South East

Opticians in Oxford

The NHS Organisation Data Service listed 15 optical sites in Oxford when this snapshot was taken on 4 September 2026, run by 10 separate contractors. Every practice below can carry out an NHS-funded sight test for people who qualify. Independent practices and smaller groups make up 60% of them, so published chain prices are only part of the picture here.

NHS-funded testing in Oxford is commissioned through NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board. The longest-standing listing dates from April 2008, the most recent from May 2024. No new sites have joined the register here in the last two years.

Optical sites

15

Contractors

10

Single-site practices

2

Towns covered

1

Who runs the practices in Oxford

Independent and smaller groups

9 sites

Typically £30 to £60 privately

Specsavers

3 sites

Standard test £25, see prices

Boots Opticians

2 sites

Standard test £29.95, see prices

Vision Express

1 site

Standard test £30, see prices

Every listed optical practice in Oxford

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

PracticeAddressOperated byOn the register sinceODS code
A&T Oxford135 High Street, Oxford OX1 4DNAce & Tate UK LtdApril 2023X5T7M
Bayfields Z Ltd - Headington137 London Road, Headington, Oxford OX3 9HZBayfields Z LtdAugust 2023G6C9E
Boots Opticians (Oxford)6-8 Cornmarket Street, Oxford OX1 3HLBoots OpticiansApril 2008TP7T6
Boots Opticians (Summertown)1 Mayfield House, 256 Banbury Road, Summertown, Oxford OX2 7DEBoots OpticiansApril 2008TP69H
Conways of Oxford44-46 George Street, Oxford OX1 2AQRealeyes Oxford LtdMay 2024O6J3P
David Clulow Opticians (Oxford)13 High Street, Oxford OX1 4DBLuxottica Retail UK LtdApril 2008TP3RL
David Clulow Opticians Oxford101 The Westgate, Queen Street, Oxford OX1 1PBLuxottica Retail UK LtdOctober 2017TP8JN
Gardiners Opticians Ltd5 Manor Buildings, Osler Road, Headington, Oxford OX3 7RAGardiners Opticians LtdApril 2008TP3FM
Heyford Hill Specsavers LimitedHeyford Hill, Littlemore, Oxford OX4 4XRSpecsaversOctober 2018TP98L
Ideal Eyes Opticians130-131 Pound Way, Templars Square, Cowley, Oxford OX4 3XHIdeal Eyes LtdApril 2008TP3KV
Ideal Eyes Opticians Ltd217 Banbury Road, Summertown, Oxford OX2 7HQIdeal Eyes LtdApril 2008TP3QT
M&S Opticians - Oxford13-18 Queen Street, Oxford OX1 1ABOwl Optical LtdMay 2022T8O2S
Specsavers (Oxford - Cowley)119 Pound Way, Templars Square Shopping Centre, Cowley, Oxford OX4 3YASpecsaversApril 2008TP6V3
Specsavers Opticians (Oxford)33 Queen Street, Oxford OX1 1ERSpecsaversOctober 2018TP8Y4
Vision Express (Oxford)31-32 Queen Street, Oxford OX1 1ERVision ExpressApril 2018TP8VD

What an eye test costs in Oxford

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 Oxford 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