Co-op food hygiene ratings
There are 2,375 Co-op sites in the United Kingdom with a published food hygiene rating. Each is inspected by its own local council, the chain does not rate itself, and a rating earned in one town says nothing about the branch in the next. 232 sites are in Scotland, which uses a pass-or-improve scheme rather than a score out of five, and so are not counted in the figures below.
How Co-op scores
93% of rated Co-op branches hold the top score of 5, and 99% hold a 4 or better. The chain averages 4.92 out of 5, a strikingly consistent record, well above the roughly 70% of all UK food businesses that manage a 5.
| 5 out of 5 | 1,945 | 93% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 out of 5 | 135 | 6% | |
| 3 out of 5 | 14 | 1% | |
| 2 out of 5 | 1 | <1% | |
| 1 out of 5 | 3 | <1% | |
| 0 out of 5 | 0 | 0% |
A further 277 branches are awaiting inspection, exempt, or in Scotland, none of which sit on the 0–5 scale.
Lowest-rated Co-op branches
4 branches hold a rating of 2 or below. That is 0% of Co-op's rated sites. A low rating is not a closure order, the business is required to fix what the inspector found.
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| Branch | Council | Rating | Inspected |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Co-Operative Food EX32 7AU | North Devon | 1 - Major improvement necessary | 3 August 2026 |
| Co-op SW20 0AX | Merton | 1 - Major improvement necessary | 21 July 2026 |
| Co-operative Group NG2 5BN | Rushcliffe | 1 - Major improvement necessary | 24 June 2026 |
| Co Op EN2 0QU | Enfield | 2 - Some improvement necessary | 27 August 2025 |
Questions about Co-op
What is Co-op's food hygiene rating?
Co-op does not have a single rating. Every one of its 2,375 UK sites is inspected and rated separately by its own local council. 93% of them hold the top score of 5, and the chain averages 4.92 out of 5.
Is Co-op clean?
By the only measure a regulator publishes, 93% of Co-op branches were found to have very good hygiene standards at their last inspection. But a rating describes a branch, not a brand, and 4 branches score 2 or below.
Which Co-op has the worst hygiene rating?
The lowest-rated branches are listed on this page, worst first. 4 hold a rating of 2 or below out of 2,098 rated sites.
Who inspects Co-op?
Not Co-op. Environmental health officers at each site's local council carry out the inspection, unannounced, and set the rating. The Food Standards Agency publishes the result. A chain cannot rate itself, and cannot change a rating.
Where the branches are
The councils inspecting the most Co-op branches.
North Yorkshire, Leeds, Somerset, Durham, Aberdeenshire, Highland, Northumberland, Manchester
Other chains
Data from the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland under the Open Government Licence. Branches are identified from the business names councils publish; one trading under an unusual name may not be counted here. This site is not affiliated with Co-op.