88.7%
Sector occupancy (Knight Frank)
Devon
Care Home Finance in Beaworthy
Commercial mortgages, development, bridging, refinance and going-concern operator finance for care homes in Beaworthy. This is finance for the home as a business, not help with care fees.
Written and reviewed by Matt Lenzie Founder & Principal Broker · 25 years arranging care home finance · Reviewed June 2026
£1,350/wk
South West avg weekly fee
6.2%
Fee growth, year on year
4.5%
Prime yield (Knight Frank)
Beaworthy supports a registered care market of 4 homes and roughly 109 beds. Whether you are buying a trading home here, funding a development or conversion, or refinancing onto better terms, we read the operator covenant, the CQC rating and occupancy, then place the case with the lenders that back the sector across Devon.
Care home lending is underwritten on the operator covenant, the CQC rating, occupancy and the fee mix, not on bricks alone. In the South West the average weekly fee runs at about £1,350/wk (Knight Frank, 2025), and national occupancy across mature homes held at 88.7% (Knight Frank, FY2024/25). Those figures frame the trading case a Beaworthy home needs to support its borrowing.
Care home finance structures for Beaworthy homes
We arrange the full range of care home finance for Beaworthy operators and buyers. A commercial mortgage funds the purchase of a trading home, typically to 70 to 75 percent of value over a 15 to 25 year term, sized on stabilised trading profit. Development finance funds a ground-up build, extension or conversion, usually to 60 to 70 percent of cost. Bridging moves at auction or pre-CQC pace. Refinance lowers a rate, raises capital or exits a bridge. Going-concern operator finance is sized on EBITDARM and going-concern value, and sale-and-leaseback releases capital from a freehold while the operator keeps running the home. We match each case to the lenders that back this kind of home across Devon.
The care settings we fund in Beaworthy
Each care setting is registered, run and underwritten differently, and we arrange finance for all of them in Beaworthy and across Devon. That covers elderly residential and nursing homes, dementia and memory care, specialist and high-acuity care, supported living, learning disability and mental health settings, children's homes, and retirement and extra-care schemes. Knowing which lender backs which setting here, and at what leverage, is the work we do before a case reaches a credit committee.
Finance we arrange for Beaworthy homes
The South West care market and your Beaworthy home
High fees, strong occupancy and the second-highest share of CQC Outstanding homes. An ageing population and strong ratings underpin dependable demand. Average weekly fees in the South West run at about £1,350/wk (Knight Frank, 2025). Lenders read these regional fee and occupancy trends, alongside the home's own trading record and CQC rating, when they size a facility for a Beaworthy home.
- Older demographic profile across the region
- Strong occupancy
- High share of well-rated homes
CQC directory
The Beaworthy care home market at a glance
CQC registers 4 care homes in Beaworthy with about 109 beds between them, of which 2 hold a nursing registration. Around 50% of rated homes here are rated Good or Outstanding, which makes Beaworthy a smaller, more concentrated local care market. For a buyer or operator this is the competitive set, the bed stock and the quality benchmark a new acquisition is underwritten against; for a lender the local rating profile is a read on covenant and on how hard occupancy is won.
4
Registered care homes
109
Registered beds
2
With nursing registration
50%
Rated Good or Outstanding
Largest registered homes in Beaworthy
| Care home | Beds | Type | CQC rating | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burdon Grange Care Home | 31 | Nursing | Requires improvement | Burdon Grange Care Home Limited |
| West Heanton - Residential Home | 28 | Residential | Good | West Heanton Ltd |
| Halwill Manor Nursing Home | 26 | Nursing | Good | Mrs J I Mirjah |
| Barn Park Residential Home | 24 | Residential | Requires improvement | Barn Park Limited |
Source: Care Quality Commission care directory, 03 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Registration and bed data, not a recommendation of any individual home.
FAQ
Care home finance in Beaworthy: common questions
How many care homes are there in Beaworthy?
CQC registers 4 care homes in Beaworthy with about 109 beds between them, around 50% of them rated Good or Outstanding. That registered supply, its bed stock and its rating profile are the competitive set and quality benchmark a buyer, operator or lender reads when underwriting a home here.
How much can I borrow to buy a care home in Beaworthy?
Most lenders fund up to 70 to 75 percent of value on a trading care home, sized on the home's stabilised trading profit (EBITDARM) rather than the bricks alone. Leverage reflects the operator covenant, the CQC rating, occupancy and the fee mix. We shortlist the lenders most likely to back a Beaworthy home across Devon.
Which lenders provide care home finance in Beaworthy?
We work across high-street and challenger banks, specialist healthcare lenders and debt funds, including names such as Shawbrook, OakNorth, Allica Bank and Assetz Capital. The right lender depends on the setting, the operator's track record and the leverage you need, and we match the case to the desks that actively back it across Devon.
Is owning a care home in Beaworthy profitable?
It can be, but profit turns on occupancy, the fee mix and staffing cost rather than the building. Well-run homes with strong CQC ratings and a healthy private-fee share trade profitably; homes with low occupancy or heavy agency use do not. We read the trading accounts and the operator before forming a view, as a lender does.
What are the red flags when buying a Beaworthy care home?
A poor or declining CQC rating, low or falling occupancy, heavy agency-staff reliance, a fee base skewed to lower local-authority rates, deferred maintenance and a shortage of single en-suite rooms. Each affects value and fundability, which is why we and the lender scrutinise them.
Nearby
Care home finance near Beaworthy
The nearest towns we cover, each with its own registered care home directory and market context.
Funding a care home in Beaworthy?
Send us the home and the operator and we will come back with a view on fundability and likely terms within one working day.