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title: "Orthodontists in West Knighton, Dorset | Compare NHS & Private"
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# Orthodontists in West Knighton

Orthodontic practices in West Knighton, Dorset.

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## West Knighton at a Glance

| Nation | England |
| --- | --- |
| Council area | Dorset |
| NHS dental services | NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board |
| NHS orthodontic charges | Free for eligible under-18s; adults pay Band 3 (£332.10) |
| Area type (ONS) | Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city |
| Deprivation | Less deprived than most of England |
| Residents under 16 | 15% (Census 2021) |
| Neighbourhood residents | 1,948 in the surrounding census area (Census 2021) |
| Aged 10 to 15 locally | 6.3% of residents in that area, the main age band for NHS orthodontic treatment |
| Adults locally | 6.7% aged 16 to 24 and 21% aged 25 to 49 |
| Households without a car | 8.7% in that area, which makes the distance to a practice matter more |
| Residents per square kilometre | 114 in that area (Census 2021) |
| Daily activities limited by health | 17.9% of residents in that area, relevant to practice accessibility |
| Practices within 5 miles | 2 practices |
| Access within Dorset | 68th closest to an orthodontic practice of 523 places in the county (the county median is 7.5 miles) |
| Nearest practice compared | 3.1 miles away, closer than 56% of towns in England |
| Aged 10 to 15 vs county | 6.3% here, against 6.3% across neighbourhoods in Dorset |
| Nearest secondary schools | Dorset Studio School — 2.3 miles St Osmund's Church of England Middle School — 2.5 miles Dorchester Middle School — 3.3 miles |
| Secondary schools within 3 miles | 2 schools, about 1,046 pupils (DfE) |
| Schools in council area | 179 schools, 51,332 pupils (DfE) |
| 5-year-olds with visible decay | 16.7% 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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