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Distance to the nearest care home for older people, km, every council ranked

Measured in a straight line from where people live and averaged, to the nearest home its regulator registers as caring for older people, with or without nursing. Figures for October 2026, published for 361 councils in the UK. Lowest first: the order says where a council sits, not whether that is good.

Joint lowest: 17 councils, 0.5. The council in the middle: Westminster, 1.0. Highest: Na h-Eileanan Siar, 8.9.

Distance to the nearest care home for older people, km, every council it is published for, lowest first
PlaceCouncilFigure
1 jointBlackpoolNorth West0.5
1 jointEnfieldLondon0.5
1 jointSouthend-on-SeaEast of England0.5
1 jointEastbourneSouth East0.5
1 jointHastingsSouth East0.5
1 jointHyndburnNorth West0.5
1 jointRedbridgeLondon0.5
1 jointWorthingSouth East0.5
1 jointSuttonLondon0.5
1 jointAdurSouth East0.5
1 jointLeicesterEast Midlands0.5
1 jointBurnleyNorth West0.5
1 jointLincolnEast Midlands0.5
1 jointCheltenhamSouth West0.5
1 jointChesterfieldEast Midlands0.5
1 jointTorbaySouth West0.5
1 jointWatfordEast of England0.5
18 jointMiddlesbroughNorth East0.6
18 jointRochdaleNorth West0.6
18 jointBournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West0.6
18 jointGosportSouth East0.6
18 jointKingston upon HullYorkshire and the Humber0.6
18 jointBrighton and HoveSouth East0.6
18 jointNorwichEast of England0.6
18 jointAshfieldEast Midlands0.6
18 jointKingston upon ThamesLondon0.6
18 jointMertonLondon0.6
18 jointNewcastle upon TyneNorth East0.6
18 jointNottinghamEast Midlands0.6
18 jointSandwellWest Midlands0.6
18 jointHaveringLondon0.6
18 jointArunSouth East0.6
18 jointBarnetLondon0.6
18 jointBelfastNorthern Ireland0.6
18 jointCardiffWales0.6
18 jointRichmond upon ThamesLondon0.6
18 jointStoke-on-TrentWest Midlands0.6
18 jointWandsworthLondon0.6
18 jointBrentLondon0.6
18 jointDerbyEast Midlands0.6
18 jointHavantSouth East0.6
18 jointKensington and ChelseaLondon0.6
18 jointLewishamLondon0.6
18 jointPlymouthSouth West0.6
45 jointGloucesterSouth West0.7
45 jointHaringeyLondon0.7
45 jointHarrowLondon0.7
45 jointIpswichEast of England0.7
45 jointIslingtonLondon0.7
45 jointNorth East LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber0.7
45 jointOadby and WigstonEast Midlands0.7
45 jointRedcar and ClevelandNorth East0.7
45 jointSouth RibbleNorth West0.7
45 jointSunderlandNorth East0.7
45 jointCroydonLondon0.7
45 jointExeterSouth West0.7
45 jointFarehamSouth East0.7
45 jointLiverpoolNorth West0.7
45 jointMansfieldEast Midlands0.7
45 jointStockton-on-TeesNorth East0.7
45 jointTamesideNorth West0.7
45 jointWalsallWest Midlands0.7
45 jointCoventryWest Midlands0.7
45 jointRossendaleNorth West0.7
45 jointWokingSouth East0.7
45 jointBarking and DagenhamLondon0.7
45 jointBlackburn with DarwenNorth West0.7
45 jointDudleyWest Midlands0.7
45 jointHartlepoolNorth East0.7
45 jointLambethLondon0.7
45 jointGatesheadNorth East0.7
45 jointSwanseaWales0.7
45 jointWirralNorth West0.7
45 jointElmbridgeSouth East0.7
45 jointErewashEast Midlands0.7
45 jointGreenwichLondon0.7
45 jointSurrey HeathSouth East0.7
45 jointWolverhamptonWest Midlands0.7
45 jointBarnsleyYorkshire and the Humber0.7
45 jointBirminghamWest Midlands0.7
45 jointNuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands0.7
45 jointPrestonNorth West0.7
45 jointSeftonNorth West0.7
45 jointWaltham ForestLondon0.7
45 jointBuryNorth West0.7
