage.
- Does Wood Cottage support people with dementia?
- Not as a registered specialism. Some services still support people with mild dementia, so ask.
- How recent is Wood Cottage's CQC rating?
- The latest rating is dated 27 August 2026; ask whether there have been changes since.
- Where is Wood Cottage based?
- It is at Wood Cottage, Middlewich Road, Woolstanwood, Crewe, CW2 8SD.
- Is Wood Cottage a registered provider?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-13500091827 and was rated Good overall in August 2026.
- What type of care does Wood Cottage provide?
- Registration for Wood Cottage covers: residential homes. Check which of these it offers today.
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