1 & 2 Flax Cottages
1 & 2 Flax Cottages, Choppington, NE62 5SR · Northumberland · North East
9 beds · operated by Lifeways Community Care Limited, part of Lifeways Community Care
Diligence verdict
Rated Requires improvement overall, and 10 of this operator's 35 rated homes are below Good.
- Below Good on
- SafeRequires improvement29 Sep 2025CaringRequires improvement29 Sep 2025ResponsiveRequires improvement29 Sep 2025Well-ledRequires improvement29 Sep 2025
- Operator's wider portfolio
- 10 of 35 of Lifeways Community Care 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 | Requires improvement | 29 Sep 2025 |
| Effective | Good | 29 Sep 2025 |
| Caring | Requires improvement | 29 Sep 2025 |
| Responsive | Requires improvement | 29 Sep 2025 |
| Well-led | Requires improvement | 29 Sep 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 — 48 other locations
Other active services registered to Lifeways Community Care Limited. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Abbeymoor Neurodisability Centre | Good12 Dec 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Gateshead |
| Ash House | Requires improvement20 Jun 2025 | Coventry |
| Barleycombe | Good17 Dec 2025 | Suffolk |
| Beeton Grange | Good31 Dec 2025 | Birmingham |
| Bulwell | Good22 Jan 2026 | Nottingham |
| Cambridge Park | Good29 Oct 2022rating 3+ yrs old | Richmond upon Thames |
| Elm Tree House | Good13 Jan 2022rating 3+ yrs old | Rochdale |
| Greenlands View | Requires improvement2 Dec 2023 | Birmingham |
| Kingdom House | Good23 Sep 2025 | Rotherham |
| Lifeways Brighton | Good30 Nov 2021rating 3+ yrs old | Brighton and Hove |
| Lifeways Community Care | Not Rated | Leicestershire |
| Lifeways Community Care (Cheshire) | Good18 Oct 2018rating 3+ yrs old | Warrington |
…and 36 more. See the full group view.
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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See a sample and order →- Registered with CQC
- 4 Jun 2013
- Beds
- 9
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-752918925
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.