Food hygiene ratings in Heswall
There are 84 food businesses in Heswall with a published hygiene rating, restaurants, takeaways, pubs, cafes, shops and school and care kitchens, all inspected by Wirral Council. A further 6 are awaiting a first inspection, or are exempt because they handle too little food to score.
Hygiene standards in Heswall
78% of rated businesses in Heswall hold the top score of 5, and 86% hold a 4 or better. 3 businesses score 2 or below, meaning an inspector found problems they are required to fix.
Across Wirral as a whole, 72% of rated food businesses hold a 5. Heswall does better, by 6 percentage points.
| 5 out of 5 | 61 | 78% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 out of 5 | 6 | 8% | |
| 3 out of 5 | 8 | 10% | |
| 2 out of 5 | 2 | 3% | |
| 1 out of 5 | 1 | 1% | |
| 0 out of 5 | 0 | 0% |
Lowest-rated places in Heswall
| Business | Rating | Inspected |
|---|---|---|
| The Village Shop Retailers - other | 1 - Major improvement necessary | 4 December 2025 |
| Go Local Extra Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 2 - Some improvement necessary | 18 November 2025 |
| Welcome Takeaway Takeaway/sandwich shop | 2 - Some improvement necessary | 23 April 2026 |
A low rating is not a closure order, the business is required to fix what the inspector found. What a low rating means →
Questions about food hygiene in Heswall
How many food businesses in Heswall have a hygiene rating?
84 food businesses in Heswall have a published food hygiene rating, inspected by Wirral Council. 78 currently hold a score from 0 to 5.
What is a typical food hygiene rating in Heswall?
78% of rated businesses in Heswall hold a 5, the top score. A 5 is therefore the norm rather than a distinction, which is why anything lower is worth a second look.
Are there any badly rated places in Heswall?
3 food businesses in Heswall hold a rating of 2 or below, including 0 rated 0 and 1 rated 1. A low rating is not a closure order, the business is required to fix what the inspector found.
Who inspects food businesses in Heswall?
Environmental health officers at Wirral Council carry out the inspections, unannounced, and set the rating. The Food Standards Agency publishes the result.
Nearby towns in Wirral
- Birkenhead 283 places
- Liscard 147 places
- Bromborough 137 places
- New Brighton 104 places
- Moreton 96 places
- Tranmere 94 places
- West Kirby 93 places
- Hoylake 84 places
Food businesses in Heswall
- Aldi 5 - Very good
- Allandale Care Group 5 - Very good
- Barcode 4 - Good
- Bargain Booze Awaiting inspection
- Birchwood @ Kaleidoscope House 5 - Very good
- Blind Pig @ Heswall Hall 5 - Very good
- Boots UK Ltd Exempt
- Broadway meat house 5 - Very good
- Brunch Cafe 5 - Very good
- Bun. (69) 5 - Very good
- Chatwins 5 - Very good
- CJS Coffee Shop 4 - Good
- COOK 5 - Very good
- Costa Coffee 5 - Very good
- Daily Grind Coffee and Gift 5 - Very good
- Deborah Malone Exempt
- Dee View Inn 3 - Generally satisfactory
- Domino's Pizza 5 - Very good
- Fairfield Nursing Home 5 - Very good
- Franklyn's Bar and Kitchen 3 - Generally satisfactory
- Gill's Kitchen 4 - Good
- Go Local Extra 2 - Some improvement necessary
- Golden Wok 5 - Very good
- Grange Nursing Home, 5 - Very good
- Harvest Mouse 5 - Very good
- Heathermount Residential Home 5 - Very good
- Hesslewell Court Exempt
- HESWALL Kebab House 5 - Very good
- Heswall Lawn Tennis Club 5 - Very good
- Heswall Primary School 5 - Very good
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Data from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence. Towns are derived from the addresses each council publishes.