Birchwood House Rest Home
Care home in Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Operated by Malvirt
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).
About
Birchwood House Rest Home is a 38-bed residential care home in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, providing long-term and short-term respite care. Set in extensive grounds on the outskirts of the town, the home is a converted manor house offering accommodation across its bedrooms. The home is rated Good by the Care Quality Commission, with Good grades across all five key questions: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led (report published 2018).
The home supports older people requiring residential care and offers on-site catering and support tailored to individual dietary needs.
What's nearby
- 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.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsAmple
- Play SpaceSparse
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkLimited
- Tennis CourtAdequate
- Bowling GreenAdequate
- Playing FieldAdequate
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsSparse
- Restaurants & CafesLimited
- Retail ShoppingLimited
- SupermarketsLimited
- TakeawaysLimited
Local crime statistics
213 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)
Top categories:
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 Kent council pays care homes, and whether it will help with fees
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Local health safety net
Birchwood House Rest Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury, 3.4 miles away. The local GP practice is RUSTHALL MEDICAL PRACTICE, 1.3 miles away.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Part of Malvirt
Birchwood House Rest Home is one of 2 homes run by Malvirt 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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