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Priory Lodge
ResidentialColchester, Essex · CO1 2QE
CQC: Requires improvementUnder 65sMental health20 beds
Residential care homeCQC: Good
Freda Gunton Lodge Residential Home
Colchester, Essex, CO1 1PR
Key details
- Address
- Balkerne Gardens, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1PR
- Telephone
- 01206574786
- Care provided
- Residential home
- CQC rating
- CQC: Goodreport published 11 February 2020
- Beds
- 40
- CQC registered since
- 2010
- Operated by
- Balkerne Gardens Trust Limited
- Local authority
- Essex
- CQC record
- View on cqc.org.uk
How it compares locally
97
registered homes in Colchester
78/89
local rated homes Good or Outstanding
40
beds, local median 10
This overall rating was published about 6 years ago. Read the current CQC record for newer assessments or actions that may not change the overall rating immediately.
Specialist care
Freda Gunton Lodge Residential Home is registered to provide care for people with the following needs:
Caring for adults over 65 yrs
About Freda Gunton Lodge Residential Home
Based in Colchester in Essex (CO1 1PR), Freda Gunton Lodge Residential Home is a residential care home run by Balkerne Gardens Trust Limited. It is a larger home with 40 beds. The home supports residents with day-to-day personal care; it is not registered to provide on-site nursing. Its current CQC registration dates from 2010.
The Care Quality Commission rated it Good in its latest inspection report, published February 2020. There are 96 other care homes nearby if you want to compare options. Contact the home directly to check vacancies and fees, and try to visit in person before deciding.
Data source and freshness
Core registration, operator, contact and service data comes from the official CQC directory dated 2026-08-05. Ratings and bed counts come from the CQC active-locations dataset. We compare directory releases by CQC location ID so real changes can update this page without inventing new copy.
Open the source dataset. Details can change between releases, so verify the current CQC record and confirm fees, services and vacancies directly with the home.
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