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With this kind of instant testing, I am assuming they are the lateral flow tests which tend to miss quite a big amount of positive cases?
If they're the PCR test it's because they want to sequence them too to check how prevalent the various variants are in the area. You can't do sequencing with the Lateral Flow Tests (unless you take a separate sample).
I'm absolutely on one of the border lines (Norwood Road). If I lived over the street I'd be being tested.
I think your idea about shops being the main areas of spread is spot on.