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Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 65 and over, by local authority (2026 Q4)

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  • CQC register read 9 November 2026
  • Care Inspectorate register read 10 November 2026
  • CIW register read 10 November 2026
  • RQIA register read 10 November 2026
  • ONS Postcode Directory edition AUG_2026
  • ONS population estimates mid-2025
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Across the United Kingdom there are 36.8 care home beds for every 1,000 people aged 65 and over: 495,491 beds in 15,725 homes, against 13,460,704 people aged 65 and over.

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Highest 10: care home beds per 1,000 people aged 65 and over. Bar chart of beds per 1,000 people aged 65 and over: 1. Worthing 72.0; 2. Hastings 71.6; 3. Surrey Heath 66.8; 4. Reigate and Banstead 64.4; 5. Ashfield 63.2; 6. Middlesbrough 61.5; 7. Lincoln 60.4; 8. Eastbourne 59.8; 9. Waverley 58.9; 10. Bromsgrove 56.3.
Highest 10: care home beds per 1,000 people aged 65 and over, local authorities with at least 3 homes.
Lowest 10: care home beds per 1,000 people aged 65 and over. Bar chart of beds per 1,000 people aged 65 and over: 1. Haringey 10.5; 2. Hackney 13.2; 3. Westminster 13.6; 4. Camden 15.8; 5. Kensington and Chelsea 15.9; 6. Southwark 16.6; 7. Tameside 17.2; 8. Richmond upon Thames 18.8; 9. Tower Hamlets 19.0; 10. Broxbourne 19.1.
Lowest 10: care home beds per 1,000 people aged 65 and over, local authorities with at least 3 homes.

