The Cottage Residential Care Home
51 High Street, Brightlingsea, Colchester, CO7 0AQ
CQC overall rating
Inadequate
Care type
Registered without nursing
Beds
10
Rating published 15/09/2025 — 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
- Inadequate
- Effective
- Good
- Caring
- Good
- Responsive
- Good
- Well-led
- Inadequate
Provider and contact
- Registered provider
- Mr Roy Bellhouse
- Local authority
- Essex
- Telephone
- 01206303676
Full official record and sources
| Name | The Cottage Residential Care Home Location Name · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
|---|---|
| CQC location ID | 1-130187505 Location ID · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| Provider | Mr Roy Bellhouse Provider Name · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| CQC provider ID | 1-101699436 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 | 10 Care homes beds · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| CQC overall rating | Inadequate Location Latest Overall Rating · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| Rating published | 15/09/2025 Publication Date · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| Address | 51 High Street, Brightlingsea, Colchester Location Street Address · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| Postcode | CO7 0AQ Location Postal Code · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| UPRN | 100091473558 Location UPRN ID · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| Local authority | Essex Location Local Authority · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| CQC rating: Safe | Inadequate Latest Rating · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| CQC rating: Effective | Good 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 | Inadequate Latest Rating · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| Official CQC report | http://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-130187505 URL · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
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Last verified against the official source: 2026-08-05