How old are care home ratings in your area?

Across England, 39% of care home ratings are more than 5 years old. In West Berkshire it is 74%.

CQC decides when to inspect based on risk, so homes rated Good or Outstanding can go many years between inspections. An old rating is not a bad rating. But it may not reflect how the home is run today, especially if the manager or owner has changed.

39%of ratings over 5 years old

8%over 8 years old

3.9 yearsmedian rating age

13,620rated care homes

Highest share of old ratings: West Berkshire, Wokingham, Tower Hamlets. Lowest: Hounslow, Richmond upon Thames, Kingston upon Thames.

All council areas

Ranked 1 to 149 by the share of ratings over 5 years old (1 = oldest ratings). Areas with fewer than 10 rated homes are listed but not ranked. Click a column to sort.

Rank	Council area	Region	Rated homes	Over 5 years	Over 8 years	Median age (years)
1	West Berkshire	South East	39	74% (29)	15%	6.9
2	Wokingham	South East	42	74% (31)	33%	7.4
3	Tower Hamlets	London	10	70% (7)	10%	7.0
4	Reading	South East	29	66% (19)	10%	7.0
5	Cambridgeshire	East of England	125	64% (80)	26%	6.8
6	Lewisham	London	46	63% (29)	11%	6.6
7	Sandwell	West Midlands	83	63% (52)	14%	6.8
8	Birmingham	West Midlands	248	60% (149)	6%	6.6
9	Telford and Wrekin	West Midlands	35	60% (21)	0%	5.5
10	Oxfordshire	South East	122	57% (70)	19%	6.1
11	Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	77	56% (43)	9%	5.9
12	Redcar and Cleveland	North East	42	55% (23)	0%	5.2
13	Peterborough	East of England	33	55% (18)	15%	5.4
14	Buckinghamshire	South East	115	54% (62)	20%	6.0
15	Hackney	London	13	54% (7)	15%	6.5
16	Greenwich	London	41	54% (22)	20%	5.3
17	Bracknell Forest	South East	15	53% (8)	20%	5.5
17	Islington	London	15	53% (8)	7%	5.4
17	Sefton	North West	107	53% (57)	12%	5.3
17	Shropshire	West Midlands	105	53% (56)	3%	6.5
21	Westmorland and Furness	North West	55	53% (29)	11%	5.2
22	Hertfordshire	East of England	217	53% (114)	13%	5.5
23	Thurrock	East of England	25	52% (13)	12%	5.5
24	Solihull	West Midlands	56	52% (29)	7%	5.2
25	Bristol, City of	South West	87	52% (45)	11%	5.1
25	Portsmouth	South East	29	52% (15)	21%	5.4
27	Devon	South West	288	51% (147)	8%	5.1
27	Staffordshire	West Midlands	239	51% (122)	8%	5.1
29	Camden	London	10	50% (5)	10%	4.6
29	Halton	North West	24	50% (12)	8%	4.5
29	Slough	South East	14	50% (7)	14%	4.1
32	Isle of Wight	South East	59	49% (29)	7%	4.8
33	North Yorkshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	190	49% (93)	13%	4.8
34	Dudley	West Midlands	84	49% (41)	7%	4.8
34	Herefordshire, County of	West Midlands	82	49% (40)	4%	4.8
36	Gloucestershire	South West	189	49% (92)	17%	4.7
37	St. Helens	North West	37	49% (18)	11%	4.5
37	Windsor and Maidenhead	South East	35	49% (17)	9%	4.2
39	Essex	East of England	371	48% (177)	13%	4.5
40	Milton Keynes	South East	42	48% (20)	12%	4.2
41	North East Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	51	47% (24)	8%	4.7