45 jointPortsmouthSouth East0.7
45 jointSouthwarkLondon0.7
45 jointBristolSouth West0.7
45 jointCannock ChaseWest Midlands0.7
45 jointGlasgow CityScotland0.7
45 jointGreat YarmouthEast of England0.7
45 jointReigate and BansteadSouth East0.7
45 jointSheffieldYorkshire and the Humber0.7
45 jointStockportNorth West0.7
45 jointWyreNorth West0.7
45 jointDundee CityScotland0.7
45 jointKnowsleyNorth West0.7
45 jointOldhamNorth West0.7
45 jointSouth TynesideNorth East0.7
45 jointThanetSouth East0.7
101 jointBoltonNorth West0.8
101 jointBradfordYorkshire and the Humber0.8
101 jointCaerphillyWales0.8
101 jointCastle PointEast of England0.8
101 jointEastleighSouth East0.8
101 jointManchesterNorth West0.8
101 jointOxfordSouth East0.8
101 jointSalfordNorth West0.8
101 jointBexleyLondon0.8
101 jointGedlingEast Midlands0.8
101 jointEpsom and EwellSouth East0.8
101 jointNewportWales0.8
101 jointSouthamptonSouth East0.8
101 jointDarlingtonNorth East0.8
101 jointTraffordNorth West0.8
101 jointWyre ForestWest Midlands0.8
101 jointHounslowLondon0.8
101 jointWakefieldYorkshire and the Humber0.8
101 jointWiganNorth West0.8
101 jointBolsoverEast Midlands0.8
101 jointCambridgeEast of England0.8
101 jointCanterburySouth East0.8
101 jointDartfordSouth East0.8
101 jointHackneyLondon0.8
101 jointTamworthWest Midlands0.8
101 jointBlaenau GwentWales0.8
101 jointCharnwoodEast Midlands0.8
101 jointEalingLondon0.8
101 jointHillingdonLondon0.8
101 jointNewhamLondon0.8
101 jointRotherhamYorkshire and the Humber0.8
101 jointSwindonSouth West0.8
101 jointHammersmith and FulhamLondon0.8
101 jointKirkleesYorkshire and the Humber0.8
101 jointNorth TynesideNorth East0.8
101 jointRunnymedeSouth East0.8
101 jointSolihullWest Midlands0.8
101 jointVale of GlamorganWales0.8
101 jointBroxbourneEast of England0.8
101 jointChorleyNorth West0.8
101 jointLeedsYorkshire and the Humber0.8
101 jointLutonEast of England0.8
101 jointMerthyr TydfilWales0.8
101 jointWorcesterWest Midlands0.8
101 jointBroxtoweEast Midlands0.8
101 jointPendleNorth West0.8
101 jointReadingSouth East0.8
101 jointRhondda Cynon TafWales0.8
101 jointThree RiversEast of England0.8
101 jointWindsor and MaidenheadSouth East0.8
151 jointCamdenLondon0.9
151 jointHaltonNorth West0.9
151 jointMedwaySouth East0.9
151 jointNew ForestSouth East0.9
151 jointSt. HelensNorth West0.9
151 jointYorkYorkshire and the Humber0.9
151 jointBasildonEast of England0.9
151 jointFyldeNorth West0.9
151 jointColchesterEast of England0.9
151 jointSloughSouth East0.9
151 jointStevenageEast of England0.9
151 jointBromsgroveWest Midlands0.9
151 jointRushmoorSouth East0.9
151 jointTower HamletsLondon0.9
151 jointSpelthorneSouth East0.9
151 jointWarringtonNorth West0.9
151 jointWarwickWest Midlands0.9
151 jointBlabyEast Midlands0.9
151 jointEast RenfrewshireScotland0.9
151 jointNeath Port TalbotWales0.9
151 jointSouth GloucestershireSouth West0.9
151 jointBracknell ForestSouth East0.9
151 jointHertsmereEast of England0.9
151 jointTendringEast of England0.9
151 jointTorfaenWales0.9
176 jointWest LancashireNorth West1.0
176 jointSt AlbansEast of England1.0
176 jointCity of EdinburghScotland1.0
176 jointLancasterNorth West1.0
176 jointMid SussexSouth East1.0
176 jointWestminsterLondon1.0
176 jointDoncasterYorkshire and the Humber1.0
176 jointThurrockEast of England1.0
176 jointEast StaffordshireWest Midlands1.0
176 jointGuildfordSouth East1.0
176 jointBrentwoodEast of England1.0
176 jointBromleyLondon1.0
176 jointNorth NorthamptonshireEast Midlands1.0
