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Braemar Lodge Residential Care Home
Residential care home in Sothend-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea
Braemar Lodge Residential Care Home
Residential care home in Sothend-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea
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- Green Surroundings — Excellent access to parks, playing fields and other green space nearby (OpenStreetMap).
- Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
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About
Braemar Lodge Residential Care Home is a small home in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, providing residential, dementia and respite care. It has 17 registered beds and also offers day care to local people. The home has specialised in dementia care since it was established in 1981, and its address is 481 Victoria Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6NL.
The home is designed with dementia in mind. Its small, homely scale is intended to avoid the disorientation some people with dementia experience in larger buildings, and its décor and colours are chosen with residents' needs in mind. The home does not follow a fixed daily regime, so residents can adjust to change at their own pace. The Care Quality Commission rated the home Good overall in its 2025 report, with Good grades for safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led care.
Care provided
Specialist care
What's nearby
- Near a main road
Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsAmple
- Play SpaceAdequate
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkAdequate
- Tennis CourtAmple
- Bowling GreenPlentiful
- Playing FieldPlentiful
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAmple
- Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
- Retail ShoppingAmple
- SupermarketsPlentiful
- TakeawaysPlentiful
Local crime statistics
694 recorded crimes in the local area (July 2026)
Top categories:
Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile
Fees and funding
| Care type | Weekly fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care | Fees on request | — |
| Dementia care | Fees on request | — |
| Respite (short stay) | Fees on request | — |
- Funding accepted
- Not stated
Fees depend on the room and the care needed, so ask the home for a written quote. Check who pays with the funding calculator, or see what Southend-on-Sea council pays.
Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £903 |
| 2025 | £958 |
What Southend-on-Sea council pays care homes, and whether it will help with fees
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Local health safety net
Braemar Lodge Residential Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Southend Hospital, 0.5 miles away. The local GP practice is DR SOORIAKUMARAN, 0.2 miles away.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Community & connection in Sothend-on-Sea
Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.
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Hockley and Hawkwell Day Centre
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The C E D A R S (The Centre for the Employment of the Disabled and Retired in Rayleigh Society)
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Supporting Carers and Families Together
The object of the Charity is to relieve the social, emotional, mental, physical and educational needs of carers and families in the county of Essex, through the provision of support, person and…
Carers Choices
Carers Choices is a specialist charity supporting unpaid carers and the people they care for. We provide practical and emotional support through our advocacy, groups and services including respite…
Wyvern Community Transport
Wyvern Community Transport provides fully accessible transport to permanent residents of Rochford District and Castle Point Borough on an individual basis who are unable to access public transport.
Information last reviewed October 2026.
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