Grange news food hygiene rating

The rating: 3 - Generally satisfactory

The rating dates from 25 March 2025, 15 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 St Werburghs Square, Birkenhead, CH41 2XZ

How it compares in Wirral

In Wirral, 72% of rated places manage a 5, so Grange news sits behind roughly 1,962 nearby businesses. 8% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in Wirral

5 out of 5		1,596	72%
4 out of 5		366	17%
3 out of 5		177	8%	← Grange news
2 out of 5		36	2%
1 out of 5		27	1%
0 out of 5		5	<1%

A further 113 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

• Hygienic food handling Generally satisfactory
• Cleanliness & condition of the building Generally satisfactory
• How well they manage food safety Generally satisfactory

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 Grange news 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.

Understanding this rating

• What does a 0 food hygiene rating mean? A 0 means the inspector found serious problems and urgent improvement is necessary. It is the lowest rating the scheme gives, but it is not a closure order, and a business with a 0 can, and usually does, keep trading while it puts things right.
• Does a low hygiene rating mean the food is unsafe? A low rating tells you that an inspector found problems on a particular day. It is not a measurement of the food, it is not a prediction, and it is not a verdict on whether you will get ill. It is the best single signal a member of the public has, and it is a snapshot.
• Does a business have to display its hygiene rating? It depends where you are. In Wales and Northern Ireland a food business must display its rating where you can read it before you go in. In England it is voluntary, a business there can legally show you nothing.

More food hygiene ratings near here

Grange news is one of 283 rated food businesses in Birkenhead. See every hygiene rating in Birkenhead →

Wirral inspects and rates 2,320 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Wirral →

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