Food hygiene ratings in Spalding

Q: How many food businesses in Spalding have a hygiene rating?

454 food businesses in Spalding have a published food hygiene rating, inspected by South Holland Council. 403 currently hold a score from 0 to 5.

Q: What is a typical food hygiene rating in Spalding?

83% of rated businesses in Spalding 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.

Q: Are there any badly rated places in Spalding?

8 food businesses in Spalding 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.

Q: Who inspects food businesses in Spalding?

Environmental health officers at South Holland Council carry out the inspections, unannounced, and set the rating. The Food Standards Agency publishes the result.

There are 454 food businesses in Spalding with a published hygiene rating, restaurants, takeaways, pubs, cafes, shops and school and care kitchens, all inspected by South Holland Council. A further 51 are awaiting a first inspection, or are exempt because they handle too little food to score.

Hygiene standards in Spalding

83% of rated businesses in Spalding hold the top score of 5, and 94% hold a 4 or better. 8 businesses score 2 or below, meaning an inspector found problems they are required to fix.

Across South Holland as a whole, 86% of rated food businesses hold a 5. Spalding does worse, by 3 percentage points, so it is worth checking a specific place rather than assuming.

How the 403 rated businesses in Spalding score
5 out of 5	333	83%
4 out of 5	44	11%
3 out of 5	18	4%
2 out of 5	7	2%
1 out of 5	1	<1%
0 out of 5	0	0%

Lowest-rated places in Spalding

Business	Rating	Inspected
Mini Poli Retailers - other	1 - Major improvement necessary	11 July 2025
Building Blocks Day Nurseries Pinchbeck Caring Premises	2 - Some improvement necessary	6 March 2026
Cowbit Village Store Retailers - other	2 - Some improvement necessary	6 November 2025
Loaded and The Lounge Pub/bar/nightclub	2 - Some improvement necessary	11 March 2025
Ruby Snax Limited t/a Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen	2 - Some improvement necessary	29 July 2025
Silk Rose 25 Ltd Takeaway/sandwich shop	2 - Some improvement necessary	10 March 2026
Sutton Bridge Market Retailers - other	2 - Some improvement necessary	9 February 2024
TSPO Limited Retailers - other	2 - Some improvement necessary	17 February 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 Spalding

How many food businesses in Spalding have a hygiene rating?

454 food businesses in Spalding have a published food hygiene rating, inspected by South Holland Council. 403 currently hold a score from 0 to 5.

What is a typical food hygiene rating in Spalding?

83% of rated businesses in Spalding 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 Spalding?

8 food businesses in Spalding 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 Spalding?

Environmental health officers at South Holland Council carry out the inspections, unannounced, and set the rating. The Food Standards Agency publishes the result.

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Data from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence. Towns are derived from the addresses each council publishes.