Care home

Brook House Care Home

Care home in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Excelcare Holdings

Brook House Care Home

Care home in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Operated by Excelcare Holdings

CQC Good35 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).
Address45 Seymour Street, Cambridge, CB1 3DJ
Beds35

About

Brook House Care Home is operated by Excelcare Holdings and provides residential care for 35 residents in Cambridge. The home is part of a larger care provider with multiple locations across Cambridge, Essex, London and Milton Keynes, alongside a homecare service.

The home was rated Good by the Care Quality Commission in 2020 across all key areas: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led.

What's nearby

GP surgery300 m
A&E: Addenbrooke's Hospital1.7 miles
Pub or bar300 m
  • 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. Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsPlentiful
  • Play SpacePlentiful
  • Golf CourseLimited
  • Public ParkPlentiful
  • Tennis CourtPlentiful
  • Bowling GreenAdequate
  • Playing FieldPlentiful

Local Amenities

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

Local crime statistics

582 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)

Top categories:

violent crime24%
Shoplifting23%
Anti-social behaviour15%
Other theft7%

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

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Local health safety net

Brook House Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Addenbrooke's Hospital, 1.7 miles away. The local GP practice is MILL ROAD SURGERY, 0.2 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Addenbrooke's Hospital · 1.7 mi
Nearest GP · CQC Good
MILL ROAD SURGERY · 0.2 mi

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

Community & connection in Cambridge

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

Charity

Cambridge Dial A Ride Limited

Cambridge Dial a Ride operates a door to door minibus service for the elderly and disabled residents of Cambridge. It caters for individual members and group hire activities.

1.2 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1053924)
Charity

Cambridge Victoria Homes

The cambridge victoria homes provide subsidised accommodation, associated facilities and financial support for the elderly and infirm over 60 years of age; in particular but not exclusively to…

1.4 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1177888)
Charity

Cope (Cambridgeshire Older People's Enterprise)

To develop the capacity and skills of the members of the socially disadvantaged community of older people within Cambridgeshire (the area of benefit) in such a way that they are better able to…

1.6 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1110887)

Part of Excelcare Holdings

Brook House Care Home is one of 33 homes run by Excelcare Holdings 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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