Residential care home · Cheshire East

Applecroft Residential Care Home

48-50 Brunswick Street, Congleton, CW12 1QF

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 4 months ago
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Applecroft Residential Care Home is a residential care home in Congleton, run by B & L Property Investments Limited. It is registered for up to 23 residents and supports older people and younger adults.

CQC rated it Requires improvement overall in May 2026. It was rated Good for effective, caring and responsive. Across Cheshire East, 77% of the 94 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 18 May 2026 Rated 4 months ago
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement

Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗

How it compares in Cheshire East

Applecroft Residential Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier, alongside 20 other homes in Cheshire East. Of the 94 rated care homes here, 77% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 3 (3%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 1 (1%)
  • Good 50 (50%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 18 (18%)
  • Requires improvement 21 (21%)
  • Inadequate 1 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 7 (7%)

Half of Cheshire East's ratings are more than 6.5 years old. How tiers work

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