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The Village Nursing and Care Home @ Murton

Care home in Seaham, County Durham

The Village Nursing and Care Home @ Murton

Care home in Seaham, County Durham

CQC Good40 beds
AddressWellfield Road, Murton, Seaham, SR7 9HN
Beds40

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About

The Village Nursing and Care Home @ Murton is a 40-bed nursing and care home in Seaham, County Durham. It is registered to provide nursing care and personal care to older adults and others requiring support with daily living.

The home was rated Good by the Care Quality Commission in 2019, achieving Good grades across all key questions: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led.

What inspectors found

CQC: Good

Report published 23 December 2019 · Last inspected 21 November 2019

Inspectors found that people using The Village Nursing and Care Home @ Murton were happy with their care, and that staff knew how to keep them safe and treated them kindly. Care plans were detailed and person-centred, people were supported to eat and drink well and to keep in touch with friends and family, and the home was described as well managed. This was the service's first inspection after it registered with CQC.

Strengths noted
  • Staff understood how to keep people safe, and medicines and infection risks were well managed
  • Staff were kind, caring and respected people's privacy and dignity
  • Person-centred care plans and a range of activities were in place
  • Management systems monitored quality, and feedback was used to make improvements

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.

What's nearby

GP surgery950 m
A&E: Sunderland Royal Hospital5.8 miles

Straight-line distances. A&E departments from the NHS website.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsAmple
  • Play SpaceSparse
  • Golf CourseLimited
  • Public ParkLimited
  • Tennis CourtLimited
  • Bowling GreenSparse
  • Playing FieldSparse

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsLimited
  • Restaurants & CafesSparse
  • Retail ShoppingPlentiful
  • SupermarketsSparse
  • TakeawaysSparse

Local crime statistics

157 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)

Top categories:

Violent crime26%
Anti-social behaviour24%
Shoplifting20%
Criminal damage & arson11%

Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile

Fees and funding

Care typeWeekly feeSource
Residential careFees 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 County Durham council pays.

Care fee trajectory

Indicative weekly fee by year, against what County Durham pays care homes.
YearCouncil rate (per week)
2024£807
2025£857

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

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Local health safety net

The Village Nursing and Care Home @ Murton is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Sunderland Royal Hospital, 5.8 miles away. The local GP practice is MURTON MEDICAL CENTRE, 0.6 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Sunderland Royal Hospital · 5.8 mi
Nearest GP · CQC Good
MURTON MEDICAL CENTRE · 0.6 mi

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

Community & connection in Seaham

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

Charity

Compass Community Transport Ltd

Provision of community transport facilities to the Disabled,old,infirm and socially excluded

3.2 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1099220)
Charity

Age UK Sunderland

Age UK Sunderland promotes the well-being of all older people throughout the City of Sunderland to improve their quality of life and maintain independence. For further details our web site is…

4.6 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1086995)
Charity

Hetton New Dawn Group

Counter isolation and provide healthy meals by way of one lunch club and two Welcome CafesProvide exercise sessions each week for over 50sProvide craft group sessions weekly during term time to…

4.8 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1136887)
Charity

Hops

HOPS supports people to deal with stress, reduce social isolation and improve wellbeing. Offering holistic therapies and therapeutic activities we support unpaid carers, older people, individuals…

5.3 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1137794)
Charity

East Durham Community Transport Limited

Provision of transport to voluntary and community groups, statutory organisations and all not for profit making organisations.

5.5 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1120818)
Charity

Sunderland Carers' Centre

The charity works directly with carers to provide information, advice and a listening ear and support at formal and informal meetings, encouragement and support to carers' groups, opportunities…

6.2 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1118502)

Information last reviewed October 2026.

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