Opticians in Lancaster
The NHS Organisation Data Service listed 11 optical sites in Lancaster when this snapshot was taken on 4 September 2026, run by 8 separate contractors and spread across 3 towns and postal towns. Every practice below can carry out an NHS-funded sight test for people who qualify. The four big chains hold 55% of the sites here, which makes their published prices a reasonable guide to what you will pay.
NHS-funded testing in Lancaster is commissioned through NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board. The longest-standing listing dates from April 2008, the most recent from October 2010. No new sites have joined the register here in the last two years.
Optical sites
11
Contractors
8
Single-site practices
4
Towns covered
3
Who runs the practices in Lancaster
Independent and smaller groups
5 sites
Typically £30 to £60 privately
Every listed optical practice in Lancaster
Sorted alphabetically. The ODS code is the identifier NHS England uses for that site.
| Practice | Address | Operated by | On the register since | ODS code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boots Opticians (Lancaster) | 18-20 Market Street, Lancaster LA1 1HT | Boots Opticians | April 2008 | TP5W9 |
| Boots Opticians (Morecambe) | 102 Heysham Road, Heysham, Morecambe LA3 1DH | Boots Opticians | April 2008 | TP67Q |
| Moon & Coxhill Ltd | 306 Lancaster Road, Morecambe LA4 6LY | Moon & Coxhill Ltd | April 2008 | TP2LT |
| Optimum Coatings Ltd | 5 Newgate, White Lund Industrial Estate, Morecambe LA3 3PT | Optimum Coatings Ltd | April 2008 | TP2K5 |
| Philip Jones Opticians Ltd | 15 Market Street, Carnforth LA5 9JX | Philip Jones Opticians Ltd | April 2008 | TP20M |
| S & K Butterfield Ltd - Carnforth | 46C Market Street, Carnforth LA5 9LB | Hakim Group | April 2008 | TP21G |
| Specsavers (Lancaster) | 14-16 Cheapside, Lancaster LA1 1LZ | Specsavers | October 2010 | TP163 |
| Specsavers (Morecambe) | 41-43 Euston Road, Morecambe LA4 5DF | Specsavers | April 2008 | TP6PK |
| Vision Express (Lancaster) | 13-15 Penny Street, Lancaster LA1 1UA | Vision Express | April 2008 | TP76T |
| Vision Express (Morecambe) | 22 Euston Road, Morecambe LA4 5DD | Vision Express | April 2008 | TP2L0 |
| Welbourne Opticians Ltd | 3 King Street, Lancaster LA1 1JN | Welbourne Opticians Ltd | April 2008 | TP240 |
Where they are
What an eye test costs in Lancaster
The register does not hold prices, so these are the published national rates for the chains listed here plus the usual independent range. With 5 sites in Lancaster 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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