Sandringham Care Home
Escomb Road, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6HT · County Durham · North East
92 beds · operated by Crown Care VI Limited, part of Crown Care
Diligence verdict
Rated Good overall, but the rating is 3 years old, and 1 of this operator's 6 rated homes are below Good.
- Age of rating
- 3 years old — published 19 May 2023. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- 1 of 6 of Crown Care VI Limited'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 question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 19 May 2023 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 17 Mar 2020 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 17 Mar 2020 |
| Responsive | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 17 Mar 2020 |
| Well-led | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 19 May 2023 |
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 Crown Care VI Limited. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Astell Care Centre | Good28 Nov 2025 | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Clarence House Care Home | Requires improvement13 Nov 2025 | Doncaster |
| Holyrood House Care Home | Good9 Mar 2022rating 3+ yrs old | Wakefield |
| Pennine Lodge Care Home | Good26 Apr 2023rating 3+ yrs old | Cumberland |
| Westroyd Care Home | Good8 Jan 2026 | Leicestershire |
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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See a sample and order →- Registered with CQC
- 8 Jun 2015
- Beds
- 92
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-1993262716
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.