Eighton Lodge Residential Care Home
Residential care home in Gateshead
Operated by Wellburn Care Homes
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
Eighton Lodge is a residential care home in Gateshead, North East England, with 47 registered beds. The home is rated Good by the Care Quality Commission across all key areas: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led, according to the inspection published in 2024.
The home provides residential care and is part of the Wellburn Care Homes group, which operates multiple care homes across the North East.
Care provided
Facilities
What's nearby
- Near a main road
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 SpaceAmple
- Golf CourseSparse
- Public ParkSparse
- Tennis CourtLimited
- Bowling GreenAmple
- Playing FieldAmple
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAmple
- Restaurants & CafesLimited
- Retail ShoppingSparse
- SupermarketsAdequate
- TakeawaysAdequate
Local crime statistics
361 recorded crimes in the local area (July 2026)
Top categories:
Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile
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Care fee trajectory
Indicative weekly fee over time, against the local authority cost-of-care rate, for pricing transparency.
What Gateshead council pays care homes, and whether it will help with fees
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Local health safety net
Eighton Lodge Residential Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 0.8 miles away. The local GP practice is FELL COTTAGE SURGERY, 0.6 miles away.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC (nearest to the town centre), by straight-line distance.
Part of Wellburn Care Homes
Eighton Lodge Residential Care Home is one of 14 homes run by Wellburn 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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