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Residential care home · Norfolk

Hickling House

Town Street, Hickling, Norwich, NR12 0AY

Requires improvement SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 1 month ago
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Hickling House is a residential care home in Norwich in Norfolk, run by Hickling House Limited. CQC registers it for 29 places and supports older people, people living with dementia and younger adults.

Its latest CQC rating, published August 2026, is Requires improvement overall. It was rated Good for effective, caring and responsive. For comparison, 65% of care homes in Norfolk are rated Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 19 August 2026 Rated 1 month 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 Norfolk

Hickling House is in the Requires improvement tier, alongside 91 other homes in Norfolk. Of the 295 rated care homes here, 65% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 18 (6%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 12 (4%)
  • Good 120 (39%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 43 (14%)
  • Requires improvement 92 (30%)
  • Inadequate 10 (3%)
  • Not yet rated 16 (5%)

Half of Norfolk's ratings are more than 6.4 years old. How tiers work

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