Care home demand near Marlow

5-mile catchment · 42 homes · 1,687 beds · CQC + ONS

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

32.5
beds per 100 aged 85+ (national 32.5)
1,687
registered beds · 42 homes
5,193
residents aged 85+ in catchment
+67.4%
projected 85+ change to 2043
The Marlow catchment looks in line with national today, but its population aged 85+ is projected to change +67.4% by 2043. Hold today's 1,687 beds and the same stock falls to 19.4 per 100, a shortfall of 1,138 beds. Today's balance is tomorrow's shortage.
5,193
85+ today
8,691
85+ in 2043

Demand & supply in the Marlow catchment

Residents aged 75+ (within 5 miles)17,122
Residents aged 85+5,193
Registered care beds1,687
Beds per 100 aged 85+32.5
Beds at the national rate (32.5/100)1,688
Shortfall vs national rate1 beds
Beds in homes registered for nursing1,123
Beds in homes registered for dementia1,475

Quality of the nearby stock

Outstanding · 240Good · 910Requires improvement · 400Inadequate · 0Not rated · 137

400 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 Marlow

HomeProviderBedsTypeCQCMiles
Sir Aubrey Ward House
SL7 2PJ
The Fremantle Trust60ResidentialRequires improvement0.28
Cliveden Manor Care Home
SL7 1HX
Redwood Tower UK Opco 2 Limited85NursingGood0.67
Cliveden Manor Care Home
SL7 1HX
Willowbrook Healthcare Limited85NursingGood0.67
Meadowside Residential Care Home
SL7 1HX
Meadowside Residential Care Home Limited14ResidentialGood0.67
White Lodge Care Home
SL7 1RP
White Lodge Care Home Limited23ResidentialRequires improvement0.79
Harwood House
SL6 6PW
Harwood House Limited35NursingRequires improvement2.14
Catherine Court
HP12 4QF
Community Health Services Limited60NursingRequires improvement2.67
Catherine Court
HP12 4QF
Care UK Care Services Limited60NursingNot rated2.67
Chiltern Park House
HP12 4QF
Priory Healthcare Limited14NursingGood2.67
Kingfishers Nursing Home
SL8 5RA
JK Healthcare Limited35NursingRequires improvement2.78
Little Oaks Residential Home
HP11 1QG
Little Oaks Residential Care Limited30ResidentialGood2.89
Apple Hill
SL6 5LH
Windsor Clinical and Home Care Services Group Ltd62NursingRequires improvement2.9
Whincup Care Limited
HP11 1TD
Whincup Care Limited6ResidentialGood2.97
The Cherries
HP10 9DY
White Leaf Support Ltd6ResidentialGood3.26
5 Winston Court
SL6 5HU
Optalis Limited8ResidentialGood3.32

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Care near Marlow - questions

How many care home beds are near Marlow?
Within 5 miles of Marlow there are 1,687 registered care home beds across 42 CQC-registered homes, of which 1,123 are in homes registered for nursing care and 1,475 for dementia care.
Is Marlow short of care home beds?
The 5-mile catchment around Marlow has 32.5 beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - in line with national. At the national rate it would hold 1,688 beds, a shortfall of 1.
How will care demand near Marlow change by 2043?
The population aged 85+ in the Marlow catchment is projected to change by +67.4% by 2043 (ONS 2022-based projections). Held at today's beds, that would be 19.4 beds per 100 aged 85+, a shortfall of 1,138 beds at the national rate.

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