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Londis food hygiene rating

Retailers - other · Sevenoaks

Londis 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 7 February 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: 3 - 6 White Hart Parade, London Road, Riverhead, TN13 2BJ

How it compares in Sevenoaks

In Sevenoaks, 78% of rated places manage a 5, so Londis 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 5 118 14% ← Londis
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 104 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 Londis 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 Londis, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Batchelors Retailers - other 64 yards away 5 - Very good 22 May 2026
Little Street Sevenoaks Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 96 yards away 5 - Very good 25 February 2026
Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Sevenoaks Caring Premises 97 yards away 5 - Very good 7 November 2024
Malabar Coffee House Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 184 yards away 5 - Very good 18 September 2024
Bullfinch Pub/bar/nightclub 395 yards away 5 - Very good 18 February 2026
Holmesdale Cricket Club Other catering premises 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 23 October 2025
Majestic Wine Warehouse Retailers - other 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 10 February 2025
Busy Bees Riverhead Caring Premises 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 5 March 2026

Questions about Londis

What is Londis's food hygiene rating?

Londis has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Sevenoaks Council on 7 February 2025.

Is Londis 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 Londis last inspected?

Londis was last inspected on 7 February 2025, 17 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 Londis?

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 Londis compare to other places in Sevenoaks?

78% of the 853 rated food businesses in Sevenoaks hold the top rating of 5, while Londis holds a 4. 118 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Sevenoaks Council inspects Londis 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

Londis is one of 23 rated food businesses in Riverhead. See every hygiene rating in Riverhead

Sevenoaks inspects and rates 957 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Sevenoaks

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

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