Opticians in East Hertfordshire
The NHS Organisation Data Service listed 18 optical sites in East Hertfordshire when this snapshot was taken on 4 September 2026, run by 16 separate contractors and spread across 6 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 72% of them, so published chain prices are only part of the picture here.
NHS-funded testing in East Hertfordshire is commissioned through NHS Central East Integrated Care Board. The longest-standing listing dates from April 2008, the most recent from June 2026. The register has gained 3 sites here in the last two years.
Optical sites
18
Contractors
16
Single-site practices
11
Towns covered
6
Who runs the practices in East Hertfordshire
Independent and smaller groups
13 sites
Typically £30 to £60 privately
Every listed optical practice in East Hertfordshire
Sorted alphabetically. The ODS code is the identifier NHS England uses for that site.
| Practice | Address | Operated by | On the register since | ODS code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashwell & Barrie Opticians | 34-36 North Street, Bishop's Stortford CM23 2LW | Ashwell & Barrie Opticians | April 2008 | TP18R |
| Aves Optometrists | 61 High Street, Ware SG12 9AD | Aves Ware Llp | October 2025 | N9W5K |
| Aves Optometrists (Ware) | 61 High Street, Ware SG12 9AD | Aves Optometrists | April 2008 | TP475 |
| Boots Opticians (Bishops Stortford) | 22 South Street, Bishops Stortford CM23 3AT | Boots Opticians | April 2008 | TP5RD |
| Boots Opticians (Hertford) | 27 Maidenhead Street, Hertford SG14 1DW | Boots Opticians | April 2008 | TP60E |
| Designer Eyes Opticians | 15 Old Cross, Hertford SG14 1RE | Designer Eyes Opticians | April 2008 | TP4AH |
| Hertford Optometry | 73 Railway Street, Hertford SG14 1RP | Hertford Optometry | March 2023 | W2U1S |
| J Oliver Radley Opticians Ltd | 36 High Street, Buntingford SG9 9AQ | J Oliver Radley Opticians Ltd | April 2008 | TP49P |
| Mamdani Opticians | 13 Devoils Lane, Bishop's Stortford CM23 3XH | Mamdani Opticians Limited | May 2026 | X1W5S |
| Martin Reynolds Opticians | 24 North Street, Bishop's Stortford CM23 2LW | Martin Reynolds Opticians | April 2008 | TP19L |
| Ross Loveday Opticians | The Folly, 18 Hadham Road, Bishop's Stortford CM23 2QR | Ross Loveday Opticians | April 2008 | TP0MF |
| Specsavers (Bishops Stortford) | 16A South Street, Bishop's Stortford CM23 3AT | Specsavers | April 2008 | TP6J9 |
| Specsavers (Hertford) | 28 Bircherley Green Shopping Centre, Hertford SG14 1BN | Specsavers | April 2008 | TP6XV |
| Tant Laboratories Ltd | 17 Twyford Business Centre, London Road, Bishop's Stortford CM23 3YT | Tant Laboratories Ltd | April 2008 | TP0N9 |
| The Family Opticians | The Folly, 18 Hadham Road, Bishop's Stortford CM23 2QR | The Family Opticians Limited | June 2026 | E9M5I |
| The Family Opticians (Ware) | 5 High Street, Ware SG12 9BP | The Family Opticians | October 2016 | TP85G |
| The I Practice - Sawbridgeworth | 47 Knight Street, Sawbridgeworth CM21 9AX | The I Practice | April 2008 | TP174 |
| Vision Express (Bishops Stortford) | Unit 4, Jackson Square Shopping Centre, Bishop's Stortford CM23 3XG | Vision Express | October 2013 | TP1GH |
Where they are
What an eye test costs in East Hertfordshire
The register does not hold prices, so these are the published national rates for the chains listed here plus the usual independent range. With 13 sites in East Hertfordshire 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.
Nearby districts
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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