All local authorities

Local authorityCodeNationHomesBedsPeople aged 65+Beds per 1,000Rating mix
Aberdeen CityS12000033Scotland501,69940,77341.7Very good (5): 5; Good (4): 28; Adequate (3): 11; Weak (2): 1; Not rated: 5
AberdeenshireS12000034Scotland641,78460,20329.6Very good (5): 7; Good (4): 44; Adequate (3): 2; Weak (2): 2; Unsatisfactory (1): 1; Not rated: 8
AdurE07000223England1442615,86526.9Good: 13; Requires improvement: 1
Amber ValleyE07000032England381,23030,52440.3Outstanding: 2; Good: 29; Requires improvement: 5; Not rated: 2
AngusS12000041Scotland281,03330,37934.0Very good (5): 2; Good (4): 15; Adequate (3): 11
Antrim and NewtownabbeyN09000001Northern Ireland391,35427,12849.9Not rated: 39
Ards and North DownN09000011Northern Ireland521,87839,19147.9Not rated: 52
Argyll and ButeS12000035Scotland1751024,79120.6Good (4): 12; Adequate (3): 4; Unsatisfactory (1): 1
Armagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonN09000002Northern Ireland371,29338,62633.5Not rated: 37
ArunE07000224England932,62750,47552.0Outstanding: 2; Good: 68; Requires improvement: 18; Not rated: 5
AshfieldE07000170England491,68526,65063.2Outstanding: 2; Good: 40; Requires improvement: 5; Inadequate: 1; Not rated: 1
AshfordE07000105England3796728,41434.0Outstanding: 1; Good: 33; Requires improvement: 3
BaberghE07000200England2299526,86837.0Good: 16; Requires improvement: 4; Inadequate: 1; Not rated: 1
Barking and DagenhamE09000002England2365720,52032.0Outstanding: 1; Good: 19; Requires improvement: 1; Not rated: 2
BarnetE09000003England692,63662,55542.1Outstanding: 1; Good: 59; Requires improvement: 8; Not rated: 1
BarnsleyE08000038England652,00951,46139.0Outstanding: 4; Good: 48; Requires improvement: 10; Inadequate: 1; Not rated: 2
BasildonE07000066England2372133,44221.6Outstanding: 3; Good: 16; Requires improvement: 3; Inadequate: 1
Basingstoke and DeaneE07000084England471,21635,52934.2Outstanding: 4; Good: 37; Requires improvement: 6
BassetlawE07000171England411,25928,59844.0Outstanding: 5; Good: 25; Requires improvement: 9; Not rated: 2
Bath and North East SomersetE06000022England481,57239,91739.4Outstanding: 1; Good: 40; Requires improvement: 6; Not rated: 1
BedfordE06000055England641,58134,23446.2Outstanding: 4; Good: 44; Requires improvement: 13; Inadequate: 1; Not rated: 2
BelfastN09000003Northern Ireland782,73354,68450.0Not rated: 78
BexleyE09000004England271,32843,38030.6Outstanding: 1; Good: 20; Requires improvement: 6
BirminghamE08000025England2516,333156,24140.5Outstanding: 4; Good: 177; Requires improvement: 49; Inadequate: 3; Not rated: 18
BlabyE07000129England1952722,55423.4Outstanding: 1; Good: 13; Requires improvement: 3; Not rated: 2
Blackburn with DarwenE06000008England341,05823,51045.0Good: 26; Requires improvement: 5; Inadequate: 1; Not rated: 2
BlackpoolE06000009England621,59330,39452.4Outstanding: 6; Good: 43; Requires improvement: 13
Blaenau GwentW06000019Wales1951614,27636.1Excellent: 1; Good: 13; Requires improvement: 1; Not rated: 4
BolsoverE07000033England2566817,71437.7Outstanding: 1; Good: 21; Inadequate: 1; Not rated: 2
BoltonE08000001England531,72753,12732.5Outstanding: 3; Good: 40; Requires improvement: 8; Not rated: 2
BostonE07000136England1657215,39937.1Good: 13; Requires improvement: 2; Not rated: 1
Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleE06000058England1243,91590,62243.2Outstanding: 8; Good: 110; Requires improvement: 5; Not rated: 1
Bracknell ForestE06000036England1664221,60329.7Outstanding: 2; Good: 9; Requires improvement: 4; Not rated: 1
BradfordE08000032England933,47789,52438.8Outstanding: 4; Good: 66; Requires improvement: 20; Inadequate: 1; Not rated: 2
BraintreeE07000067England511,53535,14043.7Good: 38; Requires improvement: 11; Not rated: 2
BrecklandE07000143England491,66238,25443.4Outstanding: 5; Good: 32; Requires improvement: 9; Inadequate: 2; Not rated: 1
BrentE09000005England4494144,47921.2Good: 37; Requires improvement: 6; Not rated: 1
BrentwoodE07000068England1682816,26550.9Outstanding: 1; Good: 11; Requires improvement: 4
BridgendW06000013Wales361,07032,40733.0Excellent: 4; Good: 26; Requires improvement: 3; Requires significant improvement: 1; Not rated: 2
Brighton and HoveE06000043England791,87241,75344.8Outstanding: 4; Good: 66; Requires improvement: 7; Not rated: 2
Bristol, City ofE06000023England852,56163,05640.6Outstanding: 3; Good: 79; Requires improvement: 2; Not rated: 1
BroadlandE07000144England561,64036,59344.8Outstanding: 3; Good: 30; Requires improvement: 17; Not rated: 6
BromleyE09000006England411,51561,36624.7Outstanding: 2; Good: 36; Requires improvement: 3
BromsgroveE07000234England381,36224,20956.3Outstanding: 1; Good: 31; Requires improvement: 4; Inadequate: 1; Not rated: 1
BroxbourneE07000095England1434418,05119.1Outstanding: 2; Good: 9; Requires improvement: 3
BroxtoweE07000172England271,01325,10540.4Outstanding: 3; Good: 15; Requires improvement: 6; Not rated: 3
BuckinghamshireE06000060England1184,124113,21036.4Outstanding: 4; Good: 76; Requires improvement: 29; Inadequate: 1; Not rated: 8
BurnleyE07000117England3282818,31645.2Good: 25; Requires improvement: 6; Not rated: 1
BuryE08000002England461,42737,18538.4Outstanding: 4; Good: 36; Requires improvement: 5; Not rated: 1
CaerphillyW06000018Wales591,14037,23130.6Excellent: 5; Good: 33; Requires improvement: 2; Requires significant improvement: 2; Not rated: 17
CalderdaleE08000033England431,25742,18529.8Outstanding: 3; Good: 29; Requires improvement: 9; Not rated: 2
CambridgeE07000008England1470217,73239.6Good: 12; Requires improvement: 1; Not rated: 1
CamdenE09000007England1042827,16015.8Good: 9; Requires improvement: 1
Cannock ChaseE07000192England2672121,10134.2Outstanding: 1; Good: 16; Requires improvement: 4; Not rated: 5
CanterburyE07000106England611,81936,99549.2Outstanding: 1; Good: 40; Requires improvement: 16; Inadequate: 2; Not rated: 2
CardiffW06000015Wales742,13357,21537.3Excellent: 13; Good: 47; Requires improvement: 4; Requires significant improvement: 3; Not rated: 7
CarmarthenshireW06000010Wales892,21248,72545.4Excellent: 10; Good: 65; Requires improvement: 5; Not rated: 9
Castle PointE07000069England1555223,50223.5Good: 11; Requires improvement: 3; Not rated: 1
