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Portsmouth: best rated care homes (2026)

Places here cannot be bought. Listed: the 22 graded Good or above, out of 30 with a result, sorted by grade and then by how fresh the inspection is.

Data: the regulator's register · Updated 19 October 2026

Key facts

  • 73% score Good or better where inspected, out of 30.
  • 0 Outstanding, 8 needing improvement or worse.
  • 23% have an inspection result less than two years old.
  • £1,620 a week is a typical private fee (estimate).

To cite: "Portsmouth: best rated care homes (2026)" (Oct 2026), thecarepanel.co.uk.

The 21 highest rated care homes in Portsmouth

Sorted by overall verdict, recent ones ahead. How the ranking works. The first 21 of 22 are shown.

  1. Alexandra Rose Residential Care Home Portsmouth · Residential · 32 beds · Dementia Good
  2. Bluebell Nursing Home Southsea · Nursing · 50 beds · Dementia Good
  3. Royal Mencap Society - 145 Kingsley Road Portsmouth · Residential · 8 beds Good
  4. Clarendon Care Home Southsea · Residential · 20 beds · Dementia Good
  5. Harry Sotnick House Portsmouth · Nursing · 46 beds · Dementia Good
  6. Kinross Residential Care Home Portsmouth · Residential · 29 beds · Dementia Good
  7. Albert Lodge Southsea · Residential · 6 beds Good
  8. Autumn Vale Rest Home Southsea · Residential · 18 beds Good
  9. Braemar Care Home Southsea · Residential · 35 beds · Dementia Good
  10. Elizabeth House Care Home Adults Portsmouth · Residential · 20 beds Good
  11. Hamilton House Portsmouth · Nursing · 60 beds · Dementia Good
  12. Mary Rose Manor Portsmouth · Nursing · 52 beds · Dementia Good
  13. Meadow House Residential Home Portsmouth · Residential · 24 beds · Dementia Good
  14. Oakland Grange Southsea · Residential · 43 beds · Dementia Good
  15. Regency Nursing Home Southsea · Nursing · 30 beds · Dementia Good
  16. Seaview Residential Home Limited Southsea · Residential · 18 beds · Dementia Good
  17. Shearwater Portsmouth · Residential · 60 beds · Dementia Good
  18. St Ronans Nursing and Residential Care Home Portsmouth · Nursing · 46 beds · Dementia Good
  19. St Vincent House - Southsea Southsea · Residential · 27 beds · Dementia Good
  20. The You Trust - 34-36 Shaftesbury Road Portsmouth · Residential · 13 beds Good
  21. Victoria Lodge Southsea · Residential · 9 beds Good

By town

Care in Portsmouth: the local figures

In Portsmouth, 23% of rated care homes have a rating from the past two years, and the median rating dates from 67 months ago (47 for England as a whole). 939 care home beds are registered across 30 homes in Portsmouth, a median of 30 beds per home.

By CQC registrations, Community Homes of Intensive Care and Education Limited and Portsmouth City Council are the joint largest operators in Portsmouth (3 services each). In Portsmouth, CQC has published 14 ratings in the past 12 months; of those, 2 were downgraded, 4 were first-ever ratings; the newest is from 2 October 2026.

Outstanding: 0. Requires improvement or Inadequate: 8, or 27% of rated care homes in Portsmouth, compared with 17% nationally. The key question that most often falls short for care homes in Portsmouth is Well-led (9 of 30 below Good). 1 of 30 care homes are rated Outstanding for Responsive, a higher share than for any other area.

Figures: CQC register, Oct 2026.

Before you decide

A rating is a starting point, not the whole picture. Read the latest CQC report, especially the Safe and Well-led sections, and check how old the rating is. Then visit or call at least two, and ask the same questions of each. Download the questions.

Paying for care: Portsmouth City Council offers a free care needs assessment whatever your savings. If savings are under £23,250 the council may help with fees. Who pays for care in Portsmouth · The cost of care in Portsmouth

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Common questions

Does anywhere in Portsmouth have an Outstanding rating?

No local care homes hold the top grade at present; 22 are Good.

What share of care homes in Portsmouth are Good or Outstanding?

22 of the 30 care homes in Portsmouth with a published CQC rating are rated Good or Outstanding (73%). 0 have no rating yet.

How much should I budget in Portsmouth?

Our model suggests roughly £1,620 a week if you pay privately. Providers should put their charges in writing. Help from Portsmouth City Council is possible after a means test when savings are below £23,250.

How is this list ranked?

Nobody can buy a place or a higher position. Order comes from each service's overall grade from the regulator, then its date; a top grade older than five years is treated like Good.

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Built from the Care Quality Commission's register (Oct 2026) under Open Government Licence v3.0. The Care Panel lists and compares services but runs none.

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