Care Homes in Houghton Le Spring
Houghton Le Spring has 11 CQC registered care homes. 11 are rated Good. 6 of the 11 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Houghton Le Spring at a glance
What the local numbers say about care for older people in Houghton Le Spring, to help you judge the options below.
- Sunderland City Council pays, residential care: £919 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,331 to £1,392, median £1,369
- Care home beds filled across Sunderland: 91%. The 12 month average is 91%.
- Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 84
- People aged 75 and over: 28,600. Rising to 33,600 by 2035, up 18%
- Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 0 closed. 8 changed owner, covering 405 beds.
- Who pays, across Sunderland (estimate): 53% council, 22% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 3,700. Rising to 4,500 by 2035, up 20%
- People aged 85 and over: 7,200. Rising to 9,800 by 2035, up 36%
Powered by Orrery Intelligence. Market model built 22 October 2026 (ONS 2022 based population projections, CQC register), published care home prices, council planning records.
Choosing Between the Care Homes in Houghton Le Spring and What to Check
When every home on a list carries the same rating, the usual shortcut disappears. That is the position here, and it means the comparison has to be built from registration, from the detail inside each report, and from what you notice walking round at a busy hour.
What residential registration covers
Each provider here is registered for residential care, which means a room, all meals, laundry and personal care: help with washing, dressing, moving about, and taking or being prompted to take medication, along with company through the day. Clinical tasks needing a qualified nurse on the premises, such as complex wound management or a feeding tube, fall outside it. Where those needs already exist, or look likely to develop, a nursing registered home is the better place to start.
Reading the reports when the ratings match
Open the full inspection report for every home on your shortlist. Each report answers five questions, asking whether a home is safe, effective, caring, responsive and well led, and two homes both rated Good can differ noticeably once those five are set side by side. Look at the date of each inspection as well, because a change of manager or owner since the visit can matter more than the judgement that came out of it.
What a visit tells you
Go at a busy time rather than a quiet one and watch the ordinary details: whether residents are up and occupied, whether staff use people's names without checking a chart, whether the layout suits someone unsteady on their feet. Ask how many staff are on duty overnight and how often the same carers work with the same residents. Homes such as Primrose Care Home, Grangewood Care Centre and Lambton House appear here alongside smaller houses, and scale shapes daily life more than any published word can convey.
Arranging and Funding a Care Home Place in Houghton Le Spring
Few households resolve the question of cost in one conversation, and the route a family takes depends on savings, on income and on whether an assessment has been completed. Knowing the order of events removes a good deal of uncertainty.
Requesting a care needs assessment
Any adult who appears to need care and support can ask for a care needs assessment, and a relative providing that care can request a separate carer's assessment in their own right. Both are arranged through Sunderland City Council adult social care, the authority responsible for assessing need and for arranging funded support where someone qualifies. The assessment produces a written record of what is needed rather than a recommendation of a particular home, and any funding decision is built on it.
Who contributes, and how much
Where eligible needs are identified, a financial assessment considers income and capital. Savings above the upper threshold mean the placement is funded privately; below it, the authority contributes and the resident pays an assessed share out of income. How a property is treated depends on who else lives in it and on the circumstances of the household, so ask the team to explain how those rules apply before decisions are taken.
Understanding the weekly fee
Residential fees are charged weekly and normally cover the room, all meals, laundry and personal care. Rates differ between homes, and extras such as hairdressing, chiropody, newspapers and escorted appointments are usually billed separately. Ask every shortlisted home for a written breakdown, and ask what would happen to the fee if needs increased once someone had moved in.
11 care homes in Houghton Le Spring
- Primrose Care Home · 62-62A Station Road, Houghton Le Spring, Sunderland, DH5 0AT
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Primrose Care Home Hetton Ltd
We are a residential care home in Houghton Le Spring, supporting older people and younger adults who need help with daily life. We aim to run the place as a home before anything else, with people keeping their own belongings, their own...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - The Grange Care Home · South Burn Terrace, Houghton Le Spring, Sunderland, DH4 7AW
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Herrington Grange Care Home Limited
At The Grange Care Home in Houghton Le Spring, Sunderland, we provide residential care for older people, those living with dementia, and individuals with physical disabilities or visual and hearing impairments. We also welcome younger...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Grangewood Care Centre · Chester Road, Houghton Le Spring, Sunderland, DH4 4RB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Care UK Care Services Limited
Grangewood Care Centre is a care home in Houghton le Spring. We provide residential care for older people, including many living with dementia, and for younger adults, and we support people with mental health needs and with physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Lambton House · New Lambton, Houghton Le Spring, County Durham, DH4 6DE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Lambton House Ltd
Lambton House is a care home in Houghton le Spring. We provide residential care for older people and younger adults, and we support people living with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with a visual or hearing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - S E L F - 15 Park View · 15 Park View, Houghton Le Spring, Sunderland, DH5 9JH
Care home · CQC Good · Run by S.E.L.F. (North East) Limited
15 Park View is a small residential care home in Houghton Le Spring, Sunderland. We support adults with a learning disability or autism and adults living with a mental health condition, and we offer respite care for planned short stays....
