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title: "Orthodontists in Heathgates, Shropshire | Compare NHS & Private"
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# Orthodontists in Heathgates

Orthodontic practices in Heathgates, Shropshire.

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## Heathgates at a Glance

| Nation | England |
| --- | --- |
| Council area | Shropshire |
| NHS dental services | NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin 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 | 20.6% (Census 2021) |
| Neighbourhood residents | 1,614 in the surrounding census area (Census 2021) |
| Aged 10 to 15 locally | 7% of residents in that area, the main age band for NHS orthodontic treatment |
| Adults locally | 10.7% aged 16 to 24 and 34% aged 25 to 49 |
| Households without a car | 19.2% in that area, which makes the distance to a practice matter more |
| Residents per square kilometre | 5,692 in that area (Census 2021) |
| Daily activities limited by health | 17.9% of residents in that area, relevant to practice accessibility |
| Practices within 5 miles | 11 practices, more than 77% of towns in England |
| Access within Shropshire | 1st closest to an orthodontic practice of 709 places in the county (the county median is 7.6 miles) |
| Nearest practice compared | 0.1 miles away, closer than 98% of towns in England |
| Aged 10 to 15 vs county | 7% here, against 6.3% across neighbourhoods in Shropshire |
| Nearest university dental hospital | Birmingham Dental Hospital, Birmingham — 39 miles |
| Nearest secondary schools | Shrewsbury Academy — 0.3 miles Belvidere School — 1.5 miles The Priory School — 2.8 miles |
| Secondary schools within 3 miles | 3 schools, about 2,499 pupils (DfE) |
| Schools in council area | 182 schools, 43,684 pupils (DfE) |
| 5-year-olds with visible decay | 22.4% 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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Updated 2026-09-15

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