Austen House
Kilnsea Drive, Lower Earley, Reading, RG6 3UJ
CQC overall rating
Care type
Registered with nursing
Beds
79
Rating published 04/10/2022 — about 3 years ago. The CQC does not re-inspect on a fixed schedule, and a home can change considerably between inspections. Treat an older rating as a starting point, not a current verdict.
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
- Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- Telephone
- 01189266100
- Website
- www.barchester.com
Full official record and sources
| Name | Austen House Location Name · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
|---|---|
| CQC location ID | 1-125862259 Location ID · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| Provider | Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited Provider Name · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| CQC provider ID | 1-102642955 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 with nursing Service type - Care home service with nursing · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| Beds | 79 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 | 04/10/2022 Publication Date · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| Address | Kilnsea Drive, Lower Earley, Reading Location Street Address · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| Postcode | RG6 3UJ Location Postal Code · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| UPRN | 14019378 Location UPRN ID · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
| Local authority | Wokingham 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 |
| Official CQC report | http://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-125862259 URL · observed 2026-08-04 · ogl-v3-cqc |
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Last verified against the official source: 2026-08-05