Brownbills Optometrists
Cecil House, Norwood Street, Ashford, TN23 1QT
What the NHS register says about this practice
Brownbills Optometrists is listed as an active optical site in the NHS Organisation Data Service on 4 September 2026, at Cecil House, Norwood Street, Ashford, TN23 1QT, in the Victoria ward of Ashford. The site has held a listing since April 2008, 18 years at this snapshot. It is a single-site practice operated by Brownbills Opticians. Independent practices set their own fees and often run longer appointments than the chains. NHS sight testing at this address is commissioned through NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board, in the South East Commissioning Region.
It is one of 13 optical sites the register holds in Ashford, 5 of which are within a mile of this address. Independent practices like this one typically charge £30 to £60 for a private sight test, against £24 to £30 at the big chains, and the test is free if you qualify for NHS funding.
Register record
- ODS site code
- TP4P5
- Register status
- Active optical site on 4 September 2026
- On the register since
- April 2008 (18 years)
- Address
- Cecil House, Norwood Street, Ashford, TN23 1QT
- Operated by
- Brownbills Opticians
- Sites held by that contractor
- 1 in England
- Local authority district
- Ashford
- Ward
- Victoria
- Commissioned through
- NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
- NHS England region
- South East Commissioning Region
- Postcode district
- TN23
- Other listed practices within a mile
- 5
- Contract end recorded
- 12 June 2027
What an eye test costs at Brownbills Optometrists
The register does not hold prices, and this practice is not part of a chain with a published national rate. Independent practices in England usually charge £30 to £60 for a private sight test, often with a longer appointment and more imaging than the high street minimum. Ring the practice for its own fee before you book.
An NHS-funded sight test at any listed site costs nothing if you are under 16, aged 16 to 18 in full-time education, over 60, diagnosed with diabetes or glaucoma, at risk of glaucoma through a close relative, or receiving Universal Credit and similar benefits. Check the full eligibility list. If you also qualify for an optical voucher, it is worth £42.40 to £233.56 towards glasses depending on your prescription.
Nearest other listed practices
Straight-line distances from TN23 1QT to the closest optical sites on the same register. Worth checking if you want a second quote or a nearer appointment.
Where this data comes from
Practice records are taken from the NHS Organisation Data Service reference data for Optical Headquarters and Sites, snapshot taken 4 September 2026. A listing records that an optical site was on the register on that date. It is not an NHS endorsement, a licence, a quality rating, or a guarantee that the practice is taking new patients. Opening hours, telephone numbers and prices are not held in this dataset, so confirm them with the practice before travelling.
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