Care homes for older people judged good or better, every council ranked
Of the care homes for older people standing in this council that their inspector has rated, the share last rated good or better. A rating years old says how the home was then. Figures for October 2026, published for 294 councils in England. Lowest first: the order says where a council sits, not whether that is good.
Lowest: High Peak, 35%. The council in the middle: Sheffield, 81.7%. Joint highest: 12 councils, 100%.
| Place | Council | Figure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | High PeakEast Midlands | 35% |
| 2 | WatfordEast of England | 42.9% |
| 3 | SloughSouth East | 50% |
| 4 | King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England | 53.1% |
| 5 | Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands | 54.5% |
| 6 | Great YarmouthEast of England | 55.6% |
| 7 | BroadlandEast of England | 56.8% |
| 8 | North NorfolkEast of England | 57.4% |
| 9 | DartfordSouth East | 60% |
| 10 | South HollandEast Midlands | 60.7% |
| 11 | West LindseyEast Midlands | 61.5% |
| 12 | CoventryWest Midlands | 61.8% |
| 13 | RochdaleNorth West | 62% |
| 14 | WolverhamptonWest Midlands | 62.3% |
| 15 | GraveshamSouth East | 62.5% |
| 16 joint | LiverpoolNorth West | 62.9% |
| 16 joint | WirralNorth West | 62.9% |
| 18 joint | DacorumEast of England | 63.2% |
| 18 joint | West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands | 63.2% |
| 20 | LincolnEast Midlands | 64% |
| 21 | DudleyWest Midlands | 65.1% |
| 22 | MedwaySouth East | 65.8% |
| 23 joint | HertsmereEast of England | 66.7% |
| 23 joint | NorwichEast of England | 66.7% |
| 23 joint | Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands | 66.7% |
| 23 joint | WalsallWest Midlands | 66.7% |
| 23 joint | West SuffolkEast of England | 66.7% |
| 28 | CanterburySouth East | 67.3% |
| 29 | CheltenhamSouth West | 67.9% |
| 30 | LutonEast of England | 68.2% |
| 31 joint | HaltonNorth West | 68.4% |
| 31 joint | LichfieldWest Midlands | 68.4% |
| 33 | TandridgeSouth East | 69% |
| 34 | North West LeicestershireEast Midlands | 69.2% |
| 35 | DoverSouth East | 69.4% |
| 36 | PortsmouthSouth East | 69.6% |
| 37 | TamesideNorth West | 69.7% |
| 38 joint | BuckinghamshireSouth East | 69.8% |
| 38 joint | Kingston upon HullYorkshire and the Humber | 69.8% |
| 40 joint | BassetlawEast Midlands | 70% |
| 40 joint | Epping ForestEast of England | 70% |
| 40 joint | SouthwarkLondon | 70% |
| 40 joint | TewkesburySouth West | 70% |
| 44 | Isle of WightSouth East | 70.6% |
| 45 | North HertfordshireEast of England | 70.8% |
| 46 joint | Bracknell ForestSouth East | 71.4% |
| 46 joint | BradfordYorkshire and the Humber | 71.4% |
| 46 joint | MeltonEast Midlands | 71.4% |
| 46 joint | North East DerbyshireEast Midlands | 71.4% |
| 46 joint | WarringtonNorth West | 71.4% |
| 51 joint | SandwellWest Midlands | 71.7% |
| 51 joint | StockportNorth West | 71.7% |
| 53 | RugbyWest Midlands | 72% |
| 54 joint | BraintreeEast of England | 72.2% |
| 54 joint | DerbyEast Midlands | 72.2% |
| 56 | BirminghamWest Midlands | 72.5% |
| 57 | RossendaleNorth West | 72.7% |
| 58 joint | BexleyLondon | 73.1% |
| 58 joint | ChorleyNorth West | 73.1% |
| 58 joint | LewesSouth East | 73.1% |
| 58 joint | Malvern HillsWest Midlands | 73.1% |
| 62 joint | BrentwoodEast of England | 73.3% |
| 62 joint | StaffordWest Midlands | 73.3% |
| 64 joint | GosportSouth East | 73.7% |
| 64 joint | Mid SuffolkEast of England | 73.7% |
| 64 joint | ReadingSouth East | 73.7% |
| 64 joint | WaverleySouth East | 73.7% |
| 68 | Folkestone and HytheSouth East | 73.8% |
