ODS TP338

Asda Opticians - Boldon

Asda Stores Ltd, North Road, Boldon Colliery, Boldon, NE35 9AR

What the NHS register says about this practice

Asda Opticians - Boldon is listed as an active optical site in the NHS Organisation Data Service on 4 September 2026, at Asda Stores Ltd, North Road, Boldon Colliery, Boldon, NE35 9AR, in the Boldon Colliery ward of South Tyneside. The site has held a listing since April 2008, 18 years at this snapshot. The site is operated by Asda Opticians, which the register credits with 132 open optical sites in England, 1 of them in South Tyneside. Asda Opticians is the cheapest of the big four at £24. NHS sight testing at this address is commissioned through NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, in the North East and Yorkshire Commissioning Region.

It is one of 13 optical sites the register holds in South Tyneside, with no other listed practice within a mile of this address. If you are booking on price, Asda Opticians publishes £24 for a standard sight test, and the test is free if you qualify for NHS funding.

Register record

ODS site code
TP338
Register status
Active optical site on 4 September 2026
On the register since
April 2008 (18 years)
Address
Asda Stores Ltd, North Road, Boldon Colliery, Boldon, NE35 9AR
Operated by
Asda Opticians
Sites held by that contractor
132 in England
Local authority district
South Tyneside
Ward
Boldon Colliery
Commissioned through
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
NHS England region
North East and Yorkshire Commissioning Region
Postcode district
NE35
Other listed practices within a mile
0

What an eye test costs at Asda Opticians - Boldon

This is a Asda Opticians site, so the chain’s published pricing applies: £24 for a standard sight test. Prices can vary by branch, so confirm when you book. Full Asda Opticians price breakdown.

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 NE35 9AR 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