Hampshire Care Homes: Compare Coast, City, and Country Markets Side by Side
Hampshire covers Southampton and Portsmouth, larger inland towns, and rural retirement markets that do not behave the same way on fees or nursing supply. The county view is designed to make those differences visible earlier.
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Hampshire Care Home Market
Key figures for the local care home market, drawn from regulatory, financial, and food safety data
Based on official inspection reports
What the local care home market looks like in Hampshire
Across Hampshire and surrounding areas
Homes trending upward based on recent official inspections
533 homes currently lack a registered manager
Official Rating Breakdown
CQC Quality by Domain
Average scores across Hampshire care homes
Hampshire homes rate strongest on Responsive and weakest on Safe.
Inspection Freshness
How recently homes were inspected by the national regulator
92% of homes have ratings over 3 years old. Our reports verify against multiple data sources to give you a more current picture.
Care market across Hampshire
96% of 26 homes there are rated Good or Outstanding.
Average weekly costs range from about £1,416 to £1,681 across the county's larger towns.
306 homes (56%) currently offer this specialist support.
453 homes sit in the county's biggest local-authority cluster.
Care Standards in Hampshire
Specialist care coverage and food safety ratings across 547 homes
Overall quality
84%
Good or Outstanding
Largest specialist signal
306 homes
Dementia support (56%)
Specialist Care Coverage
This is the clearest specialist category currently reaching meaningful scale in the public county dataset.
306 (56%)
Dementia
Families looking for this type of support have a meaningful county-wide shortlist here, even if other specialist categories are less visible in current public records.
Major towns in Hampshire
Compare how care quality, pricing, and nursing supply vary across the main towns and local care markets in Hampshire.
Southampton
Hampshire
Southampton often gives Hampshire families the clearest read on urban supply: larger home counts, more operational variation, and a practical trade-off between breadth of choice and the need to filter carefully for consistency.
Southampton
Southampton
Southampton often gives Hampshire families the clearest read on urban supply: larger home counts, more operational variation, and a practical trade-off between breadth of choice and the need to filter carefully for consistency.
Fareham
Hampshire
Fareham is one of the key care markets in Hampshire, with 44 homes in the current dataset. This is a broad care market with both nursing and dementia provision. Prices here sit close to the county average.
Basingstoke
Hampshire
Basingstoke usually feels more like an inland decision about balance: strong access for visiting families, a recognisable suburban market, and pricing that can be easier to defend when the home also looks stable on public quality signals.
New Milton
Hampshire
New Milton is one of the key care markets in Hampshire, with 26 homes in the current dataset. This is a broad care market with both nursing and dementia provision. Prices here sit close to the county average.
Gosport
Hampshire
Gosport is one of the key care markets in Hampshire, with 23 homes in the current dataset. This is a broad care market with both nursing and dementia provision. Prices here sit close to the county average.
Which towns are easiest to visit and support in Hampshire?
These town-level signals use the homes we already track across the county: transport access, healthcare proximity, green space, and practical features such as parking, lifts, and Wi-Fi.
Easiest for repeat family visits
New Milton
New Milton currently looks like the easiest town in this county for repeat visits, based on how accessible homes appear by transport and basic arrival logistics.
- Avg train station distance 0.8km
- 7 bus stops nearby
- 54% of homes show parking
- 62% of homes show lift access
Strongest healthcare access around homes
Southampton
Southampton currently stands out for local practical support around care homes, with the strongest combined access to hospitals, GPs, and pharmacies in the county dataset.
- Avg hospital distance 1.0km
- Avg GP distance 0.9km
- Avg pharmacy distance 0.9km
Most convenient day-to-day setup
Fareham
Fareham currently looks strongest for day-to-day convenience, based on the mix of practical in-home features and the surrounding setting families are likely to notice once visits become routine.
- 52% of homes show Wi-Fi
- 82% of homes show gardens
- 39% of homes show parking
- Avg green space distance 665m
Why families in Hampshire use RightCareHome
Why this is more useful than a directory when the decision is serious
Without independent analysis
- 547 homes to compare manually
- Outdated directory data from years ago
- Commission-driven recommendations
- Hidden quality and safety issues
With RightCareHome
- A clearer view of where quality, cost and risk differ before you check any one home
- Independent scoring built from regulatory, review and financial evidence
- 100% independent, zero commissions
- A better starting point before you verify or compare specific homes
Frequently Asked Questions About Care Homes in Hampshire
Practical answers based on available local data and typical family concerns.
