Care home demand near Minehead
The area within 5 miles of Minehead carries 32.9 care beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - in line with national
Demand & supply in the Minehead catchment
| Residents aged 75+ (within 5 miles) | 3,079 |
| Residents aged 85+ | 976 |
| Registered care beds | 321 |
| Beds per 100 aged 85+ | 32.9 |
| Beds at the national rate (32.5/100) | 317 |
| Surplus vs national rate | 4 beds |
| Beds in homes registered for nursing | 109 |
| Beds in homes registered for dementia | 211 |
Quality of the nearby stock
119 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 Minehead
| Home | Provider | Beds | Type | CQC | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastleigh Care Homes - Minehead Limited TA24 8DT | Eastleigh Care Homes - Minehead Limited | 69 | Nursing | Requires improvement | 0.34 |
| Westerley Residential Care Home for the Elderly - Minehead TA24 5JB | The Leaders Of Worship And Preachers Homes | 30 | Residential | Good | 0.58 |
| Tidings TA24 5UD | Tidings Care Homes Ltd | 13 | Residential | Good | 0.6 |
| Golden Gorse Residential Care Home TA24 5DP | Mrs Parminder Degun | 8 | Residential | Good | 0.66 |
| Woodside TA24 8RZ | Voyage 1 Limited | 11 | Residential | Good | 0.78 |
| Wyndham House TA24 5PR | Somerset Care Limited | 50 | Residential | Requires improvement | 0.78 |
| Glen Lyn TA24 5DT | Mr and Mrs Reaney | 12 | Residential | Good | 0.85 |
| The Winsor Nursing Home TA24 5AW | Sanctuary Care Limited | 40 | Nursing | Good | 0.91 |
| Dunster Lodge Residential Home TA24 6EW | Dunster Lodge Limited | 19 | Residential | Good | 0.92 |
| The Dene Lodge - Minehead TA24 6BQ | Hazelgate Ltd | 39 | Residential | Good | 0.98 |
| Blenheim Lodge TA24 5QB | West Somerset Home (Blenheim Lodge) Limited | 30 | Residential | Good | 0.98 |
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- How many care home beds are near Minehead?
- Within 5 miles of Minehead there are 321 registered care home beds across 11 CQC-registered homes, of which 109 are in homes registered for nursing care and 211 for dementia care.
- Is Minehead short of care home beds?
- The 5-mile catchment around Minehead has 32.9 beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - in line with national. That is around 4 beds above the national rate.
- How will care demand near Minehead change by 2043?
- The population aged 85+ in the Minehead catchment is projected to change by +80.8% by 2043 (ONS 2022-based projections). Held at today's beds, that would be 18.2 beds per 100 aged 85+, a shortfall of 253 beds at the national rate.
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Nearby towns: Wellington · Tiverton · Taunton · Burnham-on-Sea · Bridgwater · Cullompton · Weston-super-Mare · Barnstaple
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Method: a 5-mile catchment around Minehead. 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.