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Tesco Stores Ltd food hygiene rating

Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · Wiltshire

Tesco Stores Ltd holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the supermarket 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 20 January 2025, 17 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: Tesco Superstore Station Road, Tidworth, SP9 7NR

How it compares in Wiltshire

In Wiltshire, 81% of rated places manage a 5, so Tesco Stores Ltd sits behind roughly 2,382 nearby businesses. 11% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Wiltshire
5 out of 5 2,382 81%
4 out of 5 331 11% ← Tesco Stores Ltd
3 out of 5 172 6%
2 out of 5 25 1%
1 out of 5 30 1%
0 out of 5 4 <1%

A further 1,265 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 Tesco Stores Ltd 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 Tesco Stores Ltd

What is Tesco Stores Ltd's food hygiene rating?

Tesco Stores Ltd has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Wiltshire Council on 20 January 2025.

Is Tesco Stores Ltd 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 supermarket to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was Tesco Stores Ltd last inspected?

Tesco Stores Ltd was last inspected on 20 January 2025, 17 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 Tesco Stores Ltd?

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 Tesco Stores Ltd compare to other places in Wiltshire?

81% of the 2,944 rated food businesses in Wiltshire hold the top rating of 5, while Tesco Stores Ltd holds a 4. 331 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Wiltshire Council inspects Tesco Stores Ltd 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

Tesco Stores Ltd is one of 45 rated food businesses in Tidworth. See every hygiene rating in Tidworth

Wiltshire inspects and rates 4,209 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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