Care demand across West Midlands
Every local authority in West Midlands, 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 20,600 additional beds by 2043 to hold the national rate.
| Local authority | Beds | Per 100 85+ | Today | 85+ to 2043 | 2043 gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shropshire | 3,882 | 36.4 | in line with national | +85.7% | +2,553 |
| Birmingham | 7,823 | 35.5 | in line with national | +34.1% | +1,773 |
| Wychavon | 1,157 | 25.8 | undersupplied | +86.3% | +1,561 |
| Stratford-on-Avon | 1,500 | 31.7 | in line with national | +89.4% | +1,417 |
| Dudley | 2,800 | 32.7 | in line with national | +37.4% | +1,022 |
| Coventry | 2,034 | 30 | in line with national | +37.3% | +994 |
| South Staffordshire | 867 | 25.4 | undersupplied | +57.7% | +883 |
| Solihull | 2,455 | 36.2 | in line with national | +45.4% | +747 |
| Stafford | 1,366 | 35.2 | in line with national | +67.0% | +742 |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 1,068 | 30 | in line with national | +55.3% | +732 |
| Telford and Wrekin | 1,295 | 38.5 | oversupplied | +84.3% | +720 |
| Staffordshire Moorlands | 913 | 31.5 | in line with national | +61.1% | +606 |
| Walsall | 2,232 | 33.4 | in line with national | +30.0% | +590 |
| Lichfield | 1,116 | 36.9 | in line with national | +71.8% | +574 |
| Wolverhampton | 2,367 | 37.1 | in line with national | +41.5% | +568 |
| Redditch | 463 | 27.5 | undersupplied | +82.7% | +537 |
| Warwick | 1,621 | 40.1 | oversupplied | +63.2% | +522 |
| Sandwell | 2,175 | 34.1 | in line with national | +29.3% | +504 |
| Malvern Hills | 1,394 | 43.1 | oversupplied | +79.2% | +490 |
| Bromsgrove | 1,293 | 37.6 | oversupplied | +58.8% | +482 |
| Wyre Forest | 1,151 | 37.8 | oversupplied | +64.6% | +481 |
| Rugby | 1,097 | 38.7 | oversupplied | +62.5% | +402 |
| Tamworth | 543 | 36 | in line with national | +79.4% | +336 |
| Worcester | 978 | 41.3 | oversupplied | +70.0% | +330 |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth | 1,123 | 40.1 | oversupplied | +56.0% | +297 |
| Cannock Chase | 973 | 41.7 | oversupplied | +66.3% | +289 |
| East Staffordshire | 1,433 | 48.9 | oversupplied | +74.1% | +227 |
| North Warwickshire | 727 | 41.8 | oversupplied | +67.6% | +221 |
| Herefordshire | 2,235 | 34.6 | in line with national | — | — |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 2,708 | 54.5 | oversupplied | +50.5% | 277 spare |
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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.