| 69 joint | KirkleesYorkshire and the Humber | 74.1% |
| 69 joint | SeftonNorth West | 74.1% |
| 71 | Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East | 74.2% |
| 72 | CharnwoodEast Midlands | 74.3% |
| 73 joint | BasildonEast of England | 75% |
| 73 joint | BrecklandEast of England | 75% |
| 73 joint | Central BedfordshireEast of England | 75% |
| 73 joint | CrawleySouth East | 75% |
| 73 joint | HarlowEast of England | 75% |
| 73 joint | KnowsleyNorth West | 75% |
| 73 joint | North WarwickshireWest Midlands | 75% |
| 73 joint | RochfordEast of England | 75% |
| 73 joint | WakefieldYorkshire and the Humber | 75% |
| 82 joint | Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West | 75.4% |
| 82 joint | NottinghamEast Midlands | 75.4% |
| 84 joint | East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber | 75.7% |
| 84 joint | North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands | 75.7% |
| 84 joint | ThanetSouth East | 75.7% |
| 87 | North DevonSouth West | 76% |
| 88 joint | StroudSouth West | 76.2% |
| 88 joint | Welwyn HatfieldEast of England | 76.2% |
| 90 joint | BostonEast Midlands | 76.5% |
| 90 joint | Cannock ChaseWest Midlands | 76.5% |
| 90 joint | ChesterfieldEast Midlands | 76.5% |
| 90 joint | SalfordNorth West | 76.5% |
| 94 joint | East HampshireSouth East | 76.7% |
| 94 joint | North LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber | 76.7% |
| 94 joint | Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands | 76.7% |
| 97 joint | Mole ValleySouth East | 76.9% |
| 97 joint | RunnymedeSouth East | 76.9% |
| 99 | FarehamSouth East | 77.1% |
| 100 joint | BroxtoweEast Midlands | 77.3% |
| 100 joint | East LindseyEast Midlands | 77.3% |
| 102 | EnfieldLondon | 77.4% |
| 103 joint | BedfordEast of England | 77.8% |
| 103 joint | BlackpoolNorth West | 77.8% |
| 103 joint | BurnleyNorth West | 77.8% |
| 106 | Cheshire EastNorth West | 77.9% |
| 107 joint | LeicesterEast Midlands | 78.1% |
| 107 joint | South NorfolkEast of England | 78.1% |
| 109 joint | SwaleSouth East | 78.3% |
| 109 joint | Test ValleySouth East | 78.3% |
| 111 joint | Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East | 78.6% |
| 111 joint | BlabyEast Midlands | 78.6% |
| 111 joint | ElmbridgeSouth East | 78.6% |
| 111 joint | HarboroughEast Midlands | 78.6% |
| 111 joint | WarwickWest Midlands | 78.6% |
| 116 joint | TorridgeSouth West | 78.9% |
| 116 joint | WealdenSouth East | 78.9% |
| 118 | BoltonNorth West | 79.1% |
| 119 joint | GedlingEast Midlands | 79.2% |
| 119 joint | HyndburnNorth West | 79.2% |
| 121 joint | CalderdaleYorkshire and the Humber | 79.3% |
| 121 joint | LeedsYorkshire and the Humber | 79.3% |
| 123 | HavantSouth East | 79.4% |
| 124 | CumberlandNorth West | 79.7% |
| 125 joint | BroxbourneEast of England | 80% |
| 125 joint | DoncasterYorkshire and the Humber | 80% |
| 125 joint | East StaffordshireWest Midlands | 80% |
| 125 joint | EastleighSouth East | 80% |
| 125 joint | GuildfordSouth East | 80% |
| 125 joint | HaringeyLondon | 80% |
| 125 joint | LambethLondon | 80% |
| 125 joint | MaldonEast of England | 80% |
| 125 joint | Mid DevonSouth West | 80% |
| 125 joint | Reigate and BansteadSouth East | 80% |
| 135 | CornwallSouth West | 80.1% |
| 136 | HerefordshireWest Midlands | 80.3% |
| 137 | BarnsleyYorkshire and the Humber | 80.4% |
| 138 | OldhamNorth West | 80.5% |
| 139 | SouthamptonSouth East | 80.6% |
| 140 | Blackburn with DarwenNorth West | 80.8% |
| 141 joint | SevenoaksSouth East | 81% |
| 141 joint | ShropshireWest Midlands | 81% |
| 143 | WyreNorth West | 81.1% |
| 144 joint | OxfordSouth East | 81.3% |
| 144 joint | PlymouthSouth West | 81.3% |
