Care home
Edward House Care Home
Care home in Waltham Forest
Edward House Care Home
Care home in Waltham Forest
What do these badges mean?
- Cultural Hub — An excellent range of libraries, museums, galleries, theatres and community venues within easy reach (OpenStreetMap).
- 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
Edward House Care Home is a small care home in London providing care for 3 residents. The home is registered with the Care Quality Commission and was rated Good overall in its 2020 report, with Good ratings across all five key questions: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 20 March 2020 · Last inspected 13 February 2020
Inspectors found that people living at this home, which supports up to three people with mental health needs, had trust in staff and felt secure with them. Staff were described as treating each person as an individual and supporting their choices, and staff said they valued the encouragement they received from management. The home was rated good overall, the same rating it received at its previous inspection.
- Risks to people's safety had been assessed, and the steps taken to reduce them were being followed.
- Staff knew the signs that might suggest someone was being abused and understood their duty to keep people safe from abuse, bullying and discrimination.
- People were supported to make their own choices, with staff using the least restrictive approach possible.
- Staff had been trained in managing medicines, and policies and systems were in place to keep medicines safe.
Written by AI from the report text and checked against it. Not an official CQC statement. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the full report on CQC.
What's nearby
- Set back from main road noise
- Ambulance station about 900 m away
- Fire station about 350 m away
Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website. Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsPlentiful
- Play SpacePlentiful
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkPlentiful
- Tennis CourtAmple
- Bowling GreenAmple
- Playing FieldPlentiful
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsPlentiful
- Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
- Retail ShoppingPlentiful
- SupermarketsPlentiful
- TakeawaysPlentiful
Fees and funding
| Care type | Weekly fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care | 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 Waltham Forest council pays.
Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £1,179 |
| 2025 | £1,208 |
What Waltham Forest council pays care homes, and whether it will help with fees
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Local health safety net
Edward House Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Whipps Cross Hospital, 1.3 miles away. The local GP practice is DR SHANTIR PRACTICE, 0.2 miles away.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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