Care home demand near Leighton Buzzard
The area within 5 miles of Leighton Buzzard carries 41.5 care beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - oversupplied
Demand & supply in the Leighton Buzzard catchment
| Residents aged 75+ (within 5 miles) | 5,845 |
| Residents aged 85+ | 1,579 |
| Registered care beds | 656 |
| Beds per 100 aged 85+ | 41.5 |
| Beds at the national rate (32.5/100) | 513 |
| Surplus vs national rate | 143 beds |
| Beds in homes registered for nursing | 304 |
| Beds in homes registered for dementia | 628 |
Quality of the nearby stock
297 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 Leighton Buzzard
| Home | Provider | Beds | Type | CQC | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marigold House LU7 3FF | Care is Central Residential Limited | 63 | Residential | Not rated | 0.53 |
| Carrington House Limited LU7 3HQ | Carrington House Ltd | 60 | Residential | Requires improvement | 0.78 |
| Elm Lodge Nursing and Residential Home LU7 2SW | Cambridge Nursing Home Ltd | 64 | Nursing | Requires improvement | 0.86 |
| Leighton Rose Care Home LU7 9NX | Macc Care (LB) Limited | 71 | Nursing | Not rated | 1.16 |
| Leighton Forest LU7 3HU | Pressbeau Limited | 85 | Nursing | Requires improvement | 1.66 |
| The Knolls Care Centre LU7 3JE | Integrated Nursing Homes Limited | 56 | Nursing | Good | 1.77 |
| The White House LU7 9PQ | Janes Care Homes Limited | 28 | Residential | Good | 2.01 |
| Wing View LU7 0NY | The Fremantle Trust | 75 | Residential | Not rated | 2.95 |
| Orchard Lodge Care Home LU7 9PN | Mr Mukesh Patel | 28 | Nursing | Requires improvement | 3.08 |
| Thorn Springs LU5 6TW | Ideal Carehomes (2) Limited | 66 | Residential | Good | 4.91 |
| The Lindens Care Home MK17 9BN | The Lindens (Stoke Hammond) Ltd | 60 | Residential | Requires improvement | 4.96 |
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- How many care home beds are near Leighton Buzzard?
- Within 5 miles of Leighton Buzzard there are 656 registered care home beds across 11 CQC-registered homes, of which 304 are in homes registered for nursing care and 628 for dementia care.
- Is Leighton Buzzard short of care home beds?
- The 5-mile catchment around Leighton Buzzard has 41.5 beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - oversupplied. That is around 143 beds above the national rate.
- How will care demand near Leighton Buzzard change by 2043?
- The population aged 85+ in the Leighton Buzzard catchment is projected to change by +76.9% by 2043 (ONS 2022-based projections). Held at today's beds, that would be 23.5 beds per 100 aged 85+, a shortfall of 252 beds at the national rate.
This catchment sits mainly in Central Bedfordshire, where you can see the full local-authority picture.
Nearby towns: Dunstable · Tring · Luton · Berkhamsted · Hemel Hempstead · Harpenden · Bedford · Shefford
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Method: a 5-mile catchment around Leighton Buzzard. 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.