Care home

Ambassador House

Care home in Luton

Ambassador House

Care home in Luton

CQC Good25 beds
NeighbourhoodCultural HubGreen SurroundingsWell Served
What do these badges mean?
  • Cultural Hub — An excellent range of libraries, museums, galleries, theatres and community venues within easy reach (OpenStreetMap).
  • 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).
Address31 Lansdowne Road, Luton, LU3 1EE
Beds25

About

Ambassador House in Luton provides care for 25 residents in a setting close to parks and green spaces. The home is conveniently located approximately one mile from Luton town centre with good public transport connections, and London is within an hour's reach. The home arranges transport for residents to local places of worship, shopping and activities of interest.

Ambassador House was rated Good by the Care Quality Commission in 2019, with Good grades across Safe, Effective, Caring and Responsive care, though Well-led was rated Requires Improvement. The home supports visiting hairdressing, chiropody and optician services on-site, and can arrange access to physiotherapy, dentistry and aromatherapy on request.

Food hygiene rating

Very good

Food Standards Agency · inspected September 2026

What's nearby

GP surgery0 m
A&E: Luton and Dunstable Hospital2.1 miles
Pub or bar350 m
  • Set back from main road noise
  • Ambulance station about 650 m away
  • Fire station about 200 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

  • AllotmentsAmple
  • Play SpaceAmple
  • Golf CourseLimited
  • Public ParkAmple
  • Tennis CourtAdequate
  • Bowling GreenAdequate
  • Playing FieldAdequate

Local Amenities

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

Local crime statistics

908 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)

Top categories:

violent crime35%
Anti-social behaviour13%
Other theft8%
Shoplifting8%

Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile

Care fee trajectory

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

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

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Local health safety net

Ambassador House is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Luton and Dunstable Hospital, 2.1 miles away. The local GP practice is MALZEARD ROAD PRACTICE, 0 miles away.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Luton and Dunstable Hospital · 2.1 mi
Nearest GP
MALZEARD ROAD PRACTICE · 0 mi

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

Community & connection in Luton

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

Charity

Age Concern, Luton

Age Concern Luton provides a wide range of services to meet the different needs of older people and their carers in Luton. This includes home support, gardening service, a visiting scheme,…

0.5 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (200463)
Charity

Khidmat

Khidmat runs services for older people and carers mainly from Pakistani/Kashmiri communities. We run Wellbeing clubs for older people and provide information, advice and advocacy. We also have…

1.3 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1158330)
Charity

Harpenden Connect

Harpenden Connect is the charity set up to run a new volunteer operated hail and ride Harpenden Hopper community bus service, serving areas of the town with little or no commercial bus services. A…

5.2 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1172748)
Charity

The University of the Third Age ( Dunstable )

The advancement of education and in particular the education of older people and those retired from full time work by all means including associated activities conducive to learning and personal…

6.4 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1079444)

Information last reviewed October 2026.

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