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Priory Lodge
ResidentialColchester, Essex · CO1 2QE
CQC: Requires improvementUnder 65sMental health20 beds
Residential care homeCQC: Inadequate
The Cottage Residential Care Home
Colchester, Essex, CO7 0AQ
Key details
- Address
- 51 High Street, Brightlingsea, Colchester, Essex, CO7 0AQ
- Telephone
- 01206303676
- Care provided
- Residential home
- CQC rating
- CQC: Inadequatereport published 15 September 2025
- Beds
- 10
- CQC registered since
- 2011
- Operated by
- Mr Roy Bellhouse
- 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
10
beds, local median 10
Specialist care
The Cottage Residential Care Home is registered to provide care for people with the following needs:
DementiaLearning disabilitiesMental health conditionsPhysical disabilities
About The Cottage Residential Care Home
Based in Colchester in Essex (CO7 0AQ), The Cottage Residential Care Home is a residential care home run by Mr Roy Bellhouse. It is a small home with 10 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 2011.
The Care Quality Commission rated it Inadequate in its latest inspection report, published September 2025. Read the full report on the CQC website before considering this home, and ask what action is being taken. 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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