Holmwood Residential Home

Care home in Bungay, Suffolk

CQC Outstanding32 beds
NeighbourhoodHigh Retirement CommunityPeaceful Neighbourhood
What do these badges mean?
  • High Retirement Community — An above-average share of residents are aged 65 and over (ONS Census) — often a sign of established later-life communities and services.
  • Peaceful Neighbourhood — Among the lowest for recorded anti-social behaviour and public disorder of comparable areas (Police.uk).
Address37 Upper Olland Street, Bungay, NR35 1BE
Beds32

About

Holmwood Residential Home is a 32-bed residential care home in Bungay, Norfolk. The Care Quality Commission rated it Outstanding overall in 2019, with Outstanding grades for Effectiveness, Caring, Responsiveness and Leadership, and a Good rating for Safety.

The home provides residential care and supports residents who require help with daily living and personal care. It operates from a well-equipped setting designed to enable residents to exercise choice and maintain dignity in their care.

Food hygiene rating

Very good

Food Standards Agency · inspected September 2025

What's nearby

GP surgery500 m
A&E: James Paget University Hospital14.0 miles
Pub or bar300 m
  • Near a main road
  • Ambulance station about 100 m away
  • Fire station about 550 m away

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

  • AllotmentsAdequate
  • Play SpaceAdequate
  • Golf CourseSparse
  • Public ParkAdequate
  • Tennis CourtSparse
  • Bowling GreenAdequate
  • Playing FieldSparse

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsSparse
  • Restaurants & CafesSparse
  • Retail ShoppingAdequate
  • SupermarketsSparse
  • TakeawaysSparse

Local crime statistics

19 recorded crimes in the local area (July 2026)

Top categories:

violent crime26%
Anti-social behaviour26%
Criminal damage & arson21%
Other crime11%

Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile

Gallery

Care fee trajectory

Indicative weekly fee over time, against the local authority cost-of-care rate, for pricing transparency.

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

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Local health safety net

Holmwood Residential Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is James Paget University Hospital, 13.9 miles away. The local GP practice is BUNGAY MEDICAL CENTRE, 0.3 miles away.

Nearest hospital · A&E
James Paget University Hospital · 13.9 mi
Nearest GP
BUNGAY MEDICAL CENTRE · 0.3 mi

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

Community & connection in Bungay

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

Charity

Rotary Club of Bungay Charitable Trust

activities July-june 2023sep Local community assistance for elderly, books for schoolchildrenFinancial support to individual with learning difficulties " " " on overseas aid programmes for natural…

4.5 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1146181)
Charity

Loddon and District Day Centre

The Day Centre's objectives are to provide a safe and welcoming club for elderly residents of Loddon and its surrounding villages

5.1 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1177120)

Information last reviewed October 2026.

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