Care home demand near Hereford
The area within 5 miles of Hereford carries 36.7 care beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - in line with national
Demand & supply in the Hereford catchment
| Residents aged 75+ (within 5 miles) | 8,152 |
| Residents aged 85+ | 2,414 |
| Registered care beds | 885 |
| Beds per 100 aged 85+ | 36.7 |
| Beds at the national rate (32.5/100) | 785 |
| Surplus vs national rate | 100 beds |
| Beds in homes registered for nursing | 503 |
| Beds in homes registered for dementia | 769 |
Quality of the nearby stock
336 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 Hereford
| Home | Provider | Beds | Type | CQC | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwells HR4 0DJ | Keys Accomplish BH Limited | 7 | Residential | Good | 0.52 |
| July VII Limited t/a Wykenhurst Residential Home HR4 0DZ | July VII Limited | 25 | Residential | Good | 0.62 |
| Broomy Hill Nursing Home HR4 0JY | Ashberry Healthcare Limited | 40 | Nursing | Good | 0.77 |
| The Trio House HR2 7SH | Miss Margaret Clark Stevenson | 3 | Residential | Good | 1.05 |
| Shaftesbury Wall Street HR4 9HP | Livability | 10 | Residential | Good | 1.33 |
| Hillside Care Centre HR2 7LB | Hoople Ltd | 22 | Residential | Not rated | 1.62 |
| Holmer Care Home with Nursing HR4 9RG | Holmer Care Home Limited | 40 | Nursing | Good | 1.65 |
| Holmer Court Residential Home HR1 1LJ | Ashberry Healthcare Limited | 33 | Residential | Good | 1.79 |
| Coldwells House HR1 1LH | Ms K A Rogers | 41 | Residential | Outstanding | 1.85 |
| National Star at Ledbury Road HR1 2SX | National Star Foundation | 7 | Nursing | Good | 1.86 |
| Eastbank HR1 2SY | Russell Vance James | 7 | Residential | Good | 1.9 |
| Lyndale HR1 2TQ | Keys Accomplish LH Limited | 10 | Residential | Good | 1.91 |
| Southbank HR1 2TQ | Hoople Ltd | 13 | Residential | Requires improvement | 1.91 |
| Newstead House HR1 1DT | Heritage Manor Limited | 46 | Nursing | Good | 1.93 |
| Venns Lane Care Home HR1 1DT | Venns Lane Care Home Limited | 24 | Residential | Good | 1.93 |
Appraising a care site near Hereford?
Threshold Care turns this into a site-level appraisal: drop a pin, set the catchment, and see the over-85 demand, every competing home and its CQC rating, the gap, and the maximum land bid, in under 60 seconds.
Start a free trial →Care near Hereford - questions
- How many care home beds are near Hereford?
- Within 5 miles of Hereford there are 885 registered care home beds across 32 CQC-registered homes, of which 503 are in homes registered for nursing care and 769 for dementia care.
- Is Hereford short of care home beds?
- The 5-mile catchment around Hereford has 36.7 beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - in line with national. That is around 100 beds above the national rate.
This catchment sits mainly in Herefordshire, County of, where you can see the full local-authority picture.
Nearby towns: Leominster · Ross-on-Wye · Bromyard · Ledbury · Newent · Malvern · Ludlow · Worcester
All towns · By local authority
Method: a 5-mile catchment around Hereford. 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.