Orchard House
Ashton Road, Northampton, NN7 2EY · West Northamptonshire · East Midlands
22 beds · operated by Oakleaf Care (Hartwell) Limited, part of CareTech Community Services
Diligence verdict
Rated Outstanding overall, but the rating is 2 years old.
- Age of rating
- 2 years old — published 24 Jan 2024. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- All 8 of Oakleaf Care (Hartwell) Limited's rated homes are Good or better. 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 | Good | 24 Jan 2024 |
| Effective | Outstandingrating 3+ yrs old | 4 Dec 2019 |
| Caring | Outstandingrating 3+ yrs old | 4 Dec 2019 |
| Responsive | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 4 Dec 2019 |
| Well-led | Outstanding | 24 Jan 2024 |
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 — 8 other locations
Other active services registered to Oakleaf Care (Hartwell) Limited. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Cunningham House | Outstanding30 Jun 2018rating 3+ yrs old | West Northamptonshire |
| Hunsbury House | Good20 Apr 2026 | West Northamptonshire |
| Oakleaf DCA | Not yet rated | West Northamptonshire |
| The Cotswolds | Good8 Dec 2025 | West Northamptonshire |
| The Oakleaf Care Group (Hartwell) Limited | Outstanding30 Jun 2018rating 3+ yrs old | West Northamptonshire |
| Weston Favell Houses | Good8 Dec 2025 | West Northamptonshire |
| Weston Favell Houses | Good8 Dec 2025 | West Northamptonshire |
| Weston Favell Houses | Good2 Jan 2026 | West Northamptonshire |
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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See a sample and order →- Registered with CQC
- 4 Mar 2016
- Beds
- 22
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-2206725019
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.