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Subway food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Vale of White Horse

Subway holds a 5, the highest food hygiene rating there is. At its last inspection the restaurant met every standard the inspector checked, with nothing needing attention.

The rating: 5 - Very good

The rating dates from 15 April 2025, 14 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: Unit A4 Fairacres, Marcham Road, Abingdon, OX14 1BS

How it compares in Vale of White Horse

That puts Subway among the 764 places in Vale of White Horse holding top marks, 81% of everywhere the council rates. A 5 is the norm here rather than the exception, so it is the rating to expect, not to be impressed by.

Every rated food business in Vale of White Horse
5 out of 5 764 81% ← Subway
4 out of 5 115 12%
3 out of 5 49 5%
2 out of 5 11 1%
1 out of 5 1 <1%
0 out of 5 0 0%

A further 102 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 Subway 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 Subway, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
B&M Retail Retailers - other 64 yards away 5 - Very good 21 June 2022
Blue Apple Catering Holdings Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 64 yards away 5 - Very good 21 November 2024
Lidl Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 151 yards away 5 - Very good 6 December 2024
The Bushcraft Company Distributors/Transporters 233 yards away 5 - Very good 17 May 2018
Abingdon Hospital Caring Premises 392 yards away 5 - Very good 1 June 2026
McDonalds Takeaway/sandwich shop 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 2 April 2025
Premier Inn Abingdon (A34) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 22 July 2025
The Loose Cannon Brewery Manufacturers/packers 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 25 July 2022

Questions about Subway

What is Subway's food hygiene rating?

Subway has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good), given by Vale of White Horse Council on 15 April 2025.

Is Subway safe to eat at?

The rating covers hygiene standards found at inspection, not the food itself. At 5 out of 5, the inspector found hygiene standards at this restaurant to be very good, the top end of the scale.

When was Subway last inspected?

Subway was last inspected on 15 April 2025, 14 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Vale of White Horse Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Subway?

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

How does Subway compare to other places in Vale of White Horse?

81% of the 940 rated food businesses in Vale of White Horse hold the top rating of 5, and Subway is one of them.

Who decides the rating?

Vale of White Horse Council inspects Subway 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

Subway is one of 175 rated food businesses in Abingdon. See every hygiene rating in Abingdon

Vale of White Horse inspects and rates 1,042 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Vale of White Horse

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

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