Care home demand near Berwick-upon-Tweed

5-mile catchment · 7 homes · 284 beds · CQC + ONS

The area within 5 miles of Berwick-upon-Tweed carries 52.3 care beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - oversupplied

52.3
beds per 100 aged 85+ (national 32.5)
284
registered beds · 7 homes
543
residents aged 85+ in catchment
+91.7%
projected 85+ change to 2043
The Berwick-upon-Tweed catchment looks oversupplied today, but its population aged 85+ is projected to change +91.7% by 2043. Hold today's 284 beds and the same stock falls to 27.3 per 100, a shortfall of 54 beds. Today's balance is tomorrow's shortage.
543
85+ today
1,041
85+ in 2043

Demand & supply in the Berwick-upon-Tweed catchment

Residents aged 75+ (within 5 miles)1,906
Residents aged 85+543
Registered care beds284
Beds per 100 aged 85+52.3
Beds at the national rate (32.5/100)176
Surplus vs national rate108 beds
Beds in homes registered for nursing165
Beds in homes registered for dementia249

Quality of the nearby stock

Outstanding · 0Good · 249Requires improvement · 35Inadequate · 0Not rated · 0

35 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 Berwick-upon-Tweed

HomeProviderBedsTypeCQCMiles
Hillside Lodge Care Home
TD15 2BY
Hillside Lodge Care Limited50NursingGood0.14
Turret Villa Retirement Home
TD15 2EG
Turret Villa Retirement Home Limited35ResidentialRequires improvement0.61
Garden House
TD15 1RD
Wellburn Care Homes Limited36ResidentialGood0.88
Tweedmouth House
TD15 2HD
Mr & Mrs C Thomlinson55NursingGood1.07
Albury House
TD15 1NG
Mr & Mrs A G Burn12ResidentialGood1.44
Tweed View House
TD15 1NG
Berwick Care Homes Limited36ResidentialGood1.44
La Cura House
TD15 1PL
Berwick Care Ltd60NursingGood1.83

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Care near Berwick-upon-Tweed - questions

How many care home beds are near Berwick-upon-Tweed?
Within 5 miles of Berwick-upon-Tweed there are 284 registered care home beds across 7 CQC-registered homes, of which 165 are in homes registered for nursing care and 249 for dementia care.
Is Berwick-upon-Tweed short of care home beds?
The 5-mile catchment around Berwick-upon-Tweed has 52.3 beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - oversupplied. That is around 108 beds above the national rate.
How will care demand near Berwick-upon-Tweed change by 2043?
The population aged 85+ in the Berwick-upon-Tweed catchment is projected to change by +91.7% by 2043 (ONS 2022-based projections). Held at today's beds, that would be 27.3 beds per 100 aged 85+, a shortfall of 54 beds at the national rate.

This catchment sits mainly in Northumberland, where you can see the full local-authority picture.
Nearby towns: Alnwick · Morpeth · Ashington · Blyth · Cramlington · Hexham · Corbridge · Newcastle upon Tyne
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Method: a 5-mile catchment around Berwick-upon-Tweed. 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.