Thwaite Gate at a Glance
| Nation | England |
|---|---|
| Council area | Leeds |
| NHS dental services | NHS West Yorkshire 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 | 22.2% (Census 2021) |
| Neighbourhood residents | 2,031 in the surrounding census area (Census 2021) |
| Aged 10 to 15 locally | 7.8% of residents in that area, the main age band for NHS orthodontic treatment |
| Adults locally | 10.2% aged 16 to 24 and 40.2% aged 25 to 49 |
| Households without a car | 44.7% in that area, which makes the distance to a practice matter more |
| Residents per square kilometre | 879 in that area (Census 2021) |
| Daily activities limited by health | 20.5% of residents in that area, relevant to practice accessibility |
| Practices within 5 miles | 20 practices, more than 91% of towns in England |
| Access within City and Borough of Leeds | 29th closest to an orthodontic practice of 209 places in the county (the county median is 0.9 miles) |
| Nearest practice compared | 0.4 miles away, closer than 93% of towns in England |
| Aged 10 to 15 vs county | 7.8% here, against 6.7% across neighbourhoods in City and Borough of Leeds |
| Nearest university dental hospital | Leeds Dental Institute, Leeds — 2 miles |
| Nearest secondary schools | University Technical College Leeds — 0.8 miles The Ruth Gorse Academy — 1.0 miles Mount St Mary's Catholic High School — 1.0 miles |
| Secondary schools within 3 miles | 12 schools, about 12,353 pupils (DfE) |
| Schools in council area | 296 schools, 135,588 pupils (DfE) |
| 5-year-olds with visible decay | 30.2% across the local ICB (OHID) |
Orthodontists in Nearby Areas
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