East Midlands

Opticians in Derbyshire Dales

The NHS Organisation Data Service listed 13 optical sites in Derbyshire Dales when this snapshot was taken on 4 September 2026, run by 12 separate contractors and spread across 5 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 69% of them, so published chain prices are only part of the picture here.

NHS-funded testing in Derbyshire Dales is commissioned through NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board. The longest-standing listing dates from April 2008, the most recent from April 2021. No new sites have joined the register here in the last two years.

Optical sites

13

Contractors

12

Single-site practices

6

Towns covered

5

Who runs the practices in Derbyshire Dales

Independent and smaller groups

9 sites

Typically £30 to £60 privately

Vision Express

2 sites

Standard test £30, see prices

Specsavers

1 site

Standard test £25, see prices

Specsavers Healthcall

1 site

Home visits, free if you qualify, how home tests work

Every listed optical practice in Derbyshire Dales

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

PracticeAddressOperated byOn the register sinceODS code
Ashbourne Derby Specsavers Limited3 Victoria Square, Ashbourne DE6 1GGSpecsavers HealthcallOctober 2017TP8MX
C & N Witham LtdTodd Hole Barn, Sherwood Road, Tideswell, Buxton SK17 8HRC and N Witham OptometristsApril 2008TP4EK
Dale Opticians1B Dale Road, Matlock DE4 3LTDale OpticiansApril 2008TP1R6
David Bray Opticians6 Bank Road, Matlock DE4 3AQAlmatt (Derbyshire) LtdApril 2021X0O6Q
Fosman Opticians7 St. Johns Street, Wirksworth, Matlock DE4 4DRFosman LtdApril 2008TP1TV
Greens Opticians2 The Gallery, Victoria Square, Ashbourne DE6 1GGGreens OpticiansApril 2016TP3RH
Heath OpticiansBath Gardens, Bakewell DE45 1BTAlmatt OpticalApril 2008TP1WH
Hope Valley Opticians LtdUnit 5B Hathersage Park, Heather Lane, Hathersage, Hope Valley S32 1DPHope Valley Opticians LtdApril 2008TP41W
John Fell Opticians - AshbourneHorse & Jockey Yard, St. John Street, Ashbourne DE6 1GHJohn Fell LtdApril 2008TP1KD
Specsavers (Matlock)7 Crown Square, Matlock DE4 3ATSpecsaversApril 2016TP400
The Eye Place LtdRoyal Oak Place, Matlock Street, Bakewell DE45 1HDThe Eye Place LtdApril 2008TP1Y7
Vision Express (Ashbourne)42 St John Street, Ashbourne DE6 1GHVision ExpressApril 2016TP5FN
Vision Express (Matlock)13 Causeway Lane, Matlock DE4 3ARVision ExpressApril 2008TP1QC

Where they are

Matlock 5Ashbourne 4Bakewell 2Hope Valley 1Buxton 1

What an eye test costs in Derbyshire Dales

The register does not hold prices, so these are the published national rates for the chains listed here plus the usual independent range. With 9 sites in Derbyshire Dales 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