Loxdale at a Glance
| Nation | England |
|---|---|
| Council area | Wolverhampton |
| 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 | 24.2% (Census 2021) |
| Neighbourhood residents | 2,141 in the surrounding census area (Census 2021) |
| Aged 10 to 15 locally | 10.2% of residents in that area, the main age band for NHS orthodontic treatment |
| Adults locally | 12.6% aged 16 to 24 and 33.4% aged 25 to 49 |
| Households without a car | 29.2% in that area, which makes the distance to a practice matter more |
| Residents per square kilometre | 4,267 in that area (Census 2021) |
| Daily activities limited by health | 18.2% of residents in that area, relevant to practice accessibility |
| Practices within 5 miles | 30 practices, more than 96% of towns in England |
| Access within Wolverhampton | 28th closest to an orthodontic practice of 60 places in the county (the county median is 0.7 miles) |
| Nearest practice compared | 0.7 miles away, closer than 88% of towns in England |
| Aged 10 to 15 vs county | 10.2% here, against 8.1% across neighbourhoods in Wolverhampton |
| Nearest university dental hospital | Birmingham Dental Hospital, Birmingham — 9 miles |
| Nearest secondary schools | Ormiston SWB Academy — 0.8 miles Grace Academy Darlaston — 0.8 miles Gospel Oak School — 0.8 miles |
| Secondary schools within 3 miles | 16 schools, about 18,215 pupils (DfE) |
| Schools in council area | 121 schools, 51,953 pupils (DfE) |
| 5-year-olds with visible decay | 23.8% across the local ICB (OHID) |
Orthodontists in Nearby Areas
Practice information is compiled from official public sources including CQC, NHS registers, and practice websites. Listings are informational and are not clinical endorsements.