Care home demand near Harlow
The area within 5 miles of Harlow carries 18.6 care beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - undersupplied
Demand & supply in the Harlow catchment
| Residents aged 75+ (within 5 miles) | 10,939 |
| Residents aged 85+ | 3,362 |
| Registered care beds | 625 |
| Beds per 100 aged 85+ | 18.6 |
| Beds at the national rate (32.5/100) | 1,093 |
| Shortfall vs national rate | 468 beds |
| Beds in homes registered for nursing | 381 |
| Beds in homes registered for dementia | 597 |
Quality of the nearby stock
123 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 Harlow
| Home | Provider | Beds | Type | CQC | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaftesbury Netteswell Rectory CM20 3PA | Livability | 9 | Residential | Good | 0.24 |
| Ashlyn Care Home CM20 3HD | Ashlyn Healthcare Limited | 60 | Residential | Good | 0.4 |
| Tye Green Lodge CM18 6QY | Quantum Care Limited | 61 | Residential | Good | 0.81 |
| Abbot Care Home CM18 6TD | Abbot Care Centre Limited | 117 | Nursing | Requires improvement | 0.91 |
| Alexandra House - Harlow CM20 1BU | Runwood Homes Limited | 106 | Nursing | Good | 1.18 |
| Shaftesbury Keefield CM19 5SW | Livability | 10 | Residential | Good | 2.18 |
| Chaseways CM21 0AS | Cygnet Learning Disabilities Midlands Limited | 6 | Residential | Requires improvement | 2.52 |
| Jacobs Neurological Centre CM21 0HH | Elysium Healthcare No.2 Limited | 82 | Nursing | Good | 2.83 |
| Weald Hall Residential Home CM16 6ND | JK Healthcare Limited | 39 | Residential | Good | 3.41 |
| Ashlar House CM16 6TY | Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited | 44 | Nursing | Good | 4.5 |
| Ashview Nursing Home SG12 8RQ | Curaa Homes (I) Ltd | 32 | Nursing | Good | 4.5 |
| Willowthorpe Care Home SG12 8AS | Colleycare Limited | 56 | Residential | Good | 4.8 |
| Isabel Court EN11 0LQ | Hertfordshire County Council | 3 | Residential | Good | 4.92 |
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- How many care home beds are near Harlow?
- Within 5 miles of Harlow there are 625 registered care home beds across 13 CQC-registered homes, of which 381 are in homes registered for nursing care and 597 for dementia care.
- Is Harlow short of care home beds?
- The 5-mile catchment around Harlow has 18.6 beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - undersupplied. At the national rate it would hold 1,093 beds, a shortfall of 468.
- How will care demand near Harlow change by 2043?
- The population aged 85+ in the Harlow catchment is projected to change by +51.6% by 2043 (ONS 2022-based projections). Held at today's beds, that would be 12.3 beds per 100 aged 85+, a shortfall of 1,032 beds at the national rate.
This catchment sits mainly in Essex, where you can see the full local-authority picture.
Nearby towns: Sawbridgeworth · Epping · Hoddesdon · Ware · Ongar · Bishop's Stortford · Waltham Cross · Loughton
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Method: a 5-mile catchment around Harlow. 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.