How many care home beds are near Lancing?

Within 5 miles of Lancing there are 2,676 registered care home beds across 95 CQC-registered homes, of which 1,413 are in homes registered for nursing care and 1,603 for dementia care.

How will care demand near Lancing change by 2043?

The population aged 85+ in the Lancing catchment is projected to change by +59.6% by 2043 (ONS 2022-based projections). Held at today's beds, that would be 24 beds per 100 aged 85+, a shortfall of 950 beds at the national rate.

Care home demand near Lancing

5-mile catchment · 95 homes · 2,676 beds · CQC + ONS

The area within 5 miles of Lancing carries 38.3 care beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - oversupplied

38.3

beds per 100 aged 85+ (national 32.5)

2,676

registered beds · 95 homes

6,988

residents aged 85+ in catchment

+59.6%

projected 85+ change to 2043

The Lancing catchment looks oversupplied today, but its population aged 85+ is projected to change +59.6% by 2043. Hold today's 2,676 beds and the same stock falls to 24 per 100, a shortfall of 950 beds. Today's balance is tomorrow's shortage.

6,988

85+ today

11,156

85+ in 2043

Demand & supply in the Lancing catchment

Residents aged 75+ (within 5 miles)	22,950
Residents aged 85+	6,988
Registered care beds	2,676
Beds per 100 aged 85+	38.3
Beds at the national rate (32.5/100)	2,271
Surplus vs national rate	405 beds
Beds in homes registered for nursing	1,413
Beds in homes registered for dementia	1,603

Quality of the nearby stock

Outstanding · 26Good · 1,280Requires improvement · 167Inadequate · 0Not rated · 156

368 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 Lancing

Home	Provider	Beds	Type	CQC	Miles
Appletree House Residential Care Home BN15 9NU	Appletree House Care Home	14	Residential	Good	0.26
Stanbridge House BN15 8DY	Ms Kim Sanders	27	Residential	Good	0.49
Ball Tree Croft BN15 9UX	West Sussex County Council	20	Residential	Good	0.64
Lancing Beach Care Home BN15 8RB	Anavo Care (Lancing) Limited	66	Nursing	Not rated	0.69
Rectory House Nursing Home BN15 0DA	Rectory House Care Limited	48	Nursing	Good	0.78
Drumconner Lancing BN15 8RJ	Drumconner Limited	60	Nursing	Good	0.81
Mermaid Lodge BN15 8LW	Mrs Nilda Yasoda Dooraree	10	Residential	Good	0.83
Keychange Charity Rosemary Mount Care Home BN11 2AE	Keychange Charity	29	Residential	Good	1.58
St Georges Lodge Residential Care Home BN11 2AG	Bushby Care Ltd	26	Residential	Requires improvement	1.59
Sutton Court BN11 2AB	Sutton Court Homes Ltd	10	Residential	Good	1.74
Baytree House BN11 2AD	Sutton Court Associates Limited	9	Residential	Requires improvement	1.77
White Pearl Residential Care BN11 2LN	Mermaid Care Limited	18	Residential	Good	1.86
The New Grange Care Home Limited BN11 2HZ	The New Grange Care Home Limited	58	Residential	Good	1.87
Fethneys Living Options - Care Home Physical Disabilities BN11 2BE	Leonard Cheshire Disability	10	Residential	Requires improvement	1.94
Kathleens Lodge Rest Home Ltd BN43 5NE	Kathleens Lodge Rest Home Ltd	20	Residential	Good	1.95

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Care near Lancing - questions

How many care home beds are near Lancing?: Within 5 miles of Lancing there are 2,676 registered care home beds across 95 CQC-registered homes, of which 1,413 are in homes registered for nursing care and 1,603 for dementia care.
Is Lancing short of care home beds?: The 5-mile catchment around Lancing has 38.3 beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - oversupplied. That is around 405 beds above the national rate.
How will care demand near Lancing change by 2043?: The population aged 85+ in the Lancing catchment is projected to change by +59.6% by 2043 (ONS 2022-based projections). Held at today's beds, that would be 24 beds per 100 aged 85+, a shortfall of 950 beds at the national rate.

This catchment sits mainly in West Sussex, where you can see the full local-authority picture.
Nearby towns: Worthing · Steyning · Henfield · Brighton · Littlehampton · Pulborough · Arundel · Burgess Hill
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Method: a 5-mile catchment around Lancing. 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.