Causeway Coast and GlensN09000004Northern Ireland2988729,78829.8Not rated: 29
Central BedfordshireE06000056England601,97459,31733.3Outstanding: 2; Good: 35; Requires improvement: 13; Inadequate: 1; Not rated: 9
CeredigionW06000008Wales2046619,59423.8Excellent: 3; Good: 14; Requires significant improvement: 1; Not rated: 2
CharnwoodE07000130England441,28737,40734.4Good: 34; Requires improvement: 9; Inadequate: 1
ChelmsfordE07000070England221,04636,99328.3Outstanding: 1; Good: 16; Requires improvement: 3; Not rated: 2
CheltenhamE07000078England321,28424,77751.8Outstanding: 2; Good: 23; Requires improvement: 7
CherwellE07000177England251,16631,27337.3Outstanding: 2; Good: 18; Requires improvement: 3; Not rated: 2
Cheshire EastE06000049England924,13397,53642.4Outstanding: 4; Good: 61; Requires improvement: 21; Not rated: 6
Cheshire West and ChesterE06000050England662,49482,25430.3Good: 46; Requires improvement: 16; Inadequate: 1; Not rated: 3
ChesterfieldE07000034England411,12424,12046.6Outstanding: 2; Good: 30; Requires improvement: 8; Not rated: 1
ChichesterE07000225England441,69936,79046.2Outstanding: 1; Good: 35; Requires improvement: 5; Not rated: 3
ChorleyE07000118England301,06625,91741.1Outstanding: 1; Good: 21; Requires improvement: 7; Not rated: 1
City of EdinburghS12000036Scotland803,07387,13435.3Very good (5): 20; Good (4): 40; Adequate (3): 8; Weak (2): 1; Not rated: 11
City of LondonE09000001England001,4410.0none
ClackmannanshireS12000005Scotland934911,37330.7Very good (5): 1; Good (4): 3; Adequate (3): 4; Not rated: 1
ColchesterE07000071England711,59436,78743.3Outstanding: 1; Good: 58; Requires improvement: 8; Inadequate: 1; Not rated: 3
ConwyW06000003Wales721,52633,23745.9Excellent: 2; Good: 48; Requires improvement: 1; Requires significant improvement: 3; Not rated: 18
CornwallE06000052England1904,564154,71429.5Outstanding: 4; Good: 150; Requires improvement: 34; Inadequate: 1; Not rated: 1
CotswoldE07000079England1794125,90936.3Outstanding: 1; Good: 14; Requires improvement: 2
County DurhamE06000047England1284,670120,39738.8Outstanding: 6; Good: 104; Requires improvement: 11; Not rated: 7
CoventryE08000026England591,65251,70332.0Outstanding: 1; Good: 37; Requires improvement: 18; Not rated: 3
CrawleyE07000226England1635117,13520.5Outstanding: 2; Good: 12; Requires improvement: 2
CroydonE09000008England1102,53258,60143.2Outstanding: 3; Good: 95; Requires improvement: 10; Inadequate: 1; Not rated: 1
CumberlandE06000063England772,31669,03833.5Outstanding: 3; Good: 57; Requires improvement: 15; Not rated: 2
DacorumE07000096England2699229,29033.9Outstanding: 1; Good: 16; Requires improvement: 7; Not rated: 2
DarlingtonE06000005England281,10924,37645.5Outstanding: 2; Good: 22; Requires improvement: 3; Not rated: 1
DartfordE07000107England2086717,00851.0Good: 12; Requires improvement: 7; Inadequate: 1
DenbighshireW06000004Wales531,31725,14052.4Good: 35; Requires improvement: 6; Requires significant improvement: 2; Not rated: 10
DerbyE06000015England611,94545,38942.9Outstanding: 2; Good: 39; Requires improvement: 17; Not rated: 3
Derbyshire DalesE07000035England1760021,56327.8Outstanding: 1; Good: 14; Requires improvement: 1; Not rated: 1
Derry City and StrabaneN09000005Northern Ireland2581126,53830.6Not rated: 25
DoncasterE08000017England712,16464,02833.8Outstanding: 4; Good: 52; Requires improvement: 12; Inadequate: 2; Not rated: 1
DorsetE06000059England1033,670121,95930.1Outstanding: 6; Good: 87; Requires improvement: 6; Not rated: 4
DoverE07000108England521,17930,46638.7Outstanding: 4; Good: 34; Requires improvement: 11; Inadequate: 2; Not rated: 1
DudleyE08000027England862,19367,63932.4Good: 55; Requires improvement: 21; Inadequate: 2; Not rated: 8
Dumfries and GallowayS12000006Scotland311,07341,71325.7Very good (5): 3; Good (4): 16; Adequate (3): 10; Weak (2): 1; Not rated: 1
Dundee CityS12000042Scotland271,02427,96936.6Very good (5): 5; Good (4): 13; Adequate (3): 8; Weak (2): 1
EalingE09000009England351,44550,30228.7Good: 29; Requires improvement: 6
East AyrshireS12000008Scotland2695927,39335.0Very good (5): 3; Good (4): 14; Adequate (3): 6; Not rated: 3
East CambridgeshireE07000009England2075920,31137.4Outstanding: 2; Good: 16; Requires improvement: 2
East DevonE07000040England651,73948,79935.6Outstanding: 10; Good: 48; Requires improvement: 4; Not rated: 3
East DunbartonshireS12000045Scotland1994927,88634.0Very good (5): 4; Good (4): 14; Not rated: 1
East HampshireE07000085England491,53632,54147.2Outstanding: 4; Good: 36; Requires improvement: 8; Not rated: 1
East HertfordshireE07000242England221,10630,47936.3Good: 18; Requires improvement: 2; Not rated: 2
East LindseyE07000137England721,91147,19340.5Outstanding: 3; Good: 55; Requires improvement: 13; Not rated: 1
East LothianS12000010Scotland1778525,96330.2Very good (5): 2; Good (4): 12; Adequate (3): 3
East RenfrewshireS12000011Scotland1685222,49037.9Very good (5): 2; Good (4): 11; Adequate (3): 2; Not rated: 1
East Riding of YorkshireE06000011England1274,35799,25643.9Outstanding: 11; Good: 87; Requires improvement: 26; Not rated: 3
East StaffordshireE07000193England491,12625,63743.9Outstanding: 2; Good: 32; Requires improvement: 8; Not rated: 7
East SuffolkE07000244England732,63073,96335.6Outstanding: 9; Good: 53; Requires improvement: 8; Inadequate: 1; Not rated: 2
EastbourneE07000061England551,57926,39959.8Outstanding: 2; Good: 44; Requires improvement: 8; Not rated: 1
EastleighE07000086England431,42729,30048.7Outstanding: 3; Good: 30; Requires improvement: 6; Not rated: 4
ElmbridgeE07000207England281,36526,85050.8Outstanding: 1; Good: 20; Requires improvement: 6; Not rated: 1
EnfieldE09000010England791,90849,73438.4Outstanding: 1; Good: 59; Requires improvement: 12; Not rated: 7
Epping ForestE07000072England211,20628,24542.7Good: 14; Requires improvement: 6; Not rated: 1
Epsom and EwellE07000208England2238615,33625.2Outstanding: 1; Good: 20; Requires improvement: 1
ErewashE07000036England2680524,51732.8Good: 24; Requires improvement: 2
ExeterE07000041England321,11923,09548.5Outstanding: 4; Good: 25; Requires improvement: 2; Not rated: 1
FalkirkS12000014Scotland321,09932,72733.6Very good (5): 3; Good (4): 20; Adequate (3): 5; Weak (2): 1; Not rated: 3
