How much care costs in South Gloucestershire

Price ranges for care in South Gloucestershire

Agencies differ from each other more than regions do, so get every agency's full tariff, weekend and bank holiday rates included. For 2026/27, the Homecare Association reckons council-funded home care in England cannot be sustained below £34.42 an hour. Individual homes can be far from the average. The room, how much care is needed and any nursing all change the fee. For an identical room, a council generally pays less than a private payer.

Local picture: South Gloucestershire

The largest provider company in South Gloucestershire by number of services is Milestones Trust, with 13 care homes and 1 home care agency. Brunelcare follows with 4 services. Care homes in South Gloucestershire reporting a bed count offer 2,429 beds between them, with 21 beds in the middle-sized home.

Modelled fees for Q4 2026 put agency care at home in South Gloucestershire at £33.50 an hour. The South West figure is £33.50 and England's is £33.50. 11 care homes in South Gloucestershire are rated Outstanding, and 3 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate (4% of those rated, against 17% in England).

Paying privately in South Gloucestershire, expect around £1,530 a week for a room in a care home (Q4 2026 estimate), against a regional £1,530 (South West) and £1,520 for England. Residential care is about £1,450 and nursing care about £1,690. There are 79 care homes in South Gloucestershire, and 96% of the 74 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (better than England's 83%). 34% (27) are registered to provide nursing care.

Based on the register as of Oct 2026, with Q4 2026 fee estimates from our index.

CQC ratings for care in South Gloucestershire

National benchmarks first: 88% of inspected agencies and 83% of inspected homes in England reach Good or Outstanding. Locally the shares are 91% (above the benchmark) and 96% (above it). South Gloucestershire has 82 agencies and 79 homes in total, of which 26 and 5 have no result yet.

Asking providers for prices

Get prices in writing from every provider you are considering. Agencies should state day, evening, weekend and bank holiday rates per hour, their minimum call length and any travel charge. Homes should say what their weekly charge covers and when it is reviewed.

Our cost calculator turns those figures into a weekly total, and What will I pay? estimates your own share.