Why do Hampshire families often need to compare more than one local market?
Hampshire covers several distinct settings in one county: the Southampton and Portsmouth orbit, larger inland towns, and rural communities where provision can be thinner. That means the right home for one family may depend as much on geography and visiting practicality as on the headline county figures.
What should families watch for when fees look similar across Hampshire?
When prices are close, the next questions are usually about nursing depth, specialist dementia coverage, and how resilient the local market feels. In Hampshire, two towns can sit near the same weekly average while still offering very different levels of choice once you look at supply and quality concentration.
How should families think about Southampton versus Basingstoke in Hampshire?
Southampton is often the better place to start if breadth of choice matters most and you are comfortable filtering a larger urban market. Basingstoke can be the steadier comparison for families who want strong access and a more balanced inland shortlist, especially when they are trying to avoid overpaying for scale alone.
How many care homes are in Hampshire?
Hampshire has 547 registered care homes in our dataset, including 163 nursing homes and 388 residential homes across the county.
What does care cost across Hampshire?
Weekly care costs in Hampshire range from £0 to £1,950, with an average of £1,535. Among the county's larger markets, Southampton is currently one of the cheaper towns while Basingstoke sits at the higher end.
Which towns have the biggest care markets in Hampshire?
Southampton, Southampton, Fareham currently account for some of the largest care markets in Hampshire. At local authority level, Hampshire and Southampton stand out for care home supply.
Which part of Hampshire currently looks strongest on care quality?
New Milton currently stands out in our county dataset, with 96% of its 26 homes rated Good or Outstanding.
How much dementia care is available in Hampshire?
306 homes in Hampshire offer specialist dementia care, representing 56% of the county market.
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RCH Score methodology
How we rank care homes in Hampshire
Score 0–10 · updated monthly
CQC inspections can be 2–4 years old. Our RCH Score combines the official inspection result with live signals — real reviews, quality trajectory, and financial stability — to surface homes that are performing well today, not just at the last inspection.
CQC inspection rating
40%The official Care Quality Commission rating — Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, or Inadequate. The primary quality signal, but can be up to 4 years old.
Online reviews
30%Average star rating from verified public reviews across the web, weighted by volume. Reflects the day-to-day experience of residents and families. Only counted when 10+ reviews exist.
CQC trend
15%Whether the home's rating has been improving, stable, or declining across its last three inspections. An improving trajectory can offset an older rating.
Financial stability
15%Operational risk derived from Companies House filings — profit/loss trend, debt levels, and director changes. Financially stressed homes face higher closure and quality risk.
Rankings are calculated from public data only. We do not accept referral fees or paid placements from care homes.
The RCH Score is a decision-support tool, not a definitive ranking. Always visit a home in person and ask for the latest CQC inspection report before making a decision.
Hampshire homes worth shortlisting first
A county-wide starting shortlist drawn from the live directory. We prioritise current CQC rating first, then show the other public signals available on each home card.
Andover Nursing Home, Hampshire
From ≈ £6,957 / mo
from £1,600 / wk
Badgers Holt Residential Care Home, Hampshire
From ≈ £7,175 / mo
from £1,650 / wk
Bethany Care Service, Hampshire
From ≈ £7,722 / mo
from £1,776 / wk
Broadview, Hampshire
From ≈ £6,522 / mo
from £1,500 / wk
Brook Lane Rest Home, Hampshire
From ≈ £7,635 / mo
from £1,756 / wk
Cloverdale, Hampshire
From ≈ £8,131 / mo
from £1,870 / wk
Fountain View, Hampshire
From ≈ £7,827 / mo
from £1,800 / wk
Fritham Lodge, Hampshire
From ≈ £5,740 / mo
from £1,320 / wk
Kingfishers, Hampshire
From ≈ £6,088 / mo
from £1,400 / wk
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