88.7%
Sector occupancy (Knight Frank)
Devon
Care Home Finance in Dawlish
Commercial mortgages, development, bridging, refinance and going-concern operator finance for care homes in Dawlish. 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)
Care home finance in Dawlish is the funding used to buy, build, refinance or operate a care home as a trading business. CQC registers 10 care homes locally with about 227 beds, the competitive set any acquisition here is underwritten against. We arrange finance across Devon for operators, buyers, investors and developers. This is commercial lending against the home and its operator, not help with paying care fees.
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 Dawlish home needs to support its borrowing.
Care home finance structures for Dawlish homes
We arrange the full range of care home finance for Dawlish 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 Dawlish
Each care setting is registered, run and underwritten differently, and we arrange finance for all of them in Dawlish 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 Dawlish homes
The South West care market and your Dawlish 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 Dawlish home.
- Older demographic profile across the region
- Strong occupancy
- High share of well-rated homes
CQC directory
The Dawlish care home market at a glance
CQC registers 10 care homes in Dawlish with about 227 beds between them, of which 2 hold a nursing registration. Around 100% of rated homes here are rated Good or Outstanding, which makes Dawlish a established local care market of a workable scale. 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.
10
Registered care homes
227
Registered beds
2
With nursing registration
100%
Rated Good or Outstanding
Largest registered homes in Dawlish
| Care home | Beds | Type | CQC rating | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sefton Hall | 52 | Nursing | Outstanding | Southern Healthcare (Wessex) Ltd |
| Palm Court Nursing Home | 39 | Nursing | Good | Palm Court Care (Dawlish) Limited |
| The Rise Care Home | 36 | Residential | Good | Regency Care Limited |
| Westcliff House | 34 | Residential | Good | Mrs Christine Dodge |
| Pinehurst Residential Home | 20 | Residential | Good | Pinehurst Partners Limited |
| Barton House | 15 | Residential | Good | Libatis Limited |
| Barton Lodge | 11 | Residential | Good | Libatis Limited |
| Oakleigh | 11 | Residential | Good | BeSmart South West Limited |
| Westward Care Home | 7 | Residential | Good | Potensial Limited |
| St Agatha's Presbytery | 2 | Residential | Good | Phoenix Adult Services 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 Dawlish: common questions
How many care homes are there in Dawlish?
CQC registers 10 care homes in Dawlish with about 227 beds between them, around 100% 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 Dawlish?
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 Dawlish home across Devon.
Which lenders provide care home finance in Dawlish?
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 Dawlish 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 Dawlish 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 Dawlish
The nearest towns we cover, each with its own registered care home directory and market context.
Funding a care home in Dawlish?
Send us the home and the operator and we will come back with a view on fundability and likely terms within one working day.