Welcome to Whiteley Village
Founded in 1907, Whiteley Village can with some justification claim to be the original retirement village.
Whiteley Village is located near Walton-on-Thames in Surrey within more than 200 acres of private woodland. The Village came into being following a bequest in the will of philanthropist, William Whiteley, who left £1 million to provide homes for, in his words, "aged poor persons".
The Village caters for all levels of need for older people of limited means:
- Cottages. Some 350 people, including couples, live independently in the Arts and Crafts style cottages which are the core of the Village.
- Huntley House. Huntley House is Surrey's very first Extra-Care service.It has 50 self contained flats, and its own Domiciliary Care Team
- Care Centre Our Care Centre, which is based in Whiteley House, offers more traditional residential and nursing care for 114 residents, and includes Ingram House a small residential care home for those able to fund their own care. The care it provides is assessed as being 3-star "excellent" (which is the highest possible grading) by the Commission for Social Care Inspection. The Care Centre is also one of very few in the country to have achieved national Gold Standards Framework accreditation in end-of-life care and to hold the Help the Aged Quality Hallmark Award.
Whiteley Village has two churches, a village hall, licensed social club, shop and Post Office, therapy pool, library, hairdresser and laundrette. There are also many sports and social clubs which take advantage of the many facilities within the site
What makes the Village remarkable is that it is not just for the wealthy few, but that it aims to meet the needs of older people of limited means.
