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NHS pharmacies in Colchester

30 NHS pharmacies are on NHS England’s pharmaceutical list in Colchester (30 September 2026). The ones that dispensed the most NHS items come first. These are facts about size and services, not a grade.

In April to June 2026 these pharmacies dispensed 998,339 NHS items, and gave 2,901 Pharmacy First consultations and 12,190 New Medicine Service check-ins.

26 of 30 list Saturday opening and 11 list Sunday opening (pharmaceutical list, 30 September 2026).

NHS pharmacies in Colchester

The pharmacies that dispensed the most NHS items come first. That is how busy a pharmacy is, not a grade of its care: there is no patient survey for pharmacies, so we do not grade them.

PharmacyOpening hours (30 September 2026)NHS items, April to June 2026Pharmacy FirstNew Medicine Service
BootsUnit 9, Tollgate West, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 8RG01206 766802Also: blood pressure checks, contraception advice and supplyToday’s hours on NHS
  • Mon to Sat 08:00–21:00
  • Sun 10:00–18:00
64,696259699
Boots4-6 Lion Walk, Colchester, CO1 1LX01206 577303Also: blood pressure checks, contraception advice and supplyToday’s hours on NHS
  • Mon to Fri 08:30–18:00
  • Sat 09:00–18:00
  • Sun 10:30–16:00
56,240139211
Tesco Instore PharmacyTesco Stores Ltd, Highwoods Square, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9ED01206 203847Also: blood pressure checks, contraception advice and supplyToday’s hours on NHS
  • Mon to Sat 08:00–20:00
  • Sun 10:00–16:00
52,583173655
Hutt Pharmacy4 the Square, Iceni Way, Colchester, CO2 9EB01206 576548Also: blood pressure checks, contraception advice and supplyToday’s hours on NHS
  • Mon to Fri 09:00–13:00, 14:00–18:00
  • Sat 09:00–13:00
  • Sun closed
46,54273280
Boots2-4 Plume Avenue, Colchester, CO3 4PG01206 578874Also: blood pressure checks, contraception advice and supplyToday’s hours on NHS
  • Mon to Sat 08:00–21:00
  • Sun 09:00–19:00
46,109120413
Abbey Field PharmacyAbbey Field Medical Centre, Ypres Road, Colchester, CO2 7UW01206 560273Also: blood pressure checks, contraception advice and supplyToday’s hours on NHS
  • Mon to Fri 08:30–18:00
  • Sat 09:00–13:00
  • Sun closed
45,73659170
West Bergholt Pharmacy39 Chapel Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3JB01206 240352Also: blood pressure checks, contraception advice and supplyToday’s hours on NHS
  • Mon to Fri 09:00–13:00, 14:00–18:00
  • Sat 09:00–13:00
  • Sun closed
43,21657622
Cavalry Road Pharmacy15 Cavalry Road, Colchester, CO2 7GH01206 561778Also: blood pressure checks, contraception advice and supplyToday’s hours on NHS
  • Mon to Fri 08:00–18:30
  • Sat 08:00–13:00
  • Sun closed
42,6131201,290
Marks Tey Pharmacy Ltd89 London Road, Marks Tey, Colchester, CO6 1EB01206 212878Also: blood pressure checks, contraception advice and supplyToday’s hours on NHS
  • Mon to Fri 08:30–17:30
  • Sat 09:00–14:00
  • Sun closed
42,518226458
Boots11 Vine Parade, Wivenhoe, Colchester, CO7 9HA01206 823605Also: blood pressure checks, contraception advice and supplyToday’s hours on NHS
  • Mon to Fri 08:30–18:30
  • Sat 09:00–17:00
  • Sun closed
42,280154612
Boots3-5 the Centre, Church Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0HF01621 815432Also: blood pressure checks, contraception advice and supplyToday’s hours on NHS
  • Mon and Tue 09:00–18:00
  • Wed 09:00–13:00
  • Thu and Fri 09:00–18:00
  • Sat 09:00–17:00
  • Sun closed
40,056102431
Day Lewis PharmacySt. Christopher Road, Colchester, CO4 0NA01206 843130Also: blood pressure checks, contraception advice and supplyToday’s hours on NHS
  • Mon to Fri 08:30–17:30
  • Sat and Sun closed
36,94494431
Day Lewis Pharmacy81a East Hill, Colchester, CO1 2QW01206 870119Also: blood pressure checks, contraception advice and supplyToday’s hours on NHS
  • Mon to Fri 08:30–13:00, 14:00–18:30
  • Sat and Sun closed
33,71437234
Boots118 Military Road, Colchester, CO1 2AR01206 792363Also: blood pressure checks, contraception advice and supplyToday’s hours on NHS
  • Mon to Fri 08:30–18:30
  • Sat 09:00–16:00
  • Sun closed
33,47592286
Tiptree PharmacyUnit 4, 80 Church Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0HB01621 810710Also: blood pressure checks, contraception advice and supplyToday’s hours on NHS
  • Mon to Sat 09:00–21:00
  • Sun 09:00–22:00
32,787114661
BootsSt. Edmunds Centre, Tamarisk Way, Greenstead, Colchester, CO4 3GW01206 860837Also: blood pressure checks, contraception advice and supplyToday’s hours on NHS
  • Mon to Fri 09:00–13:00, 14:00–18:00
  • Sat 09:00–16:00
  • Sun closed
31,80569243
Ambrose Pharmacy76 Ambrose Avenue, Colchester, CO3 4LN01206 615669Also: blood pressure checks, contraception advice and supplyToday’s hours on NHS
  • Mon to Sat 09:00–21:00
  • Sun 08:00–21:00
31,70222224
Nayland Road Pharmacy13 Nayland Road, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5EG01206 852965Also: blood pressure checks, contraception advice and supplyToday’s hours on NHS
  • Mon to Fri 09:00–13:00, 14:00–18:00
  • Sat and Sun closed
31,108122900
Boots37 Barfield Road, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8QX01206 382850Also: blood pressure checks, contraception advice and supplyToday’s hours on NHS
  • Mon to Fri 09:00–18:30
  • Sat 08:30–17:30
  • Sun closed
30,74587281
Asda PharmacyAsda Stores Ltd, Petrolea Close, Colchester, CO4 5TU01206 543159Also: blood pressure checks, contraception advice and supplyToday’s hours on NHS
  • Mon to Sat 09:00–12:30, 13:00–16:30, 17:00–21:00
  • Sun 10:00–16:00
27,109121124
Day Lewis Pharmacy338 Harwich Road, Colchester, CO4 3HP01206 863405Also: blood pressure checks, contraception advice and supplyToday’s hours on NHS
  • Mon to Fri 09:00–13:00, 13:30–18:00
  • Sat 09:00–13:00
  • Sun 12:00–14:00
26,22985422
Dedham PharmacyHigh Street, Dedham, Colchester, CO7 6DE01206 322109Also: blood pressure checks, contraception advice and supplyToday’s hours on NHS
  • Mon to Fri 09:00–13:00, 14:00–17:00
  • Sat 09:00–14:00
  • Sun closed
25,28064356
Mersea Road Pharmacy358 Mersea Road, Colchester, CO2 8RB01206 576915Also: blood pressure checks, contraception advice and supplyToday’s hours on NHS
  • Mon to Fri 09:00–18:30
  • Sat 09:00–13:00
  • Sun closed
24,546102516
Prettygate Pharmacy102 the Commons, Prettygate, Colchester, CO3 4NW01206 575735Also: blood pressure checks, contraception advice and supplyToday’s hours on NHS
  • Mon to Fri 08:45–18:00
  • Sat 09:00–13:00
  • Sun closed
21,552103630
The Hythe Pharmacy1-2 Hythe Quay, Colchester, CO2 8JB01206 867273Also: blood pressure checks, contraception advice and supplyToday’s hours on NHS
  • Mon to Fri 09:00–18:00
  • Sat 09:00–13:00
  • Sun closed
20,256111487
Day Lewis Pharmacy77 Crouch Street, Colchester, CO3 3EZ01206 541203Also: blood pressure checks, contraception advice and supplyToday’s hours on NHS
  • Mon to Fri 09:00–13:00, 14:00–18:00
  • Sat and Sun closed
18,38459211
Island Pharmacy4 Kingsway, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8TH01206 615113Also: blood pressure checks, contraception advice and supplyToday’s hours on NHS
  • Mon to Fri 09:00–13:00, 14:00–21:00
  • Sat 10:00–21:00
  • Sun 10:30–16:30
15,828593
Queen Street Pharmacy12 Queen Street, Colchester, CO1 2PJ01206 541600Also: blood pressure checks, contraception advice and supplyToday’s hours on NHS
  • Mon to Fri 09:00–13:00, 14:00–21:00
  • Sat 10:00–21:00
  • Sun 10:30–16:30
14,00546152
Colchester City Pharmacy7 Priory Walk, Colchester, CO1 1LG02081 291975Also: blood pressure checks, contraception advice and supplyToday’s hours on NHS
  • Mon to Fri 09:00–13:30, 14:00–17:30
  • Sat 09:00–17:30
  • Sun closed
11,3678689
Care PharmacyRetail Unit No.1, 37/39 Kingsland Rd, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8RA01206 381673Today’s hours on NHS
  • Mon to Sat 11:30–21:00
  • Sun 06:00–21:00
8,91409

