Great Ayton at a Glance
| Nation | England |
|---|---|
| Council area | North Yorkshire |
| NHS dental services | NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board |
| NHS orthodontic charges | Free for eligible under-18s; adults pay Band 3 (£332.10) |
| Area type (ONS) | Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city |
| Deprivation | Around the England average |
| Population | 4,518 |
| Residents under 16 | 16.4% (Census 2021) |
| Neighbourhood residents | 1,618 in the surrounding census area (Census 2021) |
| Aged 10 to 15 locally | 6% of residents in that area, the main age band for NHS orthodontic treatment |
| Adults locally | 8.5% aged 16 to 24 and 27% aged 25 to 49 |
| Households without a car | 21.2% in that area, which makes the distance to a practice matter more |
| Residents per square kilometre | 4,670 in that area (Census 2021) |
| Daily activities limited by health | 21.5% of residents in that area, relevant to practice accessibility |
| Practices within 5 miles | 1 practice |
| Access within North Yorkshire | 142nd closest to an orthodontic practice of 935 places in the county (the county median is 8.2 miles) |
| Nearest practice compared | 3.7 miles away, closer than 50% of towns in England |
| Aged 10 to 15 vs county | 6% here, against 6.2% across neighbourhoods in North Yorkshire |
| Nearest university dental hospital | Newcastle Dental Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne — 39 miles |
| Nearest secondary schools | Stokesley School — 2.3 miles Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form — 3.1 miles The King's Academy — 4.1 miles |
| Secondary schools within 3 miles | 1 school, about 1,079 pupils (DfE) |
| Schools in council area | 377 schools, 86,087 pupils (DfE) |
| 5-year-olds with visible decay | 25.7% across the local ICB (OHID) |
Orthodontists in Nearby Areas
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