176 jointWelwyn HatfieldEast of England1.0
176 jointBedfordEast of England1.0
176 jointIsle of WightSouth East1.0
176 jointLichfieldWest Midlands1.0
176 jointMilton KeynesSouth East1.0
176 jointAberdeen CityScotland1.0
195 jointBath and North East SomersetSouth West1.1
195 jointCheshire EastNorth West1.1
195 jointNorth SomersetSouth West1.1
195 jointTelford and WrekinWest Midlands1.1
195 jointWokinghamSouth East1.1
195 jointNewcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands1.1
195 jointBridgendWales1.1
195 jointRenfrewshireScotland1.1
195 jointAmber ValleyEast Midlands1.1
195 jointBroadlandEast of England1.1
195 jointMaidstoneSouth East1.1
195 jointHartSouth East1.1
195 jointNorth East DerbyshireEast Midlands1.1
195 jointDenbighshireWales1.1
195 jointTandridgeSouth East1.1
195 jointWaverleySouth East1.1
211 jointPeterboroughEast of England1.2
211 jointTunbridge WellsSouth East1.2
211 jointCalderdaleYorkshire and the Humber1.2
211 jointDoverSouth East1.2
211 jointCentral BedfordshireEast of England1.2
211 jointEast DevonSouth West1.2
211 jointFalkirkScotland1.2
211 jointRedditchWest Midlands1.2
211 jointCheshire West and ChesterNorth West1.2
211 jointEast HampshireSouth East1.2
211 jointGraveshamSouth East1.2
211 jointHarlowEast of England1.2
211 jointMole ValleySouth East1.2
211 jointNorth KestevenEast Midlands1.2
211 jointCounty DurhamNorth East1.2
211 jointCrawleySouth East1.2
211 jointFolkestone and HytheSouth East1.2
211 jointNorth HertfordshireEast of England1.2
211 jointDacorumEast of England1.2
211 jointSwaleSouth East1.2
211 jointWest DunbartonshireScotland1.2
211 jointAntrim and NewtownabbeyNorthern Ireland1.2
211 jointEast DunbartonshireScotland1.2
211 jointRugbyWest Midlands1.2
211 jointChelmsfordEast of England1.2
211 jointHinckley and BosworthEast Midlands1.2
211 jointLewesSouth East1.2
211 jointRushcliffeEast Midlands1.2
239 jointArds and North DownNorthern Ireland1.3
239 jointWrexhamWales1.3
239 jointFlintshireWales1.3
239 jointTeignbridgeSouth West1.3
239 jointNorth LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber1.3
239 jointEast SuffolkEast of England1.3
239 jointHigh PeakEast Midlands1.3
239 jointNorth West LeicestershireEast Midlands1.3
239 jointBassetlawEast Midlands1.3
239 jointBraintreeEast of England1.3
239 jointFifeScotland1.3
239 jointInverclydeScotland1.3
239 jointBuckinghamshireSouth East1.3
239 jointConwyWales1.3
239 jointEast Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber1.3
239 jointNewark and SherwoodEast Midlands1.3
239 jointSevenoaksSouth East1.3
256 jointBasingstoke and DeaneSouth East1.4
256 jointSouth DerbyshireEast Midlands1.4
256 jointEast HertfordshireEast of England1.4
256 jointStroudSouth West1.4
256 jointBostonEast Midlands1.4
256 jointTonbridge and MallingSouth East1.4
256 jointWest NorthamptonshireEast Midlands1.4
256 jointFenlandEast of England1.4
256 jointRotherSouth East1.4
256 jointSouth OxfordshireSouth East1.4
256 jointStaffordWest Midlands1.4
267 jointLisburn and CastlereaghNorthern Ireland1.5
267 jointEpping ForestEast of England1.5
267 jointCherwellSouth East1.5
267 jointSouth HollandEast Midlands1.5
267 jointStaffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands1.5
267 jointMidlothianScotland1.5
267 jointCarmarthenshireWales1.5
267 jointWealdenSouth East1.5
267 jointWest OxfordshireSouth East1.5
267 jointSomersetSouth West1.5
267 jointWest LothianScotland1.5
278 jointCity of LondonLondon1.6
278 jointNorth LanarkshireScotland1.6
