South East

Opticians in Vale of White Horse

The NHS Organisation Data Service listed 13 optical sites in Vale of White Horse when this snapshot was taken on 4 September 2026, run by 11 separate contractors and spread across 5 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 62% of them, so published chain prices are only part of the picture here.

Practices here sit across 2 integrated care board areas: NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board, NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board. The longest-standing listing dates from April 2008, the most recent from June 2023. No new sites have joined the register here in the last two years.

Optical sites

13

Contractors

11

Single-site practices

4

Towns covered

5

Who runs the practices in Vale of White Horse

Independent and smaller groups

8 sites

Typically £30 to £60 privately

Specsavers

2 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 Vale of White Horse

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

PracticeAddressOperated byOn the register sinceODS code
Abingdon ExtraMarcham Road, Abingdon OX14 1TUVision ExpressApril 2008TP7Q2
Abingdon Eye CentreUnit 4, Bury Street, Abingdon OX14 3QYKsm OpticalApril 2016TP5JK
Bayfields Z Limited - Abingdon23 Stert Street, Abingdon OX14 3JFBayfields Z LtdJune 2023Q3C3O
Boots Opticians (Abingdon)10 Bury Street, Abingdon OX14 3QXBoots OpticiansApril 2016TP4MA
Boots Opticians (Wantage)Unit 3/A, Kings Walk, Limborough Road, Wantage OX12 9AJBoots OpticiansApril 2016TP4PW
Campbells Opticians34 Market Place, Wantage OX12 8AHCampbells OpticiansApril 2008TP3D4
David Spicer Opticians1 Elms Parade, Botley, Oxford OX2 9LGDavid Spicer OpticiansApril 2008TP3TG
Haine and Smith Opticians (Faringdon)7 Cornmarket, Faringdon SN7 7HHHaine and Smith OpticiansApril 2008TP7GJ
Ideal Eyes Ltd76 West Way, Botley, Oxford OX2 9JTIdeal Eyes LtdApril 2008TP3RM
Scrivens Opticians (Abingdon)6 Bury Street, Abingdon OX14 3QYScrivensApril 2008TP7GN
Specsavers (Abingdon)Unit 16, Abingdon Shopping Centre, Abingdon OX14 3QTSpecsaversApril 2008TP6TX
Specsavers (Wantage)42 Market Place, Wantage OX12 8AWSpecsaversApril 2014TP2HJ
Watchfield Opticians - Swindon2 Majors Road, Watchfield, Swindon SN6 8TQWatchfield OpticiansApril 2008TP44Y

Where they are

Abingdon 6Wantage 3Oxford 2Swindon 1Faringdon 1

What an eye test costs in Vale of White Horse

The register does not hold prices, so these are the published national rates for the chains listed here plus the usual independent range. With 8 sites in Vale of White Horse 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