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Live-in care in Brixton

189 live-in carers are based within 10 miles of Brixton. Typical rate £1,050 a week, our fee included. Care homes nearby charge a median £1,503.

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192 live-in carers based within 25 miles of Brixton

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Rates, reviews and distances are from carers' own profiles. A couple pays about £1,350 a week for one carer.

What families say

What clients say about carers near Brixton

Reviews of the reviewed carers based nearest Brixton, nearest first. They describe previous clients’ experiences, not necessarily care delivered in Brixton. Each links to the carer’s profile.

DementiaPalliative care

“When my step-father was dying and not any longer at home she made sure they spoke on the phone. This effort she made still moves me to tears.”

Anne R., 2023

Photo of carer Maria Del Mar A.About Maria Del Mar A.Live-in carer based in London · 3 reviews
Live-in carePalliative care

“My mum's last few months were most definitely a lot easier with Carla there for both my mum and for me; She is an empathetic listener and also gives very sound advice.”

Jackie D., 2021

Photo of carer Carla A.About Carla A.Live-in carer based in Greater London · 5 reviews
DementiaCompanionship

“The interaction she gives my mother is incredible, singing, dancing, taking her to groups, on plenty of walks which mum always loves.”

Naomi C., 2022

Photo of carer Joyce C.About Joyce C.Live-in carer based in Greater London · 4 reviews

Reviews come from families who booked through PrimeCarers, or are references carers have added from past clients. We check reviews before they appear and never edit them, but we do not verify references. Read more client reviews.

What it costs

What live-in care costs in Brixton, against the alternatives

A typical live-in week is £1,050 from carers within 25 miles of Brixton, with our fee included, and the middle half of advertised rates run from £1,015 to £1,128. Here is where that sits against the care homes within 10 miles.

A week of care within 10 miles of Brixton, on one scaleWeekly cost, our fee included where it applies
  1. Live-in care within 10 miles of Brixtontypical advertised week£1,050
  2. A couple, one live-in carerabout a fifth more than for one£1,350
  3. Care home within 10 miles of Brixtonmedian of 12 homes that publish fees£1,503
  4. Nursing home within 10 miles of Brixtonmedian of 12 homes that publish fees£1,958
  5. A couple in a care hometwo fees£3,006

Care home fees are the median weekly fee published by homes within 10 miles of Brixton, before extras. Homes that do not publish a fee are not counted, and fees vary widely between homes. At home you keep paying the household bills and the carer's food, so add those before you compare.

747care homes within 10 miles of Brixton
1,371home care agencies within 10 miles of Brixton

For a couple the gap is wide: one live-in carer for both of you is about £1,350 a week, and a care home charges two fees.

Past about 35 hours a week of visits, live-in care costs about the same and somebody is there all day.

The full figures, an estimator and what changes the priceLevel of need, couples, nights, days the family covers, and what to agree before the carer arrives.

The cost of live-in care in Lambeth

Brixton in numbers

Live-in care in Brixton: the local picture

189 live-in carers live within 10 miles of Brixton town centre, and 192 within 25 miles. The nearest is based less than 2 miles away. Their advertised rates put a typical week at £1,050, with our fee included, and the middle half of them between £1,015 and £1,128. Within 10 miles there are 747 care homes and 1,371 home care agencies. The 12 care homes nearby that publish their fees charge a median of £1,503 a week for a residential room and £1,958 with nursing. The 60 local agencies that publish a live-in price charge a median of £1,460 a week. Brixton is in the Lambeth council area, where 3,486 people are aged 85 or over: 1.1% of residents, fewer than the UK average of 2.6% (ONS, mid-2025).

A live-in carer moves into the home in Brixton and is there day and night: personal care, meals, medicines prompted at the right times, company, and someone in the house overnight. On PrimeCarers you choose the carer yourself from the profiles of those who can reach Brixton, agree the rate on their profile, and we set up the contract and the weekly payments. Families arrange it after an operation or a hospital stay, for dementia, for a couple, or when visits are no longer enough. How live-in care works goes through it step by step.

