Care home demand near Crook

5-mile catchment · 21 homes · 820 beds · CQC + ONS

The area within 5 miles of Crook carries 46.5 care beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - oversupplied

46.5
beds per 100 aged 85+ (national 32.5)
820
registered beds · 21 homes
1,764
residents aged 85+ in catchment
+68.1%
projected 85+ change to 2043
The Crook catchment looks oversupplied today, but its population aged 85+ is projected to change +68.1% by 2043. Hold today's 820 beds and the same stock falls to 27.6 per 100, a shortfall of 144 beds. Today's balance is tomorrow's shortage.
1,764
85+ today
2,966
85+ in 2043

Demand & supply in the Crook catchment

Residents aged 75+ (within 5 miles)6,836
Residents aged 85+1,764
Registered care beds820
Beds per 100 aged 85+46.5
Beds at the national rate (32.5/100)573
Surplus vs national rate247 beds
Beds in homes registered for nursing463
Beds in homes registered for dementia684

Quality of the nearby stock

Outstanding · 108Good · 636Requires improvement · 38Inadequate · 0Not rated · 38

38 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 Crook

HomeProviderBedsTypeCQCMiles
Bradbury House - Care Home with Nursing Physical Disabilities
DL15 8NL
Leonard Cheshire Disability25NursingGood0.68
Parklands Care Home
DL15 8LN
Trims Gym Limited42ResidentialGood0.73
Mowbray House
DL15 9JG
Young Foundations Limited6ResidentialGood1.12
Cosin Lodge
DL15 0PW
Voyage 1 Limited4ResidentialGood1.33
Brancepeth Court
DL15 0PW
Bondcare Willington Limited49NursingGood1.33
Lumley Residential Home
DL15 0PW
Bondcare Willington Limited40ResidentialGood1.33
Richmond Court
DL15 0PW
Bondcare Willington Limited49NursingGood1.33
West Lodge Care Home
DL15 9SY
West Lodge Care Homes Limited60ResidentialGood1.59
Bishopsgate Lodge Care Home
DL14 7PU
Landona House Limited51NursingGood3.74
Thornfield Grange
DL14 7QZ
Cygnet (OE) Limited10NursingGood3.96
The Fields Care Home
DL14 0HA
The Fields Care Home24ResidentialGood4.11
Sandringham Care Home
DL14 6HT
Crown Care VI Limited92NursingGood4.14
Resolve
DL14 8AW
Resolve (Care Northern) Limited7ResidentialOutstanding4.15
Eden House
DL14 6EN
HC-One No.2 Limited53ResidentialOutstanding4.28
Castle Bank Care Home
DL13 4AE
Castlebank Care Home Limited28ResidentialGood4.36

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Care near Crook - questions

How many care home beds are near Crook?
Within 5 miles of Crook there are 820 registered care home beds across 21 CQC-registered homes, of which 463 are in homes registered for nursing care and 684 for dementia care.
Is Crook short of care home beds?
The 5-mile catchment around Crook has 46.5 beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - oversupplied. That is around 247 beds above the national rate.
How will care demand near Crook change by 2043?
The population aged 85+ in the Crook catchment is projected to change by +68.1% by 2043 (ONS 2022-based projections). Held at today's beds, that would be 27.6 beds per 100 aged 85+, a shortfall of 144 beds at the national rate.

This catchment sits mainly in County Durham, where you can see the full local-authority picture.
Nearby towns: Bishop Auckland · Spennymoor · Durham · Newton Aycliffe · Stanley · Consett · Chester le Street · Houghton le Spring
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Method: a 5-mile catchment around Crook. 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.