Regulated care locations in England (CQC) — statistics
Every health and social care location regulated by the Care Quality Commission in England — hospitals, care homes, GP practices, dentists, homecare agencies, hospices, ambulance services — with service types, specialisms, provider, address and area, local authority, region, and the date of the latest CQC check. From the official weekly CQC care directory, keyed by the stable CQC location id. Phone numbers are dropped at ingest; registered-manager names are never ingested.
headline
| records in dataset | 57,179 |
| last refreshed | 2026-11-08 |
summary
As of 8 November 2026, Regulated care locations in England (CQC) holds 57,179 records in its current window, published between December 2025 and November 2026.
In November 2026 so far, 68 records have been published, down 671 (90.8%) on the 739 of October 2026. Across the 12 months in view the average is 555 a month; the busiest was July 2026 with 754 and the quietest November 2026 with 68.
Looking at by region, South East leads with 10,041 records (17.6% of the total), followed by London (9,476) and North West (7,288). Looking at by service type, Dentist leads with 12,103 records (21.2% of the total), followed by Residential homes (10,046) and Homecare agencies (9,851). Looking at largest local authorities, Kent leads with 1,680 records (2.9% of the total), followed by Essex (1,576) and Hampshire (1,441).
Over the last 4 refresh days the register gained 310 records, lost 260 and changed 1,167; the latest refresh, on 6 November 2026, added 96, removed 40 and changed 273.
Latest checks by month
| month | count |
|---|---|
| 2025-12 | 413 |
| 2026-01 | 463 |
| 2026-02 | 458 |
| 2026-03 | 536 |
| 2026-04 | 562 |
| 2026-05 | 567 |
| 2026-06 | 703 |
| 2026-07 | 754 |
| 2026-08 | 677 |
| 2026-09 | 714 |
| 2026-10 | 739 |
| 2026-11 | 68 |
By region
| value | records |
|---|---|
| South East | 10,041 |
| London | 9,476 |
| North West | 7,288 |
| East | 6,328 |
| West Midlands | 6,050 |
| South West | 5,709 |
| Yorkshire & Humberside | 5,065 |
| East Midlands | 4,908 |
| North East | 2,297 |
| Wales | 3 |
By service type
| value | records |
|---|---|
| Dentist | 12,103 |
| Residential homes | 10,046 |
| Homecare agencies | 9,851 |
| Doctors/GPs|Doctors/GPs | 8,306 |
| Nursing homes | 4,335 |
| Homecare agencies|Supported living | 3,715 |
| Supported living | 971 |
| Diagnosis/screening | 747 |
| Clinic | 630 |
| Community services - Healthcare | 411 |
| Hospitals - Mental health/capacity | 360 |
| Ambulances | 358 |
Largest local authorities
| value | records |
|---|---|
| Kent | 1,680 |
| Essex | 1,576 |
| Hampshire | 1,441 |
| Surrey | 1,418 |
| Lancashire | 1,257 |
| Birmingham | 1,229 |
| Hertfordshire | 1,177 |
| West Sussex | 992 |
| Westminster | 931 |
| Norfolk | 883 |
| Devon | 828 |
| Staffordshire | 826 |
| Nottinghamshire | 796 |
| Leeds | 792 |
| Lincolnshire | 714 |
what changed (last 30 days)
Last 30 days: 310 added, 260 removed, 1,167 changed — the rows a re-download would make you find yourself.
| refresh day | added | removed | changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-06 | 96 | 40 | 273 |
| 2026-10-29 | 56 | 40 | 341 |
| 2026-10-23 | 69 | 72 | 297 |
| 2026-10-15 | 89 | 108 | 256 |
This register diffs itself every morning. Poll the delta instead of the whole
dataset: GET /v1/changes/uk-care-locations?since=2026-10-15 (add
change=added|removed|changed), or the MCP tool get_changes. One
credit per page, 90-day history — a daily diff of every register fits the free tier.
methodology
Computed from the same records the gankdat API serves — official government feeds, refreshed daily, no scraping. This dataset's licence and personal-data posture are stated in the terms. Counts reflect the current dataset window, not all-time totals. Cite this page with its URL and the last-refreshed date.