East Midlands

Opticians in Lincoln

The NHS Organisation Data Service listed 20 optical sites in Lincoln when this snapshot was taken on 4 September 2026, run by 16 separate contractors. Every practice below can carry out an NHS-funded sight test for people who qualify. Independent practices and smaller groups make up 70% of them, so published chain prices are only part of the picture here.

NHS-funded testing in Lincoln is commissioned through NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board. The longest-standing listing dates from April 2008, the most recent from October 2023. No new sites have joined the register here in the last two years.

Optical sites

20

Contractors

16

Single-site practices

7

Towns covered

1

Who runs the practices in Lincoln

Independent and smaller groups

14 sites

Typically £30 to £60 privately

Vision Express

3 sites

Standard test £30, see prices

Specsavers

2 sites

Standard test £25, see prices

Boots Opticians

1 site

Standard test £29.95, see prices

Every listed optical practice in Lincoln

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

PracticeAddressOperated byOn the register sinceODS code
Acuitis Optical & Hearing Ltd192 High Street, Lincoln LN5 7ALAcuitis Optical & Hearing LtdSeptember 2021U9V9M
Bingham & Young Ltd2 Bunkers Hill, Lincoln LN2 4QPBingham & Young Ophthalmic OpticiansSeptember 2016TP9A7
Boots Opticians (Lincoln)196-199 High Street, Lincoln LN5 7ALBoots OpticiansApril 2008TP5WP
Clear View Opticians6A Eastgate, Lincoln LN2 1QAClear View OpticiansApril 2008TP348
Clear View Opticians169 Burton Road, Lincoln LN1 3LWClear View OpticiansApril 2016TP45M
Craig Leaver Eyecare (Bunkers Hill)2 Bunkers Hill, Lincoln LN2 4QPCraig Leaver EyecareApril 2008TP36R
E R Dixon Ltd194 High Street, Lincoln LN5 7ALE R Dixon LtdApril 2008TP38F
Jason Rickaby Opticians5 Water Lane, Lincoln LN1 1TYJason Rickaby OpticiansApril 2008TP2XE
Lincoln 2 Extra186 Wragby Road, Lincoln LN2 4QQVision ExpressOctober 2017TP8JQ
Martin Smith Opticians (Saltergate)22 Saltergate, Lincoln LN2 1DHMartin Smith OpticiansOctober 2023F5E7O
Optical Express [Lincoln]Unit 12, Waterside Shopping Centre, High Street, Lincoln LN2 1APOptical ExpressApril 2008TP32K
Optique Vision Ltd (Lincoln)224 High Street, The Stonebow, Lincoln LN2 1AHIndependent contractor (4 listed sites)October 2013TP1Q1
Specsavers (High St, Lincoln)1 Newmarket Buildings, Sincil Street, Lincoln LN5 7ETSpecsaversApril 2008TP6Q4
Specsavers (Morrisons Centre, Lincoln)Unit 4, Morrisons Supermarket, Centaur Road, Off Tritton Road, Lincoln LN6 7QLSpecsaversApril 2008TP6Q5
Tesco Opticians (Wragby Road Lincoln)186 Wragby Road, Lincoln LN2 4QQTesco OpticiansApril 2016TP6NY
Vision Care8 Gordon Road, Lincoln LN1 3AJVision CareApril 2008TP2Y8
Vision Express (Lincoln 2)5 Rookery Lane, Lincoln LN6 7PXVision ExpressApril 2008TP2M4
Vision Express (Lincoln)Unit 8, Waterside Shopping Centre, High Street, Lincoln LN2 1APVision ExpressApril 2008TP773
Vision First Opticians2B Alexander Walk, The Carlton Centre, Outer Circle Road, Lincoln LN2 4FNVision First OpticiansApril 2008TP36Q
Yeomans Opticians LincolnUnit 23, Birchwood Shopping Centre, Jasmin Road, Lincoln LN6 0QQYeomans Opticians Lincoln LtdApril 2016TP4WR

What an eye test costs in Lincoln

The register does not hold prices, so these are the published national rates for the chains listed here plus the usual independent range. With 14 sites in Lincoln 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