42	Lancashire	North West	393	47% (184)	14%	4.8
43	Hampshire	South East	437	46% (203)	15%	4.3
44	Cheshire East	North West	95	46% (44)	11%	4.3
44	Norfolk	East of England	296	46% (137)	5%	4.6
46	Warrington	North West	52	46% (24)	4%	4.8
47	North Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	57	46% (26)	14%	4.5
48	Wigan	North West	55	45% (25)	11%	4.4
49	Middlesbrough	North East	42	45% (19)	0%	4.2
50	Enfield	London	74	45% (33)	5%	4.3
50	Kent	South East	462	45% (206)	12%	4.4
52	York	Yorkshire and The Humber	34	44% (15)	18%	4.3
53	Central Bedfordshire	East of England	57	44% (25)	5%	4.1
54	Luton	East of England	32	44% (14)	9%	3.1
55	Coventry	West Midlands	74	43% (32)	3%	4.5
56	Kingston upon Hull, City of	Yorkshire and The Humber	72	43% (31)	11%	4.3
57	Sunderland	North East	86	43% (37)	10%	4.0
58	Bexley	London	28	43% (12)	4%	3.8
59	Cumberland	North West	78	42% (33)	6%	4.1
60	Harrow	London	48	42% (20)	4%	4.3
60	Medway	South East	60	42% (25)	17%	3.9
62	Salford	North West	42	40% (17)	2%	3.6
63	Wiltshire	South West	156	40% (63)	6%	3.9
64	Cheshire West and Chester	North West	75	40% (30)	5%	4.2
64	Kirklees	Yorkshire and The Humber	120	40% (48)	6%	3.8
64	South Gloucestershire	South West	75	40% (30)	12%	3.7
67	Southampton	South East	48	40% (19)	19%	3.7
68	Plymouth	South West	84	39% (33)	10%	4.3
68	Worcestershire	West Midlands	163	39% (64)	10%	3.7
70	East Riding of Yorkshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	134	39% (52)	12%	3.9
71	South Tyneside	North East	31	39% (12)	0%	4.0
72	Bolton	North West	57	39% (22)	14%	3.4
73	Manchester	North West	74	38% (28)	5%	4.2
74	Bedford	East of England	69	38% (26)	6%	3.0
75	Haringey	London	24	38% (9)	4%	3.9
76	Brighton and Hove	South East	83	36% (30)	4%	3.6
77	Bradford	Yorkshire and The Humber	103	36% (37)	6%	3.0
77	Leeds	Yorkshire and The Humber	142	36% (51)	6%	3.4
79	Lincolnshire	East Midlands	265	36% (95)	3%	3.7
79	Nottinghamshire	East Midlands	254	36% (91)	4%	3.9
81	Calderdale	Yorkshire and The Humber	42	36% (15)	7%	3.0
82	Oldham	North West	43	35% (15)	9%	4.0
82	Waltham Forest	London	43	35% (15)	9%	3.4
84	Barnet	London	69	35% (24)	1%	4.1
84	East Sussex	South East	273	35% (95)	2%	3.7
86	Blackburn with Darwen	North West	32	34% (11)	12%	3.7
87	Wirral	North West	105	34% (36)	5%	3.6
88	Brent	London	44	34% (15)	7%	3.2
88	Surrey	South East	337	34% (115)	6%	3.8
90	Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	66	33% (22)	6%	3.4
90	Nottingham	East Midlands	72	33% (24)	8%	2.6
92	North Somerset	South West	91	33% (30)	4%	3.6
92	Wakefield	Yorkshire and The Humber	88	33% (29)	10%	3.9
94	Rochdale	North West	55	33% (18)	9%	3.6
95	Derbyshire	East Midlands	224	33% (73)	5%	3.7
96	Croydon	London	120	32% (39)	9%	3.8
97	Redbridge	London	71	32% (23)	11%	3.9
98	Blackpool	North West	62	32% (20)	10%	3.7
98	West Sussex	South East	316	32% (102)	7%	4.0
100	Darlington	North East	28	32% (9)	4%	3.7
