Opticians and NHS sight tests

Opticians and free NHS sight tests in England. In London we list opticians by borough; for the rest of England, see across England. We list opticians whose telephone number and opening times we could confirm from the optician's own store page, with the date we checked.

Urgent help

Go to A&E or call 999 if you have sudden loss of vision or a serious eye injury. For other urgent eye problems, use NHS 111 online or call 111.

Free NHS sight tests

You can get a free NHS sight test if, for example, you:

  • are under 16
  • are 16, 17 or 18 and in full-time education
  • are 60 or over
  • are registered as partially sighted or blind
  • have been diagnosed with diabetes or glaucoma
  • are 40 or over and your mother, father, sibling or child has been diagnosed with glaucoma

Some people on certain benefits or a low income can also get a free sight test and help towards the cost of glasses or contact lenses. See free NHS eye tests and optical vouchers on the NHS website. Ask the optician whether it offers NHS sight tests before you book.

Across England

London: we list 92 opticians, by borough below.

The rest of England: we have not listed opticians outside London yet. The NHS website covers every area of England.

Find an NHS sight test on the NHS website

Opticians in London, by borough

Tap a borough on the map to see its opticians, or choose from the list below.

Optician9 opticians in the borough

Borough boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Barking and Dagenham

Barnet

Bexley

Brent

Bromley

Camden

City of London

Croydon

Ealing

Enfield

Greenwich

Hammersmith and Fulham

Harrow

Havering

Hillingdon

Hounslow

Islington

Kensington and Chelsea

Kingston upon Thames

Lambeth

Lewisham

Merton

Newham

Redbridge

Richmond upon Thames

Southwark

Sutton

Tower Hamlets

Waltham Forest

Wandsworth

Westminster

Sources

We checked this guide against these official pages on 22 October 2026.

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