Care home · Eastleigh
Woodrow Cottage
Typical fee here £1,400–£1,710 a week Estimate
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Illustrative photo, not of Woodrow Cottage- Address
- Hill Close, Fair Oak, Eastleigh, SO50 7HJ
- Run by
- Voyage 1 Limited (278 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 8 (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
- July 2014 (12 years)
- Part of
- Voyage
- Registered manager
- Paul Gary West
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1988 (38 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 02215899)
- Last CQC check
- 7 Mar 2023
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,400–£1,710 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
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See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-1492927867
An overview of Woodrow Cottage
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, Woodrow Cottage is based in Eastleigh, run by Voyage 1 Limited. It supports adults under 65, with registered specialisms in learning disabilities.
Its latest CQC rating is Requires improvement overall (March 2023). Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 11 CQC-registered care homes in and around Eastleigh; 7 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe71 of 436 in Hampshire
- Effective32 of 436 in Hampshire
- Caring9 of 436 in Hampshire
- Responsive16 of 436 in Hampshire
- Well-led89 of 436 in Hampshire
As rated by CQC, published 7 March 2023. Under each rating: how many care homes in Hampshire share it.
The ratings in context
Area by area, Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are rated below Good.
Across Hampshire, 71 of 436 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (16%), while 32 of 436 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Effective (7%), while 9 of 436 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Caring (2%), while 16 of 436 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Responsive (4%), while 89 of 436 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (20%).
The Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.
Earlier inspections
- Oct 2016
- Jul 2019
- Sep 2022
- Mar 2023
- Today Rating 3 years old
Published CQC ratings in date order.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 7 March 2023
- CQC inspection report 21 September 2022
- CQC inspection report 19 July 2019
- CQC inspection report 14 October 2016
Finding it
- Ward
- Fair Oak & Horton Heath
- Council
- Hampshire County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Eastleigh
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 20% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in SO50 (10)
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Close by
- Bus stop 80 m (1 min walk) · 6 stops within 600 m
- Shop Sandy News, 1.2 km (15 min walk)
- Park Crowdhill Park, 680 m (8 min walk)
- Library Fair Oak Community Library, 1.5 km (19 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).
From the latest CQC inspection
- Right Support: Care plans contained sufficient detail for staff to support people to lead the lives they wanted.
- However, there were some inconsistencies which meant there was a risk of support not being provided in a person-centred way.
- Medicines records were not always accurately completed.
- Staff knew people well and we observed positive interactions.
Inspected 24 November 2022; report published 7 March 2023; supporting 7 people at the time. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate Woodrow Cottage 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 what notice is given before a fee increase and what triggers one.
With savings below £23,250, Hampshire Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
How it fits locally
There are 15 other care homes within 3 miles, 12 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Southview, 0.6 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: learning disabilities (7 of the nearest 25).
5 of the 19 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Fair Oak & Horton Heath ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 20% 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 park (8 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
The company behind Woodrow Cottage
Woodrow Cottage is run by Voyage 1 Limited (company 02215899), incorporated in 1988, 26 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 care for people with learning disabilities, mental health problems or substance misuse and social work without accommodation for older and disabled people (which includes home care).
Voyage 1 Limited runs 280 CQC-registered services across 87 council areas; 244 of the 268 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (91%), against 84% for the same mix of services across England.
26 of its services are in Hampshire.
It trades under the Voyage brand, which covers 320 services run by 13 registered providers.
History with CQC
Woodrow Cottage has been registered with CQC since July 2014, about 12 years.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2016–2023), starting at Good and falling to Requires improvement.
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.
CQC lists 4 reports for this location, the latest dated 7 March 2023.
Who they support
Taken from its CQC registration.
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Compared with other care homes locally
- Rated Requires improvement. Across Hampshire, 85% of the 435 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 26 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (March 2023) is more recent than 59% of care home ratings in Hampshire.
- With 8 beds it is smaller than 73% of care homes in Hampshire, where the typical home has 25.
- Registered with CQC in 2014: it has been registered longer than 46% 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); Caring (2% 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.
Based on the CQC register for Hampshire as at Oct 2026.
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Woodrow Cottage questions answered
- Does Woodrow Cottage 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 did CQC last rate Woodrow Cottage?
- The latest rating is dated 7 March 2023, 3 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- What type of care does Woodrow Cottage provide?
- Registration for Woodrow Cottage covers: residential homes. Check which of these it offers today.
- Where is Woodrow Cottage?
- It is at Hill Close, Fair Oak, Eastleigh, SO50 7HJ.
- Is Woodrow Cottage registered with CQC?
- Yes. Woodrow Cottage is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-1492927867) and was rated Requires improvement overall in March 2023.
- How much does Woodrow Cottage charge?
- Woodrow Cottage hasn't shared a price list with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,555 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South East). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
- How is Woodrow Cottage rated for safety and leadership?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Woodrow Cottage: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Requires improvement; Caring: Requires improvement; Responsive: Requires improvement; Well-led: Requires improvement. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- How many beds does Woodrow Cottage have?
- Woodrow Cottage can take up to 8 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
- Which provider runs Woodrow Cottage?
- On CQC's register the provider is Voyage 1 Limited.
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