ECL North Essex
Marylands House, Colchester, CO3 3UE · Essex · East of England
Community based adult social care services · operated by Essex Cares Limited
Diligence verdict
Rated Good overall, but the rating is 8 years old.
- Age of rating
- 8 years old — published 5 Jan 2018. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- All 5 of Essex Cares Limited's rated homes are Good or better.
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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Care at home (visits)
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Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 5 Jan 2018 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 5 Jan 2018 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 5 Jan 2018 |
| Responsive | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 5 Jan 2018 |
| Well-led | Outstandingrating 3+ yrs old | 5 Jan 2018 |
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 — 4 other locations
Other active services registered to Essex Cares Limited. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| ECL Mid Essex | Good19 Dec 2023 | Essex |
| ECL South Essex | Good26 Feb 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Essex |
| ECL West Sussex South | Good27 Oct 2018rating 3+ yrs old | West Sussex |
| Essex Cares West | Good20 Dec 2017rating 3+ yrs old | Essex |
Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- 1 Dec 2011
- Service type
- Community based adult social care services
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-341157393
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.