Acorn Lodge Residential Care Home food hygiene rating

The rating: 4 - Good

The rating dates from 15 May 2026, 3 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.

89% of rated food businesses in Croydon score 4 or 5, so this is a normal, good result for the area. See all Croydon ratings →

Address: 63 Hayes Lane, Kenley, CR8 5JR

How it compares in Croydon

In Croydon, 64% of rated places manage a 5, so Acorn Lodge Residential Care Home sits behind roughly 1,824 nearby businesses. 25% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Croydon

5 out of 5		1,824	64%
4 out of 5		704	25%	← Acorn Lodge Residential Care Home
3 out of 5		178	6%
2 out of 5		84	3%
1 out of 5		46	2%
0 out of 5		2	<1%

A further 313 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

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

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 Acorn Lodge Residential Care 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.

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.

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Acorn Lodge Residential Care Home is one of 23 rated food businesses in Kenley. See every hygiene rating in Kenley →

Croydon inspects and rates 3,151 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Croydon →

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