New Copford Place Residential Care Home
London Road, Colchester, CO6 1YR · Essex · East of England
27 beds · operated by Friends of the Elderly, part of Friends of the Elderly
Diligence verdict
Rated Good overall, but the rating is 7 years old, and 1 of this operator's 7 rated homes are below Good.
- Age of rating
- 7 years old — published 14 Jul 2018. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- 1 of 7 of Friends of the Elderly's rated homes are Requires improvement or Inadequate. See the operator.
Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 14 Jul 2018 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 14 Jul 2018 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 14 Jul 2018 |
| Responsive | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 14 Jul 2018 |
| Well-led | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 14 Jul 2018 |
Ratings verbatim as published by CQC. Key questions can carry different dates when CQC re-inspects only part of a service.
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
Same operator — 7 other locations
Other active services registered to Friends of the Elderly. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Friends Place | Not yet rated | West Berkshire |
| Friends of the Elderly Malvern | Good18 May 2023rating 3+ yrs old | Worcestershire |
| Little Bramingham Farm Residential Care Home | Outstanding31 Mar 2020rating 3+ yrs old | Luton |
| Orford House Residential Care Home | Good7 Oct 2025 | Sutton |
| Redcot Residential Care Home | Good5 Nov 2025 | Surrey |
| The Bernard Sunley Nursing and Dementia Care Home | Good16 Apr 2020rating 3+ yrs old | Surrey |
| The Lawn Residential Care Home | Requires improvement22 Jan 2026 | Hampshire |
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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See a sample and order →- Registered with CQC
- 7 Jan 2011
- Beds
- 27
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-117316885
Every rating on this page is shown verbatim as CQC published it, each with its own publication date. Data as at 11 Jul 2026 — as published by CQC, bulk files of 01–08 Jul 2026 · source: CQC · data & methods.