Care home demand near Crawley
The area within 5 miles of Crawley carries 22 care beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - undersupplied
Demand & supply in the Crawley catchment
| Residents aged 75+ (within 5 miles) | 11,525 |
| Residents aged 85+ | 3,666 |
| Registered care beds | 808 |
| Beds per 100 aged 85+ | 22 |
| Beds at the national rate (32.5/100) | 1,191 |
| Shortfall vs national rate | 383 beds |
| Beds in homes registered for nursing | 334 |
| Beds in homes registered for dementia | 550 |
Quality of the nearby stock
259 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 Crawley
| Home | Provider | Beds | Type | CQC | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Oaks RH10 1YL | Alliance Home Care Limited | 6 | Residential | Good | 0.03 |
| The Orchards RH10 1JJ | Voyage 1 Limited | 4 | Residential | Good | 0.27 |
| Burleys Wood RH10 6JE | Shaw Healthcare Limited | 60 | Nursing + residential | Requires improvement | 0.55 |
| Oak House RH10 6NZ | Voyage 1 Limited | 4 | Residential | Good | 0.65 |
| Ferndale Nursing Home RH10 6BH | Ferndale Healthcare Limited | 28 | Nursing | Good | 0.83 |
| Cabot House RH10 6SX | Pathway Healthcare Ltd | 9 | Residential | Good | 0.93 |
| Greensleeves Care Home RH11 8AA | Alchemy Care (Greensleeves) Limited | 34 | Residential | Outstanding | 0.95 |
| Tushmore Lane RH10 8JJ | Consensus Support Services Limited | 4 | Residential | Good | 0.95 |
| Queens Lodge RH11 8AY | Outreach 3-Way | 22 | Residential | Good | 1.03 |
| Park Lodge Care Solutions RH11 8AY | Park Lodge Solutions Limited | 10 | Residential | Good | 1.03 |
| The Acorns RH10 3UE | Voyage 1 Limited | 4 | Residential | Good | 1.36 |
| Deerswood Lodge RH11 0HG | Shaw Healthcare Limited | 90 | Residential | Outstanding | 1.79 |
| Ellwood Place Dementia Care Home RH11 0JE | QH IP Ltd | 30 | Residential | Good | 1.99 |
| Woodroffe Benton House RH11 0JE | QH IP Ltd | 35 | Residential | Good | 1.99 |
| The Paddocks RH11 0HL | Alliance Home Care Limited | 6 | Residential | Good | 1.99 |
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- How many care home beds are near Crawley?
- Within 5 miles of Crawley there are 808 registered care home beds across 42 CQC-registered homes, of which 334 are in homes registered for nursing care and 550 for dementia care.
- Is Crawley short of care home beds?
- The 5-mile catchment around Crawley has 22 beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - undersupplied. At the national rate it would hold 1,191 beds, a shortfall of 383.
- How will care demand near Crawley change by 2043?
- The population aged 85+ in the Crawley catchment is projected to change by +60.4% by 2043 (ONS 2022-based projections). Held at today's beds, that would be 13.7 beds per 100 aged 85+, a shortfall of 1,103 beds at the national rate.
This catchment sits mainly in West Sussex, where you can see the full local-authority picture.
Nearby towns: Horley · East Grinstead · Horsham · Lingfield · Haywards Heath · Redhill · Dorking · Burgess Hill
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Method: a 5-mile catchment around Crawley. 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.