A former care home which was shut down after inspectors found residents were "at risk of abuse" has gone on the market.

Estate agents say the combined properties in Herne Bay could be suitable “for a variety of uses” - but the site is on sale as an 11-bedroom bungalow.

Just under a third of an acre, 37 Spenser Road - which has nine bedrooms and includes the adjoining two-bedroom 74 Gordon Road - consists of two bungalows with gardens to the rear and off-street parking at the front.

The houses sit in a residential area half-a-mile from the town centre and together boast floorspace of more than 4,000 sq ft but the listing describes it as a "healthcare facility for sale".

The lot was last sold in 2000 for £160,000 but its last valuation has more than quadrupled to £850,000 and is now the most expensive in the postcode area.

Until 2021, 37 Spenser Road was used as a care home catering for people with learning disabilities.

But a critical report by the Care Quality Commission in November 2020 brought the operation to an end after inspectors found management had failed to disclose an incident in which a person had to be restrained.

The report reads: “The provider had not always protected people from the risk of abuse.

“We identified an incident between two people at the service which had not been reported to the local safeguarding authority.

“An incident report detailed that a person had been ‘held back’ by a staff member.

“The person involved was not assessed as needing to be restrained, and staff had not received training in restraint.

“The provider had failed to identify this or conduct an investigation into the potential use of unauthorised restraint.”

The document also notes the business did not implement risk assessments to support residents with issues including constipation.

One person had no movement in their bowels for between three and nine days on four occasions in one month.

They found the home had an insufficient number of suitably qualified and competent staff members and gave the service a rating of inadequate – the lowest possible.

The home was placed into special measures, which means the watchdog can step in and stop a provider running its service if it does not improve within six months.

The care centre closed in 2021 and while the building is now being marketed as a healthcare facility, new owners could apply for planning permission to change the use of the building.