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Fornham House Residential Home

Residential care home in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

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Fornham House Residential Home

Residential care home in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

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CQC Good88 bedsDementiaResidential
NeighbourhoodGreen 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, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
AddressFornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 1SR
Beds88

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About

Fornham House Residential Home is a 88-bed care home in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, providing residential care and specialist dementia support. The home is registered to care for older people aged 65 and over, younger adults under 65, and people with dementia.

CQC inspection data for this home is not provided in the available information.

Care provided

Dementia
Residential

Specialist care

Dementia
Older people (65+)
Younger adults (under 65)

What's nearby

GP surgery1.6 miles
A&E: West Suffolk Hospital2.7 miles
Pub or bar150 m
  • 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. Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsSparse
  • Play SpaceSparse
  • Golf CourseAdequate
  • Public ParkPlentiful
  • Tennis CourtAdequate
  • Bowling GreenLimited
  • Playing FieldLimited

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsSparse
  • Restaurants & CafesSparse
  • Retail ShoppingSparse
  • SupermarketsSparse
  • TakeawaysAdequate

Local crime statistics

167 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)

Top categories:

Violent crime40%
Shoplifting11%
Criminal damage & arson11%
Public order10%

Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile

Fees and funding

Care typeWeekly feeSource
Residential careFees on request—
Dementia careFees on request—
Funding accepted
Not stated

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Care fee trajectory

Indicative weekly fee by year, against what Suffolk pays care homes.
YearCouncil rate (per week)
2024£989
2025£1,064

What Suffolk council pays care homes, and whether it will help with fees

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Local health safety net

Fornham House Residential Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is West Suffolk Hospital, 2.7 miles away. The local GP practice is SWAN SURGERY, 1.6 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.

Nearest hospital · A&E
West Suffolk Hospital · 2.7 mi
Nearest GP · CQC Good
SWAN SURGERY · 1.6 mi

Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.

Community & connection in Bury St Edmunds

Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.

Charity

Age UK Suffolk

The charity works to make later life as fulfilling as possible regardless of personal circumstances. It achieves this for older people and their family carers through providing information and…

1.0 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1085900)

Part of Healthcare Homes

Fornham House Residential Home is one of 54 homes run by Healthcare Homes on AskBart. See how the group's homes are rated and where it operates.

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Information last reviewed October 2026.

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