| 146 | HastingsSouth East | 81.4% |
| 147 joint | SheffieldYorkshire and the Humber | 81.7% |
| 147 joint | TorbaySouth West | 81.7% |
| 149 joint | BromsgroveWest Midlands | 81.8% |
| 149 joint | HounslowLondon | 81.8% |
| 149 joint | PrestonNorth West | 81.8% |
| 149 joint | RutlandEast Midlands | 81.8% |
| 149 joint | Tonbridge and MallingSouth East | 81.8% |
| 154 joint | GreenwichLondon | 82.1% |
| 154 joint | West LancashireNorth West | 82.1% |
| 154 joint | WorthingSouth East | 82.1% |
| 157 joint | DarlingtonNorth East | 82.6% |
| 157 joint | PeterboroughEast of England | 82.6% |
| 159 joint | Amber ValleyEast Midlands | 82.8% |
| 159 joint | TendringEast of England | 82.8% |
| 161 joint | FyldeNorth West | 82.9% |
| 161 joint | MaidstoneSouth East | 82.9% |
| 163 | ArunSouth East | 83.1% |
| 164 joint | Castle PointEast of England | 83.3% |
| 164 joint | Hammersmith and FulhamLondon | 83.3% |
| 164 joint | North East LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber | 83.3% |
| 164 joint | RedbridgeLondon | 83.3% |
| 164 joint | Ribble ValleyNorth West | 83.3% |
| 164 joint | St AlbansEast of England | 83.3% |
| 164 joint | SwindonSouth West | 83.3% |
| 164 joint | WychavonWest Midlands | 83.3% |
| 172 | SolihullWest Midlands | 83.8% |
| 173 joint | CherwellSouth East | 84% |
| 173 joint | St. HelensNorth West | 84% |
| 175 | BaberghEast of England | 84.2% |
| 176 | East SuffolkEast of England | 84.3% |
| 177 | YorkYorkshire and the Humber | 84.4% |
| 178 joint | BrentLondon | 84.6% |
| 178 joint | HuntingdonshireEast of England | 84.6% |
| 178 joint | NewhamLondon | 84.6% |
| 178 joint | Telford and WrekinWest Midlands | 84.6% |
| 178 joint | Three RiversEast of England | 84.6% |
| 183 joint | North KestevenEast Midlands | 84.8% |
| 183 joint | Redcar and ClevelandNorth East | 84.8% |
| 185 | ManchesterNorth West | 84.9% |
| 186 | ChelmsfordEast of England | 85% |
| 187 | EastbourneSouth East | 85.1% |
| 188 joint | Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands | 85.2% |
| 188 joint | South KestevenEast Midlands | 85.2% |
| 190 joint | HartSouth East | 85.7% |
| 190 joint | HorshamSouth East | 85.7% |
| 190 joint | Kensington and ChelseaLondon | 85.7% |
| 190 joint | StevenageEast of England | 85.7% |
| 190 joint | Tunbridge WellsSouth East | 85.7% |
| 190 joint | WorcesterWest Midlands | 85.7% |
| 196 | North YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber | 85.9% |
| 197 joint | ErewashEast Midlands | 86.4% |
| 197 joint | WiltshireSouth West | 86.4% |
| 199 joint | GloucesterSouth West | 86.7% |
| 199 joint | Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands | 86.7% |
| 201 | ChichesterSouth East | 86.8% |
| 202 joint | Milton KeynesSouth East | 87.1% |
| 202 joint | RushcliffeEast Midlands | 87.1% |
| 204 joint | AshfieldEast Midlands | 87.2% |
| 204 joint | Stockton-on-TeesNorth East | 87.2% |
| 206 joint | EalingLondon | 87.5% |
| 206 joint | East CambridgeshireEast of England | 87.5% |
| 206 joint | RotherhamYorkshire and the Humber | 87.5% |
| 206 joint | TamworthWest Midlands | 87.5% |
| 206 joint | West DevonSouth West | 87.5% |
| 211 joint | West OxfordshireSouth East | 88% |
| 211 joint | WinchesterSouth East | 88% |
| 213 joint | BuryNorth West | 88.2% |
| 213 joint | CotswoldSouth West | 88.2% |
| 213 joint | WandsworthLondon | 88.2% |
| 216 | BarnetLondon | 88.5% |
| 217 joint | North TynesideNorth East | 88.6% |
| 217 joint | NorthumberlandNorth East | 88.6% |
| 217 joint | Westmorland and FurnessNorth West | 88.6% |
| 220 joint | CamdenLondon | 88.9% |
| 220 joint | New ForestSouth East | 88.9% |