FarehamE07000087England491,37830,51645.2Outstanding: 2; Good: 39; Requires improvement: 8
FenlandE07000010England261,00324,90340.3Outstanding: 1; Good: 21; Requires improvement: 2; Not rated: 2
Fermanagh and OmaghN09000006Northern Ireland3383523,72235.2Not rated: 33
FifeS12000047Scotland793,26185,53738.1Very good (5): 7; Good (4): 45; Adequate (3): 25; Not rated: 2
FlintshireW06000005Wales3698535,05228.1Excellent: 2; Good: 22; Requires improvement: 3; Requires significant improvement: 2; Not rated: 7
Folkestone and HytheE07000112England701,34629,58445.5Good: 53; Requires improvement: 14; Not rated: 3
Forest of DeanE07000080England3356823,48524.2Outstanding: 2; Good: 27; Requires improvement: 4
FyldeE07000119England361,15825,84444.8Outstanding: 1; Good: 28; Requires improvement: 5; Not rated: 2
GatesheadE08000037England441,78541,97142.5Outstanding: 2; Good: 40; Requires improvement: 2
GedlingE07000173England2577526,62129.1Good: 19; Requires improvement: 5; Inadequate: 1
Glasgow CityS12000049Scotland934,31593,18946.3Very good (5): 6; Good (4): 61; Adequate (3): 13; Weak (2): 2; Not rated: 11
GloucesterE07000081England491,05523,91044.1Outstanding: 6; Good: 37; Requires improvement: 5; Not rated: 1
GosportE07000088England2255119,16128.8Good: 19; Requires improvement: 3
GraveshamE07000109England1447018,80925.0Good: 6; Requires improvement: 7; Not rated: 1
Great YarmouthE07000145England3296525,48337.9Good: 17; Requires improvement: 11; Inadequate: 2; Not rated: 2
GreenwichE09000011England4396233,42828.8Good: 34; Requires improvement: 7; Not rated: 2
GuildfordE07000209England3096726,52936.5Outstanding: 1; Good: 20; Requires improvement: 7; Not rated: 2
GwyneddW06000002Wales401,03228,69136.0Good: 31; Requires improvement: 4; Requires significant improvement: 1; Not rated: 4
HackneyE09000012England1331423,71613.2Good: 11; Requires improvement: 2
HaltonE06000006England2574725,81728.9Good: 18; Requires improvement: 6; Not rated: 1
Hammersmith and FulhamE09000013England845621,37821.3Outstanding: 1; Good: 6; Requires improvement: 1
HarboroughE07000131England1680324,50932.8Outstanding: 1; Good: 12; Requires improvement: 3
HaringeyE09000014England2132731,06910.5Good: 20; Requires improvement: 1
HarlowE07000073England636314,49025.1Good: 5; Requires improvement: 1
HarrowE09000015England481,27243,86029.0Outstanding: 3; Good: 41; Requires improvement: 3; Not rated: 1
HartE07000089England1567021,79630.7Outstanding: 2; Good: 9; Requires improvement: 2; Not rated: 2
HartlepoolE06000001England2588720,21443.9Good: 22; Requires improvement: 2; Not rated: 1
HastingsE07000062England581,39219,44471.6Outstanding: 1; Good: 46; Requires improvement: 11
HavantE07000090England411,07732,38533.3Outstanding: 1; Good: 35; Requires improvement: 5
HaveringE09000016England541,65748,49634.2Outstanding: 1; Good: 47; Requires improvement: 4; Not rated: 2
Herefordshire, County ofE06000019England842,18152,72441.4Outstanding: 6; Good: 62; Requires improvement: 11; Inadequate: 1; Not rated: 4
HertsmereE07000098England241,10020,79352.9Outstanding: 2; Good: 15; Requires improvement: 5; Not rated: 2
High PeakE07000037England1847821,82421.9Outstanding: 1; Good: 4; Requires improvement: 12; Not rated: 1
HighlandS12000017Scotland682,04359,65834.2Very good (5): 10; Good (4): 42; Adequate (3): 9; Weak (2): 3; Not rated: 4
HillingdonE09000017England391,22144,34827.5Good: 34; Requires improvement: 4; Not rated: 1
Hinckley and BosworthE07000132England2280627,22729.6Good: 19; Requires improvement: 2; Not rated: 1
HorshamE07000227England301,27236,65934.7Outstanding: 2; Good: 25; Requires improvement: 3
HounslowE09000018England3077537,85520.5Outstanding: 3; Good: 24; Requires improvement: 1; Not rated: 2
HuntingdonshireE07000011England351,29940,21232.3Outstanding: 1; Good: 26; Requires improvement: 5; Not rated: 3
HyndburnE07000120England3779715,72450.7Outstanding: 2; Good: 27; Requires improvement: 6; Not rated: 2
InverclydeS12000018Scotland1875618,61740.6Very good (5): 2; Good (4): 9; Adequate (3): 3; Weak (2): 1; Not rated: 3
IpswichE07000202England2190924,25737.5Outstanding: 3; Good: 15; Requires improvement: 1; Not rated: 2
Isle of AngleseyW06000001Wales2561619,35731.8Excellent: 1; Good: 14; Requires improvement: 1; Requires significant improvement: 1; Not rated: 8
Isle of WightE06000046England551,55243,59935.6Outstanding: 2; Good: 38; Requires improvement: 12; Inadequate: 3
Isles of ScillyE06000053England11461622.7Requires improvement: 1
IslingtonE09000019England1555522,47724.7Outstanding: 1; Good: 14
Kensington and ChelseaE09000020England1037323,48615.9Outstanding: 2; Good: 7; Requires improvement: 1
King's Lynn and West NorfolkE07000146England411,43842,34434.0Outstanding: 1; Good: 24; Requires improvement: 13; Inadequate: 2; Not rated: 1
Kingston upon Hull, City ofE06000010England721,98843,34945.9Good: 49; Requires improvement: 19; Not rated: 4
Kingston upon ThamesE09000021England341,08226,62240.6Outstanding: 3; Good: 28; Requires improvement: 3
KirkleesE08000034England1122,97782,47336.1Outstanding: 3; Good: 81; Requires improvement: 25; Inadequate: 1; Not rated: 2
KnowsleyE08000011England1978028,98426.9Outstanding: 1; Good: 10; Requires improvement: 4; Inadequate: 1; Not rated: 3
LambethE09000022England3283431,31926.6Outstanding: 1; Good: 22; Requires improvement: 9
LancasterE07000121England421,26831,21340.6Outstanding: 2; Good: 35; Requires improvement: 5
LeedsE08000035England1384,951133,81037.0Outstanding: 4; Good: 99; Requires improvement: 26; Not rated: 9
LeicesterE06000016England892,54047,71953.2Outstanding: 1; Good: 69; Requires improvement: 16; Not rated: 3
LewesE07000063England3898328,10135.0Good: 30; Requires improvement: 7; Not rated: 1
LewishamE09000023England4470132,53221.5Good: 39; Requires improvement: 2; Not rated: 3
LichfieldE07000194England2599127,39336.2Good: 15; Requires improvement: 7; Not rated: 3
LincolnE07000138England2897716,17160.4Outstanding: 1; Good: 17; Requires improvement: 8; Not rated: 2
Lisburn and CastlereaghN09000007Northern Ireland321,36728,72847.6Not rated: 32
LiverpoolE08000012England762,75879,70834.6Outstanding: 3; Good: 46; Requires improvement: 21; Inadequate: 3; Not rated: 3
LutonE06000032England3283627,71030.2Outstanding: 2; Good: 20; Requires improvement: 7; Inadequate: 1; Not rated: 2
