Higher Croft at a Glance
| Nation | England |
|---|---|
| Council area | Blackburn with Darwen |
| 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) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city |
| Deprivation | More deprived than most of England |
| Residents under 16 | 29.6% (Census 2021) |
| Neighbourhood residents | 1,549 in the surrounding census area (Census 2021) |
| Aged 10 to 15 locally | 11.7% of residents in that area, the main age band for NHS orthodontic treatment |
| Adults locally | 10.7% aged 16 to 24 and 32.3% aged 25 to 49 |
| Households without a car | 45.2% in that area, which makes the distance to a practice matter more |
| Residents per square kilometre | 4,258 in that area (Census 2021) |
| Daily activities limited by health | 27.2% of residents in that area, relevant to practice accessibility |
| Practices within 5 miles | 13 practices, more than 81% of towns in England |
| Access within Blackburn with Darwen | 12th closest to an orthodontic practice of 56 places in the county (the county median is 0.8 miles) |
| Nearest practice compared | 0.5 miles away, closer than 91% of towns in England |
| Aged 10 to 15 vs county | 11.7% here, against 8.4% across neighbourhoods in Blackburn with Darwen |
| Nearest university dental hospital | Preston Dental School, Preston — 10 miles |
| Nearest secondary schools | Blackburn Central High School — 0.7 miles Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School — 0.9 miles St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy — 1.0 miles |
| Secondary schools within 3 miles | 12 schools, about 11,736 pupils (DfE) |
| Schools in council area | 88 schools, 29,935 pupils (DfE) |
| 5-year-olds with visible decay | 26.7% across the local ICB (OHID) |
Orthodontists in Nearby Areas
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