Black Patch at a Glance
| Nation | England |
|---|---|
| Council area | Sandwell |
| NHS dental services | NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board |
| NHS orthodontic charges | Free for eligible under-18s; adults pay Band 3 (£332.10) |
| Area type (ONS) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city |
| Deprivation | More deprived than most of England |
| Residents under 16 | 30.5% (Census 2021) |
| Neighbourhood residents | 1,477 in the surrounding census area (Census 2021) |
| Aged 10 to 15 locally | 11.5% of residents in that area, the main age band for NHS orthodontic treatment |
| Adults locally | 15.8% aged 16 to 24 and 39.8% aged 25 to 49 |
| Households without a car | 30.3% in that area, which makes the distance to a practice matter more |
| Residents per square kilometre | 1,594 in that area (Census 2021) |
| Daily activities limited by health | 12.8% of residents in that area, relevant to practice accessibility |
| Practices within 5 miles | 28 practices, more than 95% of towns in England |
| Access within Sandwell | 60th closest to an orthodontic practice of 60 places in the county (the county median is 0.8 miles) |
| Nearest practice compared | 1.6 miles away, closer than 74% of towns in England |
| Aged 10 to 15 vs county | 11.5% here, against 8.7% across neighbourhoods in Sandwell |
| Nearest university dental hospital | Birmingham Dental Hospital, Birmingham — 2 miles |
| Nearest secondary schools | Windsor Olympus Academy — 0.4 miles Holyhead School — 0.4 miles King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys — 0.8 miles |
| Secondary schools within 3 miles | 34 schools, about 31,613 pupils (DfE) |
| Schools in council area | 133 schools, 63,015 pupils (DfE) |
| 5-year-olds with visible decay | 23.8% across the local ICB (OHID) |
Orthodontists in Nearby Areas
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