Gowlands
Sutton Bridge Farm, Rochford, SS4 1XS · Essex · East of England
10 beds · operated by Hamelin Trust
Diligence verdict
Rated Good overall, but Safe is Requires improvement (24 Oct 2025).
- Below Good on
- SafeRequires improvement24 Oct 2025
- Operator's wider portfolio
- All 3 of Hamelin Trust's rated homes are Good or better.
Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
Who this service supports
The groups this service is registered with CQC to support. Registration says who a service may care for — it is not a quality judgement, and it is not a recommendation.
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Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Requires improvement | 24 Oct 2025 |
| Effective | Good | 24 Oct 2025 |
| Caring | Good | 24 Oct 2025 |
| Responsive | Good | 24 Oct 2025 |
| Well-led | Good | 24 Oct 2025 |
Ratings verbatim as published by CQC. Key questions can carry different dates when CQC re-inspects only part of a service.
Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
Same operator — 2 other locations
Other active services registered to Hamelin Trust. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Hamelin Trust Community Support Service | Good13 Jul 2018rating 3+ yrs old | Essex |
| The Bungalow | Good20 Mar 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Essex |
Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- 7 Jan 2011
- Beds
- 10
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-135210324
Every rating on this page is shown verbatim as CQC published it, each with its own publication date. Data as at 8 Jul 2026 — as published by CQC, bulk files of 01–08 Jul 2026 · source: CQC · data & methods.