Orthodontic Access in NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

34.5% of the 1,283 places we cover in NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board have an orthodontic practice within five miles. The median place is 6.7 miles from the nearest.

How NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board compares

Of the 1,283 places in NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board that we measure, from towns to hamlets, 443 (34.5%) have at least one orthodontic practice on our register within five miles. The median place is 6.7 miles from its nearest practice and has a median of 0 practices within five miles. Across England as a whole the figures are 60.9% and 3.8 miles. NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board ranks 33rd of 36 NHS areas in England for the share of places within five miles of a practice, where 1st is the best served, and 33rd for the median distance to the nearest. Around 6.3% of residents in the census neighbourhoods of NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board are aged 10 to 15, the age at which most NHS orthodontic treatment starts.

Area Places Within 5 miles of a practice Median distance to the nearest Median practices within 5 miles
NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board 1,283 34.5% 6.7 miles 0
England 26,449 60.9% 3.8 miles 2
Last updated 10 October 2026. Distances are straight-line, not travel times, and the practice register is not exhaustive. How we compile this data.

How far places in NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board are from a practice

219 of 1,283 places (17.1%) are within three miles of a practice, while 328 (25.6%) are ten miles or more away.

Distance to the nearest practice Places Share of places
Under 1 mile 75
5.8%
1 to 3 miles 144
11.2%
3 to 5 miles 221
17.2%
5 to 10 miles 515
40.1%
10 to 20 miles 308
24%
20 miles or more 20
1.6%

The places furthest from a practice in NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

The three places furthest from an orthodontic practice in NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board are Thwaite (23.7 miles), Keld (23.6 miles) and Thorns Green (23.6 miles).

Place Distance to the nearest practice Estimated drive
Thwaite 23.7 miles about 55 minutes each way
Keld 23.6 miles about 55 minutes each way
Thorns Green 23.6 miles about 55 minutes each way
Burtersett 23.2 miles about 50 minutes each way
West Stonesdale 23.2 miles about 50 minutes each way
Muker 23.1 miles about 50 minutes each way
Marsett 22.7 miles about 50 minutes each way
Sedbusk 22.7 miles about 50 minutes each way
Gayle 22 miles about 50 minutes each way
Hawes 22 miles about 50 minutes each way
The drive allows roads 30% longer than the straight line at an average 35 mph. It is an estimate, not a route.

The best-served places in NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

Archidiocese of York has the most practices within five miles, 17 of them. 443 of the 1,283 places in NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board have at least one.

Place Practices within 5 miles Nearest practice
Archidiocese of York 17 under a mile
Bishopthorpe 17 under a mile
York 17 under a mile
Clementhorpe 17 under a mile
Foss Islands 17 under a mile
Layerthorpe 17 under a mile
Ouse Acres 17 under a mile
Dringhouses 17 under a mile
Tang Hall 17 under a mile
Upper Poppleton 17 under a mile

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