101	Cornwall	South West	194	32% (62)	9%	3.9
101	Suffolk	East of England	172	32% (55)	8%	3.8
101	Trafford	North West	50	32% (16)	0%	3.5
104	North Northamptonshire	East Midlands	104	32% (33)	12%	3.6
105	Somerset	South West	185	31% (58)	3%	3.6
106	Barnsley	Yorkshire and The Humber	67	31% (21)	7%	3.3
107	Stockport	North West	64	31% (20)	2%	3.3
108	Leicestershire	East Midlands	152	31% (47)	4%	3.5
109	Southwark	London	13	31% (4)	0%	3.9
110	Havering	London	53	30% (16)	4%	3.5
111	North Tyneside	North East	40	30% (12)	0%	3.4
112	Liverpool	North West	81	30% (24)	7%	2.3
113	Leicester	East Midlands	92	29% (27)	0%	3.2
114	Bromley	London	45	29% (13)	2%	2.9
115	Bath and North East Somerset	South West	49	29% (14)	10%	3.2
115	County Durham	North East	140	29% (40)	4%	3.7
117	Northumberland	North East	93	28% (26)	0%	3.3
118	Derby	East Midlands	65	28% (18)	6%	2.9
119	Bury	North West	51	27% (14)	6%	3.7
120	Gateshead	North East	48	27% (13)	2%	1.8
120	Torbay	South West	70	27% (19)	7%	3.6
122	Hartlepool	North East	26	27% (7)	0%	3.8
123	West Northamptonshire	East Midlands	97	27% (26)	5%	3.2
124	Dorset	South West	106	26% (28)	10%	3.0
125	Sheffield	Yorkshire and The Humber	107	26% (28)	6%	2.6
126	Swindon	South West	45	24% (11)	4%	1.4
127	Lambeth	London	33	24% (8)	6%	4.0
128	Barking and Dagenham	London	21	24% (5)	5%	2.9
129	Stockton-on-Tees	North East	51	24% (12)	2%	3.4
130	Southend-on-Sea	East of England	77	21% (16)	3%	2.2
131	Rotherham	Yorkshire and The Humber	79	20% (16)	5%	1.7
132	Tameside	North West	42	19% (8)	5%	3.2
133	Wolverhampton	West Midlands	64	19% (12)	2%	2.4
134	Rutland	East Midlands	11	18% (2)	0%	2.1
135	Warwickshire	West Midlands	157	18% (28)	1%	2.9
136	Knowsley	North West	25	16% (4)	8%	3.4
137	Walsall	West Midlands	58	16% (9)	0%	2.8
138	Newham	London	21	14% (3)	0%	2.2
139	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	South West	127	14% (18)	2%	2.0
140	Doncaster	Yorkshire and The Humber	75	13% (10)	4%	1.4
141	Ealing	London	35	11% (4)	3%	2.3
142	Kensington and Chelsea	London	10	10% (1)	0%	1.2
143	Hillingdon	London	43	9% (4)	0%	2.0
144	Merton	London	35	9% (3)	0%	3.3
145	Wandsworth	London	24	8% (2)	0%	3.5
146	Sutton	London	64	6% (4)	0%	2.9
147	Kingston upon Thames	London	36	6% (2)	0%	1.8
148	Richmond upon Thames	London	40	5% (2)	0%	3.7
149	Hounslow	London	30	3% (1)	0%	3.0
–	Hammersmith and Fulham	London	8	0% (0)	0%	1.5
–	Isles of Scilly	South West	1	0% (0)	0%	3.8
–	Westminster	London	6	17% (1)	0%	2.1

About these figures

Ratings are from the Care Quality Commission's data of 1 October 2026, plus any newer ratings from CQC's API (checked 2 November 2026). Ages are worked out to 2 November 2026 from the date each overall rating was published.
Only care homes with a published rating are counted. Homes are counted in the council area CQC records for them.
Ratings carried over after a change of owner keep their original date.
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