Care home costs in the London, next to help at home
Residential care in the London averaged £1,189 a week at for-profit homes in 2024/25. Six hours a week of practical help at home costs about £150 to £192, roughly 13% to 16% of that.
a week, residential care (2024/25)
a week, nursing care (2024/25)
a week, 6 hours of practical help (2026 rates)
Fees listed by homes on Lottie put residential care in the London at about £1,674 a week in Q3 2026. That is a different series (listed fees, not independently verified), so we show it separately.
Rates in London run higher, up to about £50 an hour for handyperson work.
Not a like-for-like comparison
A care home covers personal care, meals and staff around the clock. Practical help is the garden, the cleaning, the small jobs. This shows the difference in scale for people who need practical help, not care.
Paying for help at home
Attendance Allowance is £76.70 or £114.60 a week in 2026/27, isn't means-tested and can be spent on anything, including help around the house. At the higher rate it covers most of six hours' practical help a week.
Questions
How much does a care home cost in the London?
For-profit care homes in the London charged an average of £1,189 a week for residential care and £1,513 a week for nursing care in 2024/25 (LaingBuisson data reported by Which?, March 2025). People paying for themselves usually pay more than councils.
How much does help at home cost in the London?
Six hours a week of practical help such as gardening, cleaning or odd jobs costs roughly £150 to £192 a week at typical 2026 rates of £25 to £32 an hour. Rates in London run higher, up to about £50 an hour for handyperson work.
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