| 220 joint | Newcastle upon TyneNorth East | 88.9% |
| 220 joint | South HamsSouth West | 88.9% |
| 220 joint | Tower HamletsLondon | 88.9% |
| 220 joint | TraffordNorth West | 88.9% |
| 220 joint | WokinghamSouth East | 88.9% |
| 227 joint | Bath and North East SomersetSouth West | 89.2% |
| 227 joint | Mid SussexSouth East | 89.2% |
| 229 joint | Forest of DeanSouth West | 89.3% |
| 229 joint | Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands | 89.3% |
| 231 | Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands | 89.5% |
| 232 | LancasterNorth West | 89.7% |
| 233 | RotherSouth East | 89.8% |
| 234 | CroydonLondon | 89.9% |
| 235 joint | HartlepoolNorth East | 90% |
| 235 joint | Kingston upon ThamesLondon | 90% |
| 237 | SomersetSouth West | 90.3% |
| 238 joint | County DurhamNorth East | 90.5% |
| 238 joint | MansfieldEast Midlands | 90.5% |
| 240 | ColchesterEast of England | 90.7% |
| 241 | Southend-on-SeaEast of England | 90.8% |
| 242 | West BerkshireSouth East | 90.9% |
| 243 | SunderlandNorth East | 91.2% |
| 244 joint | FenlandEast of England | 91.7% |
| 244 joint | SpelthorneSouth East | 91.7% |
| 244 joint | Vale of White HorseSouth East | 91.7% |
| 247 | BromleyLondon | 91.9% |
| 248 joint | LewishamLondon | 92% |
| 248 joint | WiganNorth West | 92% |
| 250 joint | South OxfordshireSouth East | 92.3% |
| 250 joint | Surrey HeathSouth East | 92.3% |
| 250 joint | Wyre ForestWest Midlands | 92.3% |
| 253 joint | AdurSouth East | 93.3% |
| 253 joint | Barking and DagenhamLondon | 93.3% |
| 253 joint | Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands | 93.3% |
| 253 joint | HaveringLondon | 93.3% |
| 253 joint | SuttonLondon | 93.3% |
| 258 | HarrowLondon | 93.5% |
| 259 joint | RushmoorSouth East | 93.8% |
| 259 joint | ThurrockEast of England | 93.8% |
| 261 joint | HillingdonLondon | 93.9% |
| 261 joint | Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands | 93.9% |
| 263 | DorsetSouth West | 94% |
| 264 joint | East HertfordshireEast of England | 94.1% |
| 264 joint | PendleNorth West | 94.1% |
| 264 joint | WokingSouth East | 94.1% |
| 267 | Brighton and HoveSouth East | 94.5% |
| 268 joint | AshfordSouth East | 94.7% |
| 268 joint | IpswichEast of England | 94.7% |
| 270 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West | 94.8% |
| 271 | East DevonSouth West | 94.9% |
| 272 | GatesheadNorth East | 95.3% |
| 273 | TeignbridgeSouth West | 95.5% |
| 274 joint | ExeterSouth West | 95.7% |
| 274 joint | Richmond upon ThamesLondon | 95.7% |
| 274 joint | South DerbyshireEast Midlands | 95.7% |
| 277 | South RibbleNorth West | 96% |
| 278 | South TynesideNorth East | 96.2% |
| 279 joint | MiddlesbroughNorth East | 96.4% |
| 279 joint | South GloucestershireSouth West | 96.4% |
| 281 | North SomersetSouth West | 97.1% |
| 282 | BristolSouth West | 98.2% |
| 283 joint | BolsoverEast Midlands | 100% |
| 283 joint | CambridgeEast of England | 100% |
| 283 joint | Epsom and EwellSouth East | 100% |
| 283 joint | HackneyLondon | 100% |
| 283 joint | IslingtonLondon | 100% |
| 283 joint | MertonLondon | 100% |
| 283 joint | RedditchWest Midlands | 100% |
| 283 joint | South CambridgeshireEast of England | 100% |
| 283 joint | South StaffordshireWest Midlands | 100% |
| 283 joint | UttlesfordEast of England | 100% |
| 283 joint | Waltham ForestLondon | 100% |
| 283 joint | WestminsterLondon | 100% |
Not in this list
- City of London and Isles of Scilly. Not published for these councils.
- Northern Ireland. Published for England only.
- Scotland. Published for England only.
- Wales. Published for England only.
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