Care home

Field House Care Home

Care home in Harpenden, Hertfordshire

Field House Care Home

Care home in Harpenden, Hertfordshire

Operated by Ccnh

CQC Requires improvement35 beds
NeighbourhoodGreen Surroundings
What do these badges mean?
  • Green Surroundings — Excellent access to parks, playing fields and other green space nearby (OpenStreetMap).
Address8 Townsend Road, Harpenden, AL5 4BQ
Beds35

About

Field House Care Home is a 35-bed residential care home in Harpenden, St. Albans, Hertfordshire. The home was rated "Requires Improvement" by the Care Quality Commission in 2023. The CQC rated the home as Good for Effective care, and Requires Improvement for Safe, Caring, Responsive and Well-led.

Families considering Field House should request the full CQC inspection report to understand the detail behind these ratings and any improvements the home has made since the inspection.

Food hygiene rating

Very good

Food Standards Agency · inspected June 2026

What's nearby

GP surgery500 m
A&E: Luton and Dunstable Hospital7.1 miles
  • 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

  • AllotmentsPlentiful
  • Play SpaceSparse
  • Golf CourseAdequate
  • Public ParkAdequate
  • Tennis CourtPlentiful
  • Bowling GreenSparse
  • Playing FieldAmple

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsAmple
  • Restaurants & CafesAmple
  • Retail ShoppingAdequate
  • SupermarketsAdequate
  • TakeawaysSparse

Local crime statistics

98 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)

Top categories:

Anti-social behaviour28%
Other theft15%
Shoplifting15%
violent crime12%

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.

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Local health safety net

Field House Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Luton and Dunstable Hospital, 7.1 miles away. The local GP practice is ELMS MEDICAL PRACTICE, 0.3 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Luton and Dunstable Hospital · 7.1 mi
Nearest GP · CQC Good
ELMS MEDICAL PRACTICE · 0.3 mi

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

Community & connection in Harpenden

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

Charity

Age Concern St Albans

Hall for activities in central St Albans including two weekly day centres, and hire for age-related activities.

4.4 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (229773)
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,…

4.5 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…

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

Age UK Dacorum

Age UK Dacorum works in partnership with other voluntary and statutory agencies to provide services for older people in Dacorum and the surrounding areas. Our purpose is to improve the quality of…

6.4 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1098150)
Charity

Hemel Hempstead Day Centre Limited

The principle activity and objective of HHDCL is to provide a safe,high quality day centre that allows the elderly of Dacorum Borough to be involved with bespoke,stimulating and rewarding activities.

6.4 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (272688)
Charity

Hatfield and District Age Concern

Operates Friendship House, a leisure centre serving the elderly in the Hatfield, Hertfordshire area and providing comfortable surroundings for socialising, morning coffee/tea and subsidised…

6.7 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (246689)

Part of Ccnh

Field House Care Home is one of 2 homes run by Ccnh 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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