Opticians in Babergh
The NHS Organisation Data Service listed 10 optical sites in Babergh when this snapshot was taken on 4 September 2026, run by 9 separate contractors and spread across 2 towns and postal towns. Every practice below can carry out an NHS-funded sight test for people who qualify. Independent practices and smaller groups make up 60% of them, so published chain prices are only part of the picture here.
NHS-funded testing in Babergh is commissioned through NHS Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board. The longest-standing listing dates from April 2008, the most recent from September 2022. No new sites have joined the register here in the last two years.
Optical sites
10
Contractors
9
Single-site practices
4
Towns covered
2
Who runs the practices in Babergh
Independent and smaller groups
6 sites
Typically £30 to £60 privately
Every listed optical practice in Babergh
Sorted alphabetically. The ODS code is the identifier NHS England uses for that site.
| Practice | Address | Operated by | On the register since | ODS code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boots Opticians (Sudbury) | 9 North Street, Sudbury CO10 1RB | Boots Opticians | April 2008 | TP5RJ |
| Briscoe and Briscoe (Blake Avenue) | 40 Blake Avenue, Shotley Gate, Ipswich IP9 1RL | Briscoe and Briscoe | October 2021 | R8R2D |
| D J Dunstone Optometry | 3 Queen Street, Hadleigh, Ipswich IP7 5DZ | D J Dunstone Optometry | April 2008 | TP2KQ |
| Hadleigh Eye and Hearing Centre | 43B High Street, Hadleigh, Ipswich IP7 5AB | Hadleigh Eye and Hearing Centre Ltd | November 2021 | B9O9L |
| Ipswich Extra | Copdock Interchange, Ipswich IP8 3TS | Vision Express | October 2017 | TP8JY |
| Long Melford Opticians | Hall Street, Long Melford, Sudbury CO10 9HZ | Long Melford Opticians | April 2008 | TP180 |
| Sage Opticians (Sudbury) | 20 Market Hill, Sudbury CO10 2EA | Red & Blue Optics Ltd | September 2022 | A8L6S |
| Specsavers (Sudbury) | 6A Market Hill, Sudbury CO10 2EA | Specsavers | April 2008 | TP6JE |
| Sudbury Cornard Road Specsavers Limited | 66 Cornard Road, Sudbury CO10 2XB | Specsavers | April 2019 | TP9DH |
| Wardale Williams Ltd | 50 Gainsborough Street, Sudbury CO10 2ET | Wardale Williams Ltd | April 2008 | TP175 |
Where they are
What an eye test costs in Babergh
The register does not hold prices, so these are the published national rates for the chains listed here plus the usual independent range. With 6 sites in Babergh outside the big four, expect a spread rather than a single local price.
Free on the NHS for under-16s, students aged 16 to 18, over-60s, people with diabetes or glaucoma, and people on qualifying benefits. Check whether you qualify before you book, and take an optical voucher worth £42.40 to £233.56 into account if you need glasses.
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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.
Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence. Released under the Open Government Licence v3.0. District, ward and coordinates from postcodes.io. Contains OS data (c) Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data (c) Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data (c) Crown copyright and database right 2026.
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