WCS Care acquires Southfields site in Leamington Spa for village-style care home

WCS Care has completed the purchase of Southfields, a former sheltered housing site located at 57 Lillington Road, Leamington Spa. The acquisition marks a key milestone in the charity’s plans to expand its award-winning model of village-style care.

Empty for over five years, Southfields offers a rare opportunity to bring an underused building back into meaningful use. The 1.26-acre site will be transformed into a new 55+ room care home, designed around WCS Care’s household-based model first introduced at Woodside Care Village in Warwick. The design includes small, self-sufficient households supported by consistent staff teams, along with a central plaza offering communal spaces such as shops and a launderette - all aimed at creating a homely, active and engaging environment for older people.

Southfields sits just under a mile from WCS Care’s existing Four Ways home in Leamington Spa, which will continue to operate. The redevelopment project supports the charity’s wider strategy to increase its village-style provision across Warwickshire, with similar plans also progressing in Nuneaton at Attleborough Grange.

Ed Russell, Chief Executive of WCS Care, said:“This is a brilliant opportunity to grow the kind of care we believe in – homes that offer dignity, freedom and joy every day. Southfields will bring new life to a long-vacant site and provide high-quality care for both privately and socially funded residents in the heart of Leamington Spa.”

Further information about the redevelopment and timelines will be shared in due course.