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title: "Orthodontists in Shelton Lock, Derby | Compare NHS & Private"
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# Orthodontists in Shelton Lock

Orthodontic practices in Shelton Lock, Derby.

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## Shelton Lock at a Glance

| Nation | England |
| --- | --- |
| Council area | Derby |
| NHS dental services | NHS Derby and Derbyshire 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 | 13.2% (Census 2021) |
| Neighbourhood residents | 1,517 in the surrounding census area (Census 2021) |
| Aged 10 to 15 locally | 5.2% of residents in that area, the main age band for NHS orthodontic treatment |
| Adults locally | 8.8% aged 16 to 24 and 29.1% aged 25 to 49 |
| Households without a car | 15.4% in that area, which makes the distance to a practice matter more |
| Residents per square kilometre | 4,446 in that area (Census 2021) |
| Daily activities limited by health | 21.4% of residents in that area, relevant to practice accessibility |
| Practices within 5 miles | 15 practices, more than 85% of towns in England |
| Access within Derby | 15th closest to an orthodontic practice of 20 places in the county (the county median is 0.8 miles) |
| Nearest practice compared | 1.2 miles away, closer than 80% of towns in England |
| Aged 10 to 15 vs county | 5.2% here, against 6.4% across neighbourhoods in Derby |
| Nearest university dental hospital | Birmingham Dental Hospital, Birmingham — 33 miles |
| Nearest secondary schools | Noel-Baker Academy — 0.2 miles Alvaston Moor Academy — 0.7 miles Chellaston Academy — 1.0 miles |
| Secondary schools within 3 miles | 5 schools, about 5,330 pupils (DfE) |
| Schools in council area | 116 schools, 47,329 pupils (DfE) |
| 5-year-olds with visible decay | 18.8% 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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