Residential care home · Wiltshire

Fairfax House

85 Castle Road, Salisbury, SP1 3RW

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated this month
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Fairfax House is a residential care home in Salisbury, run by Salisbury Christian Care Homes (Fairfax House) Limited. It has 20 registered beds and supports older people, people living with dementia, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment.

CQC rated it Good overall in August 2026, and Good in all five key questions. Across Wiltshire, 90% of the 156 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Good
Published 28 August 2026 Rated this month
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
  • 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?Good

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

How it compares in Wiltshire

Fairfax House is in the Good tier, alongside 101 other homes in Wiltshire. Of the 156 rated care homes here, 90% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 3 (2%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 8 (5%)
  • Good 102 (65%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 27 (17%)
  • Requires improvement 16 (10%)
  • Not yet rated 1 (1%)

Half of Wiltshire's ratings are more than 4.0 years old. How tiers work

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