MaidstoneE07000110England401,53936,30842.4Outstanding: 1; Good: 30; Requires improvement: 6; Inadequate: 2; Not rated: 1
MaldonE07000074England1952318,54128.2Outstanding: 1; Good: 15; Requires improvement: 2; Inadequate: 1
Malvern HillsE07000235England311,19924,47649.0Outstanding: 1; Good: 23; Requires improvement: 6; Not rated: 1
ManchesterE08000003England741,97756,35435.1Outstanding: 3; Good: 53; Requires improvement: 9; Inadequate: 1; Not rated: 8
MansfieldE07000174England361,07823,00146.9Outstanding: 4; Good: 27; Requires improvement: 3; Not rated: 2
MedwayE06000035England631,59849,04732.6Good: 42; Requires improvement: 16; Inadequate: 1; Not rated: 4
MeltonE07000133England934613,34125.9Good: 4; Requires improvement: 4; Not rated: 1
Merthyr TydfilW06000024Wales2140211,74134.2Excellent: 3; Good: 13; Requires improvement: 4; Not rated: 1
MertonE09000024England3379229,74826.6Outstanding: 1; Good: 31; Not rated: 1
Mid and East AntrimN09000008Northern Ireland361,25029,47342.4Not rated: 36
Mid DevonE07000042England2350121,64223.1Outstanding: 2; Good: 17; Requires improvement: 3; Inadequate: 1
Mid SuffolkE07000203England2079629,19427.3Outstanding: 2; Good: 14; Requires improvement: 4
Mid SussexE07000228England441,40034,51640.6Outstanding: 2; Good: 39; Requires improvement: 2; Not rated: 1
Mid UlsterN09000009Northern Ireland3491524,92836.7Not rated: 34
MiddlesbroughE06000002England451,63326,53661.5Outstanding: 2; Good: 37; Requires improvement: 2; Not rated: 4
MidlothianS12000019Scotland1357619,84729.0Good (4): 6; Adequate (3): 5; Not rated: 2
Milton KeynesE06000042England461,64044,89536.5Outstanding: 3; Good: 34; Requires improvement: 4; Inadequate: 1; Not rated: 4
Mole ValleyE07000210England2994822,28242.5Good: 22; Requires improvement: 7
MonmouthshireW06000021Wales2976225,69429.7Excellent: 3; Good: 12; Requires improvement: 6; Requires significant improvement: 1; Not rated: 7
MorayS12000020Scotland1661222,80326.8Very good (5): 4; Good (4): 8; Adequate (3): 1; Weak (2): 1; Not rated: 2
Na h-Eileanan SiarS12000013Scotland92177,24929.9Good (4): 9
Neath Port TalbotW06000012Wales541,13031,82935.5Excellent: 4; Good: 38; Requires improvement: 6; Not rated: 6
New ForestE07000091England822,47955,12245.0Outstanding: 4; Good: 68; Requires improvement: 8; Not rated: 2
Newark and SherwoodE07000175England341,00530,14933.3Outstanding: 5; Good: 24; Requires improvement: 4; Inadequate: 1
Newcastle upon TyneE08000021England702,55548,47452.7Outstanding: 6; Good: 50; Requires improvement: 6; Not rated: 8
Newcastle-under-LymeE07000195England351,06328,08537.8Outstanding: 1; Good: 27; Requires improvement: 4; Inadequate: 1; Not rated: 2
NewhamE09000025England1957029,30319.5Good: 16; Requires improvement: 2; Not rated: 1
NewportW06000022Wales3992728,73532.3Excellent: 2; Good: 19; Requires improvement: 3; Requires significant improvement: 1; Not rated: 14
Newry, Mourne and DownN09000010Northern Ireland441,36533,67940.5Not rated: 44
North AyrshireS12000021Scotland241,09633,57232.6Very good (5): 3; Good (4): 14; Adequate (3): 6; Weak (2): 1
North DevonE07000043England2786227,38531.5Outstanding: 1; Good: 20; Requires improvement: 6
North East DerbyshireE07000038England2274427,00527.6Outstanding: 1; Good: 13; Requires improvement: 5; Not rated: 3
North East LincolnshireE06000012England421,21035,30334.3Outstanding: 5; Good: 30; Requires improvement: 4; Inadequate: 1; Not rated: 2
North HertfordshireE07000099England291,31328,12346.7Good: 20; Requires improvement: 7; Not rated: 2
North KestevenE07000139England501,33829,92944.7Outstanding: 5; Good: 36; Requires improvement: 7; Not rated: 2
North LanarkshireS12000050Scotland281,58564,86124.4Very good (5): 1; Good (4): 17; Adequate (3): 7; Weak (2): 1; Not rated: 2
North LincolnshireE06000013England541,76840,05444.1Outstanding: 6; Good: 36; Requires improvement: 11; Not rated: 1
North NorfolkE07000147England511,39436,95737.7Outstanding: 3; Good: 25; Requires improvement: 20; Inadequate: 2; Not rated: 1
North NorthamptonshireE06000061England1002,86370,58540.6Outstanding: 8; Good: 73; Requires improvement: 16; Inadequate: 1; Not rated: 2
North SomersetE06000024England852,59555,20947.0Good: 80; Requires improvement: 4; Not rated: 1
North TynesideE08000022England401,62546,59634.9Outstanding: 4; Good: 31; Requires improvement: 4; Not rated: 1
North WarwickshireE07000218England2479215,29751.8Good: 19; Requires improvement: 5
North West LeicestershireE07000134England1844723,01119.4Good: 13; Requires improvement: 3; Not rated: 2
North YorkshireE06000065England1846,259170,38836.7Outstanding: 7; Good: 148; Requires improvement: 24; Not rated: 5
NorthumberlandE06000057England893,26690,91035.9Outstanding: 3; Good: 78; Requires improvement: 7; Not rated: 1
NorwichE07000148England2595522,41242.6Outstanding: 3; Good: 14; Requires improvement: 7; Not rated: 1
NottinghamE06000018England711,75839,82044.1Outstanding: 9; Good: 43; Requires improvement: 15; Inadequate: 1; Not rated: 3
Nuneaton and BedworthE07000219England3588227,13732.5Good: 23; Requires improvement: 8; Not rated: 4
Oadby and WigstonE07000135England1952012,80040.6Outstanding: 1; Good: 15; Requires improvement: 2; Not rated: 1
OldhamE08000004England421,50840,26337.5Good: 33; Requires improvement: 5; Not rated: 4
Orkney IslandsS12000023Scotland51245,87721.1Good (4): 4; Adequate (3): 1
OxfordE07000178England1569720,40934.2Good: 12; Requires improvement: 3
PembrokeshireW06000009Wales651,16634,80733.5Excellent: 1; Good: 52; Requires improvement: 8; Not rated: 4
PendleE07000122England2066018,50035.7Good: 16; Requires improvement: 4
Perth and KinrossS12000048Scotland461,78239,63945.0Very good (5): 2; Good (4): 29; Adequate (3): 13; Not rated: 2
PeterboroughE06000031England331,38432,67342.4Outstanding: 2; Good: 26; Requires improvement: 4; Not rated: 1
PlymouthE06000026England812,11952,10340.7Outstanding: 8; Good: 55; Requires improvement: 16; Inadequate: 1; Not rated: 1
PortsmouthE06000044England2890132,60727.6Good: 20; Requires improvement: 8
PowysW06000023Wales401,19539,89530.0Excellent: 1; Good: 34; Requires improvement: 2; Not rated: 3
PrestonE07000123England421,30923,82554.9Outstanding: 2; Good: 31; Requires improvement: 5; Not rated: 4
