Orthodontic Access in NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

89.4% of the 452 places we cover in NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board have an orthodontic practice within five miles. The median place is 2.1 miles from the nearest.

How NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board compares

Of the 452 places in NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board that we measure, from towns to hamlets, 404 (89.4%) have at least one orthodontic practice on our register within five miles. The median place is 2.1 miles from its nearest practice and has a median of 6 practices within five miles. Across England as a whole the figures are 60.9% and 3.8 miles. NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board ranks 8th of 36 NHS areas in England for the share of places within five miles of a practice, where 1st is the best served, and 10th for the median distance to the nearest. Around 6.9% of residents in the census neighbourhoods of NHS South 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 South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board 452 89.4% 2.1 miles 6
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 South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board are from a practice

300 of 452 places (66.4%) are within three miles of a practice, while 0 (0%) are ten miles or more away.

Distance to the nearest practice Places Share of places
Under 1 mile 90
19.9%
1 to 3 miles 210
46.5%
3 to 5 miles 102
22.6%
5 to 10 miles 50
11.1%
10 to 20 miles 0
0%
20 miles or more 0
0%

The places furthest from a practice in NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

The three places furthest from an orthodontic practice in NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board are Dunford Bridge (8.5 miles), Hazelhead (8.4 miles) and North Americ (8.4 miles).

Place Distance to the nearest practice Estimated drive
Dunford Bridge 8.5 miles about 20 minutes each way
Hazelhead 8.4 miles about 20 minutes each way
North Americ 8.4 miles about 20 minutes each way
Crow Edge 8 miles about 20 minutes each way
Carlecotes 7.9 miles about 20 minutes each way
Upper Midhope 7.7 miles about 15 minutes each way
Langsett 7.4 miles about 15 minutes each way
Fullshaw Cross 7.1 miles about 15 minutes each way
Catshaw 7 miles about 15 minutes each way
Bullhouse 6.8 miles about 15 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 South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

Darnall has the most practices within five miles, 19 of them. 404 of the 452 places in NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board have at least one.

Place Practices within 5 miles Nearest practice
Darnall 19 under a mile
High Hazels 19 1.1 miles
Attercliffe 19 1.3 miles
Carbrook 18 1.2 miles
Meadowhall 18 1.2 miles
Tinsley 17 under a mile
Brightside 17 1.5 miles
Grimesthorpe 17 1.7 miles
Low Wincobank 17 2 miles
Wincobank 17 2 miles

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