From carers' own profiles, October 2026. Distances are straight-line, from the centre of Brixton to where each carer says they live. Counts are the live-in carers with a photo and a live-in rate that our area searches return, at most 100 per area, so busy areas have more. Rates include our fee and are advertised day rates multiplied by seven; typical means the median. Availability for your dates needs confirming with each carer.

How to arrange it

From this page to a live-in carer in Brixton

Four steps, and the first two cost nothing. You choose the carer; we handle the checks, the contract and the payments.

  1. 1

    Search live-in carers for Brixton

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    The results show carers offering live-in care who can reach Brixton, with their rate, experience and reviews.
  2. 2

    Talk to two or three

    This week
    Message them with a short description of a typical day, then decide on a video call or a visit.
  3. 3

    Agree the rate and a start date

    A few days
    The rate on the profile is the price. The contract, weekly invoicing and payment are set up on PrimeCarers.
  4. 4

    The carer moves in

    Week 1
    Most live-in carers work stints of two to six weeks, so agree early who covers their breaks.

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Charlotte, account manager at PrimeCarers

Charlotte

Account manager for families in Brixton

Charlotte helps families in Brixton arrange live-in care

Most families start with a call: what your relative needs, what it would cost, whether a live-in carer is the right answer or hourly visits would do, and what to ask a carer when you speak to them. Charlotte has those conversations every day and can tell you which of the carers in Brixton might suit, though the choice is always yours.

Help paying

Help with the cost of live-in care in Brixton

Brixton is in the Lambeth council area. Ask your council for a care needs assessment and, where relevant, a financial assessment. Help with care costs depends on eligible needs, finances and the agreed care plan. Lambeth direct payments and council funding covers the authority at the town centre; check your home postcode if you live near a boundary.

Depending on needs, Attendance Allowance and NHS Continuing Healthcare can help too, and so can pensions, savings and the value in a home.

Around Brixton

Live-in care around Brixton

Live-in carers travel to their placements, so the figures on this page apply to the towns around Brixton as much as to Brixton itself. These are the nearest places with their own live-in page, and the area guides behind this one.

Live-in care elsewhere in Lambeth

Explore care in nearby areas and compare the profiles shown.

Questions

Questions families in Brixton ask about live-in care

A typical week is £1,050 from carers within 25 miles of Brixton, with our fee included: about £150 a day. The middle half of advertised rates fall between £1,015 and £1,128 a week. Complex care, such as advanced dementia or hoisting, starts from about £1,260. The cost of live-in care in Lambeth has an estimator.

Yes. 189 live-in carers on PrimeCarers are based within 10 miles of Brixton, and 192 within 25 miles; the nearest lives less than 2 miles away. Live-in carers move in for the placement, so carers from further away can come too. A profile does not confirm availability: check dates with each carer.

For one person they are close. A typical live-in week is £1,050, and the 12 care homes within 10 miles of Brixton that publish their fees charge a median of £1,503 a week for residential care, or £1,958 with nursing. At home you also pay the household bills and the carer's food. For a couple, one live-in carer costs about £1,350 a week for both, while a care home charges two fees. The care home comparison has a calculator.

The 60 home care agencies within 10 miles of Brixton that publish a live-in price charge a median of £1,460 a week. An agency employs the carer and chooses who comes. On PrimeCarers you choose a self-employed carer yourself and pay the rate on their profile, typically £1,050 a week with our fee included. Agency or private carer compares the two.

Brixton is in the Lambeth council area. Ask your council for a care needs assessment and, where relevant, a financial assessment. Help with care costs depends on eligible needs, finances and the agreed care plan. Lambeth direct payments and council funding explains the local route. Check which council covers your home postcode if you live near a boundary.

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