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# Orthodontists in Houghton-le-Side

Orthodontic practices in Houghton-le-Side, Darlington.

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## Houghton-le-Side at a Glance

| Nation | England |
| --- | --- |
| Council area | Darlington |
| 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 | 19.4% (Census 2021) |
| Neighbourhood residents | 2,706 in the surrounding census area (Census 2021) |
| Aged 10 to 15 locally | 9.5% of residents in that area, the main age band for NHS orthodontic treatment |
| Adults locally | 9.6% aged 16 to 24 and 28.6% aged 25 to 49 |
| Households without a car | 4.9% in that area, which makes the distance to a practice matter more |
| Residents per square kilometre | 45 in that area (Census 2021) |
| Daily activities limited by health | 12.9% of residents in that area, relevant to practice accessibility |
| Practices within 5 miles | 1 practice |
| Access within Darlington | 37th closest to an orthodontic practice of 43 places in the county (the county median is 1.5 miles) |
| Aged 10 to 15 vs county | 9.5% here, against 7.4% across neighbourhoods in Darlington |
| Nearest university dental hospital | Newcastle Dental Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne — 27 miles |
| Nearest secondary schools | UTC South Durham — 2.8 miles Greenfield Academy — 2.9 miles Wyvern Academy — 4.2 miles |
| Secondary schools within 3 miles | 2 schools, about 987 pupils (DfE) |
| Schools in council area | 46 schools, 16,037 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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