ODS X7Z5B

Willetts & Doig Ltd

21-22 High Street, Cowes, PO31 7RY

What the NHS register says about this practice

Willetts & Doig Ltd is listed as an active optical site in the NHS Organisation Data Service on 4 September 2026, at 21-22 High Street, Cowes, PO31 7RY, in the Cowes North ward of Isle of Wight. The site has held a listing since March 2022, 4 years at this snapshot. It is a single-site practice operated by Willetts & Doig Ltd, whose contractor record is registered in Darwen. Independent practices set their own fees and often run longer appointments than the chains. NHS sight testing at this address is commissioned through NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board, in the South East Commissioning Region.

It is one of 17 optical sites the register holds in Isle of Wight, 1 of which is 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
X7Z5B
Register status
Active optical site on 4 September 2026
On the register since
March 2022 (4 years)
Address
21-22 High Street, Cowes, PO31 7RY
Operated by
Willetts & Doig Ltd
Sites held by that contractor
1 in England
Local authority district
Isle of Wight
Ward
Cowes North
Commissioned through
NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board
NHS England region
South East Commissioning Region
Postcode district
PO31
Other listed practices within a mile
1

What an eye test costs at Willetts & Doig Ltd

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 PO31 7RY 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.

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