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Respite Care - Dairy Lane Care Centre · Dairy Lane, Houghton Le Spring, Sunderland, DH4 5EH
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Dairy Lane (St. Michael's) Limited
Dairy Lane Care Centre is a residential care home in Houghton le Spring, Sunderland, providing a permanent home for adults who need care and support with everyday life. We aim for a household where people are known properly rather than...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Valley View and Penshaw House · Back Lane, Houghton le Spring, Sunderland, DH4 7ER
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Roseberry Care Centres GB Limited
Valley View and Penshaw House provide residential care in Houghton le Spring for older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia and people with physical disabilities. We also take planned respite stays. Our aim is...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care - SELF - 16 Park View · 16 Park View, Houghton Le Spring, Sunderland, DH5 9JH
Care home · CQC Good · Run by S.E.L.F. (North East) Limited
We are 16 Park View in Houghton Le Spring, a small residential care home run as part of SELF. We support adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, including younger adults, and we also offer respite stays. Being a small house...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Holly House · Hall Lane, Houghton Le Spring, Sunderland, DH5 8DA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Education and Services for People with Autism Limited
Holly House is a residential care home in Houghton Le Spring, supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults. We also offer respite stays. We are deliberately small. That means quiet attention rather than scale: somebody...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care - S E L F - 14 Park View · 14 Park View, Houghton Le Spring, Sunderland, DH5 9JH
Care home · CQC Good · Run by S.E.L.F. (North East) Limited
We are a residential care home at Park View in Houghton Le Spring, supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, and people managing mental health conditions. We also offer respite stays. The scale is the point. Few...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Respite Care - Springfield Care Home · Bunker Hill, Houghton Le Spring, Sunderland, DH4 4TN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Springfield Care Sunderland Limited
Springfield Care Home is a residential care home in Houghton Le Spring, in the Sunderland area. The people living here include older people, many of them living with dementia, along with younger adults, people with a physical disability,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
What care costs in Sunderland, per week
| Type of care | What the council pays | What self-funders are typically asked |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care North East figure, because too few Sunderland homes publish this price. 13 homes. Median £1,369. | £919 | £1,331 to £1,392 |
| Nursing care England figure, because too few Sunderland homes publish this price. 140 homes. Median £1,916. | £929 | £1,600 to £2,071 |
| Residential dementia care North East figure, because too few Sunderland homes publish this price. 14 homes. Median £1,458. | Not published separately | £1,268 to £1,548 |
| Nursing dementia care England figure, because too few Sunderland homes publish this price. 75 homes. Median £2,050. | Not published separately | £1,890 to £2,221 |
Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.
Inspected most recently
- Grangewood Care Centre, 4 March 2026, Good
- Springfield Care Home, 7 October 2025, Good
- The Grange Care Home, 31 December 2024, Good
Longest since a report
- Valley View and Penshaw House, 6 May 2020, Good
- Primrose Care Home, 1 July 2022, Good
- Lambton House, 9 July 2022, Good
Frequently asked questions about care homes in Houghton Le Spring
How many care homes are there in Houghton Le Spring?
Houghton Le Spring has 11 CQC registered care homes: 11 Good. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.
How much does a care home cost in Houghton Le Spring?
Sunderland City Council pays an average of £919 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,331 to £1,392 a week. North East figure, because too few Sunderland homes publish this price. 13 homes. Median £1,369. Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price.
Which care homes in Houghton Le Spring were inspected most recently?
Grangewood Care Centre (4 March 2026), Springfield Care Home (7 October 2025) and The Grange Care Home (31 December 2024) have the most recent CQC reports.