Berkshire Care Homes

Alexandra - Oldham

Care home in Oldham

Operated by Berkshire Care Homes

CQC Good35 beds
NeighbourhoodGreen SurroundingsWell ServedPeaceful Neighbourhood
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).
  • Peaceful Neighbourhood — Among the lowest for recorded anti-social behaviour and public disorder of comparable areas (Police.uk).
Address71-75 Queens Road, Oldham, OL8 2BA
Beds35

About

Alexandra is a 35-bed nursing home operated by Berkshire Care Homes in Oldham, Greater Manchester. The home is located on Queens Road near Alexandra Park, within the town centre, and occupies a Victorian building.

The home is rated Good by the Care Quality Commission across all key questions: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led (report published 2019). It provides nursing care for residents requiring that level of support.

Food hygiene rating

Very good

Food Standards Agency · inspected October 2025

What's nearby

GP surgery500 m
A&E: Royal Oldham Hospital1.5 miles
  • Near a main road
  • Fire station about 850 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 CourseSparse
  • Public ParkAmple
  • Tennis CourtPlentiful
  • Bowling GreenPlentiful
  • Playing FieldPlentiful

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsPlentiful
  • Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
  • Retail ShoppingPlentiful
  • SupermarketsPlentiful
  • TakeawaysPlentiful

Local crime statistics

1 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)

Top categories:

Other theft100%

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

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Local health safety net

Alexandra - Oldham is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Royal Oldham Hospital, 1.5 miles away. The local GP practice is GREENBANK MEDICAL PRACTICE, 0.3 miles away.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Royal Oldham Hospital · 1.5 mi
Nearest GP
GREENBANK MEDICAL PRACTICE · 0.3 mi

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

Community & connection in Oldham

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

Charity

Age UK Oldham Limited

Age UK Oldham operates solely within the boundries of the Oldham Metropolitan Borough for the benefit of older people. The organisation provides direct services and innovative projects directed…

0.1 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1145196)
Charity

Age UK Tameside

The charity operates in and around Tameside.To prevent or relieve poverty, sickness, disease or suffering (whether emotional,mental or physical) in older people. To raise awareness of the needs of…

3.7 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1142364)
Charity

Manchester Carers Centre

To promote the relief of sick, elderly and disabled persons in the Manchester area by the provision of facilities to relieve the stresses experienced by their carers. To provide a range of high…

5.8 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1075020)
Charity

Manchester Carers Forum

Manchester Carers Forum acts as a voice of carers in raising awareness of the challenges which face carers. We support carers through peer support networks and by bringing carers together to…

6.3 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1103535)
Charity

Levenshulme Good Neighbours

Levenshulme good neighbours supports older people living in the levenshulme area of manchester. our work involves recruiting volunteer befrienders from the area who help people in a wide range of…

7.2 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1163827)
Charity

Rusholme Fallowfield and Moss Side Good Neighbours

Rusholme Fallowfield and Moss Side Good Neighbours combats the damaging impact of social isolation on the health and wellbeing of older people and adults with health problems or disabilities by…

7.8 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1182345)

Part of Berkshire Care Homes

Alexandra - Oldham is one of 4 homes run by Berkshire Care 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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