South East

Opticians in Guildford

The NHS Organisation Data Service listed 9 optical sites in Guildford when this snapshot was taken on 4 September 2026, run by 9 separate contractors and spread across 3 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 67% of them, so published chain prices are only part of the picture here.

NHS-funded testing in Guildford is commissioned through NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board. The longest-standing listing dates from April 2008, the most recent from April 2019. No new sites have joined the register here in the last two years.

Optical sites

9

Contractors

9

Single-site practices

3

Towns covered

3

Who runs the practices in Guildford

Independent and smaller groups

6 sites

Typically £30 to £60 privately

Boots Opticians

1 site

Standard test £29.95, see prices

Specsavers

1 site

Standard test £25, see prices

Vision Express

1 site

Standard test £30, see prices

Every listed optical practice in Guildford

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

PracticeAddressOperated byOn the register sinceODS code
Bayfields Z Ltd - Guildford37 High Street, Guildford GU1 3DYBayfields Z LtdApril 2008TP1E8
Boots Opticians (Swan Lane - Guildford)22-24 Swan Lane, Guildford GU1 4EQBoots OpticiansApril 2008TP5VC
Community Eye CareSuite A, Astra, Vicarage Lane, Send, Woking GU23 7JNComplete Community Care LimitedApril 2008TP1HL
David Clulow Opticians (Tunsgate Quarter)13 Tunsgate Quarter, Guildford GU1 3QYLuxottica Retail UK LtdApril 2019TP9C8
Nicklin Opticians214-216 High Street, Guildford GU1 3JBNicklin OpticiansApril 2008TP1GQ
Optical Express (Surrey)Suite 3, 1 Milkhouse Gate, Guildford GU1 3EZOptical ExpressApril 2010TP07X
Specsavers (Guildford)23 Friary Street, Guildford GU1 4EHSpecsaversApril 2008TP6MJ
The Optical Centre5 The Parade, Wharf Road, Ash Vale, Aldershot GU12 5AZThe Optical CentreApril 2008TP1L3
Vision Express (Guildford)51 High Street, Guildford GU1 3DYVision ExpressApril 2008TP761

Where they are

Guildford 7Woking 1Aldershot 1

What an eye test costs in Guildford

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 Guildford 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