Sunniside
8 Fell Close, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 5PD · Gateshead · North East
Community based adult social care services · operated by Gateshead Council
Diligence verdict
Rated Good overall, but the rating is 4 years old.
- Age of rating
- 4 years old — published 17 Aug 2021. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- All 9 of Gateshead Council'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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Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 17 Aug 2021 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 17 Aug 2021 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 17 Aug 2021 |
| Responsive | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 17 Aug 2021 |
| Well-led | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 17 Aug 2021 |
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 — 8 other locations
Other active services registered to Gateshead Council. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Blaydon Lodge | Outstanding4 Jul 2018rating 3+ yrs old | Gateshead |
| Domiciliary Care and PRIME Service | Good1 Mar 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Gateshead |
| Dunston | Good10 Aug 2021rating 3+ yrs old | Gateshead |
| Shared Lives | Good3 Jan 2020rating 3+ yrs old | Gateshead |
| Sister Winifred Laver Promoting Independence Centre | Good22 Jun 2026 | Gateshead |
| Springwell | Good25 Aug 2021rating 3+ yrs old | Gateshead |
| Whickham 1 | Good20 Jul 2021rating 3+ yrs old | Gateshead |
| Whickham 2 | Good17 Aug 2021rating 3+ yrs old | Gateshead |
Data as published by CQC to 8 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- 6 Aug 2019
- Service type
- Community based adult social care services
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-7243045278
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.