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Convenience Pointe food hygiene rating

Retailers - other · Tameside

Convenience Pointe 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 14 October 2024, 20 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: Convenience Pointe, 169 Whiteacre Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 9PZ

How it compares in Tameside

In Tameside, 74% of rated places manage a 5, so Convenience Pointe sits behind roughly 1,194 nearby businesses. 15% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Tameside
5 out of 5 1,194 74%
4 out of 5 236 15% ← Convenience Pointe
3 out of 5 143 9%
2 out of 5 26 2%
1 out of 5 22 1%
0 out of 5 1 <1%

A further 41 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 Convenience Pointe 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 Convenience Pointe, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Ashton United Football Club Ltd Pub/bar/nightclub 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 21 October 2025
A & J News And Convenience Store Retailers - other 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 23 June 2025
Browtons Bar And Bottle Shop Pub/bar/nightclub 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 23 February 2024
Ambrosial Bakery And Store Limited Retailers - other 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 2 September 2025
Al's Bargain Corner Retailers - other 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 23 October 2024
A Pearson Family Butcher Retailers - other 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 16 July 2025
Briggs Quality Butchers Retailers - other 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 1 July 2026
Ashton Farmhouse Deli Other catering premises 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 10 September 2024

Questions about Convenience Pointe

What is Convenience Pointe's food hygiene rating?

Convenience Pointe has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Tameside Council on 14 October 2024.

Is Convenience Pointe 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 Convenience Pointe last inspected?

Convenience Pointe was last inspected on 14 October 2024, 20 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Tameside Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Convenience Pointe?

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 "generally satisfactory". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does Convenience Pointe compare to other places in Tameside?

74% of the 1,622 rated food businesses in Tameside hold the top rating of 5, while Convenience Pointe holds a 4. 236 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Tameside Council inspects Convenience Pointe 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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Understanding this rating

More food hygiene ratings near here

Convenience Pointe is one of 421 rated food businesses in Ashton-under-Lyne. See every hygiene rating in Ashton-under-Lyne

Tameside inspects and rates 1,663 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Tameside

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

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