Surrey Care Homes: Premium Market, Bigger Differences Than Families Expect
Surrey is often treated as one high-cost county, but the care market still varies between London-commuter towns, greener outer areas, and specialist nursing pockets. The county view helps you see where that premium is justified and where it is simply expensive.
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Surrey 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 Surrey
Across Surrey and surrounding areas
Homes trending upward based on recent official inspections
333 homes currently lack a registered manager
Official Rating Breakdown
CQC Quality by Domain
Average scores across Surrey care homes
Surrey homes rate strongest on Caring and weakest on Well-Led.
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 Surrey
94% of 19 homes there are rated Good or Outstanding.
Average weekly costs range from about £1,412 to £1,721 across the county's larger towns.
213 homes (58%) currently offer this specialist support.
357 homes sit in the county's biggest local-authority cluster.
Care Standards in Surrey
Specialist care coverage and food safety ratings across 369 homes
Overall quality
84%
Good or Outstanding
Largest specialist signal
213 homes
Dementia support (58%)
Specialist Care Coverage
This is the clearest specialist category currently reaching meaningful scale in the public county dataset.
213 (58%)
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 Surrey
Compare how care quality, pricing, and nursing supply vary across the main towns and local care markets in Surrey.
Epsom
Surrey
Epsom is one of the key care markets in Surrey, with 28 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.
Woking
Surrey
Woking is usually where Surrey's commuter logic becomes clearest. For some families it offers the right blend of access and supply; for others it is the point where convenience starts to push weekly fees higher than the care proposition alone would justify.
Guildford
Surrey
Guildford often sets the tone for how Surrey feels to self-funding families: strong demand, a polished care offer, and pricing that only makes sense if the home also wins on access, staffing depth, and day-to-day confidence.
Camberley
Surrey
Camberley is one of the key care markets in Surrey, with 19 homes in the current dataset. This is a broad care market with both nursing and dementia provision. Prices here sit below the county average.
Redhill
Surrey
Redhill is one of the key care markets in Surrey, with 18 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.
Horley
Surrey
Horley is one of the key care markets in Surrey, with 17 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 Surrey?
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
Woking
Woking 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 1.8km
- 6 bus stops nearby
- 44% of homes show parking
- 56% of homes show lift access
Strongest healthcare access around homes
Epsom
Epsom 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 1.0km
Most convenient day-to-day setup
Guildford
Guildford 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.
- 62% of homes show Wi-Fi
- 76% of homes show gardens
- 43% of homes show parking
- Avg green space distance 645m
Why families in Surrey use RightCareHome
Why this is more useful than a directory when the decision is serious
Without independent analysis
- 369 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 Surrey
Practical answers based on available local data and typical family concerns.
Why is Surrey not just a simple 'expensive county' story?
Surrey does carry a premium in many places, but that premium is not evenly earned. Some local markets justify higher fees through stronger nursing supply, easier family access, or a consistently better quality picture, while others are simply pulled up by wider property and labour costs.
What matters most when comparing towns across Surrey?
Families usually get the clearest picture by comparing three things together: weekly fees, the concentration of Good and Outstanding homes, and how easy regular visiting will be. In a county like Surrey, a home that is only slightly cheaper can become the better choice if it also reduces travel strain and still offers solid public quality signals.
How should families compare Guildford and Woking in Surrey?
Guildford is often where Surrey's premium market feels most explicit, so it works well when you want to test whether a higher fee is buying a visibly stronger care offer. Woking can make more sense when convenience and visiting access are central to the decision, but it is worth checking carefully whether that convenience is improving the care proposition or simply pushing the price upward.
How many care homes are in Surrey?
Surrey has 369 registered care homes in our dataset, including 160 nursing homes and 213 residential homes across the county.
What does care cost across Surrey?
Weekly care costs in Surrey range from £0 to £2,700, with an average of £1,585. Among the county's larger markets, Camberley is currently one of the cheaper towns while Epsom sits at the higher end.
Which towns have the biggest care markets in Surrey?
Epsom, Woking, Guildford currently account for some of the largest care markets in Surrey. At local authority level, Surrey and Hampshire stand out for care home supply.
Which part of Surrey currently looks strongest on care quality?
Camberley currently stands out in our county dataset, with 94% of its 19 homes rated Good or Outstanding.
How much dementia care is available in Surrey?
213 homes in Surrey offer specialist dementia care, representing 58% of the county market.
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More county care markets near Surrey
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RCH Score methodology
How we rank care homes in Surrey
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.
Surrey 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.
Appleby House, Surrey
≈ £7,822–£8,236 / mo
£1,799–£1,894 / wk
Arbrook House Care Home, Surrey
From ≈ £6,740 / mo
from £1,550 / wk
Aurem Care (The Red House), Surrey
From ≈ £5,218 / mo
from £1,200 / wk
Broadwater Lodge, Surrey
From ≈ £7,905 / mo
from £1,818 / wk
Camberley Woods Care Home, Surrey
From ≈ £7,392 / mo
from £1,700 / wk
Cavendish, Surrey
From ≈ £7,392 / mo
from £1,700 / wk
Hill Brow, Surrey
From ≈ £6,066 / mo
from £1,395 / wk
Hithermoor House, Surrey
From ≈ £7,744 / mo
from £1,781 / wk
Holkham House, Surrey
From ≈ £7,392 / mo
from £1,700 / wk
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