ReadingE06000038England3089622,67839.5Outstanding: 2; Good: 20; Requires improvement: 6; Not rated: 2
RedbridgeE09000026England681,22341,27229.6Good: 57; Requires improvement: 8; Not rated: 3
Redcar and ClevelandE06000003England381,27634,25837.2Good: 32; Requires improvement: 5; Not rated: 1
RedditchE07000236England1036617,17421.3Outstanding: 1; Good: 8; Requires improvement: 1
Reigate and BansteadE07000211England651,91529,73664.4Outstanding: 5; Good: 44; Requires improvement: 14; Not rated: 2
RenfrewshireS12000038Scotland271,41638,62236.7Very good (5): 4; Good (4): 13; Adequate (3): 8; Weak (2): 1; Not rated: 1
Rhondda Cynon TafW06000016Wales561,29249,03226.4Excellent: 8; Good: 38; Requires improvement: 6; Requires significant improvement: 1; Not rated: 3
Ribble ValleyE07000124England1149116,97928.9Good: 10; Not rated: 1
Richmond upon ThamesE09000027England3565034,51118.8Outstanding: 1; Good: 32; Requires improvement: 2
RochdaleE08000005England571,47639,31937.5Outstanding: 1; Good: 30; Requires improvement: 18; Inadequate: 1; Not rated: 7
RochfordE07000075England1548521,26222.8Good: 13; Requires improvement: 1; Not rated: 1
RossendaleE07000125England2676814,53752.8Outstanding: 1; Good: 19; Requires improvement: 6
RotherE07000064England551,63531,93951.2Good: 48; Requires improvement: 6; Not rated: 1
RotherhamE08000018England742,09855,44737.8Outstanding: 7; Good: 58; Requires improvement: 9
RugbyE07000220England2799522,33344.6Good: 18; Requires improvement: 7; Not rated: 2
RunnymedeE07000212England1471916,30144.1Good: 10; Requires improvement: 4
RushcliffeE07000176England351,18428,72841.2Outstanding: 2; Good: 26; Requires improvement: 4; Not rated: 3
RushmoorE07000092England2170816,54342.8Outstanding: 1; Good: 17; Requires improvement: 2; Not rated: 1
RutlandE06000017England1145211,24340.2Outstanding: 1; Good: 8; Requires improvement: 2
SalfordE08000006England401,38637,44837.0Good: 28; Requires improvement: 8; Not rated: 4
SandwellE08000028England811,81551,49335.2Good: 53; Requires improvement: 19; Not rated: 9
Scottish BordersS12000026Scotland2676332,75423.3Good (4): 23; Adequate (3): 2; Weak (2): 1
SeftonE08000014England1013,02669,53143.5Outstanding: 3; Good: 75; Requires improvement: 19; Inadequate: 1; Not rated: 3
SevenoaksE07000111England221,09127,66739.4Outstanding: 1; Good: 16; Requires improvement: 3; Inadequate: 1; Not rated: 1
SheffieldE08000039England1053,89899,12339.3Outstanding: 4; Good: 84; Requires improvement: 12; Inadequate: 1; Not rated: 4
Shetland IslandsS12000027Scotland101555,29129.3Good (4): 6; Adequate (3): 3; Weak (2): 1
ShropshireE06000051England1103,52690,15139.1Outstanding: 5; Good: 78; Requires improvement: 18; Inadequate: 2; Not rated: 7
SloughE06000039England1444416,78026.5Good: 8; Requires improvement: 6
SolihullE08000029England501,76547,66237.0Outstanding: 1; Good: 44; Requires improvement: 5
SomersetE06000066England1775,532152,91436.2Outstanding: 9; Good: 144; Requires improvement: 19; Not rated: 5
South AyrshireS12000028Scotland361,39631,43644.4Very good (5): 5; Good (4): 23; Adequate (3): 4; Not rated: 4
South CambridgeshireE07000012England301,15534,99133.0Outstanding: 5; Good: 23; Not rated: 2
South DerbyshireE07000039England2578122,66834.5Outstanding: 3; Good: 21; Requires improvement: 1
South GloucestershireE06000025England762,31058,41539.5Outstanding: 10; Good: 60; Requires improvement: 3; Not rated: 3
South HamsE07000044England2573527,27826.9Good: 22; Requires improvement: 3
South HollandE07000140England2697224,52639.6Outstanding: 2; Good: 14; Requires improvement: 10
South KestevenE07000141England291,32136,05336.6Outstanding: 3; Good: 21; Requires improvement: 3; Not rated: 2
South LanarkshireS12000029Scotland552,44671,38634.3Very good (5): 6; Good (4): 27; Adequate (3): 13; Weak (2): 4; Not rated: 5
South NorfolkE07000149England351,13437,65730.1Outstanding: 2; Good: 25; Requires improvement: 5; Inadequate: 2; Not rated: 1
South OxfordshireE07000179England321,41934,19741.5Outstanding: 5; Good: 22; Requires improvement: 3; Not rated: 2
South RibbleE07000126England3679526,10130.5Good: 33; Requires improvement: 1; Inadequate: 1; Not rated: 1
South StaffordshireE07000196England261,00530,10133.4Outstanding: 1; Good: 23; Not rated: 2
South TynesideE08000023England301,17033,22235.2Outstanding: 1; Good: 27; Requires improvement: 2
SouthamptonE06000045England461,27436,19135.2Outstanding: 1; Good: 37; Requires improvement: 7; Not rated: 1
Southend-on-SeaE06000033England791,70236,51446.6Outstanding: 2; Good: 68; Requires improvement: 6; Not rated: 3
SouthwarkE09000028England1249629,96916.6Good: 8; Requires improvement: 3; Not rated: 1
SpelthorneE07000213England1662519,37232.3Outstanding: 2; Good: 13; Requires improvement: 1
St AlbansE07000240England3179927,06229.5Outstanding: 1; Good: 20; Requires improvement: 4; Not rated: 6
St. HelensE08000013England391,31639,28533.5Outstanding: 2; Good: 29; Requires improvement: 1; Inadequate: 2; Not rated: 5
StaffordE07000197England431,32633,82739.2Outstanding: 3; Good: 28; Requires improvement: 10; Not rated: 2
Staffordshire MoorlandsE07000198England2787226,52532.9Good: 13; Requires improvement: 10; Inadequate: 1; Not rated: 3
StevenageE07000243England938314,64326.2Good: 8; Requires improvement: 1
StirlingS12000030Scotland2285320,28442.1Very good (5): 3; Good (4): 18; Adequate (3): 1
StockportE08000007England592,19262,21335.2Outstanding: 1; Good: 40; Requires improvement: 17; Not rated: 1
Stockton-on-TeesE06000004England521,68741,55440.6Outstanding: 3; Good: 41; Requires improvement: 5; Not rated: 3
Stoke-on-TrentE06000021England812,51646,52954.1Outstanding: 3; Good: 58; Requires improvement: 14; Inadequate: 1; Not rated: 5
Stratford-on-AvonE07000221England391,51238,33139.4Outstanding: 2; Good: 33; Requires improvement: 2; Inadequate: 1; Not rated: 1
StroudE07000082England3796030,76831.2Good: 31; Requires improvement: 3; Not rated: 3
SunderlandE08000024England792,29760,84337.8Outstanding: 5; Good: 66; Requires improvement: 5; Not rated: 3
Surrey HeathE07000214England281,31719,70566.8Good: 27; Requires improvement: 1
SuttonE09000029England611,14633,52934.2Outstanding: 1; Good: 56; Requires improvement: 3; Not rated: 1
