Creative Support - The Houghtons
4 Sandy Road, Bedford, MK41 9TH · Bedford · East of England
6 beds · operated by Creative Support Limited, part of Creative Support Limited
Diligence verdict
Rated Good overall, but 5 of this operator's 74 rated homes are below Good.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- 5 of 74 of Creative Support 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 | Good | 24 Apr 2025 |
| Effective | Good | 24 Apr 2025 |
| Caring | Good | 24 Apr 2025 |
| Responsive | Good | 24 Apr 2025 |
| Well-led | Good | 24 Apr 2025 |
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 — 89 other locations
Other active services registered to Creative Support Limited. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Creative Support - 2, 3 and 4 Nightingale Close | Good7 Sep 2017rating 3+ yrs old | Essex |
| Creative Support - Apsley Court | Good24 Aug 2021rating 3+ yrs old | Bromley |
| Creative Support - Barnsley Extra Care Services | Not yet rated | Barnsley |
| Creative Support - Barrow Personalised Services | Good10 Jan 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Westmorland and Furness |
| Creative Support - Bedford Services | Not Rated | Bedford |
| Creative Support - Berkshire & Oxfordshire Services | Good13 Oct 2017rating 3+ yrs old | Reading |
| Creative Support - Blackburn Services | Good3 Jan 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Blackburn with Darwen |
| Creative Support - Blackpool Service | Good28 Dec 2018rating 3+ yrs old | Blackpool |
| Creative Support - Bolton Service | Good21 Aug 2018rating 3+ yrs old | Bolton |
| Creative Support - Brandling Court | Good29 Jul 2022rating 3+ yrs old | Leeds |
| Creative Support - Bredon Respite Service | Good17 Jul 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Halton |
| Creative Support - Bromley Supported Living | Not yet rated | Bromley |
…and 77 more. See the full group view.
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- 30 Apr 2019
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- On CQC’s site
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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.