Care home demand near Wigston
The area within 5 miles of Wigston carries 35 care beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - in line with national
Demand & supply in the Wigston catchment
| Residents aged 75+ (within 5 miles) | 28,499 |
| Residents aged 85+ | 8,777 |
| Registered care beds | 3,073 |
| Beds per 100 aged 85+ | 35 |
| Beds at the national rate (32.5/100) | 2,853 |
| Surplus vs national rate | 220 beds |
| Beds in homes registered for nursing | 601 |
| Beds in homes registered for dementia | 2,385 |
Quality of the nearby stock
633 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 Wigston
| Home | Provider | Beds | Type | CQC | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magna LE18 2BA | Heathcotes Care Limited | 6 | Residential | Good | 0.04 |
| Apple House LE18 2BA | Apple House (Leics) Ltd | 9 | Residential | Good | 0.04 |
| Wigston LE18 2BA | Heathcotes Care Limited | 8 | Residential | Requires improvement | 0.04 |
| Wigston Lodge LE18 2BP | Passion Care Group Limited | 20 | Residential | Not rated | 0.1 |
| Cedar Court Residential and Nursing Home LE18 2BP | WT HI OpCo 1 Limited | 52 | Nursing | Requires improvement | 0.1 |
| Magna Nursing Home LE18 2BP | WT HI OpCo 1 Limited | 36 | Nursing | Good | 0.1 |
| Nightingales Nursing Home LE18 1AB | Nightingales Nursing Home Limited | 38 | Nursing | Good | 0.32 |
| Conifer Lodge Residential Home LE18 1AB | Conifer Lodge Limited | 20 | Residential | Good | 0.32 |
| Curtis Weston House LE18 1AB | Leicestershire County Care Limited | 44 | Residential | Requires improvement | 0.32 |
| Willows Court LE18 1NS | Bestcare Ltd | 29 | Residential | Good | 0.53 |
| Linford House LE18 3PZ | Serenity Inmind Limited | 2 | Residential | Good | 0.64 |
| Carlton Drive Short Breaks Service LE18 1DE | Leicestershire County Council | 7 | Residential | Good | 0.64 |
| Amberwood Care Home Limited LE18 1BD | Amberwood Care Home Limited | 44 | Residential | Good | 0.69 |
| Holmes House Care Home LE18 4UF | Prime Life Limited | 49 | Residential | Good | 0.99 |
| Holmes Court Care Home LE18 4UF | Prime Life Limited | 29 | Residential | Good | 0.99 |
Appraising a care site near Wigston?
Threshold Care turns this into a site-level appraisal: drop a pin, set the catchment, and see the over-85 demand, every competing home and its CQC rating, the gap, and the maximum land bid, in under 60 seconds.
Start a free trial →Care near Wigston - questions
- How many care home beds are near Wigston?
- Within 5 miles of Wigston there are 3,073 registered care home beds across 114 CQC-registered homes, of which 601 are in homes registered for nursing care and 2,385 for dementia care.
- Is Wigston short of care home beds?
- The 5-mile catchment around Wigston has 35 beds per 100 residents aged 85+, against a national average of 32.5 - in line with national. That is around 220 beds above the national rate.
- How will care demand near Wigston change by 2043?
- The population aged 85+ in the Wigston catchment is projected to change by +62.1% by 2043 (ONS 2022-based projections). Held at today's beds, that would be 21.6 beds per 100 aged 85+, a shortfall of 1,550 beds at the national rate.
This catchment sits mainly in Leicestershire, where you can see the full local-authority picture.
Nearby towns: Leicester · Markfield · Market Harborough · Hinckley · Loughborough · Coalville · Melton Mowbray · Oakham
All towns · By local authority
Method: a 5-mile catchment around Wigston. 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.