Care home demand near Biggleswade

5-mile catchment · 14 homes · 469 beds · CQC + ONS

The area within 5 miles of Biggleswade carries 29.2 care beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - in line with national

29.2
beds per 100 aged 85+ (national 32.5)
469
registered beds · 14 homes
1,605
residents aged 85+ in catchment
+80.3%
projected 85+ change to 2043
The Biggleswade catchment looks in line with national today, but its population aged 85+ is projected to change +80.3% by 2043. Hold today's 469 beds and the same stock falls to 16.2 per 100, a shortfall of 472 beds. Today's balance is tomorrow's shortage.
1,605
85+ today
2,894
85+ in 2043

Demand & supply in the Biggleswade catchment

Residents aged 75+ (within 5 miles)5,902
Residents aged 85+1,605
Registered care beds469
Beds per 100 aged 85+29.2
Beds at the national rate (32.5/100)522
Shortfall vs national rate53 beds
Beds in homes registered for nursing215
Beds in homes registered for dementia425

Quality of the nearby stock

Outstanding · 8Good · 335Requires improvement · 76Inadequate · 50Not rated · 0

126 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 Biggleswade

HomeProviderBedsTypeCQCMiles
Mantles Court
SG18 8EF
Quantum Care Limited76ResidentialGood0.4
Beaumont Park Nursing and Residential Home
SG18 0AT
Healthcare Homes Group Limited46NursingRequires improvement0.54
Penrose Court
SG18 8UA
Biggleswade Care Home Limited65NursingGood0.95
Potton House
SG18 0EL
Health & Care Services (NW) Limited24NursingGood1.27
HF Trust - Hollycroft
SG18 9QA
HF Trust Limited8ResidentialOutstanding1.7
Park House Nursing Care Centre
SG19 1NL
Park House Care (Sandy) Limited30NursingRequires improvement3.21
Allison House Residential Home
SG19 1NE
Central Bedfordshire Council42ResidentialGood3.39
Pemdale
SG19 2QE
Turning Point6ResidentialGood3.39
Sheridan House
SG19 1EL
Accomplish Group Support Limited9ResidentialGood3.48
The Limes Care Home
SG16 6AB
Ask Care Homes LTD28ResidentialGood3.69
HF Trust - Clifton View
SG17 5RP
HF Trust Limited9ResidentialGood3.82
Chase House Limited
SG15 6YA
Chase House Limited50NursingInadequate4.45
HF Trust - 117 a & b Hitchin Road
SG17 5JD
HF Trust Limited12ResidentialGood4.58
Oak Manor
SG17 5GE
Methodist Homes64ResidentialGood4.69

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Care near Biggleswade - questions

How many care home beds are near Biggleswade?
Within 5 miles of Biggleswade there are 469 registered care home beds across 14 CQC-registered homes, of which 215 are in homes registered for nursing care and 425 for dementia care.
Is Biggleswade short of care home beds?
The 5-mile catchment around Biggleswade has 29.2 beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - in line with national. At the national rate it would hold 522 beds, a shortfall of 53.
How will care demand near Biggleswade change by 2043?
The population aged 85+ in the Biggleswade catchment is projected to change by +80.3% by 2043 (ONS 2022-based projections). Held at today's beds, that would be 16.2 beds per 100 aged 85+, a shortfall of 472 beds at the national rate.

This catchment sits mainly in Central Bedfordshire, where you can see the full local-authority picture.
Nearby towns: Sandy · Shefford · Arlesey · Baldock · Hitchin · Bedford · St Neots · Royston
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Method: a 5-mile catchment around Biggleswade. 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.