Care home demand near Milton Keynes

5-mile catchment · 46 homes · 1,579 beds · CQC + ONS

The area within 5 miles of Milton Keynes carries 39.6 care beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - oversupplied

39.6
beds per 100 aged 85+ (national 32.5)
1,579
registered beds · 46 homes
3,985
residents aged 85+ in catchment
+111.8%
projected 85+ change to 2043
The Milton Keynes catchment looks oversupplied today, but its population aged 85+ is projected to change +111.8% by 2043. Hold today's 1,579 beds and the same stock falls to 18.7 per 100, a shortfall of 1,165 beds. Today's balance is tomorrow's shortage.
3,985
85+ today
8,442
85+ in 2043

Demand & supply in the Milton Keynes catchment

Residents aged 75+ (within 5 miles)14,683
Residents aged 85+3,985
Registered care beds1,579
Beds per 100 aged 85+39.6
Beds at the national rate (32.5/100)1,295
Surplus vs national rate284 beds
Beds in homes registered for nursing1,000
Beds in homes registered for dementia1,367

Quality of the nearby stock

Outstanding · 69Good · 1,059Requires improvement · 257Inadequate · 0Not rated · 194

257 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 Milton Keynes

HomeProviderBedsTypeCQCMiles
Ashby House - Milton Keynes
MK6 5LS
Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited64NursingGood0.6
Tolcarne Avenue
MK6 2SS
Precious Homes Support Limited3ResidentialGood0.83
Veryan Place
MK6 2SR
Precious Homes Support Limited3ResidentialGood0.87
Normandy House
MK5 7AZ
CareTech Community Services Limited6ResidentialRequires improvement1.01
Becket House Nursing Home
MK5 8AU
Simply CareHome Limited27NursingRequires improvement1.03
Bluebirds Neurological Care Centre
MK5 7FY
PJ Care Limited25NursingGood1.08
MK Supported Housing Limited
MK5 8AG
MK Supported Housing Limited4ResidentialGood1.1
Parklands Nursing Home
MK15 0AA
Mr Clarence Leo Vaz and Mrs Caroline Ann Vaz trading as Parklands Nursing Home30NursingGood1.42
Melrose House
MK3 6PP
AHR Homes Ltd3ResidentialGood1.46
42a Haddon
MK8 9HP
MacIntyre Care40ResidentialGood1.64
Elizabeth Gardens Care Home
MK8 9AL
Porthaven Care Homes (EG) Limited75NursingNot rated1.72
Daubeney Gate
MK5 6EH
MacIntyre Care6ResidentialGood1.82
Highclere Care Home
MK14 7NH
WT HI OpCo 1 Limited40NursingNot rated1.91
ABI Homes - Dyers Mews
MK14 6ER
Precious Homes Support Limited6ResidentialGood1.92
Bletchley House Residential Care and Nursing Home
MK3 7JS
GCH (Midlands) Ltd44NursingGood1.95

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Care near Milton Keynes - questions

How many care home beds are near Milton Keynes?
Within 5 miles of Milton Keynes there are 1,579 registered care home beds across 46 CQC-registered homes, of which 1,000 are in homes registered for nursing care and 1,367 for dementia care.
Is Milton Keynes short of care home beds?
The 5-mile catchment around Milton Keynes has 39.6 beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - oversupplied. That is around 284 beds above the national rate.
How will care demand near Milton Keynes change by 2043?
The population aged 85+ in the Milton Keynes catchment is projected to change by +111.8% by 2043 (ONS 2022-based projections). Held at today's beds, that would be 18.7 beds per 100 aged 85+, a shortfall of 1,165 beds at the national rate.

This catchment sits mainly in Milton Keynes, where you can see the full local-authority picture.
Nearby towns: Newport Pagnell · Olney · Buckingham · Aylesbury · Bicester · Princes Risborough · Thame · Chesham
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Method: a 5-mile catchment around Milton Keynes. 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.