The 10 best-rated, ranked from published Care Quality Commission data, not opinion or advertising. 70 of the 138 mental health in Southampton currently hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
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Southampton, SO15
Operated by Southampton City Council
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 9/8/18.
Sembal House, Handel Terrace, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 2FH
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Southampton, SO16
Operated by Community Homes of Intensive Care and Education Limited
Registered to support younger adults, mental health. 13 beds. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 8/11/18.
36 Shirley Park Road, Shirley, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 4FU
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Southampton, SO32
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. 46 beds. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 5/2/20.
Vicarage Lane, Curdridge, Southampton, Hampshire, SO32 2DP
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Southampton, SO14
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Good by CQC, published 9/28/19.
9-19 Rose Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO14 6TE
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Southampton, SO40
Operated by Snowfields Care Limited
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Good by CQC, published 9/19/19.
Unit 46, New Forest Enterprise Centre, Chapel Lane, Totton, Southampton, SO40 9LA
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Southampton, SO18
Operated by Community Homes of Intensive Care and Education Limited
Registered to support younger adults, mental health. 7 beds. Rated Good by CQC, published 9/19/18.
26 Chafen Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO18 1BB
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Southampton, SO19
Operated by Chessel Support Services Ltd
Registered to support younger adults, learning disability and autism, mental health. 5 beds. Rated Good by CQC, published 9/18/18.
1 Chessel Avenue, Bitterne, Southampton, Hampshire, SO19 4DY
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Southampton, SO32
Registered to support older people, dementia care, mental health. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Good by CQC, published 9/1/21.
Unit 24, CW Underwood, Botley Road, Bishops Waltham, Southampton, SO32 1DR
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Southampton, SO15
Operated by Ashwood Care Home Ltd
Registered to support older people, dementia care, mental health. 39 beds. Rated Good by CQC, published 8/6/24.
10-12 Shirley Avenue, Shirley, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 5NG
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Southampton, SO14
Operated by Holmhurst Care Homes Limited
Registered to support older people, younger adults, mental health. 16 beds. Rated Good by CQC, published 8/16/23.
28 Gordon Avenue, Portswood, Southampton, Hampshire, SO14 6WD
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Showing 10 of 70 mental health in Southampton that currently hold a published Good or Outstanding rating, out of 138 registered in total. Services with no published rating are excluded: newly registered services often have none, and no rating is not a poor rating.
Based on Care Quality Commission data published 01 July 2026, used under the Open Government Licence. No provider has paid for a position on this page, and none can.
CQC registers services by the groups they support, and mental health is one of the largest. This covers community services, supported housing, and care at home for people whose primary need relates to mental health rather than age or physical disability.
Community based services. Outreach, floating support and recovery-focused work, usually not tied to where you live.
Supported housing. Accommodation with staff on site or visiting, from a shared house to a scheme with 24-hour cover.
Care at home. Practical and personal support in your own home, often alongside NHS community mental health teams.
Rehabilitation services. Structured support to rebuild independence, often after a hospital stay.
If someone has been detained in hospital under section 3 of the Mental Health Act, or certain other sections, the NHS and the council have a joint duty to provide aftercare free of charge.
Section 117 aftercare:
This is routinely missed. If someone was detained under section 3 and is now paying for mental health related support, that is worth challenging in writing.
Ordinary mental health social care goes through the council means test like any other. Direct payments are available and often suit people who want control over who supports them and when.
If needs are primarily health needs, check NHS Continuing Healthcare. And if work is the issue, Access to Work funds mental health support and workplace adjustments without a means test.
Read the full CQC report, particularly safe and well-led. Then ask:
138 CQC-registered mental health have a registered office in Southampton, South East. Of those, 70 currently hold a published Good or Outstanding rating, which is the pool this ranking is drawn from.
That depends on your finances, not your postcode. Above £23,250 in capital you normally pay the full cost. Below £14,250 your capital is ignored. Your council carries out the financial assessment, and NHS Continuing Healthcare pays in full where needs are primarily health needs. 2026/27 thresholds for England.
It means it was rated Good at the last inspection, and the gap between inspections can run to years. Use the rating as a starting point, read the full report, and visit in person before deciding.
If someone has been detained in hospital under certain sections of the Mental Health Act, mainly section 3, the NHS and the council must provide aftercare services free of charge. Section 117 aftercare is not means tested and cannot be charged for. It is one of the most valuable and least understood entitlements in the whole system, and it has no time limit: it lasts until both bodies formally agree the person no longer needs it.
Ordinary mental health social care is means tested in the usual way. Section 117 aftercare is not, and must be free. If someone was detained under section 3 and is being charged for services that relate to their mental health, that is worth challenging.
Carevo does not inspect or endorse services. CQC ratings change between inspections. Check the current rating on the CQC website and read the full report before deciding.