WCS Care has completed the purchase of Southfields, a former sheltered housing site located at Lillington Road.

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.

Southfields has been vacant for over five years (image via planning application)

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.

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