Opening hours are the ones in NHS England’s pharmaceutical list on its date. Bank holidays and changes since are not in it, so check the pharmacy’s page on the NHS website, or phone, before you go.

The figures are NHS prescription items and services counted by the month they were claimed, for NHS patients only. A pharmacy that opened or changed hands recently may show less than a full period, and services a pharmacy gave but did not claim for are not counted.

NHS pharmacies open on Sundays in Colchester

11 of the 30 pharmacies list Sunday opening in the pharmaceutical list. Sunday hours are often short and change on bank holidays: check before you go.

What an NHS pharmacy can do

  • Pharmacy First. Pharmacy First consultations are the seven common conditions NHS England lets a pharmacist treat without a GP appointment: earache in children, sore throat, sinusitis, infected insect bites, impetigo, shingles, and urine infections in women. You do not need an appointment.
  • New Medicine Service. A check-in with the pharmacist when you start a new long-term medicine. See help with newly prescribed medicines.
  • Blood pressure and contraception. Many pharmacies do free blood pressure checks and supply the contraceptive pill without a prescription. The row says “Also” when a pharmacy has claimed for them in April to June 2026.

More areas in East of England

Source: NHS Business Services Authority, Pharmacy and appliance contractor dispensing data (April to June 2026, published 24 September 2026) and NHS England’s Consolidated Pharmaceutical List (as at 30 September 2026); names, addresses and phone numbers from the NHS Organisation Data Service. Management information, not official statistics. NHSBSA Copyright 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data updated

The month each source’s data runs to, and when its publisher released it.

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Sources

  • NHSBSA Copyright 2026. NHS England, Consolidated Pharmaceutical List (published by NHS Business Services Authority), Open Government Licence v3.0.
  • Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence
  • NHSBSA Copyright 2026. NHS Business Services Authority, Pharmacy and appliance contractor dispensing data, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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