Care home demand near Didcot

5-mile catchment · 12 homes · 565 beds · CQC + ONS

The area within 5 miles of Didcot carries 30.6 care beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - in line with national

30.6
beds per 100 aged 85+ (national 32.5)
565
registered beds · 12 homes
1,846
residents aged 85+ in catchment
+84.2%
projected 85+ change to 2043
The Didcot catchment looks in line with national today, but its population aged 85+ is projected to change +84.2% by 2043. Hold today's 565 beds and the same stock falls to 16.6 per 100, a shortfall of 540 beds. Today's balance is tomorrow's shortage.
1,846
85+ today
3,400
85+ in 2043

Demand & supply in the Didcot catchment

Residents aged 75+ (within 5 miles)6,349
Residents aged 85+1,846
Registered care beds565
Beds per 100 aged 85+30.6
Beds at the national rate (32.5/100)600
Shortfall vs national rate35 beds
Beds in homes registered for nursing470
Beds in homes registered for dementia518

Quality of the nearby stock

Outstanding · 161Good · 334Requires improvement · 0Inadequate · 0Not rated · 70

0 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 Didcot

HomeProviderBedsTypeCQCMiles
OSJCT The Meadows
OX11 7JN
The Orders Of St. John Care Trust68NursingGood0.23
Woodview
OX11 0AF
The Brandon Trust5ResidentialGood0.42
Meylan House
OX11 8JR
Community Homes of Intensive Care and Education Limited7ResidentialGood0.62
Brook House Residential Care Home
OX11 7DR
Brook House Residential Care Home Ltd4ResidentialGood0.88
Valerian Court
OX11 8ET
Priory CC5 Limited70NursingNot rated0.89
Oxford Manor Care Home
OX11 6DN
Didcot Care Home Limited85NursingGood1.1
Sotwell Hill House
OX10 0PS
Mr M E & Mr P R Butterfield36ResidentialGood4.39
The Close Care Home
OX14 3DP
Cavendish Close Limited90NursingOutstanding4.68
John Masefield House
OX14 3DP
Valorum Care Limited22NursingGood4.68
Bridge House
OX14 3UJ
Bridge House (Oxfordshire) Limited71NursingOutstanding4.74
OSJCT Old Station House
OX14 3US
The Orders Of St. John Care Trust43ResidentialGood4.79
Abingdon Court Care Home
OX14 1AD
Acer Healthcare Operations Limited64NursingGood4.91

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Care near Didcot - questions

How many care home beds are near Didcot?
Within 5 miles of Didcot there are 565 registered care home beds across 12 CQC-registered homes, of which 470 are in homes registered for nursing care and 518 for dementia care.
Is Didcot short of care home beds?
The 5-mile catchment around Didcot has 30.6 beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - in line with national. At the national rate it would hold 600 beds, a shortfall of 35.
How will care demand near Didcot change by 2043?
The population aged 85+ in the Didcot catchment is projected to change by +84.2% by 2043 (ONS 2022-based projections). Held at today's beds, that would be 16.6 beds per 100 aged 85+, a shortfall of 540 beds at the national rate.

This catchment sits mainly in Oxfordshire, where you can see the full local-authority picture.
Nearby towns: Abingdon · Wallingford · Wantage · Oxford · Watlington · Faringdon · Newbury · Bampton
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Method: a 5-mile catchment around Didcot. 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.