Bishopdown at a Glance
| Nation | England |
|---|---|
| Council area | Wiltshire |
| NHS dental services | NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board |
| NHS orthodontic charges | Free for eligible under-18s; adults pay Band 3 (£332.10) |
| Area type (ONS) | Urban: Further from a major town or city |
| Deprivation | Around the England average |
| Residents under 16 | 15.6% (Census 2021) |
| Neighbourhood residents | 1,225 in the surrounding census area (Census 2021) |
| Aged 10 to 15 locally | 5.9% of residents in that area, the main age band for NHS orthodontic treatment |
| Adults locally | 9.4% aged 16 to 24 and 31.2% aged 25 to 49 |
| Households without a car | 28.9% in that area, which makes the distance to a practice matter more |
| Residents per square kilometre | 2,710 in that area (Census 2021) |
| Daily activities limited by health | 22.2% of residents in that area, relevant to practice accessibility |
| Practices within 5 miles | 8 practices, more than 69% of towns in England |
| Access within Wiltshire | 9th closest to an orthodontic practice of 561 places in the county (the county median is 5.5 miles) |
| Nearest practice compared | 0.5 miles away, closer than 91% of towns in England |
| Aged 10 to 15 vs county | 5.9% here, against 6.8% across neighbourhoods in Wiltshire |
| Nearest secondary schools | St Joseph's Catholic School — 0.4 miles Wyvern St Edmund's Academy — 0.4 miles South Wilts Grammar School — 0.8 miles |
| Secondary schools within 3 miles | 6 schools, about 5,042 pupils (DfE) |
| Schools in council area | 263 schools, 74,539 pupils (DfE) |
| 5-year-olds with visible decay | 15% across the local ICB (OHID) |
Orthodontists in Nearby Areas
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