The Cottage Residential Care Home
51 High Street, Colchester, CO7 0AQ · Essex · East of England
10 beds · operated by Mr Roy Bellhouse
Diligence verdict
Rated Inadequate overall.
- Below Good on
- SafeInadequate15 Sep 2025Well-ledInadequate15 Sep 2025
Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Inadequate | 15 Sep 2025 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 11 Dec 2018 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 11 Dec 2018 |
| Responsive | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 11 Dec 2018 |
| Well-led | Inadequate | 15 Sep 2025 |
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
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- 14 Jan 2011
- Beds
- 10
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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.