Tesco Opticians (Surrey Quays)
Surrey Quays Centre, Redriff Road, Rotherhithe, London, SE16 7LL
What the NHS register says about this practice
Tesco Opticians (Surrey Quays) is listed as an active optical site in the NHS Organisation Data Service on 4 September 2026, at Surrey Quays Centre, Redriff Road, Rotherhithe, London, SE16 7LL, in the Rotherhithe ward of Southwark. The site has held a listing since October 2010, 15 years at this snapshot. It is operated by Tesco Opticians, a contractor with 31 listed sites in England, registered at an address in Welwyn Garden City. Groups of that size usually set their own prices practice by practice rather than publishing a national rate. NHS sight testing at this address is commissioned through NHS South East London Integrated Care Board, in the London Commissioning Region.
It is one of 27 optical sites the register holds in Southwark, 5 of which are 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
- TP298
- Register status
- Active optical site on 4 September 2026
- On the register since
- October 2010 (15 years)
- Address
- Surrey Quays Centre, Redriff Road, Rotherhithe, London, SE16 7LL
- Operated by
- Tesco Opticians
- Sites held by that contractor
- 31 in England
- Local authority district
- Southwark
- Ward
- Rotherhithe
- Commissioned through
- NHS South East London Integrated Care Board
- NHS England region
- London Commissioning Region
- Postcode district
- SE16
- Other listed practices within a mile
- 5
What an eye test costs at Tesco Opticians (Surrey Quays)
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 SE16 7LL 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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