Care home demand near High Wycombe

5-mile catchment · 34 homes · 1,396 beds · CQC + ONS

The area within 5 miles of High Wycombe carries 28.2 care beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - in line with national

28.2
beds per 100 aged 85+ (national 32.5)
1,396
registered beds · 34 homes
4,948
residents aged 85+ in catchment
+66.9%
projected 85+ change to 2043
The High Wycombe catchment looks in line with national today, but its population aged 85+ is projected to change +66.9% by 2043. Hold today's 1,396 beds and the same stock falls to 16.9 per 100, a shortfall of 1,287 beds. Today's balance is tomorrow's shortage.
4,948
85+ today
8,256
85+ in 2043

Demand & supply in the High Wycombe catchment

Residents aged 75+ (within 5 miles)16,417
Residents aged 85+4,948
Registered care beds1,396
Beds per 100 aged 85+28.2
Beds at the national rate (32.5/100)1,608
Shortfall vs national rate212 beds
Beds in homes registered for nursing797
Beds in homes registered for dementia1,309

Quality of the nearby stock

Outstanding · 164Good · 871Requires improvement · 300Inadequate · 0Not rated · 61

300 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 High Wycombe

HomeProviderBedsTypeCQCMiles
White Leaf Support Limited
HP13 6SH
White Leaf Support Ltd13ResidentialGood0.13
The Royal Star & Garter Home - High Wycombe
HP13 5GG
Royal Star & Garter74NursingOutstanding0.47
215 Hughenden Road
HP13 5PG
White Leaf Support Ltd6ResidentialGood0.6
Shelburne Lodge
HP11 2LJ
Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited51NursingGood0.61
Totteridge House
HP13 7LW
Liaise (London) Limited7ResidentialRequires improvement0.94
Ryeview Manor Care Home
HP11 1DW
Colleycare Limited94ResidentialGood1
Maria Residential Home
HP13 7NJ
Maria Residential Home (EMI) Limited8ResidentialRequires improvement1.16
Little Oaks Residential Home
HP11 1QG
Little Oaks Residential Care Limited30ResidentialGood1.24
Whincup Care Limited
HP11 1TD
Whincup Care Limited6ResidentialGood1.26
The Heights
HP13 5US
The Fremantle Trust90NursingOutstanding1.63
Cotswold Cottage
HP15 7QZ
The Fremantle Trust8ResidentialGood1.82
Ashley Drive
HP10 8BQ
Hightown Housing Association Limited6ResidentialGood2.16
Hazlemere Lodge
HP15 7BQ
Agincare (Southwark) Limited64NursingGood2.2
Catherine Court
HP12 4QF
Community Health Services Limited60NursingRequires improvement2.36
Catherine Court
HP12 4QF
Care UK Care Services Limited60NursingNot rated2.36

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Care near High Wycombe - questions

How many care home beds are near High Wycombe?
Within 5 miles of High Wycombe there are 1,396 registered care home beds across 34 CQC-registered homes, of which 797 are in homes registered for nursing care and 1,309 for dementia care.
Is High Wycombe short of care home beds?
The 5-mile catchment around High Wycombe has 28.2 beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - in line with national. At the national rate it would hold 1,608 beds, a shortfall of 212.
How will care demand near High Wycombe change by 2043?
The population aged 85+ in the High Wycombe catchment is projected to change by +66.9% by 2043 (ONS 2022-based projections). Held at today's beds, that would be 16.9 beds per 100 aged 85+, a shortfall of 1,287 beds at the national rate.

This catchment sits mainly in Buckinghamshire, where you can see the full local-authority picture.
Nearby towns: Marlow · Great Missenden · Beaconsfield · Princes Risborough · Maidenhead · Chesham · Chinnor · Gerrards Cross
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Method: a 5-mile catchment around High Wycombe. 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.