Care home demand near Welwyn Garden City

5-mile catchment · 41 homes · 1,513 beds · CQC + ONS

The area within 5 miles of Welwyn Garden City carries 36.4 care beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - in line with national

36.4
beds per 100 aged 85+ (national 32.5)
1,513
registered beds · 41 homes
4,151
residents aged 85+ in catchment
+57.7%
projected 85+ change to 2043
The Welwyn Garden City catchment looks in line with national today, but its population aged 85+ is projected to change +57.7% by 2043. Hold today's 1,513 beds and the same stock falls to 23.1 per 100, a shortfall of 614 beds. Today's balance is tomorrow's shortage.
4,151
85+ today
6,545
85+ in 2043

Demand & supply in the Welwyn Garden City catchment

Residents aged 75+ (within 5 miles)12,513
Residents aged 85+4,151
Registered care beds1,513
Beds per 100 aged 85+36.4
Beds at the national rate (32.5/100)1,349
Surplus vs national rate164 beds
Beds in homes registered for nursing1,010
Beds in homes registered for dementia1,372

Quality of the nearby stock

Outstanding · 0Good · 974Requires improvement · 337Inadequate · 25Not rated · 177

362 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 Welwyn Garden City

HomeProviderBedsTypeCQCMiles
Welwyn Grange
AL7 3EG
Ardale Welwyn Grange Ltd104NursingNot rated0.31
St Michaels House
AL7 3SF
Hertfordshire County Council12ResidentialGood0.34
Jubilee House Care Trust - 29 Jonquil Close
AL7 3HX
The Jubilee House Care Trust Limited6ResidentialGood0.79
The Meadows Short Break Centre
AL7 2BE
The Jubilee House Care Trust Limited4ResidentialGood0.86
Sewells
AL8 7AQ
Royal Mencap Society7ResidentialGood1.15
Oakview Lodge
AL7 4DT
Country Court Care Homes 7 OpCo Limited70NursingRequires improvement1.18
Anson Court
AL7 2FF
Quantum Care Limited75NursingGood1.21
St Andrews Care Home
AL8 7SR
Colleycare Limited70ResidentialGood1.43
Stanborough Lodge
AL8 7TD
R.M.D. Enterprises Limited25ResidentialGood1.72
Gombards
AL6 9EL
United Response8ResidentialGood2.27
Roselodge
AL10 9LF
London Paramount Care Ltd1ResidentialNot rated2.5
Acacia Mews Care Home
AL10 0FJ
Avery Homes Hatfield Limited68ResidentialGood2.52
Hatfield Manor
AL10 9UA
Simply Care Group UK Ltd81NursingRequires improvement2.61
Greenacres
AL10 0BU
Quantum Care Limited60ResidentialGood2.71
Broadview
AL6 0PL
Candour Care Services (Broadview) Limited8ResidentialGood2.73

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Care near Welwyn Garden City - questions

How many care home beds are near Welwyn Garden City?
Within 5 miles of Welwyn Garden City there are 1,513 registered care home beds across 41 CQC-registered homes, of which 1,010 are in homes registered for nursing care and 1,372 for dementia care.
Is Welwyn Garden City short of care home beds?
The 5-mile catchment around Welwyn Garden City has 36.4 beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - in line with national. That is around 164 beds above the national rate.
How will care demand near Welwyn Garden City change by 2043?
The population aged 85+ in the Welwyn Garden City catchment is projected to change by +57.7% by 2043 (ONS 2022-based projections). Held at today's beds, that would be 23.1 beds per 100 aged 85+, a shortfall of 614 beds at the national rate.

This catchment sits mainly in Hertfordshire, where you can see the full local-authority picture.
Nearby towns: Hatfield · Knebworth · Hertford · St Albans · Harpenden · Potters Bar · Stevenage · Ware
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Method: a 5-mile catchment around Welwyn Garden City. 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.