Care homes in the South East
Every care home registered in the South East, area by area, with its rating from the Care Quality Commission and how that rating has changed.
The South East has 2,674 care homes currently providing care, more than any other region, with 85,606 beds. 859 provide nursing care and 1,423 support people living with dementia. 2,441 have a rating from the Care Quality Commission, and 82% of those are rated Good or Outstanding, compared with 83% across England.
Browse care homes in the South East by area
19 council areas. Figures from CQC data published 2 November 2026.
| Area | Care homes | Beds | Share rated Good or Outstanding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bracknell Forest | 17 | 714 | 71% |
| Brighton and Hove | 85 | 2,113 | 92% |
| Buckinghamshire | 125 | 4,429 | 73% |
| East Sussex | 278 | 8,018 | 85% |
| Hampshire | 456 | 14,220 | 86% |
| Isle of Wight | 60 | 1,700 | 72% |
| Kent | 484 | 14,797 | 78% |
| Medway | 65 | 1,705 | 71% |
| Milton Keynes | 47 | 1,680 | 88% |
| Oxfordshire | 132 | 6,192 | 87% |
| Area | Care homes | Beds | Share rated Good or Outstanding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth | 29 | 931 | 72% |
| Reading | 31 | 916 | 76% |
| Slough | 15 | 450 | 62% |
| Southampton | 50 | 1,391 | 85% |
| Surrey | 348 | 12,234 | 81% |
| West Berkshire | 41 | 989 | 89% |
| West Sussex | 333 | 10,477 | 85% |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | 35 | 1,459 | 71% |
| Wokingham | 43 | 1,191 | 93% |
Best-rated care homes in the South East
Ranked by CQC rating, then by most recent inspection. No service pays to appear here.
- O Outstanding Cornelius House Care home, West SussexRated
- O Outstanding Wisteria Lodge Care home with nursing, HampshireRated
- O Outstanding The Pines Care home, SurreyRated
- O Outstanding Portsdown View Care home, HampshireRated
- O Outstanding Oxford Beaumont Care home with nursing, OxfordshireRated
- O Outstanding Burlington Hall Care Home Care home, Milton KeynesRated
- O Outstanding Deerswood Lodge Care home, West SussexRated
- O Outstanding Hilltop Care home, HampshireRated
- O Outstanding Lady Dane Farmhouse Care home, KentRated
- O Outstanding Cuttlebrook Hall Care home, OxfordshireRated
Other regions of England
- East Midlands1,417 care homes
- East of England1,574 care homes
- London1,217 care homes
- North East719 care homes
- North West1,836 care homes
- South West1,809 care homes
- West Midlands1,627 care homes
- Yorkshire and the Humber1,435 care homes
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