North West

Opticians in Wirral

The NHS Organisation Data Service listed 36 optical sites in Wirral when this snapshot was taken on 4 September 2026, run by 27 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 75% of them, so published chain prices are only part of the picture here.

NHS-funded testing in Wirral is commissioned through NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board. The longest-standing listing dates from April 2008, the most recent from July 2025. The register has gained 2 sites here in the last two years.

Optical sites

36

Contractors

27

Single-site practices

16

Towns covered

5

Who runs the practices in Wirral

Independent and smaller groups

27 sites

Typically £30 to £60 privately

Vision Express

3 sites

Standard test £30, see prices

Specsavers

3 sites

Standard test £25, see prices

Boots Opticians

1 site

Standard test £29.95, see prices

Asda Opticians

1 site

Standard test £24, see prices

Specsavers Healthcall

1 site

Home visits, free if you qualify, how home tests work

Every listed optical practice in Wirral

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

PracticeAddressOperated byOn the register sinceODS code
A D Melling Opticians9 The Crescent, West Kirby, Wirral CH48 4HLA D Melling OpticiansApril 2008TP284
Arrow Park HospitalArrowe Park Hospital, Arrowe Park Road, Wirral CH49 5PEWirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Ophthalmology DepartmentApril 2008TP15D
Asda Opticians - BromboroughAsda Opticians, Welton Road, Croft Business Park, Bromborough, Wirral CH62 3QPAsda OpticiansApril 2016TP76N
Bidston Moss ExtraBidston Link Road, Birkenhead, Prenton CH43 7AAVision ExpressApril 2008TP0QN
Boots Opticians (Birkenhead)Unit 21, The Pyramids, Grange Road, Birkenhead CH41 2ZLBoots OpticiansApril 2008TP5R4
Eye 2 Eye Optical Heswall (Telegraph Road)240 Telegraph Road, Heswall, Wirral CH60 7SGEye 2 Eye Optical Heswall LtdOctober 2018TP99F
Eye 2 Eye Optical Upton (Arrow Park Road)31 Arrowe Park Road, Wirral CH49 0UBEye 2 Eye Optical Upton LtdOctober 2018TP99G
Focus Optical Services15-17 Wallasey Road, Wallasey CH45 4NLIndependent single-site contractorFebruary 2024F2F5W
Frederick Howard Opticians403 Pensby Road, Heswall, Wirral CH61 9PFFrederick Howard OpticiansApril 2016TP3XE
Frederick Howard Opticians (Wallasey) Ltd40 Wallasey Road, Wallasey CH45 4NWFrederick Howard OpticiansApril 2016TP3XH
Gatehouse Vision Care Limited27A Church Road, Bebington, Wirral CH63 7PGGatehouse Vision Care LimitedApril 2017F0U0A
Greasby Opticians150 Greasby Road, Greasby, Wirral CH49 3NQGreasby OpticiansApril 2008TP13P
Harris Opticians8 Banks Road, West Kirby, Wirral CH48 4HBHakim GroupApril 2008TP10D
Harris Opticians175-177 Telegraph Road, Heswall, Wirral CH60 7SEHakim GroupApril 2020TQ3G2
Houghton Opticians (Bromborough)47 Allport Lane, Bromborough CH62 7HHHoughton OpticiansApril 2008TP2D9
I R McEarney Opticians87 Grove Road, Birkenhead CH42 3XTI R McEarney OpticiansApril 2008TP26F
I R McGarvey Opticians Ltd354 Woodchurch Road, Prenton, Birkenhead CH42 8PGI R McGarvey Opticians LtdApril 2008TP0PV
Icare Opticians (Birkenhead)254 Grange Road, Birkenhead CH41 6EBIcare OpticiansOctober 2016TP85A
Justspecs Optical59-60 Main Hall, Grange Precinct, Birkenhead CH41 2YLJustspecs OpticalApril 2017TP8E3
Millican Opticians (Moreton)2-4 Chadwick Street, Wirral CH46 7TEMillican Opticians (Moreton) LtdJune 2024D6C2H
Optisavers Opticians (Birkenhead)8-10 Borough Pavement, Grange Precinct, Birkenhead CH41 2XXOptisavers OpticiansOctober 2016TP87A
P.k. McMullen Opticians162-164 Bebington Road, Bebington, Wirral CH63 7NXP.k. McMullen OpticiansApril 2008TP0PW
Paul Moore Opticians255 Hoylake Road, Wirral CH46 0SLPaul Moore OpticiansApril 2008TP279
Price Wynne Opticians87-89 New Chester Road, Wirral CH62 1ABPrice Wynne Opticians LtdJuly 2025L0V0Q
Price Wynne Opticians161 Park Road North, Birkenhead CH41 0DDPrice Wynne Opticians LtdJuly 2025O7E5R
R T Booth & Co Ltd393 Woodchurch Road, Prenton, Birkenhead CH42 8PFR T Booth & Co LtdApril 2008TP0P1
Scrivens Opticians (New Brighton)123 Victoria Road, Wallasey CH45 2JDScrivensOctober 2016TP81H
Scrivens Opticians (Wallasey)7A Liscard Way, Wallasey CH44 5TLScrivensOctober 2016TP84A
Specsavers (Birkenhead)29 Borough Pavement, Grange Precinct, Birkenhead CH41 2XXSpecsaversApril 2008TP6HY
Specsavers (Wallasey)Unit 33, Cherry Tree Centre, Liscard Way, Wallasey CH44 5XXSpecsaversApril 2008TP6J1
Specsavers Opticians Heswall183 Telegraph Road, Heswall, Wirral CH60 7SESpecsavers HealthcallOctober 2017TP8L1
The Eyeworks (Bromborough)128 Allport Road, Bromborough, Wirral CH62 6BBIndependent contractor (2 listed sites)April 2008TP0QP
The Eyeworks (Upton)1 Arrowe Park Road, Upton, Wirral CH49 0UBIndependent contractor (2 listed sites)October 2013TP1QE
Upton Specsavers LimitedUpton By Pass, Wirral CH49 6QGSpecsaversOctober 2019TP9EV
Vision Express (Birkenhead)Unit 1, The Pyramids Centre, Grange Road, Birkenhead CH41 2ZLVision ExpressApril 2008TP749
Vision Express (Heswall)123 Telegraph Road, Heswall, Wirral CH60 0AFVision ExpressApril 2016TP5H5

Where they are

Wirral 19Birkenhead 10Wallasey 5Prenton 1Bromborough 1

What an eye test costs in Wirral

The register does not hold prices, so these are the published national rates for the chains listed here plus the usual independent range. With 27 sites in Wirral 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