CQC Regulated care location

Smithy Forge

3a Norton Village,Norton,Runcorn, WA7 6PZ

01 Directory record

Service, provider and regulatory context

Provider
D & L Price
CQC provider ID
1-101630903
CQC location ID
1-126035735
ODS code
VLEAA
Care home
Yes
Location type
Social Care Org
Primary inspection category
Residential social care
Region
North West
NHS region
North West
Local authority
Halton
ONSPD CCG
E38000068 · NHS Halton CCG
Latest directory check
17 August 2026

02 Full active-location profile

Registration, management and provider identifiers

HSCA start date
31 December 2010
Dormant
No
Registered manager
Price, Lynn
Care-home beds
6
Latest overall rating
Good
Rating publication date
17 August 2026
Inherited rating
No
UPRN
100010228323
Coordinates
53.3319780, -2.6687250
Parliamentary constituency
Runcorn and Helsby
Provider HSCA start date
1 October 2010
Provider type
Social Care Org
Provider ownership type
Partnership
Provider inspection directorate
Adult social care
Provider inspection category
Residential social care
Provider main partner
Price, Dennis
Provider telephone
01928572635
Provider UPRN
100012378188
Provider coordinates
53.3416850, -2.7362850
Provider constituency
Runcorn and Helsby
Provider address
20 Brook Street, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 1JJ

Regulated activities

  • Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care

Service types in monthly profile

  • Care home service without nursing

Service user bands

  • Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder
  • Mental Health
  • Older People

03 CQC ratings

Latest published rating rows

Service / population groupDomainRatingPublishedReport typeInherited
Care HomesCaringGood17 August 2026LocationNo
Care HomesEffectiveGood17 August 2026LocationNo
Care HomesOverallGood17 August 2026LocationNo
Care HomesResponsiveGood17 August 2026LocationNo
Care HomesSafeGood17 August 2026LocationNo
Care HomesWell-ledGood17 August 2026LocationNo
OverallCaringGood17 August 2026LocationNo
OverallEffectiveGood17 August 2026LocationNo
OverallOverallGood17 August 2026LocationNo
OverallResponsiveGood17 August 2026LocationNo
OverallSafeGood17 August 2026LocationNo
OverallWell-ledGood17 August 2026LocationNo

CQC can publish more than one rating on the same date and may rate individual services instead of the overall location. Rows are reproduced without BritDB combining them into a new score.

03 Care provided

Service types and specialisms

Service types

Residential homes

Specialisms and services

Learning disabilities|Mental health conditions|Caring for adults over 65 yrs

04 Contact

Public directory details

Address: 3a Norton Village,Norton,Runcorn, WA7 6PZ

Phone: 1928790986