Care home demand near Berkhamsted

5-mile catchment · 27 homes · 854 beds · CQC + ONS

The area within 5 miles of Berkhamsted carries 24.1 care beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - undersupplied

24.1
beds per 100 aged 85+ (national 32.5)
854
registered beds · 27 homes
3,550
residents aged 85+ in catchment
+62.3%
projected 85+ change to 2043
The population aged 85+ near Berkhamsted is projected to change +62.3% by 2043. At the national rate that demands 1,872 beds against today's 854, a shortfall of 1,018.
3,550
85+ today
5,761
85+ in 2043

Demand & supply in the Berkhamsted catchment

Residents aged 75+ (within 5 miles)11,395
Residents aged 85+3,550
Registered care beds854
Beds per 100 aged 85+24.1
Beds at the national rate (32.5/100)1,154
Shortfall vs national rate300 beds
Beds in homes registered for nursing257
Beds in homes registered for dementia768

Quality of the nearby stock

Outstanding · 103Good · 396Requires improvement · 353Inadequate · 0Not rated · 2

353 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 Berkhamsted

HomeProviderBedsTypeCQCMiles
Dunsland House
HP4 3HY
Dunsland House Limited20ResidentialGood0.29
Kilfillan House Care Home
HP4 3LZ
Bupa Care Homes (BNH) Limited30NursingGood0.6
Ashlyns Care Home
HP4 2ST
Colleycare Limited62ResidentialGood0.96
Shear Meadow
HP1 2RJ
Cygnet Learning Disabilities Midlands Limited4ResidentialGood2.58
Robin Hood House
HP4 1PL
Benslow Management Company Limited23ResidentialRequires improvement2.83
Turning Point - Sybden
HP1 3BY
Turning Point6ResidentialGood3.14
Highview Lodge
HP1 3SD
Runwood Homes Limited77ResidentialRequires improvement3.19
Culwood House
HP5 3NH
Culwood House Limited19ResidentialGood3.49
Reach Vale Road Chesham
HP5 3HH
Rehabilitation Education And Community Homes Limited6ResidentialGood3.6
Fourways
HP4 1QR
London Paramount Care Ltd1NursingNot rated3.78
Chesham Leys
HP5 3BP
The Fremantle Trust62NursingGood3.9
White Hill House Residential Care Home
HP5 1AR
Mrs Anita Larkin10ResidentialRequires improvement4.13
Portobello Place
HP5 2SH
Berkley Care Portobello Place Limited61ResidentialRequires improvement4.18
Alexandra Care Home
HP2 5BP
Healthcare Homes (Spring) Limited76NursingRequires improvement4.33
The Willow
HP5 2RG
D & K Care Limited11ResidentialGood4.35

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Care near Berkhamsted - questions

How many care home beds are near Berkhamsted?
Within 5 miles of Berkhamsted there are 854 registered care home beds across 27 CQC-registered homes, of which 257 are in homes registered for nursing care and 768 for dementia care.
Is Berkhamsted short of care home beds?
The 5-mile catchment around Berkhamsted has 24.1 beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - undersupplied. At the national rate it would hold 1,154 beds, a shortfall of 300.
How will care demand near Berkhamsted change by 2043?
The population aged 85+ in the Berkhamsted catchment is projected to change by +62.3% by 2043 (ONS 2022-based projections). Held at today's beds, that would be 14.8 beds per 100 aged 85+, a shortfall of 1,018 beds at the national rate.

This catchment sits mainly in Hertfordshire, where you can see the full local-authority picture.
Nearby towns: Hemel Hempstead · Tring · Abbots Langley · Rickmansworth · Dunstable · Harpenden · St Albans · Watford
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Method: a 5-mile catchment around Berkhamsted. 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.