Photo: Tony Atkin · CC BY-SA 2.0Life expectancy in Darite runs ahead of the figure across England: 81.8 for men and 85.3 for women
England as a whole stood at 79.1 and 83.0 over 2019 to 2023. Darite has no Health Grade.
What stands out about health in Darite
A&E waits run longer than England’s
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, which runs the A&E at Derriford Hospital, saw 38% of major-A&E patients within four hours in the 12 months to September 2026, against 61% across England: 117th of 117 trusts. 15% of patients admitted through its A&Es waited more than 12 hours from the decision to admit, against 13% in England. A&E ↓
NHS dentists are harder to get than in most of England
Of adults in the Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly area who tried to get an NHS dental appointment in the last two years, 66% succeeded, 3rd lowest of England’s 36 health areas; across England it was 82%. Dentists ↓
Written from the OHID, NHS England and GP Patient Survey figures on this page. Life expectancy covers 2019 to 2023; neighbourhoods are ONS middle-layer areas of about 8,000 people.
University Hospitals Plymouth saw 38% of major-A&E patients within four hours
Type 1 (major) A&E attendances seen, admitted or discharged within four hours of arrival, by month. NHS England publishes it by trust, not hospital: University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust runs the A&E at Derriford Hospital, the nearest to Darite (16 mi).
The share seen within four hours slipped from an average of 50% in April 2025 to September 2025 to 36% in the latest six months; England’s was 62%. Long waits for a bed are commoner than at 63% of trusts: 5,386 patients in 12 months, 15% of emergency admissions through A&E. CQC’s latest ratings for Derriford Hospital: urgent and emergency services requires improvement (2026), the hospital overall requires improvement (2026).
South West trusts
Hospitals within 25 miles
| Distance | Hospital | CQC overall | Urgent & emergency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.6 mi | Liskeard Community Hospital Liskeard · Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | Not rated | — |
| 2.6 mi | Liskeard Community Hospital Liskeard · University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust | Not rated | — |
| 9.9 mi | Launceston Community Hospital Launceston · Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | Not rated | — |
| 9.9 mi | Launceston General Hospital Launceston · University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust | Not rated | — |
| 12 mi | St Barnabas Hospital Saltash · Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | Not rated | — |
| 14 mi | Tavistock Hospital Tavistock · University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust | Not rated | — |
| 16 mi | Royal Eye Infirmary Plymouth · University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust | Requires improvement2026 | — |
| 16 mi | Derriford Hospital A&E Plymouth · University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust | Requires improvement2026 | Requires improvement2026 |
NHS acute hospitals registered with the Care Quality Commission (care directory, 01 October 2026). “A&E” marks a major (type 1) emergency department, open 24 hours and led by consultants, in NHS England’s Emergency Care Data Set; a hospital without the mark may still have a minor injury unit or urgent treatment centre. Ratings run Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate; the year is when each was published. Distances are straight lines from the town centre.
66% of adults in the Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly area who tried got an NHS dental appointment
Adults who tried to get an NHS dental appointment for themselves in the last two years, and got one. GP Patient Survey 2026, by integrated care system (the NHS area that plans dentistry for Darite).
Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly has the 3rd lowest of England’s 36 health areas; across England 82% of those who tried got an appointment. Of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly patients who did, 59% rated the experience good (England 74%). NHS practices taking new patients are listed on the NHS website’s Find a dentist; for urgent dental pain, call NHS 111.
The survey asks GP patients about dentistry, so results are published for health areas, not towns or practices.
Care in and near Darite
The nearest A&E, GP practices, and where to go when it’s urgent but not an emergency. In an emergency, call 999.
No GP practice in Darite itself
The nearest practices.
| Practice | Distance | CQC rating |
|---|---|---|
| Oak Tree Surgery Liskeard PL14 3XA | 2.6 mi | Good2025 |
| Rosedean House Surgery Liskeard PL14 4AQ | 3.2 mi | Good2026 |
| Callington Health Centre Callington PL17 7AW | 5.9 mi | Good2018 |
| Quay Lane Surgery Saltash PL12 5LH | 9.7 mi | Good2022 |
| Old Bridge Surgery Looe PL13 1HA | 9.8 mi | Good2025 |
| Launceston Medical Centre Launceston PL15 9HH | 9.8 mi | Good2023 |
GP practices registered with the Care Quality Commission, placed in the town by their postcode. A practice counts as in Darite when its surgery is inside the built-up area; branch surgeries are part of their main practice. You can register with any practice whose area covers your address.
