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Three homes with Essex addresses
Abbey Total Care has three homes with Essex postal addresses: Forest Place in Buckhurst Hill, Ashbrook Nursing Home in Collier Row, Romford, and Moreland House in Hornchurch. All three provide nursing care, dementia care, respite and palliative care, so the choice usually comes down to setting, size and who needs to visit.
| Home | Address | Size and setting | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Place | Roebuck Lane, Buckhurst Hill, Essex, IG9 5QN | 120 en-suite rooms over three floors; two units, Stradbroke and Meadway; gardens bordering Epping Forest | Central line and M11 junction 5 close by |
| Ashbrook Nursing Home | 217-219 Chase Cross Road, Collier Row, Romford, Essex, RM5 3XS | 70 single en-suite rooms; indoor garden room; sensory room | Close to the A12, A127 and M25 junction 28 |
| Moreland House | 5 Manor Avenue, Hornchurch, Essex, RM11 2EB | Purpose-built in 2014; 50 rooms over three floors, 49 en-suite | Gidea Park Elizabeth line station a quarter of a mile away |
How the three homes differ
Forest Place is the largest home in the group, with a chef on site and two care units, which gives some choice about where a person lives. Being larger, it has more rooms and more staff on site, though it can feel busy to someone who has lived alone for years.
Ashbrook sits between the two in size. It has a café-style bakery and bistro, an indoor garden room and a sensory room, and its road links suit families who drive in from further out in Essex.
Moreland House is the smallest of the three, purpose-built in 2014. It has hydrotherapy baths, a salon and a garden with a fountain and gazebo, and it suits visitors who come by train.
An Essex address does not always mean Essex County Council
Council funding runs through the council for the area where the person lives, and the postal county can mislead. Romford and Hornchurch have Essex postal addresses but are in the London Borough of Havering. Buckhurst Hill is in the area of Essex County Council, while families in nearby Woodford Green and Wanstead deal with the London Borough of Redbridge.
If you are unsure, the GOV.UK council finder gives the answer from a postcode. For what the council assesses and what the NHS may pay, read who pays for a care home in 2026/27.
Towns around Forest Place
Forest Place has written a guide for each group of towns around Buckhurst Hill, covering road distance, the Central line and which council to call: Loughton and Debden, Epping and Theydon Bois, Chigwell and Hainault, Woodford and South Woodford, Chingford, Waltham Abbey and Ongar.
Nursing, dementia and respite care in Essex
- Nursing care: Forest Place, Ashbrook, Moreland House
- Dementia care: Forest Place, Ashbrook, Moreland House
- Respite care: Forest Place, Ashbrook, Moreland House
- Palliative care: Forest Place, Ashbrook, Moreland House
If you are on the London side of Essex
For families spread across east London and Essex, Abbey Care Complex in Newbury Park and Woodlands in Ilford are also worth a look alongside Forest Place, as all three are on or near the Central and Elizabeth lines. The care home finder shows every home on a map.
Before you visit
Read each home's inspection record on the CQC website: Forest Place, Ashbrook and Moreland House. Then phone the home to arrange a visit: Forest Place on 020 8505 2063, Ashbrook on 01708 736588 and Moreland House on 01708 442654. Our guide to choosing a care home lists the questions to ask when you get there.
Where to go next
Sources: Care Quality Commission · Find your local council (GOV.UK) · Essex County Council · London Borough of Havering · Care homes (NHS)
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