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The Old Vicarage Care Home food hygiene rating

Caring Premises · Huntingdonshire

The Old Vicarage Care Home holds a 5, the highest food hygiene rating there is. At its last inspection the care premises met every standard the inspector checked, with nothing needing attention.

The rating: 5 - Very good

The rating dates from 27 February 2026, 4 months ago. Councils typically re-inspect higher-risk businesses every six months to two years, with well-run, low-risk places visited least often, so this is a normal gap.

Address: The Old Vicarage Care Home 27 - 29 Church Street, St Neots, PE19 2BU

How it compares in Huntingdonshire

That puts The Old Vicarage Care Home among the 975 places in Huntingdonshire holding top marks, 71% of everywhere the council rates. A 5 is the norm here rather than the exception, so it is the rating to expect, not to be impressed by.

Every rated food business in Huntingdonshire
5 out of 5 975 71% ← The Old Vicarage Care Home
4 out of 5 298 22%
3 out of 5 86 6%
2 out of 5 6 <1%
1 out of 5 13 1%
0 out of 5 2 <1%

A further 159 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

An inspection scores three things: how food is handled, the physical condition of the premises, and how much the inspector trusts management to keep standards up. At The Old Vicarage Care Home none of the three raised a concern, the overall rating is only ever as strong as its weakest area, so a clean sweep is what produces a high score.

Food hygiene ratings nearby

The closest food businesses to The Old Vicarage Care Home, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Poppy's Vintage Tea Room Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 148 yards away 5 - Very good 20 May 2026
istanbul kebab Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 159 yards away 5 - Very good 29 July 2025
Platters Catering Ltd Takeaway/sandwich shop 168 yards away 5 - Very good 29 June 2026
Marks & Spencer Simply Foods Ltd Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 204 yards away 5 - Very good 31 July 2024
Poundstretcher Retailers - other 217 yards away 5 - Very good 9 November 2023
Holland and Barrett Retailers - other 219 yards away 5 - Very good 13 April 2018
Cake Box Retailers - other 219 yards away 5 - Very good 28 May 2026
Auntie's Thai Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 238 yards away 5 - Very good 21 October 2025

Questions about The Old Vicarage Care Home

What is The Old Vicarage Care Home's food hygiene rating?

The Old Vicarage Care Home has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good), given by Huntingdonshire Council on 27 February 2026.

Is The Old Vicarage Care Home safe to eat at?

The rating covers hygiene standards found at inspection, not the food itself. At 5 out of 5, the inspector found hygiene standards at this care premises to be very good, the top end of the scale.

When was The Old Vicarage Care Home last inspected?

The Old Vicarage Care Home was last inspected on 27 February 2026, 4 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Huntingdonshire Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at The Old Vicarage Care Home?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "good", the cleanliness and condition of the building "good", and confidence in the management of food safety "good". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does The Old Vicarage Care Home compare to other places in Huntingdonshire?

71% of the 1,380 rated food businesses in Huntingdonshire hold the top rating of 5, and The Old Vicarage Care Home is one of them.

Who decides the rating?

Huntingdonshire Council inspects The Old Vicarage Care Home and sets the rating; the Food Standards Agency publishes it. Neither the business nor this site can change a rating, a business that disagrees can appeal to its council, and can request a re-inspection once it has fixed the problems.

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More food hygiene ratings near here

The Old Vicarage Care Home is one of 129 rated food businesses in St Neots. See every hygiene rating in St Neots

Huntingdonshire inspects and rates 1,539 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Huntingdonshire

The official record is held by the council: http://www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk

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