Care home demand near Hemel Hempstead

5-mile catchment · 34 homes · 1,262 beds · CQC + ONS

The area within 5 miles of Hemel Hempstead carries 28.7 care beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - in line with national

28.7
beds per 100 aged 85+ (national 32.5)
1,262
registered beds · 34 homes
4,392
residents aged 85+ in catchment
+59.4%
projected 85+ change to 2043
The Hemel Hempstead catchment looks in line with national today, but its population aged 85+ is projected to change +59.4% by 2043. Hold today's 1,262 beds and the same stock falls to 18 per 100, a shortfall of 1,013 beds. Today's balance is tomorrow's shortage.
4,392
85+ today
7,000
85+ in 2043

Demand & supply in the Hemel Hempstead catchment

Residents aged 75+ (within 5 miles)13,657
Residents aged 85+4,392
Registered care beds1,262
Beds per 100 aged 85+28.7
Beds at the national rate (32.5/100)1,427
Shortfall vs national rate165 beds
Beds in homes registered for nursing601
Beds in homes registered for dementia1,099

Quality of the nearby stock

Outstanding · 170Good · 698Requires improvement · 385Inadequate · 0Not rated · 9

385 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 Hemel Hempstead

HomeProviderBedsTypeCQCMiles
Jasmine House
HP2 4AB
Complete Care Services Limited6ResidentialGood0.16
Alexandra Care Home
HP2 5BP
Healthcare Homes (Spring) Limited76NursingRequires improvement0.27
The Lodge Care Home
HP2 5BW
B & M Investments Limited45ResidentialGood0.31
Mountbatten Lodge
HP2 4EX
Quantum Care Limited60ResidentialGood0.49
Walsingham Support - 39 Adeyfield Road
HP2 5DP
Walsingham Support6ResidentialGood0.49
St Pauls Care Centre
HP2 5XW
Westgate Healthcare (Hemel Hempstead) Limited88NursingOutstanding0.57
Robin House
HP3 9HU
London Paramount Care Ltd1ResidentialNot rated0.59
Cherry Tree Manor
HP2 5LB
Oak Care Limited58ResidentialRequires improvement0.76
Walsingham Support - 1 Ashley Close
HP3 8EH
Walsingham Support6ResidentialRequires improvement0.84
Walsingham Support - 2 Ashley Close
HP3 8EH
Walsingham Support6ResidentialGood0.84
Lime Tree Manor Nursing and Residential Home
HP2 5JU
Wilton House Limited110NursingGood0.89
Queensway House
HP2 5NP
GCH (Hertfordshire) Ltd80NursingGood1.14
Highview Lodge
HP1 3SD
Runwood Homes Limited77ResidentialRequires improvement1.41
Treetops
HP3 8LW
London Paramount Care Ltd3ResidentialNot rated1.76
Water Mill House Care Home
HP3 9TE
Carebase (Hemel) Limited70NursingRequires improvement1.89

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Care near Hemel Hempstead - questions

How many care home beds are near Hemel Hempstead?
Within 5 miles of Hemel Hempstead there are 1,262 registered care home beds across 34 CQC-registered homes, of which 601 are in homes registered for nursing care and 1,099 for dementia care.
Is Hemel Hempstead short of care home beds?
The 5-mile catchment around Hemel Hempstead has 28.7 beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - in line with national. At the national rate it would hold 1,427 beds, a shortfall of 165.
How will care demand near Hemel Hempstead change by 2043?
The population aged 85+ in the Hemel Hempstead catchment is projected to change by +59.4% by 2043 (ONS 2022-based projections). Held at today's beds, that would be 18 beds per 100 aged 85+, a shortfall of 1,013 beds at the national rate.

This catchment sits mainly in Hertfordshire, where you can see the full local-authority picture.
Nearby towns: Abbots Langley · Berkhamsted · St Albans · Harpenden · Watford · Rickmansworth · Tring · Luton
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Method: a 5-mile catchment around Hemel Hempstead. 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.