Orchard House Nursing Home

Care home in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham

CQC Requires improvement31 beds
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).
Address126 Whitehouse Common Road, Sutton Coldfield, B75 6DS
Beds31

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About

Orchard House Nursing Home is a 31-bed nursing home in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, West Midlands. It provides nursing care to older adults. The home was last inspected by the Care Quality Commission in 2026 and rated Requires Improvement overall. All five key-question ratings — Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led — were also graded Requires Improvement.

Families considering Orchard House should review the full Care Quality Commission inspection report to understand the areas identified for development and the home's action plan.

What's nearby

GP surgery650 m
A&E: Good Hope Hospital850 m
Pub or bar50 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

  • AllotmentsAdequate
  • Play SpaceSparse
  • Golf CourseSparse
  • Public ParkAdequate
  • Tennis CourtAmple
  • Bowling GreenAdequate
  • Playing FieldAdequate

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsAdequate
  • Restaurants & CafesAdequate
  • Retail ShoppingAmple
  • SupermarketsAmple
  • TakeawaysAdequate

Local crime statistics

230 recorded crimes in the local area (July 2026)

Top categories:

Violent crime43%
Shoplifting18%
Vehicle crime10%
Burglary5%

Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile

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Fees and funding

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

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Care fee trajectory

Indicative weekly fee by year, against what Birmingham pays care homes.
YearCouncil rate (per week)
2024£814
2025£874

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

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Local health safety net

Orchard House Nursing Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Good Hope Hospital, 0.5 miles away. The local GP practice is SUTTON COLDFIELD GROUP PRACTICE, 0.4 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Good Hope Hospital · 0.5 mi
Nearest GP · CQC Good
SUTTON COLDFIELD GROUP PRACTICE · 0.4 mi

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

Community & connection in Sutton Coldfield

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

Charity

Age Connects West Midlands

Age Concern Birmingham is the foremost voluntary agency supporting older people, their families and carers. The services provided include, but are not exclusive to, day centres, luncheon clubs,…

1.0 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (518610)
Charity

Asian Elderly & Community Welfare Association (Aecwa)

We are a drop in day centre for the elderly in the community. We also help with form filling, giving advice and English classes. We give information on disability and health on a regular basis to…

5.0 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1090918)
Charity

Better Understanding of Dementia for Sandwell

Befriending service for people with dementiaWeekly clubs for people with dementiaSupport service for family carers of people with dementiaDementia-awareness training for Social Services/Healthcare…

5.2 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1133484)
Charity

Cape Community Care Day Centre

Our Day Care Service for the Vulnerable Elderly within our community, offering healthy &freshly cooked meals, Mental /Physical stimulation, Social interactions & Outings, Digital introduction &…

6.4 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1122721)
Charity

Yemeni Day Centre

The charity provides a drop in service and day opportunities which aims to deliver welfare and support services to all older people especially those who are frail or disabled and adult carers,…

6.4 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1095640)
Charity

Jay Jalaram Day Centre

Provide meals on wheels service to the elderly and operate a day center activities for all members of the ethnic community.

7.0 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1165666)

Information last reviewed October 2026.

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