Care home demand near Castleford
The area within 5 miles of Castleford carries 44 care beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - oversupplied
Demand & supply in the Castleford catchment
| Residents aged 75+ (within 5 miles) | 16,096 |
| Residents aged 85+ | 4,106 |
| Registered care beds | 1,805 |
| Beds per 100 aged 85+ | 44 |
| Beds at the national rate (32.5/100) | 1,334 |
| Surplus vs national rate | 471 beds |
| Beds in homes registered for nursing | 467 |
| Beds in homes registered for dementia | 1,608 |
Quality of the nearby stock
525 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 Castleford
| Home | Provider | Beds | Type | CQC | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitwood Grange WF10 4ES | Living Ambitions Limited | 17 | Residential | Good | 0.03 |
| Castleford Lodge WF10 5DF | Indigo Care Services Limited | 60 | Nursing | Good | 0.33 |
| Brookfield WF10 4BJ | Care Worldwide (Carlton) Limited | 3 | Residential | Good | 0.36 |
| Newfield Lodge WF10 4BJ | Ideal Carehomes (Number One) Limited | 64 | Residential | Good | 0.36 |
| Cymar House WF10 4BW | Logini Care Solutions Ltd | 29 | Residential | Requires improvement | 0.41 |
| The Beeches WF10 4JW | WAASH GROUP LTD | 23 | Residential | Good | 0.42 |
| Newbrook WF10 4BZ | Care Worldwide (Carlton) Limited | 3 | Residential | Good | 0.47 |
| Breadalbane Residential Home WF10 4JT | Niwas Care Home Limited | 15 | Residential | Requires improvement | 0.48 |
| Manor Park Care Home WF10 5HA | MMCG (CCH) Limited | 75 | Nursing | Requires improvement | 0.74 |
| Whitwood House WF10 5LD | Living Ambitions Limited | 16 | Residential | Good | 0.74 |
| Westmead WF10 3AF | The Bridge Community Care Limited | 9 | Residential | Good | 0.78 |
| Sunnybank WF10 3SD | Millennium Support Ltd | 8 | Residential | Good | 1.59 |
| Wheldale Heights WF10 2PY | Wheldale Heights Health Care Limited | 24 | Nursing | Good | 1.63 |
| Fairburn Mews WF10 2PY | Fairburn Mews Health Care Limited | 20 | Nursing | Good | 1.63 |
| Fairburn Vale WF10 2PY | Fairburn Vale Health Care Limited | 20 | Nursing | Good | 1.63 |
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- How many care home beds are near Castleford?
- Within 5 miles of Castleford there are 1,805 registered care home beds across 58 CQC-registered homes, of which 467 are in homes registered for nursing care and 1,608 for dementia care.
- Is Castleford short of care home beds?
- The 5-mile catchment around Castleford has 44 beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - oversupplied. That is around 471 beds above the national rate.
- How will care demand near Castleford change by 2043?
- The population aged 85+ in the Castleford catchment is projected to change by +64.5% by 2043 (ONS 2022-based projections). Held at today's beds, that would be 26.7 beds per 100 aged 85+, a shortfall of 390 beds at the national rate.
This catchment sits mainly in Wakefield, where you can see the full local-authority picture.
Nearby towns: Normanton · Knottingley · Pontefract · Wakefield · Leeds · Dewsbury · Selby · Barnsley
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Method: a 5-mile catchment around Castleford. 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.