Knappe Cross Care Centre
Brixington Lane, Exmouth, EX8 5DL · Devon · South West
42 beds · operated by Ashdown Care Limited
Diligence verdict
Rated Good overall, with every key question Good and none of this operator's 3 rated homes are below Good.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- All 3 of Ashdown Care Limited's rated homes are Good or better.
- On the record
- No key question is below Good and the rating is current. This is what a clean CQC record looks like — the checks we can make from the published data raise nothing.
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 | Good | 22 Jul 2025 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 13 Sep 2017 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 13 Sep 2017 |
| Responsive | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 13 Sep 2017 |
| Well-led | Good | 22 Jul 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 Ashdown Care Limited. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Ashdowne Care Centre | Good2 Jan 2026 | Devon |
| Culm Valley Care Centre | Good11 Jan 2020rating 3+ yrs old | Devon |
Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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See a sample and order →- Registered with CQC
- 10 Jan 2011
- Beds
- 42
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-143411142
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.