Care home demand near Harrogate

5-mile catchment · 48 homes · 1,932 beds · CQC + ONS

The area within 5 miles of Harrogate carries 50.4 care beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - oversupplied

50.4
beds per 100 aged 85+ (national 32.5)
1,932
registered beds · 48 homes
3,834
residents aged 85+ in catchment
+79.6%
projected 85+ change to 2043
The Harrogate catchment looks oversupplied today, but its population aged 85+ is projected to change +79.6% by 2043. Hold today's 1,932 beds and the same stock falls to 28.1 per 100, a shortfall of 306 beds. Today's balance is tomorrow's shortage.
3,834
85+ today
6,887
85+ in 2043

Demand & supply in the Harrogate catchment

Residents aged 75+ (within 5 miles)11,788
Residents aged 85+3,834
Registered care beds1,932
Beds per 100 aged 85+50.4
Beds at the national rate (32.5/100)1,246
Surplus vs national rate686 beds
Beds in homes registered for nursing1,395
Beds in homes registered for dementia1,528

Quality of the nearby stock

Outstanding · 305Good · 1,115Requires improvement · 259Inadequate · 0Not rated · 253

259 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 Harrogate

HomeProviderBedsTypeCQCMiles
16 Spring Mount Harrogate
HG1 2HX
Homes Together Limited6ResidentialGood0.13
8 Spring Mount Harrogate
HG1 2HX
Homes Together Limited6ResidentialGood0.13
Southlands Care Home
HG1 2JA
Bupa Care Homes (GL) Limited70NursingGood0.19
61 Kings Road Harrogate
HG1 5HJ
Homes Together Limited5ResidentialGood0.3
Sunningdale House
HG1 5EN
Franklin Homes Limited13ResidentialGood0.4
12 Church Avenue Harrogate
HG1 4HE
Homes Together Limited6ResidentialGood0.59
Briardene
HG1 5LP
Harrogate Skills 4 Living Centre13ResidentialGood0.6
Grosvenor House Care Home
HG1 2HA
Warmest Welcome 3 Limited30NursingGood0.61
Hyde Park House
HG1 5NR
Integracare Limited11ResidentialOutstanding0.63
Harcourt Gardens Care Home
HG1 5NL
WT UK Opco 4 Limited115NursingNot rated0.71
Harcourt Gardens Care Home
HG1 5NL
Care UK Care Services Limited115NursingNot rated0.71
Emmaus House
HG2 0JS
Pilgrims' Friend Society23ResidentialGood0.73
The Crest Care Home
HG1 2NS
Warmest Welcome 2 Limited31ResidentialGood0.77
2 East Park Road Harrogate
HG1 5QT
Homes Together Limited6ResidentialGood0.82
Aire House
HG2 0PL
Parkcare Homes (No.2) Limited8ResidentialGood0.84

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Care near Harrogate - questions

How many care home beds are near Harrogate?
Within 5 miles of Harrogate there are 1,932 registered care home beds across 48 CQC-registered homes, of which 1,395 are in homes registered for nursing care and 1,528 for dementia care.
Is Harrogate short of care home beds?
The 5-mile catchment around Harrogate has 50.4 beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - oversupplied. That is around 686 beds above the national rate.
How will care demand near Harrogate change by 2043?
The population aged 85+ in the Harrogate catchment is projected to change by +79.6% by 2043 (ONS 2022-based projections). Held at today's beds, that would be 28.1 beds per 100 aged 85+, a shortfall of 306 beds at the national rate.

This catchment sits mainly in North Yorkshire, where you can see the full local-authority picture.
Nearby towns: Knaresborough · Otley · Wetherby · Ripon · Ilkley · Leeds · Pudsey · Thirsk
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Method: a 5-mile catchment around Harrogate. 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.