Opticians in St. Helens
The NHS Organisation Data Service listed 18 optical sites in St. Helens when this snapshot was taken on 4 September 2026, run by 16 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 83% of them, so published chain prices are only part of the picture here.
NHS-funded testing in St. Helens is commissioned through NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board. The longest-standing listing dates from April 2008, the most recent from December 2022. No new sites have joined the register here in the last two years.
Optical sites
18
Contractors
16
Single-site practices
9
Towns covered
3
Who runs the practices in St. Helens
Independent and smaller groups
15 sites
Typically £30 to £60 privately
Every listed optical practice in St. Helens
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 (St Helens) | 24 Church Street, St. Helens WA10 1BD | Boots Opticians | April 2008 | TP623 |
| Costco Wholesale UK Ltd - Andover Road | Costco UK Ltd, Andover Road, Haydock, St. Helens WA11 9FA | Costco Wholesale UK Limited | April 2016 | TP562 |
| Crompton & Gilmore Opticians - Newton-le-Willows | 37 Market Street, Newton-Le-Willows WA12 9BQ | Crompton & Gilmore Opticians | April 2008 | TP5N1 |
| Crompton & Gilmore Opticians - St.helens | 8 Ormskirk Road, Rainford, St. Helens WA11 8BT | Crompton & Gilmore Opticians | April 2008 | TP5N0 |
| Eye Wala Ltd - St Helens | 17 Martham Gardens, St. Helens WA9 5WD | Eye Wala Ltd | April 2016 | TP59Y |
| Eyeline Opticians (St Helens) | 77 Higher Parr Street, St. Helens WA9 1AD | Eyeline Opticians | April 2014 | TP2KT |
| Howards Opticians Ltd | 47 Duke Street, St. Helens WA10 2JE | Howards Opticians Ltd | April 2008 | TP5LX |
| I Care Opticians | 128 Thatto Heath Road, St. Helens WA9 5PE | Eye Wala Ltd | April 2016 | TP5A0 |
| Industrial Eye Care Opticians | 51-55 Eccleston Street, St. Helens WA10 2PF | Industrial Eye Care Opticians | October 2017 | TP8KC |
| Kays Opticians Ltd | 95 Church Street, St. Helens WA10 1AJ | Kays Opticians Ltd | April 2008 | TP5KA |
| R.d Wilkes (Optometrists) Ltd | 15 Dane Court, Rainhill, Prescot L35 4LU | R.d Wilkes (Optometrists) Ltd | April 2008 | TP2CE |
| Ralph Carr Opticians | 101 Church Street, St. Helens WA10 1AJ | Ralph Carr Opticians | April 2008 | TP5KV |
| Roberts Independent Opticians | 31 Bridge Street, Newton-Le-Willows WA12 9BE | Am Optical Group Limited | December 2022 | W6Y7G |
| Specsavers (St Helens) | 2-4 Bridge Street, St. Helens WA10 1NW | Specsavers | April 2008 | TP71X |
| Spex 4 Less | 7 Bickerstaffe Street, St. Helens WA10 1DH | Spex 4 Less | October 2018 | TP961 |
| The Spectacle Centre (St Helens) | 1A Hardshaw Centre, St. Helens WA10 1EB | The Spectacle Centre | October 2014 | TP96N |
| Total Eyecare (Newton-le-Willows) | 14 Bridge Street, Newton-Le-Willows WA12 9BA | Total Eyecare | April 2016 | TP65X |
| Vision Express (St Helens) | Unit 59, 6 Lagrange Arcade, Church Square, St. Helens WA10 1BN | Vision Express | April 2008 | TP7C0 |
Where they are
What an eye test costs in St. Helens
The register does not hold prices, so these are the published national rates for the chains listed here plus the usual independent range. With 15 sites in St. Helens 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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