Care home demand near Baldock

5-mile catchment · 14 homes · 828 beds · CQC + ONS

The area within 5 miles of Baldock carries 31.7 care beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - in line with national

31.7
beds per 100 aged 85+ (national 32.5)
828
registered beds · 14 homes
2,612
residents aged 85+ in catchment
+64.7%
projected 85+ change to 2043
The Baldock catchment looks in line with national today, but its population aged 85+ is projected to change +64.7% by 2043. Hold today's 828 beds and the same stock falls to 19.2 per 100, a shortfall of 570 beds. Today's balance is tomorrow's shortage.
2,612
85+ today
4,302
85+ in 2043

Demand & supply in the Baldock catchment

Residents aged 75+ (within 5 miles)8,426
Residents aged 85+2,612
Registered care beds828
Beds per 100 aged 85+31.7
Beds at the national rate (32.5/100)849
Shortfall vs national rate21 beds
Beds in homes registered for nursing499
Beds in homes registered for dementia828

Quality of the nearby stock

Outstanding · 0Good · 460Requires improvement · 268Inadequate · 50Not rated · 50

318 beds sit in homes rated Requires improvement or Inadequate, supply that may not endure and therefore latent demand a new scheme can plan around.

Care homes nearest Baldock

HomeProviderBedsTypeCQCMiles
Osbourne Court
SG7 6EN
Colleycare Limited69ResidentialGood0.86
Providence Court
SG7 6TT
Quantum Care Limited61ResidentialRequires improvement0.9
Burleigh House
SG7 6AA
Manage Care Homes Limited44ResidentialRequires improvement1.08
Trembaths
SG6 1UA
Methodist Homes51NursingGood1.3
White House Care Home
SG6 1QL
White House Care Home Limited50NursingNot rated2.09
Garden City Court
SG6 2PP
Quantum Care Limited75ResidentialGood2.11
Fairfield Manor Care and Nursing Home
SG5 4SW
Country Court Care Homes 6 Limited75NursingGood2.68
St Catherines Nursing Home
SG6 3PR
Grovewell Estates Limited39NursingGood2.85
Chase House Limited
SG15 6YA
Chase House Limited50NursingInadequate3.75
Halcyon Days
SG4 7LU
GCH (Hertfordshire) Ltd57ResidentialGood4.29
Benslow Nursing Home
SG4 9QY
Benslow Management Company Limited35NursingGood4.7
Pinelodge Care Home
SG1 4YS
Greenswan Consultants Limited140NursingRequires improvement4.91
Wymondley Nursing & Residential Care Home
SG4 7HT
Wymondley Nursing And Residential Care Home Limited59NursingGood4.95
Highbury Rise
SG4 9RW
Benslow Management Company Limited23ResidentialRequires improvement4.98

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Care near Baldock - questions

How many care home beds are near Baldock?
Within 5 miles of Baldock there are 828 registered care home beds across 14 CQC-registered homes, of which 499 are in homes registered for nursing care and 828 for dementia care.
Is Baldock short of care home beds?
The 5-mile catchment around Baldock has 31.7 beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - in line with national. At the national rate it would hold 849 beds, a shortfall of 21.
How will care demand near Baldock change by 2043?
The population aged 85+ in the Baldock catchment is projected to change by +64.7% by 2043 (ONS 2022-based projections). Held at today's beds, that would be 19.2 beds per 100 aged 85+, a shortfall of 570 beds at the national rate.

This catchment sits mainly in Hertfordshire, where you can see the full local-authority picture.
Nearby towns: Arlesey · Hitchin · Stevenage · Shefford · Biggleswade · Buntingford · Royston · Knebworth
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Method: a 5-mile catchment around Baldock. Supply is every CQC-registered care home in reach (beds, nursing and dementia scope, latest rating) from the CQC HSCA Active Locations register; demand is ONS small-area population aged 75+/85+; growth is ONS 2022-based subnational projections for the 85+ band. The national benchmark of 32.5 beds per 100 aged 85+ is computed from the data, not assumed. Estimates for research and site screening, not a commissioned feasibility study. Updated July 2026.