Nichols House
1a, Church Road, Wilstead, Bedford, MK45 3HH
CQC overall rating
Requires improvement
Care type
Registered without nursing
Beds
3
Rating published 08/06/2026 — within the last year.
The five CQC rating areas
The CQC rates each area separately. A home can score differently in each, so it is worth reading all five rather than only the overall rating.
- Safe
- Requires improvement
- Effective
- Requires improvement
- Caring
- Good
- Responsive
- Good
- Well-led
- Requires improvement
Provider and contact
- Registered provider
- Harriston Homes Limited
- Local authority
- Bedford
- Telephone
- 02083554666
- Website
- www.harristonhomes.com
Full official record and sources
| Name | Nichols House Location Name · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
|---|---|
| CQC location ID | 1-11080203518 Location ID · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| Provider | Harriston Homes Limited Provider Name · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| CQC provider ID | 1-448719770 Provider ID · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| Status | Active on the CQC register Dormant (Y/N) · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| Regulated service types | Care home service without nursing Service type - Care home service with nursing · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| Beds | 3 Care homes beds · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| CQC overall rating | Requires improvement Location Latest Overall Rating · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| Rating published | 08/06/2026 Publication Date · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| Address | 1a, Church Road, Wilstead, Bedford Location Street Address · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| Postcode | MK45 3HH Location Postal Code · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| UPRN | 100081295225 Location UPRN ID · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| Local authority | Bedford Location Local Authority · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| CQC rating: Safe | Requires improvement Latest Rating · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| CQC rating: Effective | Requires improvement Latest Rating · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| CQC rating: Caring | Good Latest Rating · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| CQC rating: Responsive | Good Latest Rating · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| CQC rating: Well-led | Requires improvement Latest Rating · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| CQC rating published | 08/06/2026 Publication Date · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| Official CQC report | http://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-11080203518 URL · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
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Last verified against the official source: 2026-08-05