Opticians in Pendle
The NHS Organisation Data Service listed 11 optical sites in Pendle when this snapshot was taken on 4 September 2026, run by 10 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. Independent practices and smaller groups make up 64% of them, so published chain prices are only part of the picture here.
NHS-funded testing in Pendle is commissioned through NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board. The longest-standing listing dates from April 2008, the most recent from January 2024. No new sites have joined the register here in the last two years.
Optical sites
11
Contractors
10
Single-site practices
4
Towns covered
3
Who runs the practices in Pendle
Independent and smaller groups
7 sites
Typically £30 to £60 privately
Every listed optical practice in Pendle
Sorted alphabetically. The ODS code is the identifier NHS England uses for that site.
| Practice | Address | Operated by | On the register since | ODS code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asda Opticians - Colne | Asda Stores Ltd, Corporation Street, Colne BB8 8LU | Asda Opticians | April 2016 | TP4WE |
| Colne Opticians | 6 Church Street, Colne BB8 0LG | Colne Opticians | October 2016 | TP81P |
| Colne Specsavers Limited | Sainsbury's, Windy Bank, Colne BB8 9HY | Specsavers | April 2019 | TP9AK |
| Eye Care Optical | 14 Manchester Road, Nelson BB9 7EG | Eye Care Optical | April 2014 | TP2M0 |
| James Bontoft Optometrists | 23-25 Rainhall Road, Barnoldswick BB18 5DR | James Bontoft Optometrists Ltd | April 2016 | TP784 |
| N. P. Sher - Barrowford | 1A Gisburn Road, Barrowford, Nelson BB9 8NB | N. P. Sher Ltd | April 2016 | TP5CV |
| Planit Opticians (Colne) | 60 Albert Road, Colne BB8 0AD | Planit Opticians | April 2016 | TP418 |
| Scopes Enterprise Ltd | 4 Brier Heights Close, Brierfield, Nelson BB9 0HL | Scopes Enterprise Ltd | January 2024 | G1H4Q |
| Specsavers (Nelson) | 23 Manchester Road, Nelson BB9 7JD | Specsavers | April 2008 | TP6FL |
| Spectacle Factory Shop (Nelson) | 51 Scotland Road, Nelson BB9 7UY | Spectacle Factory Shop | October 2018 | TP92H |
| Vision Express (Barnoldswick) | 45 Albert Road, Barnoldswick BB18 5AA | Vision Express | April 2008 | TP017 |
Where they are
What an eye test costs in Pendle
The register does not hold prices, so these are the published national rates for the chains listed here plus the usual independent range. With 7 sites in Pendle 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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