The Cotswolds
178 Cotswold Avenue, Northampton, NN5 6DS · West Northamptonshire · East Midlands
41 beds · operated by Oakleaf Care (Hartwell) Limited, part of CareTech Community Services
Diligence verdict
Rated Good overall, but Safe is Requires improvement (8 Dec 2025).
- Below Good on
- SafeRequires improvement8 Dec 2025
- 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 | Requires improvement | 8 Dec 2025 |
| Effective | Good | 8 Dec 2025 |
| Caring | Good | 8 Dec 2025 |
| Responsive | Good | 8 Dec 2025 |
| Well-led | Good | 8 Dec 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 — 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 |
| Orchard House | Outstanding24 Jan 2024 | 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
- 25 Apr 2013
- Beds
- 41
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-685858236
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.