Care home

Ash Tree House

Care home in Wigan

Welltower

Ash Tree House

Care home in Wigan

Operated by Ideal Carehomes (Number One)

CQC Good60 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).
AddressWarwick Drive, Hindley, Wigan, WN2 4DT
Beds60
Registered managerPaul Frederick Bowman and Ben Andrew Lee

About

Ash Tree House is a 60-bed care home in Wigan, Greater Manchester, operated by Welltower. The home is rated Good overall by the Care Quality Commission, with an Outstanding rating for responsiveness to residents' needs and Good ratings across safe care, effectiveness, caring and leadership (report published 2019).

What's nearby

GP surgery950 m
A&E: Royal Albert Edward Infirmary3.1 miles
  • Set back from main road noise
  • Fire station about 650 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

  • AllotmentsSparse
  • Play SpaceAdequate
  • Golf CourseAmple
  • Public ParkSparse
  • Tennis CourtLimited
  • Bowling GreenAdequate
  • Playing FieldPlentiful

Local Amenities

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

Local crime statistics

2 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)

Top categories:

violent crime100%

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

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Local health safety net

Ash Tree House is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, 3.1 miles away. The local GP practice is PENNYGATE MEDICAL CENTRE, 0.6 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Royal Albert Edward Infirmary · 3.1 mi
Nearest GP · CQC Good
PENNYGATE MEDICAL CENTRE · 0.6 mi

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

Community & connection in Wigan

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

Charity

Age Concern Wigan Borough

The organisation works with older people in the Borough of Wigan. We provide a range of services, support, advice and information to enable older people to enjoy an improved quality of life.We…

0.1 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1103022)
Charity

Ashton in Makerfield and District University of the Third Age

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

3.5 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1179636)
Charity

Senior Solutions

Senior Solutions has been helping older people in Westhoughton and the surrounding districts, since 1997. Through our dedicated team of volunteers and staff, we work to prevent the damaging…

4.8 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1177601)
Charity

Crossroads Carers Support Group

65 thousand hours of respite in the form of weekends away and day trips for adult carers and under sixteen's plus, monthly coffee mornings with booked activities, identified new carers, increased…

5.4 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1123043)
Charity

Wigan and Leigh Pensioners Link Limited

Information & advice on issues relevant to the older person. Alternative therapies, exercise & relaxation, coffee clubs, computer usage & training, outreach work. Deliver library books to elderly,…

5.9 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1003175)
Charity

St Helens Carers Centre

Support for Carers in the borough of St Helens. Young Carers aged 6-18 and Adult Carers

7.6 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1089663)

Part of Ideal Carehomes (Number One)

Ash Tree House is one of 29 homes run by Ideal Carehomes (Number One) 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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