Anchor
The Ridings
Residential care home in Banbury, Oxfordshire
Operated by Anchor
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).
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About
The Ridings is a 48-bed residential care home in Banbury, operated by Anchor. It provides care for older people and those living with dementia.
The home was rated Requires Improvement by the Care Quality Commission in 2022. It was marked as Requires Improvement for safety, effectiveness, responsiveness and leadership, and rated Good for caring.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 25 November 2022 · Last inspected 10 October 2022
Inspectors looked at The Ridings, a care home for up to 48 people needing nursing or personal care, with 32 residents at the time. Staff were described as knowing how to keep people safe, with safe recruitment, enough staff, regular training, and good access to other health professionals. Medicines were handled safely, activities were taking place, and the registered manager was well regarded, though the report found the service needs to improve in several areas.
- Staff know how to keep people safe and protect them from harm
- Safe recruitment, enough staff, and regular training, supervision and appraisal
- Good access to other health professionals and effective work with external professionals
- Positive feedback about activities and the leadership of the registered manager
- Care plans need review so staff fully understand people's preferences
- Gaps found in health and safety checks and in quality assurance records
- Some interactions between staff and people were limited, and some staff talked about people where they could be overheard
Written by AI from the report text and checked against it. Not an official CQC statement. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the full report on CQC.
Care provided
Specialist care
What's nearby
- 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
- AllotmentsSparse
- Play SpaceAmple
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkAmple
- Tennis CourtAdequate
- Bowling GreenAdequate
- Playing FieldAdequate
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAmple
- Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
- Retail ShoppingPlentiful
- SupermarketsPlentiful
- TakeawaysAmple
Local crime statistics
321 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)
Top categories:
Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile
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Fees and funding
| Care type | Weekly fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care | Fees on request | — |
| Dementia care | Fees on request | — |
- Funding accepted
- Not stated
Fees depend on the room and the care needed, so ask the home for a written quote. Check who pays with the funding calculator, or see what Oxfordshire council pays.
Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £1,138 |
| 2025 | £1,184 |
What Oxfordshire council pays care homes, and whether it will help with fees
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Local health safety net
The Ridings is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Horton General Hospital, 1.2 miles away. The local GP practice is WOODLANDS SURGERY, 0.1 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Community & connection in Banbury
Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.
Dementia Active
Dementia Active is a charity with an established track record in providing social activity groups for people who have a diagnosis of dementia. Dementia is an illness which can isolate people from…
The Fielding Day Centre
Lunch Club for the elderly
Greatworth Community Transport Association
Running community transport services for such inhabitants of the parish of Greatworth & Halse and its environs.
Part of Anchor
The Ridings is one of 132 homes run by Anchor 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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