Care home demand near Ware

5-mile catchment · 20 homes · 1,042 beds · CQC + ONS

The area within 5 miles of Ware carries 38.2 care beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - oversupplied

38.2
beds per 100 aged 85+ (national 32.5)
1,042
registered beds · 20 homes
2,731
residents aged 85+ in catchment
+63.5%
projected 85+ change to 2043
The Ware catchment looks oversupplied today, but its population aged 85+ is projected to change +63.5% by 2043. Hold today's 1,042 beds and the same stock falls to 23.3 per 100, a shortfall of 409 beds. Today's balance is tomorrow's shortage.
2,731
85+ today
4,465
85+ in 2043

Demand & supply in the Ware catchment

Residents aged 75+ (within 5 miles)9,194
Residents aged 85+2,731
Registered care beds1,042
Beds per 100 aged 85+38.2
Beds at the national rate (32.5/100)888
Surplus vs national rate154 beds
Beds in homes registered for nursing628
Beds in homes registered for dementia979

Quality of the nearby stock

Outstanding · 85Good · 709Requires improvement · 67Inadequate · 0Not rated · 181

67 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 Ware

HomeProviderBedsTypeCQCMiles
Westgate House Care Centre
SG12 7LP
Westgate Healthcare Limited109NursingGood0.74
Hillview Care Home
SG12 7LY
B & M Investments Limited39ResidentialNot rated0.98
Ashwood - Ware
SG12 7BU
Runwood Homes Limited64ResidentialGood1.12
Snowdrop House
SG12 9DT
Care UK Care Services Limited70NursingNot rated1.15
Snowdrop House
SG12 9DT
Care UK Community Partnerships Ltd70NursingGood1.15
Riverside Place
SG12 7FB
Care UK Care Services Limited72NursingNot rated1.19
Riverside Place
SG12 7FB
Aria Healthcare Group LTD72NursingGood1.19
Willowthorpe Care Home
SG12 8AS
Colleycare Limited56ResidentialGood2.74
Ashview Nursing Home
SG12 8RQ
Curaa Homes (I) Ltd32NursingGood2.95
Belmont View
SG13 7NY
Quantum Care Limited85ResidentialOutstanding3.22
Walsingham Support – Church Road
SG14 3DP
Walsingham Support4ResidentialGood3.36
Beane River View
SG14 3UD
Quantum Care Limited40ResidentialGood3.52
Bentley House
SG13 8EG
Signature of Hertford (Operations) Limited90NursingGood3.61
Bentley House
SG13 8EG
Signature Senior Lifestyle Operations Ltd90NursingGood3.61
Isabel Court
EN11 0LQ
Hertfordshire County Council3ResidentialGood3.94

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Care near Ware - questions

How many care home beds are near Ware?
Within 5 miles of Ware there are 1,042 registered care home beds across 20 CQC-registered homes, of which 628 are in homes registered for nursing care and 979 for dementia care.
Is Ware short of care home beds?
The 5-mile catchment around Ware has 38.2 beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - oversupplied. That is around 154 beds above the national rate.
How will care demand near Ware change by 2043?
The population aged 85+ in the Ware catchment is projected to change by +63.5% by 2043 (ONS 2022-based projections). Held at today's beds, that would be 23.3 beds per 100 aged 85+, a shortfall of 409 beds at the national rate.

This catchment sits mainly in Hertfordshire, where you can see the full local-authority picture.
Nearby towns: Hertford · Hoddesdon · Harlow · Sawbridgeworth · Knebworth · Welwyn Garden City · Buntingford · Waltham Cross
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Method: a 5-mile catchment around Ware. 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.