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title: "Orthodontists in Lower Soothill, Kirklees | Compare NHS & Private"
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# Orthodontists in Lower Soothill

Orthodontic practices in Lower Soothill, Kirklees.

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## Lower Soothill at a Glance

| Nation | England |
| --- | --- |
| Council area | Kirklees |
| 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 | Less deprived than most of England |
| Residents under 16 | 17.9% (Census 2021) |
| Neighbourhood residents | 1,589 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 | 8.6% aged 16 to 24 and 31.8% aged 25 to 49 |
| Households without a car | 13.4% in that area, which makes the distance to a practice matter more |
| Residents per square kilometre | 1,712 in that area (Census 2021) |
| Daily activities limited by health | 14.2% of residents in that area, relevant to practice accessibility |
| Practices within 5 miles | 23 practices, more than 93% of towns in England |
| Access within Kirklees | 34th closest to an orthodontic practice of 208 places in the county (the county median is 2.1 miles) |
| Nearest practice compared | 0.7 miles away, closer than 88% of towns in England |
| Aged 10 to 15 vs county | 7.4% here, against 7.2% across neighbourhoods in Kirklees |
| Nearest university dental hospital | Leeds Dental Institute, Leeds — 7 miles |
| Nearest secondary schools | Manor Croft Academy — 1.1 miles Upper Batley High School — 1.3 miles Batley Grammar School — 1.5 miles |
| Secondary schools within 3 miles | 10 schools, about 12,165 pupils (DfE) |
| Schools in council area | 198 schools, 67,205 pupils (DfE) |
| 5-year-olds with visible decay | 30.2% 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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[Batley](https://virtualconsultant.online/orthodontists/location/batley)

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