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Opticians in City of London

The NHS Organisation Data Service listed 29 optical sites in City of London when this snapshot was taken on 4 September 2026, run by 19 separate contractors. Every practice below can carry out an NHS-funded sight test for people who qualify. Independent practices and smaller groups make up 62% of them, so published chain prices are only part of the picture here.

NHS-funded testing in City of London is commissioned through NHS North East London Integrated Care Board. The longest-standing listing dates from April 2008, the most recent from February 2026. The register has gained 2 sites here in the last two years.

Optical sites

29

Contractors

19

Single-site practices

10

Towns covered

1

Who runs the practices in City of London

Independent and smaller groups

18 sites

Typically £30 to £60 privately

Boots Opticians

5 sites

Standard test £29.95, see prices

Specsavers

4 sites

Standard test £25, see prices

Vision Express

2 sites

Standard test £30, see prices

Every listed optical practice in City of London

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

PracticeAddressOperated byOn the register sinceODS code
Boots Opticians (Bishopsgate, London)105-107 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 3UEBoots OpticiansApril 2008TP5TJ
Boots Opticians (Cheapside, London)Unit 7, Paternoster Square, London EC4M 7DXBoots OpticiansApril 2008TP65W
Boots Opticians (London Wall)160/161 Salisbury House, London Wall, London EC2M 5QDBoots OpticiansApril 2008TP7MV
Boots Opticians (the Concourse, London)Unit 5, 1 The Concourse, London EC2R 8EJBoots OpticiansApril 2008TP5TK
Boots Opticians Poultry36 Poultry, London EC2R 8AJBoots OpticiansApril 2017TP8FJ
Bowing Opticians58 Fleet Street, London EC4Y 1JUBowing OpticiansApril 2008TP1XT
Chatoo & Associates50B Fenchurch Street, London EC3M 3JYChatoo and Son LtdApril 2008TP1MG
City Eyes Opticians65 London Wall, London EC2M 5TUCity Eyes OpticiansOctober 2018TP922
David Clulow Opticians (Cornhill)59-60 Cornhill, London EC3V 3PDLuxottica Retail UK LtdApril 2008TP1RM
David Clulow Opticians (London Wall)43 London Wall, London EC2M 5TFLuxottica Retail UK LtdApril 2008TP1WY
David Clulow Opticians (Moorgate)73 Moorgate, London EC2R 6BHLuxottica Retail UK LtdFebruary 2026Q1A5U
Eye Contact - Liverpool StUnit 2 The Arcade, Liverpool Street, London EC2M 7PNEye ContactApril 2008TP1AF
Eyelink11 Ludgate Broadway, London EC4V 6DUHakim GroupApril 2008TP1VA
Hawkes & Wainer57 Leadenhall Market, London EC3V 1LTHawkes & WainerApril 2008TP1P5
Leightons Opticians and Hearing Care79 Leadenhall Street, London EC3A 3DHLeightons LimitedApril 2019TP9EE
Masons Avenue Opticians11 Mason's Avenue, London EC2V 5HRMasons Avenue Optics LimitedApril 2008TP1ER
Optimax Laser Eye Clinic (Liverpool St, London)105-109 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 3UEOptimax Laser Eye SurgeryOctober 2010TP37R
Optix at Broadgate1-2 Exchange Arcade, 175 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 3WAIndependent single-site contractorApril 2008TP1W4
Specsavers - Bishopsgate152 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 4LNSpecsaversApril 2016TP79Q
Specsavers (Holborn)Unit 4, 311-318 High Holborn, London WC1V 7BNSpecsaversOctober 2010TP201
Specsavers (Liverpool Street, London)152 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 4LLSpecsaversApril 2014TP2GQ
Specsavers London Wall50 London Wall, London EC2M 5TESpecsaversApril 2008TP6LH
The Eye Place (Fleet Street)108 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2AFEye Place (Fleet Street) LtdJuly 2024T0G5G
The Glass House4 Bulls Head Passage, London EC3V 1LUEye Care LtdOctober 2022X6J5X
The I Practice - London14 Goswell Road, London EC1M 7AAThe I PracticeApril 2008TP1D3
University Vision Optometrists1D Copthall Avenue, London EC2R 7BHUniversity Vision OptometristsApril 2008TP1DY
Vision Express (Cheapside)133 Cheapside, London EC2V 6BJVision ExpressApril 2025S2I8K
Vision Express (Fleet St, Westminster)108 Fleet Street, Westminster, London EC4A 2AFVision ExpressOctober 2010TP231
Whitby + Co29 Fleet Street, London EC4Y 1AAWhitby + CoApril 2008TP1W5

What an eye test costs in City of London

The register does not hold prices, so these are the published national rates for the chains listed here plus the usual independent range. With 18 sites in City of London 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