Care home · Lewisham
Woodham House Stanstead
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- 336 Stanstead Road, Catford, London, SE6 4XD
- Run by
- Woodham Enterprises Limited (2 services)
- Service
- Residential care home, Rehabilitation (illness/injury), Rehabilitation (illness/injury)
- Beds
- 6 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- January 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Mandu Etuk
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2000 (26 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 04017037)
- Last CQC check
- 2 Jun 2023
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,500–£1,830 a week for residential care (dementia). Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-641071710
Introducing Woodham House Stanstead
Woodham House Stanstead in Lewisham is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Woodham Enterprises Limited. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities and mental health conditions among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (June 2023). Effective was rated Requires improvement. It is one of 49 CQC-registered care homes in and around Lewisham; 44 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Past CQC ratings
- Aug 2015
- Sep 2017
- Apr 2020
- Jun 2023
- Today Rating 3 years old
CQC rating timeline for this address.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 2 June 2023
- CQC inspection report 4 April 2020
- CQC inspection report 1 September 2017
- CQC inspection report 21 August 2015
- Inspection report 30 November 2013
- Inspection report 24 October 2013
The kitchen's hygiene score
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 24 September 2025 by Lewisham. On a visit, ask to see this week's menu and how residents choose what they eat.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Woodham House Residential Care Home"). Open Government Licence.
Location and local area
- Ward
- Rushey Green
- Parliamentary constituency
- Lewisham East
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS South East London Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Urban · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in SE6 (23)
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Local amenities
- Bus stop 50 m (1 min walk) · 18 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Catford, 540 m (7 min walk)
- GP surgery Woolstone Medical Centre, 340 m (4 min walk)
- Pharmacy Sparkes Pharmacy, 330 m (4 min walk)
- Shop Peacock Food & Wine, 60 m (1 min walk)
- Park Ravensbourne Park Gardens, 520 m (7 min walk)
- Café Marchetti, 120 m (2 min walk)
- Place of worship Trinity United Reformed Church, 90 m (1 min walk)
- Library Catford Library, 930 m (12 min walk)
From OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), measured in a straight line, so allow extra for the actual route on foot.
Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence).
How long it has been running
Woodham House Stanstead has been registered with CQC since January 2011, about 15 years.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2015–2023), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
No new overall rating has been published for 3 years. CQC re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating is not a bad sign in itself, but staff and management may have changed.
6 reports have been published for this location, most recently on 2 June 2023.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe41 of 46 in Lewisham
- Effective1 of 46 in Lewisham
- Caring46 of 46 in Lewisham
- Responsive46 of 46 in Lewisham
- Well-led41 of 46 in Lewisham
CQC key question ratings, published 2 June 2023. Under each rating: how many care homes in Lewisham share it.
The registered provider
Woodham House Stanstead is run by Woodham Enterprises Limited (company 04017037), incorporated in 2000, 10 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.
Woodham Enterprises Limited runs 2 CQC-registered services; 2 of the 2 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
All 2 are in Lewisham, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
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 Vancouver Road, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: dementia (8 of the nearest 25); physical disabilities (5 of the nearest 25).
9 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Rushey Green 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 South East London ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (4 min), a pharmacy (4 min), a shop (1 min), a park (7 min), a café (2 min), a bus stop (1 min) and a railway station (7 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
What it may cost
We estimate Woodham House Stanstead 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.
Check what the weekly fee leaves out; hairdressing, chiropody, trips and newspapers are common extras.
If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), Lewisham Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
What inspectors found
- Right Support: Risks to people's health and wellbeing were managed well and people were included in the risk management processes.
- The provider supported people to take their medicines safely.
- There were adequate infection control processes in place.
- Staffing levels were sufficient to maintain people's safety and ensure their health and social needs were met.
Inspected 19 April 2023; report published 2 June 2023. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Reading Woodham House Stanstead's CQC ratings
For Woodham House Stanstead, Effective is rated below Good; 4 other areas are Good.
Across Lewisham, 1 of 46 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Effective (2%).
If you are considering it, read the Effective section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.
Who the service is registered for
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
Family reviews
There are no reviews of Woodham House Stanstead yet. If you know the service, your experience could help someone else.
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Woodham House Stanstead in local context
- Rated Good. Across Lewisham, 96% of the 46 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 0 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (June 2023) is more recent than 72% of care home ratings in Lewisham.
- With 6 beds it is smaller than 65% of care homes in Lewisham, where the typical home has 9.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 65% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 6 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Lewisham lists 3.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Effective (2% of care homes in Lewisham are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Comparison set: every registered care home in Lewisham, CQC data for Oct 2026.
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Woodham House Stanstead: common questions
- Who runs Woodham House Stanstead?
- The registered provider is Woodham Enterprises Limited, according to CQC.
- How many residents can Woodham House Stanstead take?
- Woodham House Stanstead has 6 registered places. Ask how many are free now and which rooms have en-suites.
- How is Woodham House Stanstead rated for safety and leadership?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Requires improvement; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- How much does care from Woodham House Stanstead cost?
- We don't have published prices from Woodham House Stanstead yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,456 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in London). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- What services is Woodham House Stanstead registered for?
- Its CQC registration covers residential homes, rehabilitation (illness/injury), rehabilitation (illness/injury). Ask Woodham House Stanstead how it would adapt if needs increase.
- Is Woodham House Stanstead registered with CQC?
- Registered, yes: location 1-641071710 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Good overall in June 2023.
- Where is Woodham House Stanstead?
- It is at 336 Stanstead Road, Catford, London, SE6 4XD.
- How recent is Woodham House Stanstead's CQC rating?
- The rating now shown was published on 2 June 2023, 3 years ago. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
- Is Woodham House Stanstead registered for dementia care?
- Dementia appears among its CQC specialisms; ask about staff training and how care adapts as dementia progresses.
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