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Costa Coffee food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Wiltshire

Costa Coffee holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the restaurant 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 3 March 2025, 16 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: 25 High Street, Chippenham, SN15 3EU

How it compares in Wiltshire

In Wiltshire, 81% of rated places manage a 5, so Costa Coffee sits behind roughly 2,380 nearby businesses. 11% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Wiltshire
5 out of 5 2,380 81%
4 out of 5 335 11% ← Costa Coffee
3 out of 5 174 6%
2 out of 5 25 1%
1 out of 5 32 1%
0 out of 5 4 <1%

A further 1,252 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 Costa Coffee 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 Costa Coffee, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Poundland Retailers - other at this address 5 - Very good 9 September 2025
Boswells Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 22 yards away 5 - Very good 27 February 2024
Greggs Takeaway/sandwich shop 24 yards away 5 - Very good 21 May 2026
Boots UK Ltd Retailers - other 47 yards away 5 - Very good 3 January 2024
Coffee#1 Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 58 yards away 5 - Very good 19 March 2022
Coffee Gems Ltd. Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 74 yards away 5 - Very good 23 December 2025
Tesco Express Retailers - other 79 yards away 5 - Very good 28 August 2024
Starbucks Coffee Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 83 yards away 5 - Very good 10 December 2024

Questions about Costa Coffee

What is Costa Coffee's food hygiene rating?

Costa Coffee has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Wiltshire Council on 3 March 2025.

Is Costa Coffee 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 restaurant to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was Costa Coffee last inspected?

Costa Coffee was last inspected on 3 March 2025, 16 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Wiltshire Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Costa Coffee?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "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 Costa Coffee compare to other places in Wiltshire?

81% of the 2,950 rated food businesses in Wiltshire hold the top rating of 5, while Costa Coffee holds a 4. 335 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Wiltshire Council inspects Costa Coffee 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

Costa Coffee is one of 215 rated food businesses in Chippenham. See every hygiene rating in Chippenham

Wiltshire inspects and rates 4,202 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Wiltshire

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

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