Dunster Lodge Residential Home
Manor Road, Minehead, TA24 6EW
Overall CQC rating
Last inspected 17 September 2019
Report published 5 Oct 2019
Local healthcare
Nearest A&E
Musgrove Park Hospital
44.5% of patients seen within 4 hours (Jan 2026)
Nearest GP surgery
Minehead Medical Centre
0.9 mi
1 within 2 mi
Nearest pharmacy
Alcombe Pharmacy
0.4 mi
5 within 2 mi
Nearest dentist
1 mi
1 within 2 mi
Healthcare locations from OpenStreetMap. Distances are approximate (straight line).
Area information
Council-funded care home fees
Average rates paid by Somerset (2025–26)
£805
per week, residential
£832
per week, nursing
Self-funded residents typically pay more. These are the rates local authorities pay providers on behalf of council-funded residents.
Recorded crime nearby
Street-level crimes reported in this area (December 2025)
Most common: violent crime
Elderly population
22.6% of people in Somerset are aged 65 or over
47.4
beds per 1,000 aged 65+
Fee data from DHSC. Crime data from police.uk. Population data from ONS. All under the Open Government Licence.