Compared by CQC rating · West Northamptonshire

Nursing homes in West Northamptonshire, ranked

Every one of the 42, ordered by inspection grade and date. A nursing home keeps qualified nurses on shift around the clock for residents with clinical needs.

Source: CQC register · Last updated 19 October 2026

Key facts

  • 69% score Good or better where inspected, out of 42.
  • 5 Outstanding, 11 needing improvement or worse.
  • 46% have an inspection result less than two years old.
  • £1,540 a week is a typical private fee (estimate).

Cite this: The Care Panel, "Nursing homes in West Northamptonshire, ranked", analysis of the CQC register, Oct 2026.

All nursing homes in West Northamptonshire

Top grade first; newer reports rank higher. How the ranking works. Showing the top 25 of 42.

  1. Orchard House Northampton · Nursing · 22 beds · Dementia Outstanding
  2. Brampton View Care Home Northampton · Nursing · 88 beds · Dementia Good
  3. Brook House Care Home Towcester · Nursing · 53 beds · Dementia Good
  4. Brownlands Nursing Home Daventry · Nursing · 31 beds Good
  5. Chacombe Park Banbury · Nursing · 79 beds · Dementia Good
  6. Hunsbury House Northampton · Nursing · 6 beds Good
  7. Kingsthorpe Grange Northampton · Nursing · 51 beds · Dementia Good
  8. St Andrew's Healthcare - 17 The Avenue Northampton · Nursing · 1 beds Good
  9. St Matthews Limited - The Avenue Northampton · Nursing · 32 beds · Dementia Good
  10. The Cotswolds Northampton · Nursing · 41 beds Good
  11. Weston Favell Houses Northampton · Nursing · 3 beds Good
  12. Weston Favell Houses Weston Favell · Nursing · 5 beds Good
  13. Weston Favell Houses Northampton · Nursing · 5 beds Good
  14. Brackley Care Home Brackley · Nursing · 66 beds · Dementia Good
  15. Cliftonville Care Home Northampton · Nursing · 106 beds · Dementia Good
  16. Juniper House Brackley · Nursing · 60 beds · Dementia Good
  17. Phoenix House Northampton · Nursing · 15 beds Good
  18. Burlington Court Northampton · Nursing · 102 beds · Dementia Outstanding
  19. Cunningham House Northampton · Nursing · 18 beds Outstanding
  20. Hastings Lodge & Hastings Cottage Northampton · Nursing · 14 beds · Dementia Good
  21. Richmond Village Northampton Northampton · Nursing · 31 beds · Dementia Outstanding
  22. Spencer House Care Home Northampton · Nursing · 65 beds · Dementia Good
  23. The Angela Grace Care Centre Northampton · Nursing · 80 beds · Dementia Good
  24. The Oakleaf Care Group (Hartwell) Limited Northampton · Nursing · 16 beds Outstanding
  25. Althorp Grange Northampton · Nursing · 57 beds · Dementia Requires improvement

Local towns

Care in West Northamptonshire: the local figures

The largest provider company in West Northamptonshire by number of services is Oakleaf Care (Hartwell) Limited, with 8 care homes and 1 home care agency. After that comes West Northamptonshire Council, with 6. 3,364 care home beds are registered across 105 homes in West Northamptonshire, a median of 24 beds per home.

CQC published 40 ratings for services in West Northamptonshire in the last 12 months (3 moved to a higher rating, 3 went down, 4 were first ratings). The most recent was on 22 October 2026. Outstanding: 10. Requires improvement or Inadequate: 30, or 32% of rated care homes in West Northamptonshire, against 17% in England.

Ratings for care homes in West Northamptonshire are a median 41 months old (47 for England as a whole), and 37% were given in the last two years. 34 of 95 care homes in West Northamptonshire are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate for Safe, the weakest of CQC's five areas locally. The strongest area is Well-led, where 9 of 95 care homes are Outstanding.

Based on the register as of 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: West Northamptonshire Council offers a free care needs assessment whatever your savings. If savings are under £23,250 the council may help with fees. How care is paid for in West Northamptonshire · The cost of care in West Northamptonshire

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Choosing a care home: the 40-point checklist

Forty questions on staffing, daily life, rooms, fees and the contract, laid out so you can compare three homes.

Common questions

How well rated are nursing homes in West Northamptonshire?

Good or Outstanding: 24 of 35 (69%). Not yet inspected: 7.

How much do nursing homes cost in West Northamptonshire?

Around £1,540 a week for private payers, on our model; treat it as a guide rather than a quote, and get written prices. With capital below £23,250, the council may contribute once it has assessed finances.

Can providers pay to be listed higher?

First by the regulator's overall grade, then by inspection date, with Outstanding grades over five years old placed alongside Good. Payment plays no part.

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Data: CQC register, Oct 2026, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We are an independent directory and do not provide care.

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