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Live-in care in Ashford Common

80 live-in carers are based within 10 miles of Ashford Common. Typical rate £1,050 a week, our fee included. Care homes nearby charge a median £1,655.

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212 live-in carers based within 25 miles of Ashford Common

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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 Ashford Common

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

A difficult time

“Without his support we wouldn't have been able to navigate bringing and keeping Dad at home.”

Emma P., 2021

Photo of carer Aman A.About Aman A.Live-in carer based in Surbiton · 3 reviews
Live-in careCompanionship

“Not only has she looked after him beautifully, she has also been great company for him with lively conversation, kindness and humour.”

Clare M., 2024

Photo of carer Zion S.About Zion S.Live-in carer based in Woking · 3 reviews
Live-in care

“Ivanka was always cheerful and happy, she was brilliant promoting Elizabeth’s autonomy and choices even though Elizabeth is barely able to speak now.”

Sara J., 2024

Photo of carer Ivanka Z.About Ivanka Z.Live-in carer based in Leatherhead
Personal careMobility

“He is demonstrating to the family on a daily basis, an excellent professional attitude.”

Gordon O., 2021

Photo of carer Michael B.About Michael B.Live-in carer based in Mitcham
Personal care

“She is just one of those people that looks around, sees what needs to be done and does it.”

Denise D., 2019

Photo of carer Sharon R.About Sharon R.Live-in carer based in Croydon · 2 reviews
Personal careMobility

“Racheal is a very kind and caring person. Looks after my dad with genuine concern and care.”

Chloe H., 2020

Photo of carer Racheal A.About Racheal A.Live-in carer based in Croydon · 2 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 Ashford Common, against the alternatives

A typical live-in week is £1,050 from carers within 25 miles of Ashford Common, with our fee included, and the middle half of advertised rates run from £1,015 to £1,124. Here is where that sits against the care homes within 10 miles.

A week of care within 10 miles of Ashford Common, on one scaleWeekly cost, our fee included where it applies
  1. Live-in care within 10 miles of Ashford Commontypical 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 Ashford Commonmedian of 5 homes that publish fees£1,655
  4. Nursing home within 10 miles of Ashford Commonmedian of 7 homes that publish fees£1,950
  5. A couple in a care hometwo fees£3,310

Care home fees are the median weekly fee published by homes within 10 miles of Ashford Common, 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.

363care homes within 10 miles of Ashford Common
472home care agencies within 10 miles of Ashford Common

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 Surrey

Ashford Common in numbers

Live-in care in Ashford Common: the local picture

80 live-in carers live within 10 miles of Ashford Common town centre, and 212 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 £1,124. Within 10 miles there are 363 care homes and 472 home care agencies. The 5 care homes nearby that publish their fees charge a median of £1,655 a week for a residential room and £1,950 with nursing. The 37 local agencies that publish a live-in price charge a median of £1,500 a week. Ashford Common is in the Surrey council area, where 39,272 people are aged 85 or over: 3.1% of residents, more than the UK average of 2.6% (ONS, mid-2025).

A live-in carer moves into the home in Ashford Common 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 Ashford Common, 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 Ashford Common 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 Ashford Common

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 Ashford Common

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    Talk to two or three

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  3. 3

    Agree the rate and a start date

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    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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Account manager for families in Ashford Common

Charlotte helps families in Ashford Common 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 Ashford Common might suit, though the choice is always yours.

Help paying

Help with the cost of live-in care in Ashford Common

Ashford Common is in the Surrey 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. Surrey 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 Ashford Common

Live-in care around Ashford Common

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

Questions

Questions families in Ashford Common ask about live-in care

A typical week is £1,050 from carers within 25 miles of Ashford Common, with our fee included: about £150 a day. The middle half of advertised rates fall between £1,015 and £1,124 a week. Complex care, such as advanced dementia or hoisting, starts from about £1,260. The cost of live-in care in Surrey has an estimator.

Yes. 80 live-in carers on PrimeCarers are based within 10 miles of Ashford Common, and 212 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 5 care homes within 10 miles of Ashford Common that publish their fees charge a median of £1,655 a week for residential care, or £1,950 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 37 home care agencies within 10 miles of Ashford Common that publish a live-in price charge a median of £1,500 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.

Ashford Common is in the Surrey 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. Surrey 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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