SwaleE07000113England441,04331,18233.4Outstanding: 4; Good: 31; Requires improvement: 6; Not rated: 3
SwanseaW06000011Wales842,06751,70640.0Excellent: 8; Good: 56; Requires improvement: 8; Requires significant improvement: 1; Not rated: 11
SwindonE06000030England431,11441,02027.2Outstanding: 3; Good: 33; Requires improvement: 5; Not rated: 2
TamesideE08000008England1973642,73517.2Good: 13; Requires improvement: 5; Not rated: 1
TamworthE07000199England1340316,01325.2Good: 10; Requires improvement: 2; Not rated: 1
TandridgeE07000215England351,02119,74951.7Outstanding: 1; Good: 25; Requires improvement: 8; Inadequate: 1
TeignbridgeE07000045England591,42339,17236.3Outstanding: 2; Good: 52; Requires improvement: 2; Not rated: 3
Telford and WrekinE06000020England351,16035,92532.3Outstanding: 1; Good: 26; Requires improvement: 7; Not rated: 1
TendringE07000076England921,92547,17640.8Good: 70; Requires improvement: 12; Inadequate: 1; Not rated: 9
Test ValleyE07000093England291,24930,46841.0Outstanding: 1; Good: 19; Requires improvement: 7; Not rated: 2
TewkesburyE07000083England1453122,89023.2Outstanding: 1; Good: 10; Requires improvement: 3
ThanetE07000114England481,48834,81742.7Outstanding: 4; Good: 33; Requires improvement: 8; Not rated: 3
Three RiversE07000102England1868618,18637.7Outstanding: 1; Good: 12; Requires improvement: 3; Not rated: 2
ThurrockE06000034England2363124,84225.4Outstanding: 1; Good: 19; Requires improvement: 2; Not rated: 1
Tonbridge and MallingE07000115England1577827,22728.6Outstanding: 1; Good: 11; Requires improvement: 3
TorbayE06000027England701,86638,91348.0Outstanding: 2; Good: 52; Requires improvement: 11; Inadequate: 2; Not rated: 3
TorfaenW06000020Wales1856120,18527.8Good: 12; Requires improvement: 2; Not rated: 4
TorridgeE07000046England3174821,40734.9Good: 24; Requires improvement: 3; Inadequate: 1; Not rated: 3
Tower HamletsE09000030England1038720,31719.0Good: 9; Requires improvement: 1
TraffordE08000009England501,50743,24634.8Outstanding: 6; Good: 35; Requires improvement: 6; Inadequate: 1; Not rated: 2
Tunbridge WellsE07000116England281,20424,50349.1Good: 24; Requires improvement: 4
UttlesfordE07000077England1873621,07134.9Good: 16; Requires improvement: 1; Not rated: 1
Vale of GlamorganW06000014Wales471,04231,37933.2Excellent: 4; Good: 32; Requires improvement: 4; Not rated: 7
Vale of White HorseE07000180England251,21330,71939.5Outstanding: 3; Good: 18; Requires improvement: 2; Not rated: 2
WakefieldE08000036England852,40971,49233.7Outstanding: 2; Good: 59; Requires improvement: 18; Inadequate: 3; Not rated: 3
WalsallE08000030England561,77651,19734.7Outstanding: 2; Good: 34; Requires improvement: 16; Inadequate: 1; Not rated: 3
Waltham ForestE09000031England4389531,33828.6Outstanding: 1; Good: 39; Requires improvement: 3
WandsworthE09000032England241,10234,76431.7Outstanding: 2; Good: 20; Requires improvement: 2
WarringtonE06000007England501,91043,59443.8Outstanding: 2; Good: 37; Requires improvement: 10; Not rated: 1
WarwickE07000222England331,41230,02047.0Outstanding: 1; Good: 26; Requires improvement: 6
WatfordE07000103England2263614,28644.5Outstanding: 1; Good: 6; Requires improvement: 10; Not rated: 5
WaverleyE07000216England451,80330,62258.9Outstanding: 3; Good: 30; Requires improvement: 11; Not rated: 1
WealdenE07000065England491,56646,42433.7Outstanding: 2; Good: 39; Requires improvement: 8
Welwyn HatfieldE07000241England2782320,39240.4Good: 21; Requires improvement: 3; Inadequate: 1; Not rated: 2
West BerkshireE06000037England3886934,36625.3Outstanding: 1; Good: 32; Requires improvement: 3; Not rated: 2
West DevonE07000047England2469718,00838.7Outstanding: 2; Good: 15; Requires improvement: 4; Not rated: 3
West DunbartonshireS12000039Scotland1165218,94834.4Very good (5): 1; Good (4): 6; Adequate (3): 3; Weak (2): 1
West LancashireE07000127England281,23528,17943.8Outstanding: 2; Good: 20; Requires improvement: 5; Not rated: 1
West LindseyE07000142England3389726,13134.3Outstanding: 3; Good: 18; Requires improvement: 11; Not rated: 1
West LothianS12000040Scotland311,03234,39930.0Very good (5): 3; Good (4): 27; Adequate (3): 1
West NorthamptonshireE06000062England892,94478,80837.4Outstanding: 8; Good: 52; Requires improvement: 23; Inadequate: 1; Not rated: 5
West OxfordshireE07000181England271,35427,80048.7Outstanding: 2; Good: 20; Requires improvement: 3; Not rated: 2
West SuffolkE07000245England331,41740,42535.1Outstanding: 5; Good: 17; Requires improvement: 10; Not rated: 1
WestminsterE09000033England837527,64313.6Good: 6; Not rated: 2
Westmorland and FurnessE06000064England501,66862,67526.6Outstanding: 2; Good: 41; Requires improvement: 6; Not rated: 1
WiganE08000010England491,96467,70129.0Outstanding: 4; Good: 36; Requires improvement: 5; Not rated: 4
WiltshireE06000054England1424,366123,71235.3Outstanding: 2; Good: 127; Requires improvement: 13
WinchesterE07000094England341,27629,32743.5Outstanding: 3; Good: 25; Requires improvement: 4; Not rated: 2
Windsor and MaidenheadE06000040England351,44130,85446.7Outstanding: 5; Good: 20; Requires improvement: 10
WirralE08000015England1022,92675,77138.6Good: 71; Requires improvement: 23; Inadequate: 4; Not rated: 4
WokingE07000217England2274818,54040.3Outstanding: 1; Good: 18; Requires improvement: 2; Not rated: 1
WokinghamE06000041England411,11933,37633.5Outstanding: 4; Good: 34; Requires improvement: 3
WolverhamptonE08000031England672,17045,57447.6Outstanding: 4; Good: 39; Requires improvement: 19; Inadequate: 1; Not rated: 4
WorcesterE07000237England1672319,85036.4Outstanding: 1; Good: 11; Requires improvement: 3; Not rated: 1
WorthingE07000229England711,91026,54472.0Outstanding: 1; Good: 54; Requires improvement: 14; Not rated: 2
WrexhamW06000006Wales381,27029,13743.6Excellent: 1; Good: 28; Requires improvement: 2; Requires significant improvement: 2; Not rated: 5
WychavonE07000238England301,12236,25930.9Outstanding: 2; Good: 23; Requires improvement: 4; Not rated: 1
WyreE07000128England371,15934,91333.2Outstanding: 2; Good: 27; Requires improvement: 7; Not rated: 1
Wyre ForestE07000239England2884226,75131.5Outstanding: 1; Good: 27
YorkE06000014England341,50440,83636.8Outstanding: 2; Good: 24; Requires improvement: 5; Not rated: 3

