Care home demand near Gerrards Cross

5-mile catchment · 49 homes · 2,079 beds · CQC + ONS

The area within 5 miles of Gerrards Cross carries 45.2 care beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - oversupplied

45.2
beds per 100 aged 85+ (national 32.5)
2,079
registered beds · 49 homes
4,595
residents aged 85+ in catchment
+61.1%
projected 85+ change to 2043
The Gerrards Cross catchment looks oversupplied today, but its population aged 85+ is projected to change +61.1% by 2043. Hold today's 2,079 beds and the same stock falls to 28.1 per 100, a shortfall of 327 beds. Today's balance is tomorrow's shortage.
4,595
85+ today
7,404
85+ in 2043

Demand & supply in the Gerrards Cross catchment

Residents aged 75+ (within 5 miles)13,617
Residents aged 85+4,595
Registered care beds2,079
Beds per 100 aged 85+45.2
Beds at the national rate (32.5/100)1,493
Surplus vs national rate586 beds
Beds in homes registered for nursing1,281
Beds in homes registered for dementia1,740

Quality of the nearby stock

Outstanding · 48Good · 965Requires improvement · 587Inadequate · 31Not rated · 448

618 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 Gerrards Cross

HomeProviderBedsTypeCQCMiles
Austenwood
SL9 8JA
JK Healthcare Limited35NursingGood0.19
Mulberry Court
SL9 9DL
The Fremantle Trust23ResidentialRequires improvement0.54
Swarthmore Housing Society Limited
SL9 8HB
Swarthmore Housing Society Limited40ResidentialRequires improvement0.69
Chalfont Lodge
SL9 0QQ
Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited106NursingRequires improvement0.86
The Gables
SL9 8BD
The Fremantle Trust7ResidentialGood1.21
Buckingham House
SL9 7DP
Maria Mallaband 12 Limited53NursingGood1.25
Croft Cottage
SL9 0JY
Epilepsy Society7ResidentialGood1.28
Woodland Manor Care Home
SL9 0EB
Porthaven Care Homes No 2 Limited64NursingGood1.63
Greene House
SL9 0RJ
Epilepsy Society10ResidentialGood1.68
Morton House
SL9 0RJ
Epilepsy Society14ResidentialGood1.68
Queen Elizabeth House
SL9 0RJ
Epilepsy Society20NursingGood1.68
Russell House
SL9 0RJ
Epilepsy Society20ResidentialRequires improvement1.68
Micholl's House
SL9 0RJ
Epilepsy Society20ResidentialGood1.68
Denham Manor
UB9 5DQ
Care UK Care Services Limited53NursingNot rated1.87
Denham Manor
UB9 5DQ
Aria Healthcare Group LTD53NursingGood1.87

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Care near Gerrards Cross - questions

How many care home beds are near Gerrards Cross?
Within 5 miles of Gerrards Cross there are 2,079 registered care home beds across 49 CQC-registered homes, of which 1,281 are in homes registered for nursing care and 1,740 for dementia care.
Is Gerrards Cross short of care home beds?
The 5-mile catchment around Gerrards Cross has 45.2 beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - oversupplied. That is around 586 beds above the national rate.
How will care demand near Gerrards Cross change by 2043?
The population aged 85+ in the Gerrards Cross catchment is projected to change by +61.1% by 2043 (ONS 2022-based projections). Held at today's beds, that would be 28.1 beds per 100 aged 85+, a shortfall of 327 beds at the national rate.

This catchment sits mainly in Buckinghamshire, where you can see the full local-authority picture.
Nearby towns: Beaconsfield · Slough · Chesham · High Wycombe · Maidenhead · Marlow · Great Missenden · Staines-upon-Thames
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Method: a 5-mile catchment around Gerrards Cross. 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.