Abbeyfield Society

Abbeyfield Lear House

Residential care home in Wirral

CQC Requires improvement33 bedsResidential
AddressLear House, 17 Darmonds Green, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 5DT
Beds33

About

Abbeyfield Lear House is a residential care home operated by the Abbeyfield Society in Wirral, Merseyside. It provides care for older people aged 65 and over, with 33 registered beds. The home is rated Requires Improvement overall by the Care Quality Commission, with the Caring and Responsive key questions rated Good, and Safe, Effective and Well-led rated Requires Improvement.

The home offers 24-hour residential care support to its residents, with staff available round the clock. Care is delivered on a personalised basis, with the home working alongside residents and their families to tailor provision to individual needs.

Care provided

Residential

Specialist care

Older people (65+)

What's nearby

A&E: Arrowe Park Hospital3.5 miles
Pub or bar200 m
  • Set back from main road noise

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 CourseAdequate
  • Public ParkAdequate
  • Tennis CourtAdequate
  • Bowling GreenAmple
  • Playing FieldSparse

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsAdequate
  • Restaurants & CafesAmple
  • Retail ShoppingAdequate
  • SupermarketsAdequate
  • TakeawaysAdequate

Local crime statistics

120 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)

Top categories:

violent crime42%
Anti-social behaviour25%
Criminal damage & arson12%
Public order8%

Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile

Gallery

Care fee trajectory

Indicative weekly fee over time, against the local authority cost-of-care rate, for pricing transparency.

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

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Local health safety net

Abbeyfield Lear House is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Arrowe Park Hospital, 1 miles away. The local GP practice is PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE, 0.5 miles away.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Arrowe Park Hospital · 1 mi
Nearest GP
PRENTON & WOODCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE · 0.5 mi

Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC (nearest to the town centre), by straight-line distance.

Information last reviewed October 2026.

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