East of England

Opticians in Thurrock

The NHS Organisation Data Service listed 17 optical sites in Thurrock when this snapshot was taken on 4 September 2026, run by 13 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 59% of them, so published chain prices are only part of the picture here.

NHS-funded testing in Thurrock is commissioned through NHS Essex Integrated Care Board. The longest-standing listing dates from April 2008, the most recent from July 2024. No new sites have joined the register here in the last two years.

Optical sites

17

Contractors

13

Single-site practices

6

Towns covered

3

Who runs the practices in Thurrock

Independent and smaller groups

10 sites

Typically £30 to £60 privately

Specsavers

3 sites

Standard test £25, see prices

Boots Opticians

2 sites

Standard test £29.95, see prices

Vision Express

2 sites

Standard test £30, see prices

Every listed optical practice in Thurrock

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

PracticeAddressOperated byOn the register sinceODS code
Belson & Sons Optometrists (Corringham)63 St. Johns Way, Corringham, Stanford-Le-Hope SS17 7NABelson and Sons OptometristsApril 2008TP4TY
Boots Opticians (Grays)74-75 Lakeside Shopping Centre, Grays RM20 2ZGBoots OpticiansApril 2008TP601
Boots Opticians (West Thurrock)74-75 Thurrock Lakeside Shopping Ce, West Thurrock, Grays RM20 2ZGBoots OpticiansOctober 2013TP1CL
Costco Wholesale UK Limited - West Thurrock WayCostco Europe Ltd, West Thurrock Way, West Thurrock, Grays RM20 3WYCostco Wholesale UK LimitedApril 2016TP55A
Earnshaw and Dallow32 Derry Avenue, South Ockendon RM15 5DZEarnshaw and Dallow OpticiansApril 2008TP4H0
Euin Steele & Partners58 Orsett Road, Grays RM17 5EHEuin Steele & Partners Optical LtdJuly 2024J4A4I
Eye See Jag23 High Street, Stanford-Le-Hope SS17 0HDEyesee Optical LtdFebruary 2021F0X4E
Eye See Two83 River View, Grays RM16 4BDIndependent single-site contractorSeptember 2023Z0E8R
Goldsmith Webb Opticians - Stanford-le-Hope8 Grover Walk, Corringham, Stanford-Le-Hope SS17 7LYGoldsmith Webb LimitedApril 2008TP4T4
Lakeside ExtraCygnet View, Lakeside, West Thurrock, Grays RM20 1TXVision ExpressApril 2008TP7QE
Mobile Healthcare Ltd18 Frances Avenue, Chafford Hundred, Grays RM16 6NHMobile Healthcare LtdJuly 2021L6L7G
Optical Express [Thurrock]Unit 345 Upper Mall, Lakeside Shopping Centre, Thurrock, Grays RM20 2ZPOptical ExpressApril 2008TP44A
Specsavers - Chafford HundredSainsburys, Howard Road, Chafford Hundred, Grays RM16 6YJSpecsaversDecember 2021M5A6Z
Specsavers (Grays)3 The Mall, Grays Shopping Centre, Grays RM17 6QFSpecsaversApril 2008TP6X0
Specsavers (Thurrock)Unit 82, Thurrock Lakeside Shopping Centre, West Thurrock, Grays RM20 2ZPSpecsaversApril 2014TP2G5
Stanford Opticians7 The Green, Stanford-Le-Hope SS17 0EXJ N Ellis OpticiansApril 2008TP4QF
Vision Express (Grays)Unit 337, Lakeside Shopping Centre, West Thurrock, Grays RM20 2ZHVision ExpressApril 2008TP790

Where they are

Grays 12Stanford-Le-Hope 4South Ockendon 1

What an eye test costs in Thurrock

The register does not hold prices, so these are the published national rates for the chains listed here plus the usual independent range. With 10 sites in Thurrock 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