Laurel Grove
9 Wessex Close, Chesterfield, S43 1GB · Derbyshire · East Midlands
3 beds · operated by Walton Lodge Limited
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 Requires improvement overall, and the rating is 2 years old, and 4 of this operator's 7 rated homes are below Good.
- Below Good on
- SafeRequires improvement25 Jan 2024EffectiveRequires improvement25 Jan 2024Well-ledRequires improvement25 Jan 2024
- Age of rating
- 2 years old — published 25 Jan 2024. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- 4 of 7 of Walton Lodge Limited's rated homes are Requires improvement or Inadequate.
Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Requires improvement | 25 Jan 2024 |
| Effective | Requires improvement | 25 Jan 2024 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 24 Oct 2018 |
| Responsive | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 24 Oct 2018 |
| Well-led | Requires improvement | 25 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 — 6 other locations
Other active services registered to Walton Lodge Limited. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Beechwood House | Good14 Jun 2018rating 3+ yrs old | Derbyshire |
| Cedar Lodge | Good2 Aug 2018rating 3+ yrs old | Derbyshire |
| Neville Lodge | Inadequate14 Jul 2023 | Doncaster |
| Oakwood Bungalows | Requires improvement8 Mar 2023rating 3+ yrs old | Derbyshire |
| The Corner House | Good20 Oct 2023 | Derbyshire |
| Walton Lodge | Requires improvement26 Jan 2026 | Doncaster |
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- Beds
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- Sector
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- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-22817731658
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.