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Residential care homeCQC: Outstanding

The Avenue

Darlington, County Durham, DL3 0TU

Key details

Address
72 Bates Avenue, Cockerton, Darlington, County Durham, DL3 0TU
Telephone
01325240452
Care provided
Residential home
CQC rating
CQC: Outstandingreport published 25 February 2020
Beds
3
CQC registered since
2010
Operated by
John Michael Leitch and Miss Sharon Elizabeth Keelan
Local authority
Darlington
CQC record
View on cqc.org.uk

How it compares locally

32
registered homes in Darlington
25/29
local rated homes Good or Outstanding
3
beds, local median 41

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

The Avenue is registered to provide care for people with the following needs:

Learning disabilitiesCaring for adults over 65 yrs

About The Avenue

Based in Darlington in County Durham (DL3 0TU), The Avenue is a residential care home run by John Michael Leitch and Miss Sharon Elizabeth Keelan. It is a small home with 3 beds, which some families prefer for a more personal feel. It provides personal care and support with daily living rather than round-the-clock nursing. Its current CQC registration dates from 2010.

The Care Quality Commission rated it Outstanding in its latest inspection report, published February 2020, a rating held by only a small fraction of care homes in England. There are 31 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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