Orthodontic Access in Stoke-on-Trent

100% of the 53 places we cover in Stoke-on-Trent have an orthodontic practice within five miles. The median place is 1.2 miles from the nearest.

How Stoke-on-Trent compares

Of the 53 places in Stoke-on-Trent that we measure, from towns to hamlets, 53 (100%) have at least one orthodontic practice on our register within five miles. The median place is 1.2 miles from its nearest practice and has a median of 14 practices within five miles. Across England as a whole the figures are 60.9% and 3.8 miles. Stoke-on-Trent ranks 1st of 120 counties in England for the share of places within five miles of a practice, where 1st is the best served, and 39th for the median distance to the nearest. Around 7.6% of residents in the census neighbourhoods of Stoke-on-Trent 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
Stoke-on-Trent 53 100% 1.2 miles 14
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 Stoke-on-Trent are from a practice

53 of 53 places (100%) 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 23
43.4%
1 to 3 miles 30
56.6%
3 to 5 miles 0
0%
5 to 10 miles 0
0%
10 to 20 miles 0
0%
20 miles or more 0
0%

The places furthest from a practice in Stoke-on-Trent

The three places furthest from an orthodontic practice in Stoke-on-Trent are Baddeley Green (2.6 miles), Ball Green (2.5 miles) and Light Oaks (2.5 miles).

Place Distance to the nearest practice Estimated drive
Baddeley Green 2.6 miles about 5 minutes each way
Ball Green 2.5 miles about 5 minutes each way
Light Oaks 2.5 miles about 5 minutes each way
Meir 2.4 miles about 5 minutes each way
Bemersley Green 2.2 miles about 5 minutes each way
Baddeley Edge 2.1 miles about 5 minutes each way
Chell Heath 2 miles about 5 minutes each way
Fegg Hayes 2 miles about 5 minutes each way
Norton-in-the-Moors 2 miles about 5 minutes each way
Great Chell 1.9 miles about 5 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 Stoke-on-Trent

Ford Green has the most practices within five miles, 16 of them. 53 of the 53 places in Stoke-on-Trent have at least one.

Place Practices within 5 miles Nearest practice
Ford Green 16 1.2 miles
Smallthorne 16 1.2 miles
Tunstall 16 1.2 miles
Chatterley 15 1.2 miles
Bradeley 15 1.4 miles
Goldenhill 15 1.4 miles
Sandyford 15 1.7 miles
Little Chell 15 1.8 miles
Pitts Hill 15 1.8 miles
Turnhurst 15 1.8 miles

The practices behind these figures

Our register lists 10 orthodontic practices in Stoke-on-Trent, of which 6 list NHS orthodontic treatment. NHS dental services here are commissioned by NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board.

Town Practices on our register
Stoke-on-Trent 8
Longton 1
Tunstall 1

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