More people in Darite call their health good than across Cornwall
Census 2021, all residents, as answered (not adjusted for age).
Adjusted for age, 64 report bad health for every 100 expected, fewer than the national rate.
Show as a table
| Census 2021 | Darite | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 79% | 82% |
| Fair health | 10% | 15% | 13% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.9% | 6.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled under the Equality Act | 19% | 22% | 17% |
| Day-to-day activities limited a lot | 4.9% | 9.1% | 7.4% |
Cornwall and England: all residents of their built-up areas (towns and cities), from the same Census 2021 output areas.
Health in the places around Darite
Life expectancy for men / women, and the nearest A&E. Tap a town for its health page.
| Town | People | Life expectancy | Nearest A&E | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darite | 329 | 81.8 / 85.3 | 16 mi | — |
| St Cleer | 1,144 | 81.8 / 85.3 | 16 mi | B |
| Pensilva | 1,656 | 80.2 / 83.3 | 14 mi | C |
| Liskeard | 10,901 | 78.8 / 81.9 | 16 mi | C− |
| Dobwalls | 1,683 | 80.7 / 82.9 | 18 mi | C |
| Callington | 4,665 | 80.2 / 83.3 | 11 mi | C |
| Kelly Bray | 1,137 | 80.2 / 83.3 | 11 mi | C |
| Landrake | 1,104 | 80.5 / 86.3 | 7.7 mi | B+ |
Liskeard, 3 miles away, has men’s life expectancy of 78.8, 3.0 years shorter than Darite’s.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- A&E figures are for the trust. NHS England publishes four-hour waits by trust, not hospital, so University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust’s figures cover every major A&E it runs. They count type 1 (major) departments; minor injury units and urgent treatment centres are left out, which is why they sit below the all-types figure NHS England headlines (75% for England).
- Adjusted for age. A ratio of 100 means as many deaths, admissions or reports of bad health as England’s rates (England and Wales’s for the Census) would give a town with these ages; 120 means a fifth more.
- Small areas, summed to the town. OHID publishes these figures for middle-layer areas of about 8,000 people; the town’s figure averages the areas it covers, weighted by how many of their residents live in it, so a village shares its area’s figure with the countryside around it.
- Different years. Life expectancy and deaths cover 2019 to 2023; emergency admissions 2016/17 to 2020/21 (the latest OHID publishes for small areas, including the pandemic dip); child obesity the three school years to 2024/25; A&E the 12 months to September 2026; the GP Patient Survey early 2026; CQC ratings were published on different dates, shown in each row.
- Distances are straight lines. Miles are measured from the town’s centre to each site; the road is longer. For an emergency, call 999; for urgent advice, call NHS 111.
Questions about health in Darite
How long are A&E waits at Derriford Hospital?
NHS England publishes waits for the trust, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust. In the 12 months to September 2026 it saw 38% of major-A&E patients within four hours, against 61% across England; in September 2026 the figure was 36%. In an emergency call 999; for urgent advice call NHS 111.
Can I get an NHS dentist in Darite?
It is harder than in most of England. In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 66% of adults in the Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly area who tried to get an NHS dental appointment in the last two years got one, against 82% across England. Practices taking new NHS patients are listed on the NHS website’s Find a dentist service.
How many GP practices are there in Darite?
There’s no GP surgery inside Darite itself; the nearest is about 2.6 mi away.
What is the life expectancy in Darite?
81.8 years for men and 85.3 for women, on OHID’s figures for 2019 to 2023. Men can expect 67.5 of those years and women 68.2 in good health.
CQC ratings © Care Quality Commission.
Sources: OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (life expectancy and deaths 2019–23, emergency admissions 2016/17–2020/21, NCMP 2022/23–2024/25); House of Commons Library MSOA names · ONS health state life expectancy for small areas (MSOAs), England and Wales, 2019 to 2023 (healthy life expectancy) · ONS Census 2021 general health and disability, adjusted for age · Care Quality Commission care directory and latest ratings, 01 October 2026 · NHS Organisation Data Service · GP Patient Survey 2026 (NHS England, run by Ipsos) · NHS England, A&E Attendances and Emergency Admissions (monthly, by trust) and Emergency Care Data Set activity by site, June–September 2026 (type 1 A&Es) · MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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