Food hygiene ratings in Three Rivers

Q: How many food businesses does Three Rivers rate?

Three Rivers publishes food hygiene ratings for 638 businesses, of which 571 currently hold a score.

Q: What is a typical food hygiene rating in Three Rivers?

83% of rated businesses in Three Rivers hold a 5, the top score. A 5 is therefore the norm rather than a distinction, it is worth checking, because anything below it puts a business behind most of its neighbours.

Q: How many places in Three Rivers have a bad hygiene rating?

3 food businesses in Three Rivers hold a rating of 2 or below, including 0 rated 0 and 1 rated 1.

Q: Who inspects food businesses in Three Rivers?

Environmental health officers employed by Three Rivers carry out the inspections, unannounced, and set the rating. The Food Standards Agency publishes the results. How often a business is visited depends on its risk, a busy restaurant is seen far more often than a shop selling wrapped sweets.

Three Rivers inspects and rates 638 food businesses, every restaurant, takeaway, pub, school kitchen, care home and shop in the area that handles food. 571 of them currently hold a published rating; the remaining 67 are awaiting their first inspection or are exempt because they handle so little food there is nothing to score.

Hygiene standards in Three Rivers

Standards here are high: 83% of rated businesses in Three Rivers hold the top score of 5, and 96% hold a 4 or better. 3 businesses, under 1% of those rated, score 2 or below, meaning an inspector found problems they are required to fix.

How every rated business in Three Rivers scores
5 out of 5	472	83%
4 out of 5	75	13%
3 out of 5	21	4%
2 out of 5	2	<1%
1 out of 5	1	<1%
0 out of 5	0	0%

Towns in Three Rivers

Food hygiene ratings for each town Three Rivers inspects.

Rickmansworth 252 places
Abbots Langley 60 places
South Oxhey 45 places
Kings Langley 23 places
Northwood 15 places

Recently inspected in Three Rivers

The most recent inspections published by Three Rivers, newest first.

Business	Type	Rating	Inspected
Northwood Nursing Home	Caring Premises	5 - Very good	8 July 2026
Woodoaks Bakehouse And Fermentary	Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen	5 - Very good	1 July 2026
Three Rivers Care Home	Caring Premises	5 - Very good	30 June 2026
Barchester Healthcare	Caring Premises	5 - Very good	16 June 2026
Renew Lunch @ Croxley Green Baptist Church	Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen	5 - Very good	11 June 2026
Aubern Mere	Caring Premises	5 - Very good	2 June 2026
HCL @ St Peter's School	School/college/university	4 - Good	15 May 2026
Early Adventures	Caring Premises	3 - Generally satisfactory	30 April 2026
Age UK Hertfordshire	Caring Premises	5 - Very good	29 April 2026
Quantum Care Ltd	Caring Premises	3 - Generally satisfactory	28 April 2026
Northwood Day Nursery	Caring Premises	5 - Very good	27 April 2026
Aspens Services Ltd @ St Paul's Primary School	School/college/university	5 - Very good	22 April 2026

Lowest-rated places in Three Rivers

The lowest-rated food businesses in Three Rivers are listed below. 1 business holds a 1, major improvement necessary. A low rating is not a closure order: these places are still trading, and a business can request a re-inspection once it has fixed the problems the inspector found.

Business	Type	Rating	Inspected
Mexica Chinese Buffet Ltd	Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen	1 - Major improvement necessary	22 April 2026

Questions about food hygiene in Three Rivers

How many food businesses does Three Rivers rate?

Three Rivers publishes food hygiene ratings for 638 businesses, of which 571 currently hold a score.

What is a typical food hygiene rating in Three Rivers?

83% of rated businesses in Three Rivers hold a 5, the top score. A 5 is therefore the norm rather than a distinction, it is worth checking, because anything below it puts a business behind most of its neighbours.

How many places in Three Rivers have a bad hygiene rating?

3 food businesses in Three Rivers hold a rating of 2 or below, including 0 rated 0 and 1 rated 1.

Who inspects food businesses in Three Rivers?

Environmental health officers employed by Three Rivers carry out the inspections, unannounced, and set the rating. The Food Standards Agency publishes the results. How often a business is visited depends on its risk, a busy restaurant is seen far more often than a shop selling wrapped sweets.

Food businesses in Three Rivers

A sample of rated businesses. Use search to find a specific place.

Data from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence. Most recent inspection published for this area: 2026-07-08. Browse all UK councils →