Greenscoe at a Glance
| Nation | England |
|---|---|
| Council area | Westmorland and Furness |
| NHS dental services | NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board |
| NHS orthodontic charges | Free for eligible under-18s; adults pay Band 3 (£332.10) |
| Area type (ONS) | Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city |
| Deprivation | Around the England average |
| Residents under 16 | 14.2% (Census 2021) |
| Neighbourhood residents | 1,391 in the surrounding census area (Census 2021) |
| Aged 10 to 15 locally | 5.8% of residents in that area, the main age band for NHS orthodontic treatment |
| Adults locally | 8.3% aged 16 to 24 and 25.1% aged 25 to 49 |
| Households without a car | 13.5% in that area, which makes the distance to a practice matter more |
| Residents per square kilometre | 75 in that area (Census 2021) |
| Daily activities limited by health | 21.7% of residents in that area, relevant to practice accessibility |
| Practices within 5 miles | 4 practices, more than 56% of towns in England |
| Access within Cumbria | 183rd closest to an orthodontic practice of 852 places in the county (the county median is 7.3 miles) |
| Nearest practice compared | 3.7 miles away, closer than 50% of towns in England |
| Aged 10 to 15 vs county | 5.8% here, against 6.1% across neighbourhoods in Cumbria |
| Nearest university dental hospital | Preston Dental School, Preston — 35 miles |
| Nearest secondary schools | Dowdales School — 1.6 miles Chetwynde School — 3.3 miles St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow — 3.5 miles |
| Secondary schools within 3 miles | 1 school, about 877 pupils (DfE) |
| Schools in council area | 160 schools, 31,227 pupils (DfE) |
| 5-year-olds with visible decay | 26.7% across the local ICB (OHID) |
Orthodontists in Nearby Areas
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