Farm Cottage
8 Milthorpe, Towcester, NN12 8PP · West Northamptonshire · East Midlands
5 beds · operated by William Blake House Northants
Diligence verdict
Rated Requires improvement overall, and the rating is 3 years old, and 2 of this operator's 4 rated homes are below Good.
- Below Good on
- SafeRequires improvement23 Sep 2022rating 3+ yrs oldResponsiveRequires improvement23 Sep 2022rating 3+ yrs oldWell-ledRequires improvement23 Sep 2022rating 3+ yrs old
- Age of rating
- 3 years old — published 23 Sep 2022. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- 2 of 4 of William Blake House Northants's rated homes are Requires improvement or Inadequate.
Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Requires improvementrating 3+ yrs old | 23 Sep 2022 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 20 Feb 2018 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 20 Feb 2018 |
| Responsive | Requires improvementrating 3+ yrs old | 23 Sep 2022 |
| Well-led | Requires improvementrating 3+ yrs old | 23 Sep 2022 |
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 — 4 other locations
Other active services registered to William Blake House Northants. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Blakesley | Outstanding31 Oct 2023 | West Northamptonshire |
| Stone Cottage | Good29 Sep 2023 | West Northamptonshire |
| The Moors | Requires improvement16 Dec 2020rating 3+ yrs old | West Northamptonshire |
| WBH Supported Living | Not yet rated | West Northamptonshire |
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- 1 Oct 2010
- Beds
- 5
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-119954850
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.