Home care agency · Lambeth
Lambeth Branch
Illustrative photo, not of Lambeth Branch- Address
- 394 Streatham High Road, London, SW16 6HX
- Run by
- Unique Personnel (U.K.) Limited (7 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Home care agency
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- July 2015 (11 years)
- Registered manager
- Eseoghene Oyonwo
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2001 (25 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 04218958)
- Last CQC check
- 20 Jun 2018
- Typical fees Estimated
- £34–£41.50 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,620–£1,980 a week. Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Personal care
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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-2152815731
The service in brief
Registered with CQC as a home care agency, Lambeth Branch is based in Lambeth, run by Unique Personnel (U.K.) Limited. It supports adults of all ages and children, with registered specialisms in dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health conditions and sight or hearing loss.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (June 2018). Well-led was rated Requires improvement. It is one of 51 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 2 miles of Streatham; 34 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led
- Safe32 of 36 in Lambeth
- Effective35 of 36 in Lambeth
- Caring35 of 36 in Lambeth
- Responsive36 of 36 in Lambeth
- Well-led3 of 36 in Lambeth
From CQC's latest report, published 20 June 2018. Under each rating: how many agencies in Lambeth share it.
Rating history
- May 2016
- Jun 2018
- Today Rating 8 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 20 June 2018
- CQC inspection report 27 May 2016
Area and map
- Ward
- Streatham St Leonard's
- Council
- London Borough of Lambeth · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Streatham and Croydon North
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS South East London Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in SW16 (24)
Bigger map · How to get there · Map © OpenStreetMap contributors
Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence. Carers work from this office and visit homes in the surrounding area.
Key points from CQC's visit
- This service provides personal care to people living in their own houses and flats.
- It provides a service to older adults and children, some of whom have learning disabilities, dementia and physical disabilities.
- At the time of inspection 13 children and 116 adults were receiving support from this service.
- Where they do we also take into account any wider social care provided.
Inspected 8 May 2018; report published 20 June 2018. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Who runs it
Lambeth Branch is run by Unique Personnel (u.k.) Limited (company 04218958), incorporated in 2001, 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 2 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.
Unique Personnel (U.K.) Limited runs 7 CQC-registered services across 7 council areas; 4 of the 5 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (80%), against 88% for the same mix of services across England.
Specialisms
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
Track record
Registered in July 2015, it has 11 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2016–2018), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
No new overall rating has been published for 8 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.
The CQC website holds 2 reports for it, the latest from 20 June 2018.
Costs to expect
We estimate visits from Lambeth Branch at £34–£41.50 an hour (visiting care, weekdays), based on published prices in the region. As an example, an hour each morning and a 30-minute evening call comes to about £390 a week.
Regional live-in prices sit at roughly £1,620–£1,980 per week.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Lambeth Council after a needs and financial assessment.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
For Lambeth Branch, Well-led is rated below Good; 4 other areas are Good.
Across Lambeth, 3 of 36 rated agencies are Requires improvement for Well-led (8%).
If you are considering it, read the Well-led section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.
Choice nearby
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 17 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Train2Care Academy, under 0.5 miles away.
Every one of the 17 nearest rated agencies has a more recent rating than this one, so ask what has changed since its inspection.
It sits in Streatham St Leonard's ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS South East London ICB.
Family reviews
Nobody has reviewed Lambeth Branch here yet. Have you used it? A short, honest review helps the next family decide.
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Lambeth Branch against its area
- Rated Good. Across Lambeth, 97% of the 36 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 0 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (June 2018) is more recent than 3% of agency ratings in Lambeth.
- Registered with CQC in 2015: it has been registered longer than 83% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 8 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Lambeth lists 6.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Well-led (8% of home care agencies in Lambeth are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Benchmarked against all CQC-registered home care agencies in Lambeth (Oct 2026).
Nearby options
Guides for families
Similar home care agencies near Lambeth, rated recently
- Haven Care- StreathamAug 2025 · under 0.5 miles
- Aspire Care Services LtdOct 2026 · under 0.5 miles
- Train2Care AcademyAug 2026 · under 0.5 miles
Lambeth Branch questions answered
- Is Lambeth Branch a registered provider?
- Registered, yes: location 1-2152815731 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a home care agency and was rated Good overall in June 2018.
- What is Lambeth Branch's address?
- The agency's base is 394 Streatham High Road, London, SW16 6HX. Confirm that its carers travel to your area.
- When was Lambeth Branch last inspected?
- The rating now shown was published on 20 June 2018, 8 years ago. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
- Is Lambeth Branch registered for dementia care?
- Yes. Dementia is one of the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask how many carers or staff have dementia training.
- Who runs Lambeth Branch?
- The registered provider is Unique Personnel (U.K.) Limited, according to CQC.
- What type of care does Lambeth Branch provide?
- Lambeth Branch is registered with CQC for: homecare agencies. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- How did Lambeth Branch score on each CQC key question?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Lambeth Branch: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
- How much does Lambeth Branch charge?
- No fee list from Lambeth Branch has reached us. Visiting care typically costs £30–£40 an hour (typical 2026 prices in London). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
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