East of England

Opticians in Breckland

The NHS Organisation Data Service listed 16 optical sites in Breckland when this snapshot was taken on 4 September 2026, run by 13 separate contractors and spread across 4 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 69% of them, so published chain prices are only part of the picture here.

NHS-funded testing in Breckland is commissioned through NHS Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board. The longest-standing listing dates from April 2008, the most recent from July 2026. The register has gained 1 site here in the last two years.

Optical sites

16

Contractors

13

Single-site practices

5

Towns covered

4

Who runs the practices in Breckland

Independent and smaller groups

11 sites

Typically £30 to £60 privately

Specsavers

2 sites

Standard test £25, see prices

Vision Express

1 site

Standard test £30, see prices

Boots Opticians

1 site

Standard test £29.95, see prices

Specsavers Healthcall

1 site

Home visits, free if you qualify, how home tests work

Every listed optical practice in Breckland

Sorted alphabetically. The ODS code is the identifier NHS England uses for that site.

PracticeAddressOperated byOn the register sinceODS code
A & J Donnelly Optometrists2 Station Road, Thetford IP24 1AHA & J Donnelly OptometristsApril 2008TP217
Boots Opticians (Thetford)26-28 King Street, Thetford IP24 2APBoots OpticiansApril 2008TP5VY
Cecil Amey Ltd - Attleborough11 Church Street, Attleborough NR17 2AHCecil Amey LtdApril 2008TP3N2
Cecil Amey Ltd - Dereham3 Church Street, Dereham NR19 1DJCecil Amey LtdApril 2008TP3QK
Cecil Amey Ltd - Watton8 Thetford Road, Watton, Thetford IP25 6BSCecil Amey LtdApril 2008TP22W
Centenary Opticians - Watton3 Vulcan Place, Carbrooke, Watton, Thetford IP25 6XUMultioptics LimitedJuly 2026S8Y9J
D A Seaman Optometrists18 Plowright Place, Swaffham PE37 7LQD A Seaman OptometristsApril 2008TP3QX
Dereham ExtraKingston Road, Dereham NR19 1WBVision ExpressOctober 2010TP26A
Dipple and Conway Opticians - Swaffham63-65 Market Place, Swaffham PE37 7AQDipple and Conway OpticiansApril 2008TP3Q3
Kings Lynn Domiciliary Specsavers Limited4 Norwich Street, Dereham NR19 1BXSpecsavers HealthcallOctober 2019TP9FF
Martin Christopher Opticians LtdChurch Street, Attleborough NR17 2AHMartin Christopher Opticians LtdApril 2008TP3NW
Moss and Leakey Opticians (Dereham)29 Market Place, Dereham NR19 2APMoss and LeakeyApril 2016TP80X
Scotts Opticians (Thetford)Red Cross Building, Guildhall Street, Thetford IP24 2DTScotts OpticiansApril 2008TP222
Specsavers (East Dereham)31 Market Place, Dereham NR19 2APSpecsaversApril 2008TP6TJ
Specsavers (Thetford)20 Riverside Walk, Thetford IP24 2BGSpecsaversApril 2010TP119
Zandielle ClinicQueens Square, Attleborough NR17 2AEElle Eye Care LimitedOctober 2016TP87R

Where they are

Thetford 6Dereham 5Attleborough 3Swaffham 2

What an eye test costs in Breckland

The register does not hold prices, so these are the published national rates for the chains listed here plus the usual independent range. With 11 sites in Breckland 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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Updated 13 August 2026