Care home demand near Gravesend

5-mile catchment · 42 homes · 1,467 beds · CQC + ONS

The area within 5 miles of Gravesend carries 30.5 care beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - in line with national

30.5
beds per 100 aged 85+ (national 32.5)
1,467
registered beds · 42 homes
4,811
residents aged 85+ in catchment
+43.1%
projected 85+ change to 2043
The Gravesend catchment looks in line with national today, but its population aged 85+ is projected to change +43.1% by 2043. Hold today's 1,467 beds and the same stock falls to 21.3 per 100, a shortfall of 770 beds. Today's balance is tomorrow's shortage.
4,811
85+ today
6,883
85+ in 2043

Demand & supply in the Gravesend catchment

Residents aged 75+ (within 5 miles)16,750
Residents aged 85+4,811
Registered care beds1,467
Beds per 100 aged 85+30.5
Beds at the national rate (32.5/100)1,564
Shortfall vs national rate97 beds
Beds in homes registered for nursing816
Beds in homes registered for dementia1,182

Quality of the nearby stock

Outstanding · 0Good · 983Requires improvement · 347Inadequate · 0Not rated · 137

347 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 Gravesend

HomeProviderBedsTypeCQCMiles
Springwood Corner Care Home
DA12 5AL
WT RB Opco 1 Limited62ResidentialNot rated0.27
Mayflower Care Home
DA11 7DX
Mayflower Care Home (Northfleet) Limited76NursingRequires improvement0.58
Mayflower Care Home
DA11 7DX
Ventas UK Opco Limited76NursingRequires improvement0.58
Squadron Manor
DA11 7FF
Simply Care Group UK Ltd75NursingNot rated0.63
Sheringham House
DA12 1NR
Achieve Together Limited10ResidentialRequires improvement0.74
Larchwood Grove
DA12 1QH
Gravesend Independent Living Services Limited10ResidentialGood0.75
Echo Square House
DA12 1QH
National Autistic Society (The)3ResidentialGood0.75
Wombwell Hall
DA11 8BL
Belmont Healthcare (Wombwell) Limited120NursingGood0.97
Welcome House - Ruby Lodge
DA11 0HZ
Toqeer Aslam17ResidentialGood1.06
Benham Lodge
DA11 0HZ
Choice Support9ResidentialGood1.06
The Hollies Residential Home
DA11 0SE
Evergreen Healthcare 2004 LTD40ResidentialRequires improvement1.08
Pelham Manor
DA11 0HU
National Autistic Society (The)7ResidentialRequires improvement1.1
Edwin Therapeutic Unit
DA12 1EJ
Independence-Development Ltd3ResidentialRequires improvement1.25
Overcliffe House
DA11 0EH
National Autistic Society (The)3ResidentialRequires improvement1.33
Gravesham Place Integrated Care Centre
DA11 0BY
Kent County Council80ResidentialGood1.42

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Care near Gravesend - questions

How many care home beds are near Gravesend?
Within 5 miles of Gravesend there are 1,467 registered care home beds across 42 CQC-registered homes, of which 816 are in homes registered for nursing care and 1,182 for dementia care.
Is Gravesend short of care home beds?
The 5-mile catchment around Gravesend has 30.5 beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - in line with national. At the national rate it would hold 1,564 beds, a shortfall of 97.
How will care demand near Gravesend change by 2043?
The population aged 85+ in the Gravesend catchment is projected to change by +43.1% by 2043 (ONS 2022-based projections). Held at today's beds, that would be 21.3 beds per 100 aged 85+, a shortfall of 770 beds at the national rate.

This catchment sits mainly in Kent, where you can see the full local-authority picture.
Nearby towns: Longfield · Rochester · Dartford · Snodland · Swanley · West Malling · Sevenoaks · Gillingham
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Method: a 5-mile catchment around Gravesend. 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.