Care home demand near Minehead

5-mile catchment · 11 homes · 321 beds · CQC + ONS

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

32.9
beds per 100 aged 85+ (national 32.5)
321
registered beds · 11 homes
976
residents aged 85+ in catchment
+80.8%
projected 85+ change to 2043
The Minehead catchment looks in line with national today, but its population aged 85+ is projected to change +80.8% by 2043. Hold today's 321 beds and the same stock falls to 18.2 per 100, a shortfall of 253 beds. Today's balance is tomorrow's shortage.
976
85+ today
1,765
85+ in 2043

Demand & supply in the Minehead catchment

Residents aged 75+ (within 5 miles)3,079
Residents aged 85+976
Registered care beds321
Beds per 100 aged 85+32.9
Beds at the national rate (32.5/100)317
Surplus vs national rate4 beds
Beds in homes registered for nursing109
Beds in homes registered for dementia211

Quality of the nearby stock

Outstanding · 0Good · 202Requires improvement · 119Inadequate · 0Not rated · 0

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

HomeProviderBedsTypeCQCMiles
Eastleigh Care Homes - Minehead Limited
TA24 8DT
Eastleigh Care Homes - Minehead Limited69NursingRequires improvement0.34
Westerley Residential Care Home for the Elderly - Minehead
TA24 5JB
The Leaders Of Worship And Preachers Homes30ResidentialGood0.58
Tidings
TA24 5UD
Tidings Care Homes Ltd13ResidentialGood0.6
Golden Gorse Residential Care Home
TA24 5DP
Mrs Parminder Degun8ResidentialGood0.66
Woodside
TA24 8RZ
Voyage 1 Limited11ResidentialGood0.78
Wyndham House
TA24 5PR
Somerset Care Limited50ResidentialRequires improvement0.78
Glen Lyn
TA24 5DT
Mr and Mrs Reaney12ResidentialGood0.85
The Winsor Nursing Home
TA24 5AW
Sanctuary Care Limited40NursingGood0.91
Dunster Lodge Residential Home
TA24 6EW
Dunster Lodge Limited19ResidentialGood0.92
The Dene Lodge - Minehead
TA24 6BQ
Hazelgate Ltd39ResidentialGood0.98
Blenheim Lodge
TA24 5QB
West Somerset Home (Blenheim Lodge) Limited30ResidentialGood0.98

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Care near Minehead - questions

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.

This catchment sits mainly in Somerset, where you can see the full local-authority picture.
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.