Care demand across East of England
Every local authority in East of England, ranked by the care-bed shortfall projected for 2043 at the national rate of 32.5 beds per 100 residents aged 85+. Bed counts are CQC-registered; demand and growth are ONS. Together these authorities are projected to need on the order of 37,933 additional beds by 2043 to hold the national rate.
| Local authority | Beds | Per 100 85+ | Today | 85+ to 2043 | 2043 gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Suffolk | 3,084 | 31 | in line with national | +75.1% | +2,576 |
| Central Bedfordshire | 2,077 | 32.1 | in line with national | +80.6% | +1,722 |
| South Norfolk | 1,137 | 24.1 | undersupplied | +78.3% | +1,593 |
| South Cambridgeshire | 1,322 | 29.4 | in line with national | +76.5% | +1,260 |
| King's Lynn and West Norfolk | 1,483 | 28.5 | in line with national | +56.4% | +1,165 |
| Chelmsford | 1,332 | 27.6 | undersupplied | +58.7% | +1,159 |
| Dacorum | 993 | 24.4 | undersupplied | +61.2% | +1,143 |
| West Suffolk | 1,952 | 35 | in line with national | +70.6% | +1,140 |
| Babergh | 980 | 28.7 | in line with national | +86.2% | +1,087 |
| Basildon | 958 | 22 | undersupplied | +43.2% | +1,071 |
| North Norfolk | 1,620 | 31.6 | in line with national | +60.4% | +1,052 |
| Huntingdonshire | 1,636 | 36.3 | in line with national | +83.3% | +1,046 |
| Bedford | 1,597 | 34.4 | in line with national | +74.8% | +1,038 |
| Mid Suffolk | 965 | 29.9 | in line with national | +86.7% | +993 |
| Breckland | 1,924 | 38.5 | oversupplied | +78.7% | +981 |
| Tendring | 2,126 | 36.3 | in line with national | +62.9% | +979 |
| Epping Forest | 1,024 | 26.3 | undersupplied | +57.5% | +967 |
| St Albans | 1,141 | 28.1 | in line with national | +55.8% | +919 |
| North Hertfordshire | 1,219 | 30.6 | in line with national | +62.5% | +885 |
| Southend-on-Sea | 1,812 | 33.9 | in line with national | +53.3% | +854 |
| East Hertfordshire | 1,377 | 35.5 | in line with national | +73.0% | +803 |
| Uttlesford | 866 | 33.2 | in line with national | +96.6% | +800 |
| Broadland | 1,814 | 37.4 | oversupplied | +65.6% | +795 |
| Cambridge | 766 | 27.5 | undersupplied | +71.7% | +787 |
| Rochford | 546 | 20.2 | undersupplied | +48.9% | +761 |
| Colchester | 1,685 | 38.2 | oversupplied | +69.2% | +742 |
| Peterborough | 1,582 | 37.4 | oversupplied | +68.7% | +737 |
| Broxbourne | 352 | 14.1 | undersupplied | +33.4% | +733 |
| Fenland | 1,145 | 34.4 | in line with national | +71.1% | +704 |
| Luton | 998 | 25.3 | undersupplied | +31.8% | +691 |
| Castle Point | 693 | 25.1 | undersupplied | +48.4% | +639 |
| Maldon | 523 | 26.5 | undersupplied | +80.6% | +635 |
| Harlow | 363 | 18.2 | undersupplied | +44.7% | +577 |
| East Cambridgeshire | 909 | 36 | in line with national | +79.7% | +564 |
| Welwyn Hatfield | 1,128 | 34 | in line with national | +54.4% | +538 |
| Ipswich | 1,239 | 36.2 | in line with national | +59.5% | +537 |
| Great Yarmouth | 1,175 | 36.1 | in line with national | +60.3% | +521 |
| Thurrock | 776 | 28.3 | in line with national | +45.0% | +516 |
| Three Rivers | 806 | 30.6 | in line with national | +50.1% | +479 |
| Norwich | 1,200 | 36.8 | in line with national | +56.6% | +458 |
| Stevenage | 620 | 29.5 | in line with national | +57.4% | +455 |
| Braintree | 1,979 | 48.4 | oversupplied | +80.5% | +420 |
| Brentwood | 944 | 36 | in line with national | +37.0% | +223 |
| Watford | 819 | 42.8 | oversupplied | +60.2% | +177 |
| Hertsmere | 1,602 | 53 | oversupplied | +64.1% | +11 |
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All areas & national picture · Threshold Care
Estimates from CQC HSCA Active Locations and ONS population + 2022-based projections under the Open Government Licence. For research and site screening, not a commissioned feasibility study. Updated July 2026.