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Holywell Park Residential Home food hygiene rating

Caring Premises · Sevenoaks

Holywell Park Residential Home holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the care premises 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 December 2025, 7 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: Holywell Park, Hodsoll Street, Sevenoaks, TN15 7LE

How it compares in Sevenoaks

In Sevenoaks, 78% of rated places manage a 5, so Holywell Park Residential Home sits behind roughly 669 nearby businesses. 14% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Sevenoaks
5 out of 5 669 78%
4 out of 5 119 14% ← Holywell Park Residential Home
3 out of 5 47 6%
2 out of 5 13 2%
1 out of 5 6 1%
0 out of 5 0 0%

A further 103 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 Holywell Park Residential Home 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 Holywell Park Residential Home, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Hodsoll Street And Ridley Village Hall Assoc Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3 yards away 5 - Very good 4 May 2024
Culverstone Green Primary Academy School/college/university 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 17 June 2025
Culverstone Service Station Retailers - other 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 17 June 2025
Costcutter Retailers - other 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 22 December 2025
Ridley's Little Hut (bottling Of Raw Milk At Farm) Retailers - other 0.8 miles away 5 - Very good 12 December 2024

Questions about Holywell Park Residential Home

What is Holywell Park Residential Home's food hygiene rating?

Holywell Park Residential Home has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Sevenoaks Council on 11 December 2025.

Is Holywell Park Residential Home 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 care premises to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was Holywell Park Residential Home last inspected?

Holywell Park Residential Home was last inspected on 11 December 2025, 7 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Sevenoaks Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Holywell Park Residential Home?

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 Holywell Park Residential Home compare to other places in Sevenoaks?

78% of the 854 rated food businesses in Sevenoaks hold the top rating of 5, while Holywell Park Residential Home holds a 4. 119 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Sevenoaks Council inspects Holywell Park Residential Home 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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