Care home · Wakefield
Woodhouse Cottage
Top rated 2026 · one of the services in Leeds rated Outstanding by CQC
Illustrative photo, not of Woodhouse Cottage- Address
- 5 Woodhouse Lane, East Ardsley, Wakefield, WF3 2JS
- Run by
- J C Care Limited (8 services)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 6 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- December 2010 (15 years)
- Part of
- Priory Group
- Registered manager
- Claire Louise Murphy
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1996 (30 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 03251577)
- Last CQC check
- 16 Feb 2022
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,110–£1,350 a week for residential care. Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate
Registered to provide: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-130890690
Introducing Woodhouse Cottage
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, Woodhouse Cottage is based in Wakefield, run by J C Care Limited. It supports adults under 65, with registered specialisms in learning disabilities.
Its latest CQC rating is Outstanding overall (February 2022). It is one of 16 CQC-registered care homes in and around Morley; 13 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Who runs it
Woodhouse Cottage is run by J C Care Limited (company 03251577), incorporated in 1996, 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.
Its registered business activity is other human health activities.
J C Care Limited runs 8 CQC-registered services across 3 council areas; 7 of the 8 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (88%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
6 of its services are in Leeds.
It trades under the Priory Group brand, which covers 180 services run by 36 registered providers.
Past CQC ratings
- Feb 2015
- Apr 2016
- Jul 2018
- Feb 2022
- Today Rating 4 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 16 February 2022
- CQC inspection report 24 July 2018
- CQC inspection report 1 April 2016
- CQC inspection report 24 February 2015
- Inspection report 3 January 2014
- Inspection report 23 August 2012
Area and map
- Ward
- Ardsley & Robin Hood
- Council
- Leeds City Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Leeds South West and Morley
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS West Yorkshire 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 WF3 (12)
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Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.
Who they support
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
From the latest CQC inspection
- We expect health and social care providers to guarantee autistic people and people with a learning disability the choices, dignity, independence and good access to local communities that most people take for granted.
- The service was able to demonstrate how they were meeting the underpinning principles of right support, right care, right culture.
- People were empowered to make their own choices and to maximise their independence, with the support of a highly motivated and committed staff team.
- People received exceptionally person-centred care, which met their needs and promoted their privacy, dignity and human rights.
Inspected 30 November 2021; report published 16 February 2022. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
For Woodhouse Cottage, Caring and Responsive are rated Outstanding; 3 other areas are Good.
Across Leeds, 4 of 142 rated care homes are Outstanding for Caring (3%), while 5 of 142 rated care homes are Outstanding for Responsive (4%).
Outstanding ratings for a single area are uncommon; the Caring and Responsive section of the report gives examples of what inspectors saw.
History with CQC
CQC registration dates from December 2010, so the service has been operating for around 15 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2015–2022), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Outstanding.
It has gone 4 years without a new overall rating. CQC schedules inspections by risk, so this is not a bad sign in itself, though leadership may have moved on.
The CQC website holds 6 reports for it, the latest from 16 February 2022.
How CQC rated each area
- Safe109 of 143 in Leeds
- Effective125 of 142 in Leeds
- Caring4 of 142 in Leeds
- Responsive5 of 142 in Leeds
- Well-led101 of 143 in Leeds
From CQC's latest report, published 16 February 2022. Under each rating: how many care homes in Leeds share it; for example, 4 of 142 care homes in Leeds rated Outstanding for Caring.
How it fits locally
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 19 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Woodhouse Hall, under 0.5 miles away.
15 of the 24 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Ardsley & Robin Hood 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 West Yorkshire ICB.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate Woodhouse Cottage at £1,110–£1,350 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £58k–£70k.
Check what the weekly fee leaves out; hairdressing, chiropody, trips and newspapers are common extras.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Leeds Council for a free care needs assessment.
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Woodhouse Cottage against its area
- Rated Outstanding. Across Leeds, 78% of the 142 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 4 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (February 2022) is more recent than 38% of care home ratings in Leeds.
- With 6 beds it is smaller than 88% of care homes in Leeds, where the typical home has 34.
- Registered with CQC in 2010: it has been registered longer than 87% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 2 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Leeds lists 3.
Based on the CQC register for Leeds as at Oct 2026.
Other care homes close by
Guides for families
Other care homes near Morley with recent ratings
- Morley Manor Residential HomeNov 2025
- Alexander Residential HomeApr 2025
- Sunnyview HouseAug 2025
Woodhouse Cottage questions answered
- Can Woodhouse Cottage care for someone with dementia?
- Not as a registered specialism. Some services still support people with mild dementia, so ask.
- How recent is Woodhouse Cottage's CQC rating?
- 16 February 2022 is when the current rating was published, 4 years ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- Where is Woodhouse Cottage based?
- It is at 5 Woodhouse Lane, East Ardsley, Wakefield, WF3 2JS.
- Is Woodhouse Cottage a registered provider?
- Registered, yes: location 1-130890690 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Outstanding overall in February 2022.
- What type of care does Woodhouse Cottage provide?
- CQC lists Woodhouse Cottage under: residential homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- What are Woodhouse Cottage's fees?
- We don't have published prices from Woodhouse Cottage yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,115 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in Yorkshire and the Humber). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- Is Woodhouse Cottage rated well for safety?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Woodhouse Cottage: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Outstanding; Responsive: Outstanding; Well-led: Good. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- How big is Woodhouse Cottage?
- Woodhouse Cottage has 6 registered places. Ask how many are free now and which rooms have en-suites.
- Which provider runs Woodhouse Cottage?
- Woodhouse Cottage is run by J C Care Limited, the registered provider on the CQC register.
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