Care home
Fonthill House
Care home in St. Albans, Hertfordshire
Fonthill House
Care home in St. Albans, Hertfordshire
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
Fonthill House is a 64-bed care home in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, providing nursing and residential care. The home is rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission, with Outstanding grades across Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led care, and a Good rating for Safety.
The home employs nursing staff, care assistants, and support teams including housekeeping and activities provision. Fonthill House is purpose-built and independently operated.
Food hygiene rating
Very good
Food Standards Agency · inspected August 2026
What's nearby
Straight-line distances. A&E departments from the NHS website.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsAmple
- Play SpaceAmple
- Golf CourseAdequate
- Public ParkPlentiful
- Tennis CourtAdequate
- Bowling GreenLimited
- Playing FieldAmple
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsPlentiful
- Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
- Retail ShoppingPlentiful
- SupermarketsAmple
- TakeawaysAdequate
Local crime statistics
310 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 Hertfordshire council pays care homes, and whether it will help with fees
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Local health safety net
Fonthill House is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Watford General Hospital, 6.9 miles away. The local GP practice is MIDWAY SURGERY, 0.7 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Community & connection in St. Albans
Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.
Age Concern St Albans
Hall for activities in central St Albans including two weekly day centres, and hire for age-related activities.
Harpenden Connect
Harpenden Connect is the charity set up to run a new volunteer operated hail and ride Harpenden Hopper community bus service, serving areas of the town with little or no commercial bus services. A…
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…
Kings Langley Good Neighbours Association
To provide voluntary assistance to residents in the Parish of Kings Langley and its immediate neighbourhood who have needs caused by age, ill-health, disability or inadequate resources.
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…
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.
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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