The Octagon
- Home care
- Registered since 2022
- Colchester, Essex, East of England
Not yet rated by the CQC. New services usually get their first rating within a year or two.
At a glance
No rating
No ratings have been published for this service yet.
91%
of rated home care services in Essex are Good or Outstanding (86% across the East of England, 88% across England).
The Octagon: inspection record
The squares stay empty until the Care Quality Commission publishes a rating.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: ECare Community (Good, 0.3 miles away) and Paradise Care Ltd (Good, 0.5 miles away).
Nearest home care services:
- I OFFICE Inadequate, 0.1 miles away
- G ECare Community Good, 0.3 miles away
- – Carerose Cares Ltd Not yet rated, 0.5 miles away
- – Darem Healthcare Ltd Not yet rated, 0.5 miles away
- – Eleven Sisters Healthcare Ltd (Colchester) Not yet rated, 0.5 miles away
Questions to ask the service
- Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the service did about any points in it.
- Ask how visit times are agreed and who covers when your usual carer is away.
Registration details
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Domiciliary care service
- Who it supports
- Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder, Older People, Physical Disability, Sensory Impairment, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.
Who runs it
- Provider
- Peabody Trust
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- RS007223 (opens Companies House)
Peabody Trust runs 4 services, all in the East of England. 3 are rated Good or Outstanding and 1 has no rating yet.
Other services run by Peabody Trust
- G Avalon Good. Care home, Thurrock
- G Gallimore Lodge Good. Care home, Thurrock
- G South Essex Domiciliary Care Good. Home care, Essex
Getting help from Essex County Council
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at Essex County Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 0345 603 7630, Monday to Thursday 8.45am to 5pm, Friday 8.45am to 4.30pm
- Contact adult social care online
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Essex County Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does The Octagon provide nursing care?
- The Care Quality Commission's register does not list nursing care for The Octagon.
- When was The Octagon last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission has not published a rating for The Octagon yet.
- Who runs The Octagon?
- The Octagon is run by Peabody Trust. It runs 4 services, all in the East of England.
- What is The Octagon's CQC rating?
- Not yet rated by the CQC. New services usually get their first rating within a year or two.
Contact
- Phone
- 07747 568191
- Address
- Suite T, The Octagon, 27 Middleborough, Colchester, CO1 1TG Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: ECare Community (Good, 0.3 miles away) and Paradise Care Ltd (Good, 0.5 miles away).
Nearest home care services:
- I OFFICE Inadequate, 0.1 miles away
- G ECare Community Good, 0.3 miles away
- – Carerose Cares Ltd Not yet rated, 0.5 miles away
- – Darem Healthcare Ltd Not yet rated, 0.5 miles away
- – Eleven Sisters Healthcare Ltd (Colchester) Not yet rated, 0.5 miles away