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Asda food hygiene rating

Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · Arun

Asda 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 4 September 2025, 10 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: Asda Ferring Superstore Littlehampton Road, Ferring, BN12 6PN

How it compares in Arun

In Arun, 84% of rated places manage a 5, so Asda sits behind roughly 1,005 nearby businesses. 11% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Arun
5 out of 5 1,005 84%
4 out of 5 131 11% ← Asda
3 out of 5 34 3%
2 out of 5 10 1%
1 out of 5 18 2%
0 out of 5 1 <1%

A further 144 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 Asda 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 Asda, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Asda Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen at this address 5 - Very good 3 March 2025
Costa Coffee Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen at this address 5 - Very good 12 January 2026
Ferring Country Centre Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 7 March 2024
Costcutter Retailers - other 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 25 February 2022
Beehive Care Group Caring Premises 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 11 February 2026
Beehive Care Group Caring Premises 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 16 January 2020
D-Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 14 March 2024
Ferring News Retailers - other 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 14 July 2022

Questions about Asda

What is Asda's food hygiene rating?

Asda has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Arun Council on 4 September 2025.

Is Asda 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 Asda last inspected?

Asda was last inspected on 4 September 2025, 10 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Arun Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Asda?

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

How does Asda compare to other places in Arun?

84% of the 1,199 rated food businesses in Arun hold the top rating of 5, while Asda holds a 4. 131 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Arun Council inspects Asda 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

Asda is one of 38 rated food businesses in Ferring. See every hygiene rating in Ferring

Arun inspects and rates 1,343 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Arun

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

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