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Greggs food hygiene rating

Retailers - other · Durham

Greggs holds a 5, the highest food hygiene rating there is. At its last inspection the shop met every standard the inspector checked, with nothing needing attention.

The rating: 5 - Very good

The rating dates from 1 August 2024, 23 months ago. That is getting on for the longest gap councils usually leave, so the score may not reflect how the business is run today.

Address: Unit 2 Low Main Court, Integra 61 North, Bowburn, DH6 5FG

How it compares in Durham

That puts Greggs among the 3,088 places in Durham holding top marks, 75% 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 Durham
5 out of 5 3,088 75% ← Greggs
4 out of 5 676 16%
3 out of 5 285 7%
2 out of 5 50 1%
1 out of 5 22 1%
0 out of 5 2 <1%

A further 517 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 Greggs 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 Greggs, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Costa Coffee Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 31 yards away 5 - Very good 8 July 2026
Bowburn Spice Indian Restaurant And Takeaway Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.4 miles away 4 - Good 20 January 2026
The Co-Operative Food Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 7 July 2026
Dragon Chinese Takeaway/sandwich shop 0.5 miles away 4 - Good 26 March 2025
Strawberry Lane School School/college/university 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 11 December 2025
Seema News and Off Licence Retailers - other 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 16 November 2020
Dave's Breakfast Bar Mobile caterer 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 13 March 2025
Bowburn Youth Project Other catering premises 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 5 February 2026

Questions about Greggs

What is Greggs's food hygiene rating?

Greggs has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good), given by Durham Council on 1 August 2024.

Is Greggs 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 shop to be very good, the top end of the scale.

When was Greggs last inspected?

Greggs was last inspected on 1 August 2024, 23 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Durham Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Greggs?

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

How does Greggs compare to other places in Durham?

75% of the 4,123 rated food businesses in Durham hold the top rating of 5, and Greggs is one of them.

Who decides the rating?

Durham Council inspects Greggs 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

Greggs is one of 29 rated food businesses in Bowburn. See every hygiene rating in Bowburn

Durham inspects and rates 4,640 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Durham

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

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