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title: "Orthodontists in Hesleden, County Durham | Compare NHS & Private"
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description: "Find orthodontic practices in Hesleden, County Durham and nearby areas. Start online in minutes with Virtual Consultant."
updated: 2026-09-15T00:00:00Z
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# Orthodontists in Hesleden

Orthodontic practices in Hesleden, County Durham.

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## Hesleden at a Glance

| Nation | England |
| --- | --- |
| Council area | County Durham |
| 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) | Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city |
| Deprivation | Around the England average |
| Residents under 16 | 16.6% (Census 2021) |
| Neighbourhood residents | 2,028 in the surrounding census area (Census 2021) |
| Aged 10 to 15 locally | 7.4% of residents in that area, the main age band for NHS orthodontic treatment |
| Adults locally | 8.8% aged 16 to 24 and 27.2% aged 25 to 49 |
| Households without a car | 11.2% in that area, which makes the distance to a practice matter more |
| Residents per square kilometre | 80 in that area (Census 2021) |
| Daily activities limited by health | 20.6% of residents in that area, relevant to practice accessibility |
| Practices within 5 miles | 1 practice |
| Access within County Durham | 167th closest to an orthodontic practice of 354 places in the county (the county median is 3.5 miles) |
| Nearest practice compared | 3.3 miles away, closer than 54% of towns in England |
| Aged 10 to 15 vs county | 7.4% here, against 6.6% across neighbourhoods in County Durham |
| Nearest university dental hospital | Newcastle Dental Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne — 21 miles |
| Nearest secondary schools | Dene Academy — 1.2 miles The Academy at Shotton Hall — 1.5 miles St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College — 1.5 miles |
| Secondary schools within 3 miles | 4 schools, about 3,593 pupils (DfE) |
| Schools in council area | 273 schools, 74,080 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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Updated 2026-09-15

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