278 jointWinchesterSouth East1.6
278 jointBrecklandEast of England1.6
278 jointChichesterSouth East1.6
278 jointWychavonWest Midlands1.6
278 jointSouth LanarkshireScotland1.6
278 jointAshfordSouth East1.6
286 jointHuntingdonshireEast of England1.7
286 jointRibble ValleyNorth West1.7
286 jointRochfordEast of England1.7
286 jointSouth NorfolkEast of England1.7
286 jointCumberlandNorth West1.7
286 jointNorth WarwickshireWest Midlands1.7
286 jointWest BerkshireSouth East1.7
286 jointEast LothianScotland1.7
286 jointPembrokeshireWales1.7
286 jointSouth AyrshireScotland1.7
296 jointVale of White HorseSouth East1.8
296 jointSouth KestevenEast Midlands1.8
296 jointShropshireWest Midlands1.8
296 jointClackmannanshireScotland1.8
296 jointTest ValleySouth East1.8
296 jointHarboroughEast Midlands1.8
296 jointMid and East AntrimNorthern Ireland1.8
303 jointForest of DeanSouth West1.9
303 jointMalvern HillsWest Midlands1.9
303 jointMaldonEast of England1.9
303 jointNorth NorfolkEast of England1.9
303 jointMonmouthshireWales1.9
303 jointSouth StaffordshireWest Midlands1.9
303 jointHorshamSouth East1.9
303 jointCornwallSouth West1.9
303 jointNorth AyrshireScotland1.9
303 jointWest SuffolkEast of England1.9
303 jointRutlandEast Midlands1.9
314 jointWiltshireSouth West2.0
314 jointAngusScotland2.0
314 jointHerefordshireWest Midlands2.0
314 jointDorsetSouth West2.0
314 jointNorth DevonSouth West2.0
314 jointStratford-on-AvonWest Midlands2.0
320 jointArmagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonNorthern Ireland2.1
320 jointIsles of ScillySouth West2.1
320 jointEast LindseyEast Midlands2.1
320 jointTewkesburySouth West2.1
320 jointUttlesfordEast of England2.1
325 jointBaberghEast of England2.2
325 jointSouth HamsSouth West2.2
325 jointMid DevonSouth West2.2
325 jointSouth CambridgeshireEast of England2.2
329 jointDerry City and StrabaneNorthern Ireland2.3
329 jointIsle of AngleseyWales2.3
329 jointWest LindseyEast Midlands2.3
329 jointCotswoldSouth West2.3
333 jointGwyneddWales2.4
333 jointNorthumberlandNorth East2.4
335 jointWestmorland and FurnessNorth West2.5
335 jointWest DevonSouth West2.5
337 jointKing's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England2.6
337 jointNewry, Mourne and DownNorthern Ireland2.6
337 jointEast CambridgeshireEast of England2.6
340 jointNorth YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber2.7
340 jointMeltonEast Midlands2.7
340 jointEast AyrshireScotland2.7
340 jointPerth and KinrossScotland2.7
344Mid UlsterNorthern Ireland2.8
345PowysWales3.0
346 jointMid SuffolkEast of England3.1
346 jointStirlingScotland3.1
346 jointDerbyshire DalesEast Midlands3.1
349 jointTorridgeSouth West3.2
349 jointCauseway Coast and GlensNorthern Ireland3.2
351CeredigionWales3.4
352MorayScotland3.5
353AberdeenshireScotland3.7
354Scottish BordersScotland3.8
355Shetland IslandsScotland4.0
356Dumfries and GallowayScotland4.1
357Fermanagh and OmaghNorthern Ireland4.6
358HighlandScotland5.9
359Argyll and ButeScotland6.4
360Orkney IslandsScotland6.8
361Na h-Eileanan SiarScotland8.9

Care Quality Commission, active locations, care homes for older people, October 2026; Care Inspectorate, datastore, care homes for older people, August 2026; Care Inspectorate Wales, registered services export, adult care homes; RQIA, registered services, nursing and residential homes, via OpenDataNI, read at every census area · October 2026 · fetched 22 October 2026 · How this is measured

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