Care home demand near Grays
The area within 5 miles of Grays carries 43 care beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - oversupplied
Demand & supply in the Grays catchment
| Residents aged 75+ (within 5 miles) | 14,691 |
| Residents aged 85+ | 4,201 |
| Registered care beds | 1,806 |
| Beds per 100 aged 85+ | 43 |
| Beds at the national rate (32.5/100) | 1,365 |
| Surplus vs national rate | 441 beds |
| Beds in homes registered for nursing | 1,019 |
| Beds in homes registered for dementia | 1,567 |
Quality of the nearby stock
510 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 Grays
| Home | Provider | Beds | Type | CQC | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Coach House RM17 5RR | Chartwell Care Services Limited | 13 | Nursing | Good | 0.16 |
| Hollywood Rest Home RM17 5UJ | Hollywood Rest Home | 46 | Residential | Good | 0.4 |
| Hollyrose House RM16 2UL | Hollywood Rest Home | 12 | Residential | Good | 0.41 |
| Meesons Lodge RM17 5GH | Achieve Together Limited | 12 | Residential | Good | 0.53 |
| A M Care Home Limited RM16 2YH | A M Care Home Limited | 8 | Residential | Requires improvement | 0.54 |
| Bluebell Nursing & Residential Home RM17 6QY | Bluebell Place Limited | 82 | Nursing | Requires improvement | 0.57 |
| Gallimore Lodge RM17 5HR | Peabody Trust | 8 | Residential | Good | 0.6 |
| Grays Court RM17 6EG | Minster Care Management Limited | 87 | Nursing | Good | 0.86 |
| The Barn and Coach RM16 5UE | Miss Sharon Maureen Venton | 15 | Residential | Good | 1.16 |
| Allensmead RM16 2DW | Meadowview Care Limited | 1 | Residential | Good | 1.2 |
| The Whitecroft RM16 3JL | Runwood Homes Limited | 56 | Residential | Good | 1.99 |
| Bennett Lodge RM16 4LD | Runwood Homes Limited | 48 | Residential | Good | 2.05 |
| Carolyne House RM16 4LD | Runwood Homes Limited | 53 | Nursing | Good | 2.05 |
| Avalon RM16 4QP | Peabody Trust | 8 | Residential | Good | 2.08 |
| Willows Lodge Care Home RM18 7QJ | Willows Lodge Limited | 70 | Nursing | Good | 2.17 |
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- How many care home beds are near Grays?
- Within 5 miles of Grays there are 1,806 registered care home beds across 51 CQC-registered homes, of which 1,019 are in homes registered for nursing care and 1,567 for dementia care.
- Is Grays short of care home beds?
- The 5-mile catchment around Grays has 43 beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - oversupplied. That is around 441 beds above the national rate.
- How will care demand near Grays change by 2043?
- The population aged 85+ in the Grays catchment is projected to change by +43.5% by 2043 (ONS 2022-based projections). Held at today's beds, that would be 30 beds per 100 aged 85+, a shortfall of 153 beds at the national rate.
This catchment sits mainly in Thurrock, where you can see the full local-authority picture.
Nearby towns: Purfleet-on-Thames · Stanford-le-Hope · Basildon · Brentwood · Billericay · Benfleet · Wickford · Ingatestone
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Method: a 5-mile catchment around Grays. 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.