Ball Tree Croft
Western Road North, Lancing, BN15 9UX · West Sussex · South East
20 beds · operated by West Sussex County Council
Diligence verdict
Rated Good overall, but Well-led is Requires improvement (7 Dec 2021), the rating is 4 years old, and 1 of this operator's 6 rated homes are below Good.
- Below Good on
- Well-ledRequires improvement7 Dec 2021rating 3+ yrs old
- Age of rating
- 4 years old — published 7 Dec 2021. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- 1 of 6 of West Sussex County Council'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 | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 7 Dec 2021 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 17 Aug 2017 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 17 Aug 2017 |
| Responsive | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 17 Aug 2017 |
| Well-led | Requires improvementrating 3+ yrs old | 7 Dec 2021 |
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 — 5 other locations
Other active services registered to West Sussex County Council. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Hammonds | Requires improvement5 Jan 2023rating 3+ yrs old | West Sussex |
| Hobbs Field | Good31 Jan 2019rating 3+ yrs old | West Sussex |
| Shared Lives Scheme (West Sussex County Council) | Good5 Nov 2024 | West Sussex |
| Stanhope Lodge | Good9 Oct 2019rating 3+ yrs old | West Sussex |
| Tozer House | Good11 Oct 2022rating 3+ yrs old | West Sussex |
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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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.