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Shell Pinner food hygiene rating

Retailers - other · Harrow

Shell Pinner holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the shop are good. It is a solid result, the inspector found nothing serious, though a 5 was just out of reach.

The rating: 4 - Good

The rating dates from 11 August 2025, 11 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: Service Station, 21 Pinner Green Pinner, HA5 2AF

How it compares in Harrow

In Harrow, 61% of rated places manage a 5, so Shell Pinner sits behind roughly 951 nearby businesses. 23% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Harrow
5 out of 5 951 61%
4 out of 5 358 23% ← Shell Pinner
3 out of 5 147 9%
2 out of 5 63 4%
1 out of 5 27 2%
0 out of 5 5 <1%

A further 332 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 Shell Pinner 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 Shell Pinner, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Bodywise Health Foods Retailers - other 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 17 March 2026
Caffe Amici Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 29 March 2026
Caffe Nero Other catering premises 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 17 December 2024
Blue Butterfly Montessori Caring Premises 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 10 July 2025
Cafe 40-42 Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 30 December 2025
Blossom Tree Montessori Ltd Caring Premises 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 5 June 2025
Abbotsford Resident Care Home Caring Premises 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 21 August 2025
Amigos Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 16 June 2026

Questions about Shell Pinner

What is Shell Pinner's food hygiene rating?

Shell Pinner has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Harrow Council on 11 August 2025.

Is Shell Pinner safe to eat at?

The rating covers hygiene standards found at inspection, not the food itself. At 4 out of 5, the inspector found hygiene standards at this shop to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was Shell Pinner last inspected?

Shell Pinner was last inspected on 11 August 2025, 11 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Harrow Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Shell Pinner?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "generally satisfactory", 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 Shell Pinner compare to other places in Harrow?

61% of the 1,551 rated food businesses in Harrow hold the top rating of 5, while Shell Pinner holds a 4. 358 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Harrow Council inspects Shell Pinner 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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