Dentist Atlas

How hard is it to get an NHS dentist in South East?

In the 24 months to 31 March 2026, 36% of adults living in South East were seen by an NHS dentist, against 40% in England as a whole. Of children, 58% were seen in 12 months, against 60% nationally.

36%of adults seen in 24 months
58%of children seen in 12 months
64council areas in this region
9,691,844residents (mid-2025)

Council areas in South East

Colour shows the official share of adults seen in the 24 months to 31 March 2026. Click an area for its page.

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Boundaries: Office for National Statistics, Local Authority Districts, December 2024, ultra-generalised. Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

Council areas in South East

Council areaAdults seen, 24 monthsChildren seen, 12 monthsPopulation
Hastings57%66%90,855
Adur49%65%64,802
Rother48%59%96,150
Epsom and Ewell47%59%83,370
Swale46%63%160,671
Ashford45%63%142,523
Thanet43%54%143,618
Gosport43%65%82,618
Hart42%62%103,335
Wokingham42%60%189,024
Gravesham42%57%111,221
Bracknell Forest42%59%132,145
Eastleigh42%60%143,710
Folkestone and Hythe41%63%112,163
Eastbourne41%62%103,894
Rushmoor41%62%106,185
Dartford41%58%126,297
Basingstoke and Deane41%62%194,037
Crawley40%65%124,462
Horsham40%62%152,016
Dover39%57%121,055
Medway39%61%292,697
Wealden38%60%168,308
Cherwell38%55%172,178
Worthing38%63%113,844
West Berkshire38%62%165,523
Tandridge38%59%90,322
Mid Sussex37%62%163,566
Lewes37%61%102,648
Winchester37%56%136,856
New Forest37%62%175,930
Mole Valley37%58%88,808
Reigate and Banstead37%58%159,413
Brighton and Hove36%61%284,170
Spelthorne36%58%107,188
South Oxfordshire36%61%158,084
Southampton36%61%259,230
Windsor and Maidenhead36%55%159,776
Buckinghamshire35%57%584,296
Havant35%60%127,362
Woking35%59%106,197
Surrey Heath35%58%95,094
Oxford34%58%165,940
Sevenoaks34%57%123,183
Maidstone34%59%191,415
Slough34%55%167,450
Tonbridge and Malling34%54%137,913
Vale of White Horse33%55%152,217
Waverley33%53%137,218
Isle of Wight33%53%140,777
Tunbridge Wells32%57%120,098
Arun32%59%172,326
Canterbury32%58%162,612
West Oxfordshire31%53%121,412
Milton Keynes31%51%308,866
Portsmouth30%50%211,475
Guildford30%56%152,148
Fareham30%58%115,373
Runnymede30%55%93,013
Reading29%54%183,762
Test Valley29%51%135,698
East Hampshire29%50%130,599
Elmbridge27%54%142,484
Chichester26%52%130,224

Information only, not medical advice. If you are in pain or worried about a dental problem, contact a dentist, call NHS 111, or call 999 in an emergency. Dentist Atlas is independent and is not part of, or endorsed by, the NHS.

NHS dental activity and patients seen: NHS Business Services Authority, NHS Dental Statistics for England 2025/26 (published 27 August 2026, updated 20 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. Population: ONS mid-2025 estimates as used in those tables. NHS charges checked 11 November 2026.