Boots Opticians Telford review
Ranked 5 of 10 in Opticians in Telford
Best for: town-centre frames from £50 with lens offers
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Trading as BOOTS OPTICIANS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED · 128 New Street, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 4BP · Service area: Telford
Boots Opticians Telford in short
Boots Opticians Telford is the New Street branch pairing eye tests with OCT and optomap scanning, published frame prices and lens offers. A free contact lens trial features, and the store page names the manager with full hours. Our verdict is that it suits town-centre shoppers who like prices on show today, whether they need glasses, lenses or a routine test.
The branch serves Telford town centre from New Street, with eye tests, glasses and hearing care bookable online or by phone. Full opening hours and a named store manager complete the picture. The two-pair offer and free trial mark it out as one of the most open branches on frame pricing. The practice holds an urgent-eye-condition slot through the local NHS scheme. The opticians company record runs back nearly two decades. Frame styles run from fifty pounds with a two-for-seventy-five offer beside them. Hearing care sits on the same page as eye tests for anyone booking both.
Customer reviews are strong, with a 4.5 rating from 321 Google reviews. That count sits well above the independents further down the table, and it all sits on the Google listing. The base is broad enough that the average moves slowly now.
What counts against Boots Opticians is the missing eye-test price: frames and lens offers are published but the test fee is not. Insurance details are missing too.
Our verdict
Our verdict is that this branch suits town-centre shoppers who want published frame prices and lens offers alongside OCT and optomap eye tests [1]. The company has traded as an optician since 2008, and the practice holds an NHS urgent-eye-condition slot [2] [4]. A missing eye-test price and missing insurance details count against it.
Score summary
Scored on the home trades rubric v2.0. Insufficient evidence takes the neutral value and is not shown as a low mark.
- Composite score
- 63.8 / 100
Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%
70 out of 100
NHS Minor Eye Conditions Service (MECS) — participating practice membership is listed on the business's own website [1].
First-hand responsiveness C3 · weight 15%
Insufficient evidence
Insufficient evidence
Insurance and safeguards C5 · weight 10%
Insufficient evidence
Insufficient evidence
Pricing transparency C6 · weight 5%
65 out of 100
Frame prices are published from £50 with 2 for £75 and a free contact lens trial, but no eye-test price is shown [1].
Website and service information C7 · weight 5%
85 out of 100
The store page sets out eye tests, glasses and hearing care, gives the New Street address with phone, lists full opening hours and names the store manager [1].
Evidence
| Fact | Value | Source | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years trading | 18 | Source companies-house |
Industry qualifications
Sourced from the issuing registers, the business's own website and platforms such as Checkatrade and Which? Trusted Traders, on the date shown.
Strengths
Limitations
No eye-test price is published, though frame prices and lens offers are [1].
No insurance details are published.
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Questions about Boots Opticians Telford
Is Boots Opticians Telford any good?
On the evidence, yes for transparent frame shopping: it sits fifth in our Telford opticians table, holds 4.5 from 321 Google reviews, and shows frame prices with lens offers. No test price is published. Visit the branch and confirm the test fee first. Frame prices on show make shortlisting easy; confirm the test fee before you visit.
Is Boots Opticians Telford on the NHS urgent eye care scheme?
The practice takes part in the local urgent-eye-condition scheme, listed at New Street. That listing is what sits behind its NHS standing. Ask the branch how urgent slots are booked before you need one, and keep the branch number handy for sudden problems. Keep the branch number handy for sudden problems rather than searching later.
What does Boots Opticians Telford charge?
Frames are published from fifty pounds with a two-pair offer and a free contact lens trial, but no eye-test price is shown. Ask for the test fee and the itemised glasses split before you agree anything. Get both figures before you book. The two-pair offer suits anyone kitting out the whole family at once.
Where does Boots Opticians Telford work?
The branch serves Telford town centre from New Street, with full opening hours and a named store manager. Book online or by phone. Combine the visit with town-centre shopping, and bring your current glasses so the branch can compare prescriptions. New Street sits in the town centre, so fold the visit into a shopping trip.
How is Boots Opticians Telford ranked?
It ranks fifth of the ten opticians in our September round, carried by its customer record and price openness on frames, with the missing test price counting against it. Read the full review, then ask for the test fee first. Set its frame prices beside one independent quote to compare like with like.
How do I get a quote from Boots Opticians Telford?
Book online or by phone, then ask for the eye-test fee and the itemised glasses split. Frames start at fifty pounds with a two-pair offer, but the test fee stays unpublished. The free contact lens trial takes one cost off the table. Get both figures in hand before you agree to anything.
What do customers say about Boots Opticians Telford?
The Google listing holds a 4.5 rating from 321 reviews, a solid branch base. That count sits well above the independents in this round. That volume lends the average real steadiness. Read recent entries for service and pricing detail, then set them against the missing test price before you book.
How does Boots Opticians Telford compare with the other Telford opticians?
It ranks fifth of the ten opticians in our September round, carried by its customer record and open frame prices. Published frame prices with lens offers set it apart on the high street. The missing test price is the gap to watch, so ask for that figure first and weigh it against the frames before you order.
Others assessed for this trade
- Vision Express Opticians - Telford69.8 / 100Ranked 1. Best for shopping-centre practice with registered optometrist and OCT scanning.
- Specsavers Opticians and Audiologists - Telford66.8 / 100Ranked 2. Best for high-street eye and hearing tests with online booking.
- HD Eyes65.9 / 100Ranked 3. Best for independent Lawley practice with OCT scanning.
- Vision Express Opticians - Wellington64.8 / 100Ranked 4. Best for Wellington eye tests with designer frames.
Sources
- Boots Opticians Telford store page — services, offers and hours Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- NHS MECS leaflet — participating Telford practices Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- Google Maps listing — Boots Opticians Telford Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- Companies House — BOOTS OPTICIANS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED overview (06779221) Retrieved 4 September 2026.
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