Hadrian Healthcare reveals plans for £15m luxury care home in Northumberland

A Tyneside luxury care home operator has announced plans to create a £15m property in Northumberland.

Gateshead-based Hadrian Healthcare has been designing and developing care homes for "the discerning elderly resident" for around 20 years, with its properties attracting industry attention for offering services and features usually found in five-star hotels. Four years ago the business struck a record-breaking deal after striking a deal to sell two homes, in Leeds and Skipton, for £50m before they were even built -a transaction which followed a £100m-plus deal for five homes.

As well as offering high quality care level, the company's homes come with features including hair and beauty salons, in-house chefs and chauffeurs, bistro cafes, restaurants, hydrotherapy pools and cinemas.

Now the business - which currently owns and operates Manor House care homes in Gosforth and Whickham - is expanding into Northumberland, after making a significant land investment. The firm has revealed proposals to build a care home in Hexham, with features including private dining, a garden cafe bar and client concierge services.

The next stage in its plans will see it draw up designs for the home ahead of submitting a planning application soon.

Hadrian Healthcare’s founder and chairman, Ian Watson said: “We are currently progressing our development plans with a view to submitting a comprehensive planning application within the next three months. The site on Allendale Road, Hexham, is perfect for our proposal to create a new residential ‘Manor House’ providing a unique level of luxury accommodation and care for the elderly population of Hexham and the surrounding areas.

“We have for some time been acutely aware of the lack of such high-quality accommodation and care in and around Hexham and we are extremely excited that we have secured what we consider to be the ideal site for such a development. The plan is to design our building along the lines of a traditional country Manor House within stunning landscaped gardens, which will be particularly appealing to discerning elderly clients. In addition to large individual client suites, with private bathroom and shower facilities, amenities will include a garden café/bar, private dining, and client concierge services.

“We hope to secure full planning permission for our development to enable us to commence construction works before the end of this year. Our proposals, which will entail a capital investment of around £15m, underlines our commitment to remaining one of the UK’s premier providers of luxury elderly accommodation and care.”

The deal comes after Mr Watson set a new benchmark in care home transactions in July 2019, when he sold five homes across County Durham and Yorkshire for more than £100m to a fund managed by insurance giant Aviva.