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title: "Orthodontists in Beacon Lough, Gateshead | Compare NHS & Private"
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# Orthodontists in Beacon Lough

Orthodontic practices in Beacon Lough, Gateshead.

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## Beacon Lough at a Glance

| Nation | England |
| --- | --- |
| Council area | Gateshead |
| NHS dental services | NHS North East and North 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 | 16.4% (Census 2021) |
| Neighbourhood residents | 1,456 in the surrounding census area (Census 2021) |
| Aged 10 to 15 locally | 5.9% of residents in that area, the main age band for NHS orthodontic treatment |
| Adults locally | 7.3% aged 16 to 24 and 30.3% aged 25 to 49 |
| Households without a car | 38% in that area, which makes the distance to a practice matter more |
| Residents per square kilometre | 2,263 in that area (Census 2021) |
| Daily activities limited by health | 24.9% of residents in that area, relevant to practice accessibility |
| Practices within 5 miles | 15 practices, more than 85% of towns in England |
| Access within Gateshead | 9th closest to an orthodontic practice of 65 places in the county (the county median is 1.3 miles) |
| Nearest practice compared | 0.7 miles away, closer than 88% of towns in England |
| Aged 10 to 15 vs county | 5.9% here, against 7% across neighbourhoods in Gateshead |
| Nearest university dental hospital | Newcastle Dental Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne — 4 miles |
| Nearest secondary schools | Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead — 0.1 miles Grace College — 1.1 miles XP Gateshead — 1.2 miles |
| Secondary schools within 3 miles | 8 schools, about 7,089 pupils (DfE) |
| Schools in council area | 91 schools, 30,087 pupils (DfE) |
| 5-year-olds with visible decay | 22.3% across the local ICB (OHID) |

Sources: ONS geography via postcodes.io, Census 2021, DfE school statistics, OHID Fingertips and UK NHS dental charge schedules.

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