The local care market, understood
Independent reports on every council area in England: who needs care, who provides it, what it pays and what the council plans next. Built by people who have worked in care.
- CQCCare Quality Commission
- ONSPopulation and Census 2021
- DHSCCouncil fees and occupancy
- NHS EnglandDementia and discharge
- Companies HouseOwners and lenders
- HM Land RegistryHouse prices
- DWPAttendance Allowance
- Food Standards AgencyHygiene ratings
One report per council. Every figure sourced.
Demand to 2035, every care home and agency, council fees and who pays, owners and lenders, and what the council says it wants, explained in plain English for 153 council areas.
Official data
CQC, ONS, DHSC, NHS and Companies House, combined council by council and checked against source.
Our sourcesCare expertise
Written by people who have run and worked in nursing and care homes, not just analysts.
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Supply, demand and quality for every district, with every home of 20 beds or more named.
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Care homes
Nursing homes
Home care
Full reports for Kent and West Sussex
Kent care market report 2026
- 487 care homes
- 14,824 beds
- 442 home care services
- £1,187 a week council fee
West Sussex care market report 2026
- 332 care homes
- 10,386 beds
- 246 home care services
- £1,033 a week council fee
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131 to 147 pages on one council: demand to 2035, every district profiled, operators and lenders, council fees and plans, and our view of where the opportunities are.
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Focused reports for care home buyers, nursing operators and home care agencies, with every home or service in the council listed.
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All 30,135 registered services: 14,474 care homes (4,255 with nursing), sized by beds, and 15,661 home care and community services. Green shows the councils with a full report ready now; every other council already has free headline figures and is on the way.
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Made for the people making care decisions
Buying a care home
Demand, fees and every competitor around the home before you agree a price.
Care home reportStarting a home care agency
Where services are thin, what the council pays an hour and who is already there.
Home care reportRunning nursing homes
Dementia need, hospital pressure, nursing fees and FNC for the area.
Nursing home reportLending or advising
Evidence of demand, fees, funding mix and operator finances that you can cite.
Adviser licencePlanning growth or bidding
What the council says it wants, where beds will be short and what it will not buy.
Full market reportLatest from the data
Nursing home fees: which councils pay the most in 2025/26?
Council nursing home fees for a week of care for an older person run from £712.63 in Nottingham to £1,809.97 in City of London. Kent pays the 5th...
Home care
Home care hourly rates by council: who pays the most?
Councils paid a median £24.05 an hour for home care in 2025/26, from £31.82 in Hertfordshire to £18.45 in Harrow. London pays least. Kent pays...
Supply and demand
Where will care home beds be shortest by 2035?
England's 85+ population grows 45% by 2035. Holding today's ratio of beds to older people needs about 205,000 more care home beds. Here is where...
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Where does the data come from?
Official public sources: CQC registrations and ratings, ONS population projections, DHSC council fee returns, NHS dementia and hospital discharge data, Companies House and HM Land Registry. Every chart and table shows its source and date.
How up to date is it?
The Q4 2026 edition uses CQC data to 1 October 2026 and Companies House to 13 October 2026. Reports are refreshed every quarter, and if a new edition of your council comes out within 90 days of your purchase you get it free.
Which report should I buy?
The full market report covers everything for one council, with a profile of every district. If you only need one part of the market, the care home, nursing home and home care reports cost £195 and list every home or service in that sector.
Can I use it with my lender or clients?
The report is licensed for you and colleagues in your organisation. Brokers, lenders and consultants who use it with clients should choose the adviser licence, which allows charts in client work with a credit.
What do I actually receive?
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New homes, closures, rating changes and fee news, once a month. Email only, and you can leave at any time.