Care home demand near Wetherby

5-mile catchment · 6 homes · 206 beds · CQC + ONS

The area within 5 miles of Wetherby carries 15 care beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - undersupplied

15
beds per 100 aged 85+ (national 32.5)
206
registered beds · 6 homes
1,377
residents aged 85+ in catchment
+53.5%
projected 85+ change to 2043
The population aged 85+ near Wetherby is projected to change +53.5% by 2043. At the national rate that demands 687 beds against today's 206, a shortfall of 481.
1,377
85+ today
2,114
85+ in 2043

Demand & supply in the Wetherby catchment

Residents aged 75+ (within 5 miles)4,890
Residents aged 85+1,377
Registered care beds206
Beds per 100 aged 85+15
Beds at the national rate (32.5/100)448
Shortfall vs national rate242 beds
Beds in homes registered for nursing107
Beds in homes registered for dementia173

Quality of the nearby stock

Outstanding · 0Good · 174Requires improvement · 32Inadequate · 0Not rated · 0

32 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 Wetherby

HomeProviderBedsTypeCQCMiles
Wharfedale House - Care Home Physical Disabilities
LS22 6PU
Leonard Cheshire Disability18ResidentialGood0.61
St Anne's Community Services - Cherry Tree Dispersed
LS22 6JS
St Anne's Community Services10ResidentialGood0.62
Wetherby Manor
LS22 6RS
Anchor Hanover Group75NursingGood0.65
Ashfield Nursing & Residential Home
LS22 7TF
Ashfield Nursing Home Limited32NursingRequires improvement0.84
Windsor Court
LS22 7DN
Ideal Carehomes (Number One) Limited66ResidentialGood1.01
Errol House
LS23 6BH
The Wilf Ward Family Trust5ResidentialGood1.56

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Care near Wetherby - questions

How many care home beds are near Wetherby?
Within 5 miles of Wetherby there are 206 registered care home beds across 6 CQC-registered homes, of which 107 are in homes registered for nursing care and 173 for dementia care.
Is Wetherby short of care home beds?
The 5-mile catchment around Wetherby has 15 beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - undersupplied. At the national rate it would hold 448 beds, a shortfall of 242.
How will care demand near Wetherby change by 2043?
The population aged 85+ in the Wetherby catchment is projected to change by +53.5% by 2043 (ONS 2022-based projections). Held at today's beds, that would be 9.7 beds per 100 aged 85+, a shortfall of 481 beds at the national rate.

This catchment sits mainly in Leeds, where you can see the full local-authority picture.
Nearby towns: Knaresborough · Harrogate · Leeds · Otley · York · Castleford · Pudsey · Normanton
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Method: a 5-mile catchment around Wetherby. 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.