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Walsingham Support – Hardy Drive

23 Hardy Drive, Royston, SG8 5LZ · Hertfordshire · East of England

6 beds · operated by Walsingham Support, part of Walsingham

CQC overall rating
Good25 Dec 2021rating 3+ yrs old

CQC marks this as an inherited rating — carried over from the location's previous registration (for example after a change of ownership), not from an inspection of the current registration.

Diligence verdict

Rated Good overall, but Effective is Requires improvement (13 Nov 2019), the rating is 4 years old, and 4 of this operator's 23 rated homes are below Good.

Below Good on
EffectiveRequires improvement13 Nov 2019rating 3+ yrs old
Age of rating
4 years old — published 25 Dec 2021. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
Operator's wider portfolio
4 of 23 of Walsingham Support's rated homes are Requires improvement or Inadequate. See the operator.

Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

The five key questions

Key questionRatingPublished
SafeGoodrating 3+ yrs old25 Dec 2021
EffectiveRequires improvementrating 3+ yrs old13 Nov 2019
CaringGoodrating 3+ yrs old13 Nov 2019
ResponsiveGoodrating 3+ yrs old13 Nov 2019
Well-ledGoodrating 3+ yrs old25 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 — 26 other locations

Other active services registered to Walsingham Support. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.

NameOverall rating (published)Local authority
Walsingham Support - 1 Ashley CloseRequires improvement14 Jan 2026Hertfordshire
Walsingham Support - 122 Aldenham RoadGood11 Apr 2019rating 3+ yrs oldHertfordshire
Walsingham Support - 19 Beech AvenueGood11 Sep 2019rating 3+ yrs oldCumberland
Walsingham Support - 2 Ashley CloseGood10 Jul 2019rating 3+ yrs oldHertfordshire
Walsingham Support - 30 & 32 Church LaneGood18 Apr 2019rating 3+ yrs oldHertfordshire
Walsingham Support - 39 Adeyfield RoadGood17 Jan 2018rating 3+ yrs oldHertfordshire
Walsingham Support - 49 Essex ParkGood5 Jan 2023rating 3+ yrs oldBarnet
Walsingham Support - Cedars RoadGood13 Jul 2019rating 3+ yrs oldRichmond upon Thames
Walsingham Support - Central Supported LivingNot yet ratedHerefordshire, County of
Walsingham Support - Crummock RoadOutstanding8 Apr 2020rating 3+ yrs oldCumberland
Walsingham Support - Hertfordshire Supported LivingRequires improvement20 Sep 2023Hertfordshire
Walsingham Support - Keepers CottageGood22 May 2019rating 3+ yrs oldHerefordshire, County of

…and 14 more. See the full group view.

Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC

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Provenance & registration
Registered with CQC
20 Jan 2025
Beds
6
Sector
Social Care Org
On CQC’s site
cqc.org.uk/location/1-19899893685

Every rating on this page is shown verbatim as CQC published it, each with its own publication date. Data as at 11 Jul 2026as published by CQC, bulk files of 01–08 Jul 2026 · source: CQC · data & methods.