Method

What we collected and when

On 12 November 2026 we counted every care home listed on YourCareHome, which carries every home on the four regulators' registers: the Care Quality Commission (England), the Care Inspectorate (Scotland), Care Inspectorate Wales and the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (Northern Ireland). The date each register was last read is given above. 15,725 homes with 495,491 beds are in the table.

Definitions

  • Care home bed: the number of beds or places the regulator records for the home, as the regulator publishes it. We do not estimate missing figures: 50 homes had no bed count and are left out of the homes, beds and ratings columns.
  • Listings counted: care homes (residential and nursing) only. Left out: home care agencies (17,703), listings not currently published (1,788), homes the CQC marks as dormant (85), homes whose location we could not confirm (0), homes on Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man, which have no ONS population figure (118), and sample listings (2).
  • Local authority: the home's postcode is looked up in the ONS Postcode Directory (edition AUG_2026), which gives its local authority district (council area in Scotland, local government district in Northern Ireland). 1 homes had a postcode the ONS Postcode Directory does not hold and are left out. Barnsley and Sheffield took new codes in 2026; the table shows the new codes and joins the ONS population on the codes ONS used for mid-2025.
  • Population: people aged 65 and over in each local authority, from the ONS mid-year population estimates (mid-2025), which cover all four nations.
  • Beds per 1,000: beds divided by the population aged 65 and over, times 1,000, to one decimal place. The top and bottom 10 charts include only local authorities with at least 3 homes, so that one large or small home does not decide a rank. Every local authority is in the full table.
  • Rating mix: homes by the rating their own regulator gives. CQC: the overall rating. Care Inspectorate: the lowest key question grade, on its 1 to 6 scale. Care Inspectorate Wales: the lowest of its four theme ratings. RQIA does not publish ratings, so homes in Northern Ireland show as not rated. A home without a published rating is counted as not rated.

Sources and licences

These figures are our own aggregation of the regulators' and ONS data. They are not endorsed by the Care Quality Commission, the Care Inspectorate, Care Inspectorate Wales, the RQIA or ONS.

Query ych-data/beds-per-1000-over-65s/v1, built 2026-11-12 21:38:34.

Corrections

No corrections so far. Any correction is added here with its date; the figures above are never changed without a note.

How to cite this page

Adds, S. (2026). Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 65 and over, by local authority (2026 Q4). YourCareHome. Published 12 November 2026. https://yourcarehome.co.uk/data/care-home-beds-per-1000-over-65s-by-local-authority-2026-q4/

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