Top 10 Care homes in Essex

Ranked list of the top Care homes in Essex based on published CQC ratings and inspection dates.

Updated using the latest published CQC inspection data (latest inspection date in this area: 2025-11-19).

Location: Essex admin county
Scored listings in this county
348
Used for ranking
Latest inspection date
2025-11-19
publication_date
Inspection “median year”
2021
rough freshness indicator
Rating mix
O: 2% G: 79% RI: 17% I: 2%

Top 10 results

Ranked by computed score (overall + domain ratings + freshness).

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# Name Town Postcode CQC rating Inspection date
1
Score: 50 CM2 0EP
CHELMSFORD CM2 0EP Outstanding 2025-01-15
2
Score: 50 CM2 0EP
CHELMSFORD CM2 0EP Outstanding 2025-01-15
3
Score: 47 CM11 2LE
BILLERICAY CM11 2LE Outstanding 2020-04-02
4
Score: 47 CM14 5FQ
BRENTWOOD CM14 5FQ Outstanding 2020-02-21
5
Score: 47 CM9 4NB
MALDON CM9 4NB Outstanding 2019-10-02
6
Score: 47 SS14 1PZ
BASILDON SS14 1PZ Outstanding 2018-11-10
7
Score: 47 CO1 1ZP
COLCHESTER CO1 1ZP Outstanding 2018-05-19
8
Score: 39 CO14 8HN
WALTON ON THE NAZE CO14 8HN Good 2025-11-19
9
Score: 39 CM6 3EP
GREAT DUNMOW CM6 3EP Good 2025-11-12
10
Score: 39 CO9 2BB
HALSTEAD CO9 2BB Good 2025-11-10

Near misses

Providers that nearly made the Top 10 (next best in this area).

Name Town Postcode Link
SOUTHEND-ON-SEA SS3 0GA Listing
COLCHESTER CO2 9GE Listing
CHELMSFORD CM3 2NZ Listing
BASILDON SS14 2LA Listing
COLCHESTER CO4 3AG Listing
CHELMSFORD CM2 7TP Listing
COLCHESTER CO3 3PR Listing
BISHOP'S STORTFORD CM22 6HP Listing

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