Maria Mallaband Care Group

Acorn House Care Centre

Care home in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen

Operated by Maria Mallaband Care Group

CQC Good32 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, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
AddressWhalley New Road, Blackburn, BB1 9SP
Beds32

About

Acorn House Care Centre is a residential care home in Blackburn, North West England, run by Maria Mallaband Care Group. The home provides residential and dementia care for 32 residents.

The home was rated Good by the Care Quality Commission in 2022, achieving Good grades across all five key questions: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led.

What's nearby

GP surgery500 m
A&E: Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital2.4 miles
Pub or bar250 m
  • Near a main road
  • Near a railway line

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 SpacePlentiful
  • Golf CourseAdequate
  • Public ParkSparse
  • Tennis CourtPlentiful
  • Bowling GreenPlentiful
  • Playing FieldAmple

Local Amenities

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

Local crime statistics

454 recorded crimes in the local area (July 2026)

Top categories:

violent crime41%
Anti-social behaviour19%
Public order8%
Criminal damage & arson7%

Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile

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Care fee trajectory

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

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

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Local health safety net

Acorn House Care Centre is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital, 2.4 miles away. The local GP practice is BLAKEWATER HEALTHCARE, 0.3 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital · 2.4 mi
Nearest GP · CQC Good
BLAKEWATER HEALTHCARE · 0.3 mi

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

Part of Maria Mallaband Care Group

Acorn House Care Centre is one of 38 homes run by Maria Mallaband Care Group on AskBart. See how the group's homes are rated and where it operates.

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Information last reviewed September 2026.

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