Christopher Head - Home Visiting Optician Hereford
217 Ledbury Road, Hereford, HR1 1QE
What the NHS register says about this practice
Christopher Head - Home Visiting Optician Hereford is listed as an active optical site in the NHS Organisation Data Service on 4 September 2026, at 217 Ledbury Road, Hereford, HR1 1QE, in the Aylestone Hill ward of Herefordshire, County of. The site has held a listing since April 2019, 7 years at this snapshot. It is a single-site practice operated by Christopher Head - Home Visiting Optician. Independent practices set their own fees and often run longer appointments than the chains. NHS sight testing at this address is commissioned through NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board, in the Midlands Commissioning Region.
It is one of 18 optical sites the register holds in Herefordshire, County of, with no other listed practice 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
- TP9CF
- Register status
- Active optical site on 4 September 2026
- On the register since
- April 2019 (7 years)
- Address
- 217 Ledbury Road, Hereford, HR1 1QE
- Operated by
- Christopher Head - Home Visiting Optician
- Sites held by that contractor
- 1 in England
- Local authority district
- Herefordshire, County of
- Ward
- Aylestone Hill
- Commissioned through
- NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board
- NHS England region
- Midlands Commissioning Region
- Postcode district
- HR1
- Other listed practices within a mile
- 0
What an eye test costs at Christopher Head - Home Visiting Optician Hereford
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 HR1 1QE 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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