4

Biddulph Convenience Store (Premier) food hygiene rating

Retailers - other · Staffordshire Moorlands

Biddulph Convenience Store (Premier) 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 16 January 2026, 5 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: 83 St Johns Road, Biddulph, Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 6LL

How it compares in Staffordshire Moorlands

In Staffordshire Moorlands, 85% of rated places manage a 5, so Biddulph Convenience Store (Premier) sits behind roughly 684 nearby businesses. 9% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Staffordshire Moorlands
5 out of 5 684 85%
4 out of 5 73 9% ← Biddulph Convenience Store (Premier)
3 out of 5 34 4%
2 out of 5 6 1%
1 out of 5 7 1%
0 out of 5 1 <1%

A further 52 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 Biddulph Convenience Store (Premier) 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.

Questions about Biddulph Convenience Store (Premier)

What is Biddulph Convenience Store (Premier)'s food hygiene rating?

Biddulph Convenience Store (Premier) has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Staffordshire Moorlands Council on 16 January 2026.

Is Biddulph Convenience Store (Premier) 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 Biddulph Convenience Store (Premier) last inspected?

Biddulph Convenience Store (Premier) was last inspected on 16 January 2026, 5 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Staffordshire Moorlands Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Biddulph Convenience Store (Premier)?

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

How does Biddulph Convenience Store (Premier) compare to other places in Staffordshire Moorlands?

85% of the 805 rated food businesses in Staffordshire Moorlands hold the top rating of 5, while Biddulph Convenience Store (Premier) holds a 4. 73 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Staffordshire Moorlands Council inspects Biddulph Convenience Store (Premier) 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.

Tell me when this changes

The Food Standards Agency publishes only a business's rating today, not what it scored before, and not when it moves. We check every UK rating each night. Watch Biddulph Convenience Store (Premier) and we will email you the morning after its rating changes.

Free, for three businesses, forever. No password, we send you a link. How rating alerts work →

Understanding this rating

More food hygiene ratings near here

Biddulph Convenience Store (Premier) is one of 48 rated food businesses in Biddulph. See every hygiene rating in Biddulph

Staffordshire Moorlands inspects and rates 857 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Staffordshire Moorlands

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

Rating from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence. Ratings reflect standards found at the time of inspection and can change. If you think a rating is wrong, the official record is held by the FSA and the local authority; corrections there flow through here. How ratings work →