Opticians in East Suffolk
The NHS Organisation Data Service listed 25 optical sites in East Suffolk when this snapshot was taken on 4 September 2026, run by 16 separate contractors and spread across 10 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 76% of them, so published chain prices are only part of the picture here.
NHS-funded testing in East Suffolk is commissioned through NHS Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board. The longest-standing listing dates from April 2008, the most recent from June 2025. The register has gained 1 site here in the last two years.
Optical sites
25
Contractors
16
Single-site practices
7
Towns covered
10
Who runs the practices in East Suffolk
Independent and smaller groups
19 sites
Typically £30 to £60 privately
Every listed optical practice in East Suffolk
Sorted alphabetically. The ODS code is the identifier NHS England uses for that site.
| Practice | Address | Operated by | On the register since | ODS code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong & North (Felixstowe) | 181 Hamilton Road, Felixstowe IP11 7DT | Armstrong & North Opticians | April 2020 | TQ2ET |
| Armstrong & North (Lowestoft) | 170-172 London Road South, Lowestoft NR33 0BB | Armstrong & North Opticians | April 2020 | TQ8HK |
| Boots Opticians (Lowestoft) | 46 London Road North, Lowestoft NR32 1EP | Boots Opticians | April 2008 | TP5XT |
| Burrows & Sunaway Opticians | 16 Thoroughfare, Woodbridge IP12 1AQ | Burrows & Sunaway Opticians | April 2008 | TP271 |
| Cecil Amey Opticians - Halesworth | 9 - 10 Bridge Street, Halesworth IP19 8AB | Cecil Amey Ltd | October 2013 | TP1LT |
| Cecil Amey Opticians & Hearing Care | 22 Smallgate, Beccles NR34 9AD | Cecil Amey Ltd | June 2025 | F8N0L |
| Country Vision Opticians | 11A Market Hill, Framlingham, Woodbridge IP13 9AN | Country Vision Opticians | April 2008 | TP28N |
| Eyepractice Ltd | 77 Thoroughfare, Woodbridge IP12 1AH | Eyepractice Ltd | April 2008 | TP266 |
| Jeffery & Associates (Halesworth) | 4-5 Rectory Street, Halesworth IP19 8AF | Jeffery and Associates | April 2008 | TP2DW |
| Jeffery & Associates (Saxmundham) | 16 High Street, Saxmundham IP17 1DD | Jeffery and Associates | April 2008 | TP2D2 |
| Julian Gunn Opticians | 2 Bevan Street East, Lowestoft NR32 2AA | Clear Vision Opticians Ltd | April 2008 | TP3V4 |
| Marshall & Lilley | 26 High Street, Leiston IP16 4EW | Marshall & Lilley Opticians | April 2008 | TP2C7 |
| Martin Storey Opticians (Beccles) | 82 Northgate, Beccles NR34 9AY | Martin Storey Opticians | April 2008 | TP3KJ |
| Martin Storey Opticians (Bungay) | 3 Upper Olland Street, Bungay NR35 1BD | Martin Storey Opticians | October 2018 | TP90M |
| Observatory Optical Ltd (Beccles,smallgate) | 1 Smallgate, Beccles NR34 9AB | Observatory the Opticians | April 2019 | TP9E9 |
| Observatory the Opticians (Southwold) | 53 High Street, Southwold IP18 6DJ | Observatory the Opticians | October 2010 | TP39E |
| Pennington Optometrists | 129 Bevan Street East, Lowestoft NR32 2AQ | Pennington Optometrists | April 2008 | TP3VY |
| Scarborows Opticians | 163 Hamilton Road, Felixstowe IP11 7DR | Scarborows Limited | April 2008 | TP24H |
| Specsavers - Beccles | 2A The Walk, Beccles NR34 9AJ | Specsavers | October 2021 | K6T9E |
| Specsavers (Felixstowe) | 90 Hamilton Road, Felixstowe IP11 7AD | Specsavers | April 2008 | TP6NM |
| Specsavers (Lowestoft) | 101 London Road North, Lowestoft NR32 1LX | Specsavers | April 2010 | TP115 |
| Specsavers (Woodbridge) | 23 Thoroughfare, Woodbridge IP12 1AA | Specsavers | April 2010 | TP11E |
| Steven Dewberry Opticians Ltd (Woodbridge) | Carpenters, Quay Street, Woodbridge IP12 1BX | Steven Dewberry Opticians Ltd | April 2008 | TP27V |
| Vision Express (Lowestoft) | 110 London Road North, Lowestoft NR32 1HA | Lowestoft V.e. Ltd | April 2008 | TP781 |
| Warren Heath Specsavers Limited | Felixstowe Road, Ipswich IP3 8TQ | Specsavers | October 2019 | TP9GQ |
Where they are
What an eye test costs in East Suffolk
The register does not hold prices, so these are the published national rates for the chains listed here plus the usual independent range. With 19 sites in East Suffolk 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.
Nearby districts
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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