area,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024,2025,2026,source
United Kingdom,7220,7110,7130,7040,7050,7225,7235,7285,7290,7515,7450,7375,7245,7200,7215,7160,7195,"ONS UK Business Counts, local units, SIC 47782 Retail sale by opticians, via Nomis dataset NM_141_1, collected 9 Nov 2026. Counts rounded to nearest 5 by ONS."
North East,250,235,230,235,230,230,235,230,235,235,230,230,230,230,235,230,225,"ONS UK Business Counts, local units, SIC 47782 Retail sale by opticians, via Nomis dataset NM_141_1, collected 9 Nov 2026. Counts rounded to nearest 5 by ONS."
North West,785,780,780,750,765,795,795,785,775,795,770,760,750,745,755,760,770,"ONS UK Business Counts, local units, SIC 47782 Retail sale by opticians, via Nomis dataset NM_141_1, collected 9 Nov 2026. Counts rounded to nearest 5 by ONS."
Yorkshire and The Humber,585,580,585,570,565,565,580,575,570,590,575,575,555,560,560,570,600,"ONS UK Business Counts, local units, SIC 47782 Retail sale by opticians, via Nomis dataset NM_141_1, collected 9 Nov 2026. Counts rounded to nearest 5 by ONS."
East Midlands,515,505,510,515,500,510,510,510,515,515,505,505,495,480,475,455,465,"ONS UK Business Counts, local units, SIC 47782 Retail sale by opticians, via Nomis dataset NM_141_1, collected 9 Nov 2026. Counts rounded to nearest 5 by ONS."
West Midlands,635,630,635,630,645,665,670,685,665,675,670,675,650,635,645,645,645,"ONS UK Business Counts, local units, SIC 47782 Retail sale by opticians, via Nomis dataset NM_141_1, collected 9 Nov 2026. Counts rounded to nearest 5 by ONS."
East,620,605,605,600,605,610,605,605,590,620,605,610,580,570,570,550,555,"ONS UK Business Counts, local units, SIC 47782 Retail sale by opticians, via Nomis dataset NM_141_1, collected 9 Nov 2026. Counts rounded to nearest 5 by ONS."
London,910,895,915,890,910,970,955,970,970,1005,1015,990,965,960,945,940,950,"ONS UK Business Counts, local units, SIC 47782 Retail sale by opticians, via Nomis dataset NM_141_1, collected 9 Nov 2026. Counts rounded to nearest 5 by ONS."
South East,1170,1150,1135,1135,1125,1145,1160,1185,1250,1325,1345,1315,1310,1320,1365,1365,1365,"ONS UK Business Counts, local units, SIC 47782 Retail sale by opticians, via Nomis dataset NM_141_1, collected 9 Nov 2026. Counts rounded to nearest 5 by ONS."
South West,575,565,565,555,555,570,575,575,550,575,565,550,545,540,525,515,500,"ONS UK Business Counts, local units, SIC 47782 Retail sale by opticians, via Nomis dataset NM_141_1, collected 9 Nov 2026. Counts rounded to nearest 5 by ONS."
Wales,335,330,320,310,320,315,310,310,310,320,315,310,305,295,285,285,290,"ONS UK Business Counts, local units, SIC 47782 Retail sale by opticians, via Nomis dataset NM_141_1, collected 9 Nov 2026. Counts rounded to nearest 5 by ONS."
Scotland,600,580,600,605,595,605,605,610,605,610,610,615,625,620,610,605,580,"ONS UK Business Counts, local units, SIC 47782 Retail sale by opticians, via Nomis dataset NM_141_1, collected 9 Nov 2026. Counts rounded to nearest 5 by ONS."
Northern Ireland,245,250,245,245,245,240,245,245,255,245,240,240,240,245,245,240,245,"ONS UK Business Counts, local units, SIC 47782 Retail sale by opticians, via Nomis dataset NM_141_1, collected 9 Nov 2026. Counts rounded to nearest 5 by ONS."
England,6045,5945,5960,5885,5890,6065,6080,6110,6120,6340,6285,6210,6080,6040,6070,6035,6080,"ONS UK Business Counts, local units, SIC 47782 Retail sale by opticians, via Nomis dataset NM_141_1, collected 9 Nov 2026. Counts rounded to nearest 5 by ONS."