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title: "Orthodontists in Smithy Lane Ends | Compare Practices"
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# Orthodontists in Smithy Lane Ends

Orthodontic practices in Smithy Lane Ends, Lancashire.

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## Smithy Lane Ends at a Glance

| Nation | England |
| --- | --- |
| Council area | West Lancashire |
| NHS dental services | NHS Lancashire and South 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 | 10.5% (Census 2021) |
| Neighbourhood residents | 1,594 in the surrounding census area (Census 2021) |
| Aged 10 to 15 locally | 4.6% of residents in that area, the main age band for NHS orthodontic treatment |
| Adults locally | 7.9% aged 16 to 24 and 18.8% aged 25 to 49 |
| Households without a car | 7.6% in that area, which makes the distance to a practice matter more |
| Residents per square kilometre | 90 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 | 6 practices, more than 64% of towns in England |
| Access within Lancashire | 415th closest to an orthodontic practice of 618 places in the county (the county median is 2 miles) |
| Nearest practice compared | 2.9 miles away, closer than 58% of towns in England |
| Aged 10 to 15 vs county | 4.6% here, against 6.7% across neighbourhoods in Lancashire |
| Nearest university dental hospital | Preston Dental School, Preston — 13 miles |
| Nearest secondary schools | Burscough Priory Academy — 2.3 miles St Bede's Catholic High School — 3.2 miles Ormskirk School — 3.3 miles |
| Secondary schools within 3 miles | 1 school, about 729 pupils (DfE) |
| 5-year-olds with visible decay | 26.7% 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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