Osteopaths in UK Counties

The Osteopath Network has more than 765 osteopath clinics located right around the UK. The table below lists the towns in each county.

County osteopath listings

Please click on the county links below to find the osteopathic practices in the UK counties. Call us now on 0845 680 0615 to make a fast appointment at one of our convenient locations. Calls will be charged at local rates.

Major Regions

London comprising of 83 towns for example, Chiswick and Kentish Town. Scotland comprising of 12 locations such as Aberdeen and Achnasheen. Wales represented by 7 centres for instance, Cardiff and Carmarthen.

East England

Bedfordshire represented by 5 centres such as Bedford and Dunstable. Cambridgeshire which has 2 destinations for instance, Cambridge and Peterborough. Essex comprising of 18 towns such as Benfleet and Billericay. Hertfordshire with 22 localities for instance, Barnet and Berkhamsted. Norfolk comprising of 5 centres for example, Attleborough and Dereham. Suffolk which has 5 towns for example, Haverhill and Ipswich.

South West England

Avon with 2 destinations such as Bath and Bristol. Cornwall comprising of 2 centres such as Falmouth. Devon represented by 8 towns for example, Exeter and Exmouth. Dorset with 7 localities including Blandford Forum and Bournemouth. Gloucestershire represented by 7 centres such as Cheltenham and Cirencester. Somerset which has 2 locations for example, Taunton and Yeovil. Wiltshire with 6 localities including Chippenham and Devizes.

South East England

Berkshire with 8 locations including Ascot and Bracknell. Buckinghamshire with 10 centres viz Amersham and Aylesbury. East Sussex comprising of 10 centres e.g. Brighton and Crowborough. Hampshire with 15 destinations for example, Andover and Eastleigh. Kent comprising of 26 towns including Ashford and Aylesford. Middlesex comprising of 14 centres such as Edgware and Enfield. Oxfordshire represented by 4 destinations e.g. Banbury and Chipping Norton. Surrey represented by 28 locations e.g. Banstead and Camberley. West Sussex comprising of 9 towns for example, Bognor Regis and Chichester.

Eastern Midlands

Derbyshire represented by 4 destinations including Belper and Derby. Leicestershire comprising of 2 destinations for example, Leicester and Oakham. Lincolnshire with 5 destinations viz Bourne and Grantham. Northamptonshire with 2 centres for example, Kettering and Northampton. Nottinghamshire comprising of 2 locations viz Nottingham and Worksop.

Western Midlands

Herefordshire which has 1 locality e.g. Hereford. Shropshire with 4 towns e.g. Bridgnorth and Ludlow. Staffordshire comprising of 6 localities such as Burton-on-trent and Cannock. Warwickshire which has 2 centres including Kenilworth. West Midlands with 8 localities viz Birmingham and Coventry. Worcestershire which has 4 destinations e.g. Droitwich and Evesham.

North West England

Cheshire with 12 localities for example, Alderley Edge and Chester. Cumbria comprising of 1 centre viz Kendal. Lancashire comprising of 4 towns for instance, Bolton and Lancaster. Merseyside which has 4 locations for example, Ellesmere Port and Liverpool.

North East England

Cleveland comprising of 1 location for instance, Yarm. County Durham comprising of 1 town for instance, Darlington. Northumberland represented by 1 town e.g. Morpeth. Tyne And Wear which has 1 centre such as Sunderland.

Yorkshire

North Yorkshire represented by 3 destinations viz Harrogate and Knaresborough. South Yorkshire represented by 1 locality such as Sheffield. West Yorkshire comprising of 3 localities e.g. Huddersfield and Leeds.

An analysis of the distribution of osteopaths around the UK counties shows that many more have chosen to practice in the South East and South West of the country. For example, towns in Kent have much higher numbers of osteopaths per capita than similar-sized towns in Tyne and Wear or County Durham. The reasons for this distribution appear to be primarily economic. It is observable that osteopaths tend to practice in more affluent communities in general, wherever they are around the country. The rationale is that osteopathy is overwhelmingly funded by patients privately. As a result patients with access to funds are more likely to seek early and thorough treatment of ailments than patients on a tight budget. Hence there is a strong correlation between income per capita and the density of osteopaths in a given community.

However, the average affluence of a community is not the sole determinant of the success or otherwise of an osteopathy practice. In less affluent communities with fewer osteopaths, those that do practice serve a larger population base and, perhaps, enjoy lower overheads. Thus the economics of the osteopath benefit from reduced competition. As a result there are many gifted osteopath in practice all over the UK. As in any other services sector, the success or otherwise of a business is determined by customer feedback and therefore the reputation of the osteopath is paramount, both in terms of their success in delivering effective treatment but also in the efficiency and courtesy of the way they conduct their practice.

Many of the larger counties have associations of osteopaths working in the county who meet regularly to discuss issues affecting the profession and to organize continuing education events on a regional basis.