Care home demand near Sittingbourne

5-mile catchment · 24 homes · 532 beds · CQC + ONS

The area within 5 miles of Sittingbourne carries 30.5 care beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - in line with national

30.5
beds per 100 aged 85+ (national 32.5)
532
registered beds · 24 homes
1,746
residents aged 85+ in catchment
+64.0%
projected 85+ change to 2043
The Sittingbourne catchment looks in line with national today, but its population aged 85+ is projected to change +64.0% by 2043. Hold today's 532 beds and the same stock falls to 18.6 per 100, a shortfall of 398 beds. Today's balance is tomorrow's shortage.
1,746
85+ today
2,863
85+ in 2043

Demand & supply in the Sittingbourne catchment

Residents aged 75+ (within 5 miles)6,571
Residents aged 85+1,746
Registered care beds532
Beds per 100 aged 85+30.5
Beds at the national rate (32.5/100)567
Shortfall vs national rate35 beds
Beds in homes registered for nursing254
Beds in homes registered for dementia397

Quality of the nearby stock

Outstanding · 7Good · 405Requires improvement · 60Inadequate · 59Not rated · 1

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 Sittingbourne

HomeProviderBedsTypeCQCMiles
Blair Park Residential Care Home
ME10 2AL
Charing Park Investments Limited40ResidentialGood0.19
Cartref House
ME10 1NA
Cartref Homes UK Limited6ResidentialGood0.3
Ulcomb House
ME10 1NA
Cartref Homes UK Limited5ResidentialGood0.3
Court Regis
ME10 2HT
Avante Care and Support Limited44ResidentialGood0.52
Hanningfield Retirement Home Limited
ME10 1NR
Hanningfield Retirement Homes Limited44ResidentialGood0.57
Insight SBS ltd 201 London Road
ME10 1PA
Insight Specialist Behavioural Service Ltd3ResidentialOutstanding0.75
Rhyme House
ME10 1EZ
Achieve Together Limited10ResidentialGood0.76
Elvy Court Care Home
ME10 1QA
Avery Homes (Nelson) Limited55NursingGood0.89
Aspley House
ME10 1QA
Insight Specialist Behavioural Service Ltd4ResidentialOutstanding0.89
Byfield Court
ME9 8PJ
Achieve Together Limited11ResidentialGood1.03
Pine Lodge Care Home
ME10 1YU
Eleanor Nursing and Social Care Limited59ResidentialInadequate1.22
Woodstock Care Centre
ME10 4HN
Nellsar Limited60NursingRequires improvement1.29
Bridge House
ME10 2TA
Cartref Homes UK Limited5ResidentialGood1.33
Hill Farm
ME9 8LZ
Optimal Living (Kent) Limited9ResidentialGood1.57
Orchard Cottage
ME9 8NE
Insight Specialist Behavioural Service Ltd3ResidentialGood1.94

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Care near Sittingbourne - questions

How many care home beds are near Sittingbourne?
Within 5 miles of Sittingbourne there are 532 registered care home beds across 24 CQC-registered homes, of which 254 are in homes registered for nursing care and 397 for dementia care.
Is Sittingbourne short of care home beds?
The 5-mile catchment around Sittingbourne has 30.5 beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - in line with national. At the national rate it would hold 567 beds, a shortfall of 35.
How will care demand near Sittingbourne change by 2043?
The population aged 85+ in the Sittingbourne catchment is projected to change by +64.0% by 2043 (ONS 2022-based projections). Held at today's beds, that would be 18.6 beds per 100 aged 85+, a shortfall of 398 beds at the national rate.

This catchment sits mainly in Kent, where you can see the full local-authority picture.
Nearby towns: Sheerness · Faversham · Maidstone · Rochester · Ashford · Snodland · Whitstable · West Malling
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Method: a 5-mile catchment around Sittingbourne. 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.