1 & 2 Flax Cottages
1 & 2 Flax Cottages, Fernlea Drive, Scotland Gate, Choppington, NE62 5SR
CQC overall rating
Care type
Registered without nursing
Beds
9
Rating published 29/09/2025 — 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
- Requires improvement
- Effective
- Good
- Caring
- Requires improvement
- Responsive
- Requires improvement
- Well-led
- Requires improvement
Provider and contact
- Registered provider
- Lifeways Community Care Limited
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Telephone
- 01670530247
Full official record and sources
| Name | 1 & 2 Flax Cottages Location Name · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
|---|---|
| CQC location ID | 1-752918925 Location ID · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| Provider | Lifeways Community Care Limited Provider Name · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| CQC provider ID | 1-101675727 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 | 9 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 | 29/09/2025 Publication Date · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| Address | 1 & 2 Flax Cottages, Fernlea Drive, Scotland Gate, Choppington Location Street Address · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| Postcode | NE62 5SR Location Postal Code · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| UPRN | 10032939742 Location UPRN ID · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| Local authority | Northumberland 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 | Good Latest Rating · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| CQC rating: Caring | Requires improvement Latest Rating · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| CQC rating: Responsive | Requires improvement 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 | 29/09/2025 Publication Date · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| Official CQC report | http://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-752918925 URL · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
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Last verified against the official source: 2026-08-05