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Opticians in East Devon

The NHS Organisation Data Service listed 14 optical sites in East Devon when this snapshot was taken on 4 September 2026, run by 8 separate contractors and spread across 7 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 57% of them, so published chain prices are only part of the picture here.

NHS-funded testing in East Devon is commissioned through NHS Devon Integrated Care Board. The longest-standing listing dates from April 2008, the most recent from April 2018. No new sites have joined the register here in the last two years.

Optical sites

14

Contractors

8

Single-site practices

2

Towns covered

7

Who runs the practices in East Devon

Independent and smaller groups

8 sites

Typically £30 to £60 privately

Vision Express

2 sites

Standard test £30, see prices

Boots Opticians

2 sites

Standard test £29.95, see prices

Specsavers

2 sites

Standard test £25, see prices

Every listed optical practice in East Devon

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

PracticeAddressOperated byOn the register sinceODS code
B.j.toye Optometrists34 Rolle Street, Exmouth EX8 2SHB.j Toye OptometristsApril 2008TP1X3
Bennett and Rogers Opticians (Axminster)11A West Street, Axminster EX13 5NUBennett and Rogers OpticiansApril 2008TP1QW
Bennett and Rogers Opticians (Budleigh Salterton)37 High Street, Budleigh Salterton EX9 6LEBennett and Rogers OpticiansApril 2008TP7WH
Bennett and Rogers Opticians (Seaton)11 Fore Street, Seaton EX12 2LEBennett and Rogers OpticiansApril 2008TP1P7
Bennett and Rogers Opticians (Sidmouth)Libra House, Fore Street, Sidmouth EX10 8AJBennett and Rogers OpticiansApril 2008TP1K2
Bills Opticians - Honiton120 High Street, Honiton EX14 1JPBill Optical LtdApril 2018TP8TR
Boots Opticians (Exmouth)23 Chapel Street, Exmouth EX8 1HWBoots OpticiansApril 2016TP4VW
Boots Opticians (Sidmouth)Fore Street, Sidmouth EX10 8AHBoots OpticiansApril 2017TP89N
Honiton Eye ClinicUnit 12, Lace Walk, Honiton EX14 1LRDkd Optical LtdOctober 2016TP869
Pullen and Symes Opticians18 Mill Street, Ottery St. Mary EX11 1ADPullen and Symes OpticiansApril 2008TP7CM
Specsavers (Exmouth)8 Exeter Road, Exmouth EX8 1PLSpecsaversApril 2008TP6LY
Specsavers (Honiton)121 High Street, Honiton EX14 1LSSpecsaversApril 2008TP6LR
Vision Express (Axminster)Chard Street, Axminster EX13 5DZVision ExpressApril 2008TP1Q2
Vision Express (Sidmouth)Fitzalan House, Old Fore Street, Sidmouth EX10 8LPVision ExpressApril 2008TP1LP

Where they are

Sidmouth 3Exmouth 3Honiton 3Axminster 2Seaton 1Ottery St. Mary 1Budleigh Salterton 1

What an eye test costs in East Devon

The register does not hold prices, so these are the published national rates for the chains listed here plus the usual independent range. With 8 sites in East Devon 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