Port Sunlight at a Glance
| Nation | England |
|---|---|
| Council area | Wirral |
| NHS dental services | NHS Cheshire and Merseyside 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 | Around the England average |
| Residents under 16 | 15.4% (Census 2021) |
| Neighbourhood residents | 1,592 in the surrounding census area (Census 2021) |
| Aged 10 to 15 locally | 6.7% of residents in that area, the main age band for NHS orthodontic treatment |
| Adults locally | 7.7% aged 16 to 24 and 29.6% aged 25 to 49 |
| Households without a car | 24.4% in that area, which makes the distance to a practice matter more |
| Residents per square kilometre | 3,136 in that area (Census 2021) |
| Daily activities limited by health | 23.8% of residents in that area, relevant to practice accessibility |
| Practices within 5 miles | 20 practices, more than 91% of towns in England |
| Access within Metropolitan Borough of Wirral | 7th closest to an orthodontic practice of 45 places in the county (the county median is 1.2 miles) |
| Nearest practice compared | 0.5 miles away, closer than 91% of towns in England |
| Aged 10 to 15 vs county | 6.7% here, against 7% across neighbourhoods in Metropolitan Borough of Wirral |
| Nearest university dental hospital | Liverpool University Dental Hospital, Liverpool — 4 miles |
| Nearest secondary schools | Wirral Grammar School for Boys — 0.6 miles Wirral Grammar School for Girls — 0.6 miles Co-op Academy Bebington — 0.6 miles |
| Secondary schools within 3 miles | 8 schools, about 8,858 pupils (DfE) |
| Schools in council area | 135 schools, 50,765 pupils (DfE) |
| 5-year-olds with visible decay | 31.2% across the local ICB (OHID) |
Orthodontists in Nearby Areas
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