Care homes offering respite care in City of Leicester

There is 1 care home offering respite care in and around City of Leicester on AskBart. Published fees average about £1,016 a week, while Leicester usually pays £1,044. The largest is Asra House Care Home, with 42 beds.

Average residential fee in City of Leicester: £1,016/week — below the UK average of £1,702

Care homes in City of Leicester

Key facts: City of Leicester

Care homes offering respite care listed1
Rated Good or Outstanding1 of 1 (100%)
Rated Outstanding1
Rated Requires improvement or Inadequate0
Average published weekly fee£1,016
Leicester usual weekly rate (2025)£1,044
LargestAsra House Care Home (42 beds)
CQC ratings of the homes in City of Leicester: Outstanding 1Outstanding1

Data: CQC register. Figures are for the homes listed on this page.

Living in City of Leicester
Green SurroundingsWell Served
What do these badges mean?
  • Green Surroundings — Excellent access to parks, playing fields and other green space nearby (OpenStreetMap).
  • Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
SafetyC

Limited — safer than 1% of similar areas

Green SpacesA

Excellent — parks, playing fields & outdoor space nearby

Daily ConveniencesA

Excellent — shops, supermarkets & places to eat nearby

How we grade areas

Grades are relative, comparing this area against others of the same type across the UK. Amenity grades are based on OpenStreetMap counts within a fixed radius. The Safety grade ranks recorded police crime — per head of population where ONS figures are available, otherwise by total recorded crime. Figures are estimates to aid research, not a substitute for visiting an area.

Sources — crime: Police.uk, April 2026; amenities: OpenStreetMap, updated June 2026.

How care costs compare

The estimated average residential care fee in City of Leicester is about £1,016/week, below the UK average of £1,702.

Estimated from published weekly fees for homes in the area. Actual costs vary by care needs and room type.

Care homes in City of Leicester on the map
  • Outstanding
Care homes (1)

updated September 2026

Top-rated in City of Leicester

Rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission — the CQC’s highest rating.

Asra House Care Home

CQC Outstanding
From £1016/wk·42 beds·64% en-suite·Sanctuary Care

Asra House is a CQC-Outstanding Sanctuary Care home on Leicester's Golden Mile, offering residential, dementia and respite care tailored to Asian lifestyles…

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What care costs in City of Leicester
Residential (avg)
£1,016/week
Dementia (avg)
£1,016/week

Wondering if that’s cheaper than staying put? Compare a care home with care at home, or see who pays.

House prices in Leicester

The average house price in Leicester is £228,618, based on HM Land Registry data. The graph shows sold-price trends by property type over the last 30 years.

Average price by property type

All property types
£228,618
Detached
£384,968
Semi-detached
£263,007
Terraced
£206,501
Flats & maisonettes
£141,987

Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, to Jun 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Figures are area averages for the wider local authority, not retirement properties specifically.

Types of care in City of Leicester

Residential care homes

1 in City of Leicester

Dementia care homes

1 in City of Leicester
Safety

1,496 crimes reported in April 2026, sourced from Police.uk.

  • Violent crime472
  • Public order201
  • Shoplifting180
  • Anti-social behaviour180
Flood riskFlood warning area nearby

City of Leicester is near 18 Environment Agency flood warning areas and 5 flood alert areas within 3.1 miles — on the Braunstone Brook, Bushby Brook, Evington Brook, Lubbesthorpe Brook and 11 more. A flood warning means flooding to property is expected when one is in force.

This reflects river and coastal flood areas the Environment Agency monitors near the town centre; it does not include surface-water (flash) flooding. For a specific property, check the government’s long-term flood-risk service.

Uses Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta), Open Government Licence v3.0.

Common questions
How many care homes offering respite care are there in City of Leicester?

AskBart lists 1 care home offering respite care in and around City of Leicester, each with its latest CQC rating.

How are care homes offering respite care in City of Leicester rated?

Of the 1 inspected, 1 is rated Outstanding, 0 Good, 0 Requires improvement and 0 Inadequate by the Care Quality Commission.

How do I choose between care homes offering respite care in City of Leicester?

Start with the CQC rating and the latest inspection report, visit more than once, and ask how the home supports the person's needs. Our guide "Respite care explained" covers what to look for.

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