Where can I get a passport photo in Stoke-on-Trent?
In Hanley city centre, around the Potteries Centre there are 4 places we could check: 2 staffed photo shops, 1 self-service booth and a Post Office that takes your photo with Digital Check and Send. The Tesco Hanley booth is open around the clock from Monday to Saturday. For an online application you can also take the photo at home, with no trip at all.
| Place | Address | What you get | Hours |
|---|
| Max Spielmann, Upper Market Square | 4 Upper Market Square, Hanley, ST1 1NT | Staff take it: printed photos and a digital code | See its page |
| Timpson, Potteries Centre | SU39 The Potteries Shopping Centre, Hanley, ST1 1PS | Staff take it: printed photos and a digital code | Mon to Sat 9:00 to 17:30, Sun 10:30 to 16:30 |
| Max Spielmann booth, Tesco Hanley | Clough Street, Hanley, ST1 4LS | Self-service booth: 4 prints with a digital code, no staff check | Mon to Sat 24 hours, Sun 10:00 to 16:00 |
| Post Office, Hanley | 255-257 The Potteries, Hanley, ST1 1PS | Digital Check and Send: the branch takes your photo and sends your application for you (£16 plus the passport fee); no code to use yourself | Mon to Sat 9:00 to 17:30, Sun closed |
Each place's address and passport photo service are from its own page (linked), checked on 5 November 2026. Hours change, especially on bank holidays, so check the place's page before you go. What you get is from each chain's own page: Max Spielmann: Passport photos, Timpson: Passport photos, Max Spielmann: Passport photo booths, Post Office: Digital Check and Send.
Which one to pick
- Online application: any shop or booth in the list gives you a digital code to type into GOV.UK. Or take the photo at home and upload the file.
- Paper form: you need 2 identical printed photos, 45 mm by 35 mm. Shops and booths print them; at home you can print a 6×4 sheet at a photo kiosk.
- Want it checked? Pick a staffed shop. Booths have nobody to check the photo, and a retake means paying again.
- Want the whole application done for you? The Post Office's Digital Check and Send takes the photo and sends the application, for £16 on top of the passport fee.
Or make it at home. Picproved costs £5.99 (free while we launch) for one person's photo in every size you need, and it checks the size, background, head size and face rules before you save. The office still makes the final decision. Make your United Kingdom Passport (online) photo
Questions
- Where can I get a passport photo in Stoke-on-Trent?
- We found 4 places in Hanley city centre, around the Potteries Centre: 2 staffed photo shops, 1 self-service booth and a Post Office with Digital Check and Send. Each one's own page lists its address and passport photos. For an online application you can also take the photo at home.
- Which places in Stoke-on-Trent give a digital photo code?
- The 3 shops and booths in the list do: their chains say the passport photos come with a digital code to type into the GOV.UK online application. The Post Office is different: it takes your photo and sends the application for you, so there is no code to use yourself.
- Do I need to book a passport photo in Stoke-on-Trent?
- Not at the shops and booths in the list, which take walk-ins in opening hours. Shops can be busy on Saturdays; a booth is quicker but nobody checks the photo.
- Can I take my own passport photo instead?
- Yes, for an online application. GOV.UK accepts a digital photo you or someone else takes, as long as it meets the rules: plain light background, no shadows, neutral expression, eyes open. For a paper form you need 2 identical printed photos, 45 mm high by 35 mm wide.
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